1. Introduction
  2. Sport Psychology
  3. Relationship of Psychology with Sport Psychology
  4. Functions of Sport Psychology
  5. Sport Psychology today

  1. The Sport Psychologist
  2. Functions of the Sport Psychologist
  3. What are not the functions of the Sport Psychologist?
  4. The Sport Psychologist within a sports organisation
  5. The Sport Psychologist in high performance

  1. Classification of the Nervous System. Cytology
  2. Resting or Membrane Potential
  3. Receptors. Generating Potential
  4. Potential for Action
  5. Synapses
  6. Neural circuits
  7. Central Nervous System Morphogenesis
  8. Morphology of the Central Nervous System

  1. Somatosensory system. Exteroception and nocioception
  2. Sensory system. Proprioception
  3. Functional organisation of the Motor System
  4. Vegetative or Autonomic Nervous System

  1. Motor learning
  2. Main models of motor learning
  3. Motor learning theories
  4. The teaching-learning process
  5. Mechanisms involved in motor learning
  6. Factors involved in the motor learning process
  7. Motor skills

  1. Psychological needs in sport
  2. The purpose of psychological intervention
  3. Psychological variables, skills and techniques
  4. Psychological skills training
  5. Types of psychological intervention
  6. The role of psychology
  7. Athlete participation in psychological preparation

  1. Sport
  2. Sports training
  3. Sports performance
  4. General components of a psychological preparedness programme
  5. Significant principles for planning psychological training
  6. Psychological training planning
  7. Design of psychological training programmes
  8. MODULE 2. SOCIAL SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES IN SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

  1. Introduction: emotions
  2. Emotions in sport
  3. Emotions triggered by training
  4. Emotional control in threatening situations
  5. Pre-competition emotions

  1. Motivation
  2. Self-confidence

  1. What do we mean by goal?
  2. Guidelines for setting a good goal
  3. Designing a target setting system
  4. Setting goals
  5. Achieving the goals

  1. Difference between objective and goal
  2. Guidelines for stating objectives
  3. Phases in setting objectives

  1. Introduction
  2. Activation, anxiety and stress
  3. Manifestations of anxiety in competition
  4. Assessment of anxiety, stress and others

  1. Definition of self-esteem: high, low and developmental self-esteem
  2. Self-respect
  3. How to deal with criticism
  4. Responding to complaints
  5. Creativity and self-fulfilment in the workplace

  1. Introduction
  2. Leadership
  3. Leadership styles
  4. Approaches to leadership theory
  5. Theoretical approaches to leadership in sports groups

  1. Conceptualisation of communication
  2. Social communication skills

  1. General concepts
  2. Achieving and maintaining health

  1. Bone system: locomotor system and movement
  2. The muscular system
  3. Joints and movement
  4. Tendons

  1. Muscle physiology and energy systems
  2. Cardio-circulatory physiology
  3. Respiratory physiology
  4. The nervous system

  1. Resistance
  2. Force
  3. Speed
  4. Flexibility

  1. The body schema
  2. The process of lateralisation
  3. Coordination
  4. Balance
  5. Development of perceptual-motor skills
  6. Expressive manifestations associated with movement

  1. Training and its types
  2. De-training
  3. Training intensity. Threshold law or Shultz-Arnodt law
  4. Adaptation of the organism. General adaptation syndrome theory
  5. Factors involved in physical training

  1. Programming the training process
  2. Training planning
  3. Training session
  4. Characteristics of a good trainer

  1. Individual sports
  2. Collective sports
  3. Techniques in team sport. The game and sport
  4. Types of games
  5. Play as a teaching method
  6. Sport initiation
  7. Types of games for sports initiation
  8. Team sports starter kits

  1. Athletics
  2. Swimming
  3. Badminton
  4. Judo
  5. Tennis
  6. Rhythmic gymnastics
  7. Artistic gymnastics
  8. Aerobics
  9. Volleyball
  10. Basketball
  11. Football
  12. Handball

  1. Basic health and safety rules for the use of equipment and installations.
  2. Maintenance for the safety and hygiene of the different installations.
  3. Legislation related to sports facilities

  1. Introduction to sports injuries
  2. Definition
  3. Prevention
  4. Treatment
  5. Frequent sports injuries
  6. What should you do if you get injured while exercising?
  7. What can you do if you get injured?
  8. Common causes of training injuries
  9. Techniques used in the prevention and treatment of injuries

  1. Introduction to first aid
  2. Drownings
  3. Loss of consciousness
  4. Cardiac crises
  5. Seizures
  6. Bleeding
  7. Wounds
  8. Fractures and dislocations

  1. Professional ethics
  2. Keys to success

  1. The formation of personal identity
  2. What is Coaching?
  3. Origins of the term “Coaching”
  4. Main currents of influence
  5. New trends in Coaching

  1. Coaching in sports training
  2. Optimisation of sport strategy
  3. Creep

  1. Responsibility and functions of the trainer-coach
  2. Objectives, mission and values
  3. Key factors in sports coaching
  4. Roles and interaction

  1. The contract: initial assessment and establishment of the relationship
  2. Assessment and design of the action plan
  3. Work and training sessions
  4. Evaluation of progress
  5. The first session

  1. Concentration
  2. Attributional style
  3. Self-confidence and Security
  4. Injury prevention

  1. Sports injuries and classification
  2. Psychological factors related to sports injuries
  3. Prevention-oriented intervention
  4. Rehabilitation-oriented interventions

  1. Identity and group cohesion
  2. Group vs Team
  3. Individual, collective and environmental factors in the achievement of the team's goals

  1. Positive thinking
  2. Motivation
  3. Self-assessment and expectations
  4. Voltage and energy regulation
  5. Winning intention

  1. Physical health care
  2. Psychological health care
  3. Mind-body balance

  1. The coach-trainer as leader and mentor
  2. Influence and power
  3. Leader-centred approaches: leadership traits and styles
  4. Situational or contingency theories
  5. Leadership styles

  1. Sporting talent
  2. Traditional approach to talent spotting
  3. New alternatives to the process of detecting sporting talent
  4. Psychological variables and assessment tools in talent detection