MPT SP 204: Sports Psychology

1. History and current status of Sports Psychology.
2. Personality Assessment and sports personality.
   1. Theories of personality
   2. Personality assessment
3. Attention and perception in sports.
   3. Attention
   4. Perception
4. Concentration training in sports.
   1. Basic principles of concentration
   2. Concentration training
   3. Concentration awareness exercises
5. Motivational orientation in sports.

1. Athlete’s needs of motivation
2. Motivational inhibitors
3. Motivational techniques

1. Source of PCA

2. Effect of PCA on performance

Relaxation Training.

1. Definition

2. Types of relaxation trainings

i) Progressive muscle relaxation

ii) Breathing exercises

iii) Yog-nidra

iv) Transcendental meditation

1. Theories of aggression

2. Management of aggression

IX. Role of Psychology in Dealing with injuries.

X.  Eating conditions.

a. Etiology of eating conditions

b. Types of eating conditions

c. Complications of eating conditions

XI. Goal setting

1. Psychological aspect of doping
2. Psychological preparation of elite athletes
   1. Concept of psychological preparation
3. Biofeedback training
4. Mental imagery
5. Stress management

1. Principles of Stress Management

2. Stress Management technique.

1.     Nature of group behavior and group.

2.      Types of group.

3.      Educational implication of group behavior.

4.      Meaning of leadership, types of leadership quality of leadership, training andfunctioning of leadership.

Emotion

1. Meaning of emotion.

2. Characteristics of emotion.

3. Meaning of controlling and training of emotions and its importance.

4. Contribution of sports to emotional health.

5. Meaning of sentiment, its type, importance and formation.