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Performing Under Pressure
Postgraduate | ACU-EXSC658 | 2020
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Performing Under Pressure
About this subject
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Understand psychology and skill acquisition principles as they relate to high performance sport environments
- Think critically and reflectively about theoretical concepts and the practical application of sport and performance psychology as they relate to high performance athletes
- Apply sport psychology and skill-acquisition strategies in specific settings
- Understand the value and roles of the applied sport psychologist in the high performance sport setting
- Perception and Action, and Complex Systems in Sport
- Perception and Action, and Complex Systems in Sport
- Decision Making Under Pressure
- Decision Making Under Pressure
- Mind-Set, Mental Toughness, Self-Confidence and Personalities in Sport
- Coaching Psychology and the Psychology of Expertise
- Applied Sport Psychology in High Performance Sport
In high performance sport, athletes and coaches recognise that psychological preparation and associated performance strategies are critical to sporting success. Therefore, the aim of this subject is to develop in students an understanding of theoretical concepts and their practical application of sport and performance psychology as they relate to high performance athletes and the environments in which they operate. The subject will address basic and contemporary skill-acquisition and performance psychological concepts related to sport performance in high-pressure situations and their application into practice in a variety of high-pressure contexts.
By developing evidence-based knowledge of performance psychology and skill-acquisition concepts and ideas, and their application in high performance sport, students will discover that psychology is as much about understanding the contexts, tasks, and environments of high performance sport as it is about the individual athlete’s mind and behaviour. The emphasis is on translating theory into practice with a means to determining the power of understanding and applying psychology in the arena of high performance sport, within appropriate scope of practice and referral pathways.
In order to best enable students to achieve unit learning outcomes and develop graduate attributes, standards-based assessment is utilised, consistent with University assessment requirements. A range of assessment strategies are used including: (i) contribution to a blog; and (ii) presentation and development of a 12-month evidence-based intervention to asses understanding and application of knowledge, as well as communication in a range of applied sport science settings.
- Blog (25%)
- Program design 1 - Media presentation (25%)
- Program design 2 - Written assignment (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - mobile/cell phone or video camera required for Assessment task
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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