PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes -Safety Bicycle, Health Promotion, Methamphetamine
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Unit 1: weeks 1 & 2 an introduction to sport psychology and re- search perspectives. Athletes and coaches have to be proactive rather than reactive in their search for peak performance. Psychological skills and practical interventions based upon scientific theory and empiri- cal research are available to assist athletes to reach their optimal level of emotional arousal and psychological control. Being in the zone both physiologically and cognitively is necessary in order to attain excellence. Sport psychology attempts to apply what we know about the psychology of human be- haviour to better describe, understand, explain, predict and improve the performance and experience of athletes and coaches. Sport psychology is the application of scientifically established principles and tech- niques to assist athletes and coaches attain their optimal level of competitive perfor- mance. People typically contact a sport psychologist to improve performance, overcome the pressure of competition, enhance the experience of participants and provide psychologi- cal assistance with injury.