Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Ready to Start - Pre-Start States in Sport, Their Individualisation and Optimization
Course Code
LSPA_560
Branch of Science
Health sciences
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Pedagogy; Psychology; Sports Trainer
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Agita Ābele
Structure Unit Manager
Uģis Ciematnieks
Structural Unit
Department of Sports Theory
Contacts
LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006
About Study Course
Objective
To encourage students to acquire knowledge and practice on sports psychology, identification of athletes’ emotions, and psychological preparation of athletes for start-ups, as well as to promote the development of awareness and competences about athletes’ pre-start sobriety manifestations, the nature of events and the possibilities for optimising them with the individualisation of the application of psychological skills.
Preliminary Knowledge
General and developmental psychology knowledge, basic knowledge of sports theory, understanding teaching and learning, and qualification of a student in a sport.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students define and understand the psychological preparation of athletes for a start, the emotions of athletes and the expressions of pre-start sobriety, as well as formulate psychological skills and specific characteristics of the athlete and sport.
Individual work and tests
The psychological preparation of the athletes for the start, the emotions of the athletes and their manifestations before the particular start.
Skills
1.Students are able to describe and analyse the emotions of athletes, the psychological preparation of athletes for start-ups, are able to analyse the manifestations of pre-start conditions of athletes in different factors, as well as be able to select psychological skills for optimizing pre-start conditions.
Individual work and tests
Analysis of the expression of pre-start conditions of athletes in different factors and selection of desired psychological skills for the optimisation of pre-start conditions.
Competences
1.Students are able to model an individually drawn up psychological preparation plan for athletes to start, as well as are competent to develop a programme for the improvement of the psychological skills of athletes of the particular sport for the optimisation of pre-start sobriety.
Individual work and tests
Development of the personalised psychological preparation plan model for one sports athlete to optimise the most specific pre-start conditions.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
The psychological preparation of the athletes for the start, the emotions of the athletes and their manifestations before the particular start. |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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A video analysis of the three athletes prior to the start is performed and a description of the psychological preparation of the s-Portists for the start and the expression of the athletes’ emotions prior to the start (term also English Val) is performed. |
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2.
Analysis of the expression of pre-start conditions of athletes in different factors and selection of desired psychological skills for the optimisation of pre-start conditions. |
30.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Perform an analysis of the pre-start conditions of three athletes of different ages in different factors and the desired selection of psychological skills to optimise pre-start conditions. |
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3.
Development of the personalised psychological preparation plan model for one sports athlete to optimise the most specific pre-start conditions. |
50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Prepare and present the development of the personalised psychological preparation plan model for one sports athlete to optimise the most specific pre-start conditions. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Introduction. The nature of psychological athlete preparation.
Description
The content of the course and an introductory lecture on the nature of psychological athlete preparation are provided. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Psychological preparation of athletes for different types of starts, attitude of athletes to the training and competition process.
Description
A theoretical description is provided with examples of sports activities regarding the psychological preparation of athletes for different level of starts, the attitude of athletes to the training and competition process. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Personality traits of the athlete and their role in the individualisation of the athlete’s training and competition activities.
Description
A theoretical description is provided with examples of sports activities regarding the role of the personality traits of the athlete in the individualisation of the athlete’s training and competition activities. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Athletes’ emotions, their characteristics and expressions, FLOW, or sense of flow, in competitions.
Description
The nature, functions and theories of emotions, the emotions of athletes, their characterisation and manifestations. FLOW theory. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Expressions of pre-start conditions, criteria for evaluating them in the context of environmental characterisation of different sports. Optimal emotional Zone theory (EZOF).
Description
Theoretical information and practical evaluation of the manifestations of pre-start conditions, their evaluation criteria in the context of environmental characterisation of different sports. Optimal emotional Zone theory (EZOF). |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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The most important psychological skills and their impact on the performance of competitions in different sports in the context of the characteristics of athletes of different ages.
Description
Theoretical characteristics are provided with examples of sports activities on different psychological skills and their impact on the performance of competitions in different sports in the context of the characteristics of athletes of different ages. |
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Lecture
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Breathing and positive speech, applying their types as psychological skills to optimize pre-start conditions in athletes.
Description
Theoretical characteristics are provided with examples of sports activities on breathing, positive speech and their application to optimize pre-start conditions for athletes. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Visualisation, sensory accentuation and other skills and activities as psychological skills for optimizing pre-start conditions in athletes.
Description
Theoretical knowledge and practical examples of visualization, sensory accentuation and other skills and actions for optimizing pre-start conditions for athletes. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Routine actions before the race, on the day of the race and before kick-off. Application of these types to athletes of different types of sport.
Description
A theoretical description is provided with examples of sporting activities of routine or ritual activities prior to the competition, on the day of the competition and prior to the start. Application of these types to athletes of different types of sport. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Developing a model of an athlete’s individualized psychological preparation plan, optimizing the most typical pre-start conditions, and presenting it.
Description
Characterisation of personality traits, emotional states and characteristics of the course of the training process in the development of the personalised psychological preparation plan model of a particular sports athlete for the optimisation of the pre-start condition. |
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Ābele A. Sporta psiholoģija. Teorija un prakse. R: RaKa, 2018.
2.
Weinberg, R. S. & Gould, D. Foundations of sport and exercise psychology. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2023.Suitable for English stream
3.
The individual zones of optimal functioning (IZOF) model (1978–2014): Historical overview of its development and use. Montse C. Ruiz,John S. Raglin &Yuri L. Hanin. Pages 41-63 | 15 May 2015Suitable for English stream
4.
Deleon D.J. High Performance Sport Skill Instruction, Training and Coaching: 9 Principles for Athletes to Flow and Get in the Zone. DDJ publishing, 2022.Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
1.
Lochbaum, M., Stoner, E., Hefner, T., Cooper, S., Lane, A. M., & Terry, P. C. 2022. Sport psychology and performance meta-analyses: A systematic review of the literature. PloS one, 17(2), e0263408
2.
Burton D., Raedeke T.D. Sport Psychology for Coaches, Human kinetics, 2008.
3.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) Tapa blanda – 2008