bk4651 Sports Psychology and Coaching

Faculty of Sports Studies
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/13/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Dubovcová, PhD. (lecturer)
Bc. Veronika Kubíčková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Dubovcová, PhD.
Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable of Seminar Groups
bk4651/01: Fri 19. 9. 13:30–16:05 C15/207, Fri 26. 9. 8:00–9:45 B11/236, Fri 3. 10. 10:15–12:00 C15/207, Fri 10. 10. 9:50–12:25 C15/207, Fri 14. 11. 11:40–14:15 E34/225 - seminární místnost, P. Dubovcová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The aim of the course is to reserve the basic information focuses on psychology knowledge into sport setting: recreation, top competitive, physical education. The aim is oriented on issues linked with psychical processes in mentioned environment within dyadic and team network. Next aim is to present the topics from coaching domain as the mean of the development personality and the team.
Learning outcomes
After the course student is able to - use the knowledge in the field practice, - to analyze the personality features and behavior (athlete, coach), - recognize learning processes and motor learning, - demonstrate the regulation of psychic level in relation in sports loading, - to solve conflict situation in the team, - to analyze team atmosphere, - to apply basic coaching skills.
Key topics
Sport psychology, historical development, recent situation. psychologie sportu • Professiography, psycho-sportography. Laterality. • Personality of the athlete, diagnostic process, classification. Temperament. • Motivation, basic theories. Need for achievement. Assessment. Aspiration. • Sociální skupina a sport - charakteristika, utváření, působení, dynamika Social groups, teams. Characteristics, features, dynamic development. Social influence: innovation, conformity, authority, decision making. Stages of the group development. The regulations, norms. • Individual and the team. Roles. Leader. • Executive functions, motor intellect. • Psyche and top achievement. Self-awareness, the goals, activation - relaxation. • Psyche and top achievement. stress, fear, anxiety and competition. Emotion, aggression, dynamic processes and sports. • Motor learning, specific theories. Faces, plato, process of the forgetting. Flow. Asertivity and sports activities. • Coaching: the goals, principles, means. Dyadic interaction, team interaction. • Team management, atmosphere in the team. Team atmosphere. Team regulations and norms. Personal development of the athletes. Principles of spiritual hygiene.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • BLAHUTKOVÁ, Marie and Miroslav SLIŽIK. Vybrané kapitoly z psychologie sportu (Selected Chapters from Sports Psychology). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 117 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6691-5. info
  • SLEPIČKA, Pavel; Václav HOŠEK and Běla HÁTLOVÁ. Psychologie sportu. Vyd. 2. Praha: Karolinum, 2009, 240 s. ISBN 9788024616025. info
  • PAULÍK, Karel. Psychologie sportu. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 230 pp. ISBN 80-246-1290-9. info
    recommended literature
  • MOHAUPTOVÁ, Eva. Týmový koučink. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2013, 236 s. ISBN 9788026203506. info
  • TOD, David; Joanne THATCHER and Rachel RAHMAN. Psychologie sportu. Edited by Nigel Holt - Rob Lewis, Translated by Helena Hartlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2012, 194 s. ISBN 9788024739236. info
  • GALLWEY, W. Timothy. Inner Game pro golfisty : jak se naučit dobře hrát golf. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 2010, 260 s. ISBN 9788072612239. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Interactive lectures with support of IT, seminars, self-study, class discussion.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
80 % - participation in seminars home-works - assessed with points Written test - open questions
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/fsps/podzim2025/bk4651/seminar-01.qwarp
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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