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Psychology of Sport and Physical Ac'vity

EXSC199
Semester 1, 2015
Lecture 1

Dr Jus'ne Stynes

Lecture 1
Overview of this unit of study
Unit Outline: Topics, readings, assessments etc
LEO
Ground Rules & General Informa'on: Lectures, tutorials etc

Introduc'on to Sport and Exercise Psychology

Unit Outline: Overview

n Informa'on includes
n Teaching Team
n Mode & Dura7on
n Learning Outcomes
n Content & Schedule
n Assessments
n Texts & References
n Other informa7on
n Academic integrity
n Student support


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Unit Outline: Key points

n Teaching Team
Jus'ne Stynes
LIC (Lecturer in charge): Tutorials + Lectures, course admin
Contact/ques7ons: via email or phone (last resort)!
Consulta7on Time: Thursday 8-10 am online via LEO or by appointment
Room C2.24 (Clancy Building)

Unit Outline: Key points

n Teaching Team
Michael Noetel
Tutorials + Lectures
Contact/ques7ons: via email or in tutorials
Jesse Hancock
Tutorials
Contact/ques7ons: via email or in tutorials
Note: Contac'ng lecturers + tutors
Please use your student email (not hotmail etc)
Good idea to start with Dear Jus7ne and to put your name at the end of
the email

Unit Outline: Key points

n Mode & Dura'on
n All lecture content is online
n No face-to-face lectures in EXSC199 this semester.
n Pre-recorded lectures will be available every Monday for the relevant
weekly content (see Unit Outline for the schedule).
n A skeleton of the power point slides will accompany the pre-recorded
lectures.
n Up to the student to ll in the gaps on the slides by viewing the pre-
recorded lecture.
n

2 hour tutorial/week
n 80% aaendance required to pass the unit of study
n Generally NO slides provided
n Students may need to download or have access to tutorial worksheets
check LEO weekly
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Unit Outline: Key points

n Learning Outcomes (LO)

n Linked with Graduate Aaributes (GA)
n e.g., LO #3 Analyse the basic features of evidence-based research in
sport psychology ~ GA4 Think cri7cally and reec7vely & GA5
demonstrate values, knowledge, skills and ahtudes appropriate to the
discipline and/or profession

Unit Outline: Schedule

Introduction

Ethical Considerations
& Referral Process

Psychology of the
Athlete

Lecture & tutorial

content
Required readings
Assessment schedule
Dates to remember
Improving
Performance

Sport & Exercise

Environments

Social Psychology

Unit Outline: Text & References (Readings)

Required readings - Textbook chapters
Support the lecture and tutorial content
Will help with successfully comple'ng:
Wriaen Paper (Assessment 1)
Group Presenta7on (Assessment 2)
Quizzes (Assessment 3)
Final exam (Assessment 4)

Any supplementary readings
Support the lecture content
May help with comple7on of assessment tasks

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Unit Outline: Assessment

Week 4 - A1
(part 1):
Written paper

Types of assessment
Research
Presenta7on
Group work
Wri7ng
Exam (MCQ + SA)

Weeks 4, 6, 8,
10 & 12 A3:
Quizzes
Weeks 5 12
TUTES - A2:
Group
presentations
Week 10 A1
(Part 2):
Written paper

Exam Period
A4: Final
exam
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Unit Outline: ACU Policies & Regula7ons

See Unit Outline and university website

Related to exams, reviews and appeals, acceptable use of IT,
conduct and responsibili'es
Related to assessments
Penal7es for late submissions, applying for extensions and
special considera7on
Related to ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Plagiarism, collusion and recycling of assignments are not
acceptable
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Unit Outline: Student Support

Use it.
Academic skills unit
Counseling Service
Campus Ministry
Equity and Disability
Indigenous Units

Library
Leap into Learning (on-line)
Databases
Referencing
Resources for assessments
Just Use it.

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EXSC199 LEO
Documents/informa'on on-line e.g.,
n Unit outline
n Lecture content (Available prior to the lecture)
n Assessment informa7on including results & marking sheets
n Supplementary readings
n EXSC199 News Forum - No7ces/announcements
n EXSC199 Discussion Forum
n EXSC199 Weekly Consulta7on

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Where to nd informa7on?
INFO

EXSC199 Unit
only

Assessment
preparation

Your course/
degree

Unit outline

Academic Skills
Unit

Course
Coordinator

LEO & ACU

website

Library

ACU Handbook

LIC & Tutor

LIC & Tutor

EXSC199 Forum
+ Weekly
Consultation

EXSC199 Forum
+ Weekly
Consultation
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Ground rules
n Ques7onsplease ask

n Respect other students and sta

n Read required readings
n Par7cipate

n Goals set some for the

semester and work towards them

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Go to
Week 1 Recording #2
Introduc7on to Sport & Exercise
Psychology

Psychology of Sport and physical ac'vity

EXSC199
Semester 1, 2015
Lecture
1

(Recording #2)

Lecture 1 (Recording #2)

Overview of this unit of study
Unit Outline: Topics, readings, assessments etc
LEO
Ground Rules & General Informa'on: Lectures, tutorials etc

Introduc'on to Sport and Exercise Psychology

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Introduction to Sport & Exercise Psychology

Objec'ves
1.1 Dene the terms psychology and behaviour.
1.2 Describe what sport and exercise psychology are
1.3 Iden7fy poten7al users of sport and exercise
psychology.
1.4 Dis7nguish between scien7c and professional prac7ce
knowledge

Required Reading: Weinberg & Gould (2015) Chapter 1
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What is psychology?
Focus on how and why people behave in
certain ways

Focus on what mo7vates people to
behave
Consider both internal and external
processes that drive people to think and
behave

BEHAVIOUR? Anything we do
Ea'ng
Sleeping
Talking
Learning
Ac'ons etc

NOTE
Numerous disciplines or professional
elds of psychology
Sport & exercise psychology just
one of these elds
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Sport Psychologyhistory

Social psychology (Weeks 6-8)

1800S
Cyclists + mere
presence
Aeempts to link
personality with
reac'on 'me

1900S

2000s
Compe''ve edge
Interven'on

Fear + muscular
coordina'on in
gymnasts
Chicago Cubs
New York Marathon

Ins'tutes of sport
Peak Performance

Improving performance (Weeks 9-11)

Psychology of the athlete (Weeks 2-4)

Sport & Exercise Environment (Week 5)
Social psychology (Weeks 6-8)
Improving performance (Weeks 9-11)

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What is Sport Psychology?

injury
rehabilita'on

psychological
factors that
impact
par'cipa'on

performance
enhancement

team building

mental
prepara'on

mental skills
training
crisis
interven'on

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In sport psychology we look at

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Performance: Peak/best/op7mal

Automatic and
effortless
performance

Time/space
disorientation

Feeling in
complete
control

Narrow focus
of attention in
the present

Highly selfconfident

Total
immersion in
the activity

Loss of fear

Controlled
emotions,
thoughts &
arousal

Physically &
mentally
relaxed

Psychological
Characteristics
of Peak
Performance

Highly
energized

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What is Exercise Psychology?

Study of human behaviour in the exercise
context

How psychology has been used to describe,

explain and predict why people do or do not
exercise
The study of psychological processes (e.g.,
mo7va7on) and behaviours related to exercise
par7cipa7on
Concern with benets of exercise on
psychological health (e.g., self-esteem, reduced
depression & anxiety)
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Sport & Exercise Psychology: For who?

Disciplines/Professionals that use
SPORT Psych research

Disciplines/Professions that use

EXERCISE Psych research

athletes - elite to beginners, various ages

sport, health, clinical psychologists

exercise science

performers in the arts

health education and promotion

coaches

cardiac rehab

teachers

corporate fitness

referees and ocials

nursing

parents

general medicine

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Psychology in School of EXSC

Psychology of sport
& physical activity
(this unit)

Health & exercise

psychology

Advanced sport &

exercise psychology

Masters of Clinical
Exercise Physiology:
Lifestyle & exercise
counselling

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What do we want you to get out of EXSC199?

Sport (& exercise)

psychology
knowledge

Scientifically
Derived
Professional
Practice
Knowledge

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What do we want you to get out of EXSC199?

e.g., The researcher
asks how does
physical education
influence self-esteem in
children
The researcher will define
self-esteem & physical
education, age groups &
who she wants to study
(e.g., 4th grade children in
inner city schools)

Scientifically
Derived

The researcher explains why

she expects that the
recognition and praise
children get in PE (skill
development) will influence
self-esteem
The researcher will use
similar conditions (e.g.,
same teacher & PE
programs) and measure
changes in self esteem

The researcher wants to

show that under the same
conditions self-esteem will
improve with the PE
program

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What do we want you to get out of EXSC199?

e.g., volleyball coach
Where does the coach gain
knowledge from to develop
her own skills?
Specific principle/
approaches are by the V
coach to guide practice

Tryouts: organized/ systematic

observation of players
performing skills during
preseason

Professional
Practice
Knowledge

Help the team captain: The

coach gathers information about
the team captain from various
sources (e.g., teachers,
teammates, last season games)

Assistant coaches: The coach

discussed with assistant
coaches selections and
upcoming opponents
Preseason: The coach reflects
on what she wants to do this
season

Selections: Coach decides to

go with gut feeling about a
new player for the team/or as
a starter for next match

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Recommenda7ons: To do list
Week 1
Tutorial 1

Bring Unit Outline to class

Aaend your allocate tutorial only
Lecture 1
Review notes, objec'ves and do the required readings
Weinberg & Gould (2015) Chapter 1
Week 2
Tutorial 2
Check LEO on Friday (27th Feb) for what you need to do

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