PSY30310 Sport and Exercise Psychology

Academic Year 2019/2020

This module presents a critical introduction to the nature, principles, research findings and practical applications of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Following an introduction to this field as both an academic discipline and profession, the module explores a variety of established and emerging topics in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Guest Lecturers have been arranged for the topics of Applied Sport Psychology (week 7 or 8) and Exercise Psychology (week 7 or 8). Assessment of students’ performance on this module involves a combination of group presentations (40% of final mark for module - weeks 9-12) and an essay of no more than 2,500 words (60% of final mark for module).

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Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students should be able to: (i) describe and explain the nature and origins of Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology (ii) descrbe, explain, and think critically about a variety of research topics in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology (iii) plan and deliver a short prescribed sport psychology presentation to class-mates and (iv) write an essay/critical review of a research topic in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology.

Indicative Module Content:

Textbooks
Moran, A., & Toner, J. (2017). A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology (3rd ed). London: Routledge

Kremer, J., Moran, A., & Kearney, C. (2019). Pure Sport: Sport Psychology in Action (3rd ed). London: Routledge.

Topics

1. Intro to Sport and Exercise Psychology: Discipline and profession

2. Motivation and goal-setting in sport

3. “Psyching up” and calming down: Arousal and anxiety in sport

4. Staying focused: Attention and concentration in sport (includes
special feature on ‘Flow’)

5. Mental/motor imagery in sport

6. Expertise in sport

7. Applied sport psychology – Guest Lecturer: Dr Kate Kirby (Director of
Performance Psychology, Irish Institute of Sport)

8. Exercise psychology – Guest Lecturer: Dr James Matthews (UCD Institute of Sport and Health)

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20

Specified Learning Activities

10

Autonomous Student Learning

95

Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module offers a critical introduction to the field of sport and exercise psychology. It includes the following teaching and learning approaches: (i) Lectures, (ii) critical thinking exercises in class, (iii) group/student presentations, and (iv) critical writing activities (paper/essay).
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Presentation: Small group presentation (weeks 9, 10, 11 and 12) Varies over the Trimester n/a Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No

40

Essay: 2500 word essay Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

60


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

PSY30310
Sport and Exercise Psychology
(2nd Semester, 2019-2020, Room AA2, Ardmore Annexe)
(Coordinator: Prof Aidan Moran)

Prof Aidan Moran
School of Psychology
UCD
Jan 2020

COURSE TEXTBOOKS
Moran, A., and Toner, J. (2017). A critical introduction to sport psychology (3rd ed). London: Routledge (Lib. 796.01/bookshop)

Kremer, J., Moran, A., & Kearney, C. (2019). Pure sport: Sport psychology in action (3rd ed). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge (Lib 796.01/bookshop)


ADDITIONAL READING
Brewer, B. W. (Ed., 2009). Sport psychology. Oxford: Blackwell (Lib 796.01; also available as an ebook in library).

Cappuccio, M. L. (Ed., 2019). Handbook of embodied cognition and sport psychology. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press. (available as an ebook in lib).

Collins, D., Button, A., & Richards, H. (Eds., 2011). Performance psychology: A
practitioner’s guide. London: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier (Lib/SLC 796.01).
Cotterill, S. (2017). Performance psychology. Abingdon, Oxford: Routledge

Guillot, A., & Collet, C. (Eds, 2010). The neurophysiological foundations of mental and
motor imagery. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Lib 153.21)

Hanrahan, S., & Andersen, M. B. (Eds, 2010). Routledge handbook of applied sport psychology. Abingdon, Oxford: Routledge (Lib 796.01)

Hemmings, B., & Holder, T. (Eds, 2009). Applied sport psychology: A case-based approach. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley (Lib 796.01)

Hodges, N. J., & Williams, A. M. (Eds, 2012). Skill acquisition in sport (2nd ed). London: Routledge (available as an ebook in library)

Horn, T. S., & Smith, A. L. (2019). Advances in sport and exercise psychology (4th ed). Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.

Karageorghis, C., & Terry, P. (2011). Inside sport psychology. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics (Lib 796.01)

Kremer, J., Moran, A., Walker, G., & Craig, C. (2012). Key concepts in sport psychology. London: Sage. (Lib 796.01)

Lavallee, D., Kremer, J., Moran, A., & Williams, M. (2012). Sport psychology:
Contemporary themes (2nd ed). Palgrave MacMillan: London. (Lib 796.01)

McCarthy, P., & Jones, M. (Eds, 2014). Becoming a sport psychologist. London:
Routledge (available as an ebook in library)

Morris, T., & Terry, P. (Eds., 2011). The new sport and exercise psychology
companion. Morgantown, West Virginia: Fitness Information Technology.

Murphy, S. M. (Ed., 2012). Handbook of sport and performance psychology. Oxford:
Oxford University Press (Lib/SLC 796.01)

Schinke, R. J., McGannon, K. R., & Smith, B. (Eds, 2016). Routledge international handbook of sport psychology. London: Routledge (available in lib as e-book)

Van Raalte, J., & Brewer, B. W. (Eds, 2014). Exploring sport and exercise psychology
(3rd ed). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association (Lib/SLC 796.01)

ENCYCLOPAEDIA
Eklund, R., & Tenenbaum, G. (Eds, 2014), Encyclopaedia of sport and exercise psychology. London: Sage (Lib 796.01)

KEY JOURNALS IN SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY (see library)
International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology – see http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rirs20/current
(Available in library and/or from Prof Moran, Founding Editor-in-Chief)
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Journal of Sports Sciences
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
The Sport Psychologist

Name Role
Miss Anna O'Hagan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Helen O'Shea Tutor