Annexure ‘CD – 01’

FORMAT FOR COURSE CURRICULUM

Course Title: Sports Psychology Credit Units: 3 L T P/S SW/F TOTAL

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Course Level:UG Course Code: PSYC121 3 - - - 3

Course Objectives: To trace the development of sports psychology as an independent discipline with its multidimensional perspectives; to identify the relationship
of personality and situational factors with performance on individual and team events; and to apply the psychological interventions in sports. To present the overview
of Sport Psychology theories, methodology & interventions.

Pre-requisites: NIL

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I: Perspectives in Sport Psychology 20

Descriptors/Topics
 Nature, Historical & recent perspectives on sports psychology
 Need and scope of sports psychology
 Sport performance, Performance enhancement of Elite athletes,
 Nature, Historical & recent perspectives on sport psychology,
 Personality profiles of successful sports persons, Performance under pressure

Module II: Overview of Sport Performance 20

Descriptors/Topics
 The role of stress, arousal, anxiety and attention in the performance of individual and team sports
 Role of cognitive -motor processes,
 Psycho-physiological processes and conscious-unconscious attentional processes in Sport Performance
 Motivation & deliberate practice
 Module III: Athlete Assessment

Descriptors/Topics
 Overview of self-report based athlete assessments
 Advances in Athlete assessment using Neuro-cognitive measures and emerging protocols
Module IV : Social Psychological aspects, Sport Psychology Lab Work, Ethical & Professional perspectives 20

Descriptors/Topics
 Social psychological dimensions of individual & team sports
 Role of networking in sports, team v/s individual team game strategies
 Sport Psychology considerations for Individual and team games,
 Inter-personal communication and contributing to team goals in team sports,
 Sport Psychology Lab Work – Either Manual or computerized –
 Neuro-cognitive tests or Biofeedback
 Practical perspectives, Ethical & professional considerations
Module V: Enhancement of Sport Performance

Descriptors/Topics
 Training/Coaching techniques,
 cognitive and behavioral interventions, the role of Sports Psychologists 20
 Intervention techniques - Goal setting & deliberate practice,
 Mental Imagery, Cognitive strategies, Hypnosis

Course Learning Outcomes:

 Learner will be able to remember the history and development of sports psychology.
 Learner will be able to understand the theoretical foundation of sports psychology
 Apply & Analyze the Psychological strategies of enhancement of sport performance
 Creating skills about Sport Psychology Laboratory
 Understand & Evaluate the Ethical & professional perspectives

Pedagogy for Course Delivery: The class will be taught using theory and case based method. Practical, theoretical and conceptual exposure is given through
psychological intervention & laboratory work. Guest speakers or experts from the industry would be invited for a lecture on particular expert areas as well

Lab/ Practicals details, if applicable:

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination

100% NA 100%
Theory Assessment (L&T):
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination

Components (Drop down) Class Test Assignment Project Attendance

Weightage (%)
10% 15% 10% 5% 60%
Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment:

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination

Components (Drop down

Weightage (%)

Mapping Continuous Evaluationcomponents/PSDA with CLOs√

Bloom’s Level > Remembering Understanding Applying Analysing Evaluating
&
Creating
Course CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4 CLO5
Learning
Outcomes

Assessment
type/PSDA
Assessment  √  
Component 1
2 √  √ 
3  √ √
Text Reading:
 J. Mohan, N.K. Chadha and S. Sulan Akhtar (Eds.) (1992) Psychology of Sports- The Indian Perspective. Friends Publications (India): Delhi
 Jarvis, M. Sport psychology. Routledge Publication

References:
 Evidence Based Applied Sport Psychology- A Practioner’s maual ByDr. Roland Carlstedt, Springer Publishing Company