Day |
Date |
Tentative Schedule** Topics/ syllabus | Readings |
| T | 8/25 | Syllabus & Course Expectations | notes |
| R | 8/27 | History & Foundations | notes |
| T | 9/1 | Personality *Due: Sport Infograph (10 points) | notes |
| R | 9/3 | Self-Perceptions | notes |
| T | 9/8 | Identity and Self-Efficacy | notes |
| R | 9/10 | Theories of Motivation | notes |
| T | 9/15 | Theories of Motivation continued | notes |
| R | 9/17 | Emotion, Stress, Arousal-Performance *Due: Psychological Strength Mind Map (10 points) | notes |
| T | 9/22 | Review – Sport Psychology Jeopardy! | notes |
| R | 9/24 | Exam I (15 points) | notes |
| T | 9/29 | Review Exam; Intro to Socialization Processes | notes |
| R | 10/1 | Socialization Processes | notes |
| T | 10/6 | Leadership & Communication | notes |
| R | 10/8 | Leadership & Communication II *Due: Sport Podcast Analysis (10 points) | notes |
| T | 10/13 | Modeling; Aggression and Violence | notes |
| R | 10/15 | Aggression & Violence Cont’d; Intro to Psychology of Injury and Rehabilitation | notes |
| T | 10/20 | Psych of Injury cont’d | notes |
| R | 10/22 | Team Cohesion & Expectancy Effects | notes |
| T | 10/27 | Exam II (15 points) | notes |
| R | 10/29 | PST: Program Design, Sport Psych in Action | notes |
| T | 11/3 | No Class – National Holiday – Go Vote! | notes |
| R | 11/5 | Attention Control & Cognitive Training; Case Study Examples + Breakout | notes |
| T | 11/10 | PST: Arousal Control & Relaxation Breathing + Breakout *Due: Share Your Zen Strategies (10 points) | notes |
| R | 11/12 | PST: Imagery + Breakout | notes |
| T | 11/17 | PST: Self-Talk & Cognitive Reframing + Breakout | notes |
| R | 11/19 | PST: Time Management & Goal-Setting Strategies + Breakout | notes |
| T | 11/24 | No Class – Fall Break | |
| R | 11/26 | No Class – Fall Break | |
| T | 12/1 | * Due: Presentations – Athletic Brain-Comic Design Exercise (5 min + 5 mins Q&A) | |
| R | 12/3 | * Due: Presentations – Athletic Brain-Comic Design Exercise (5 minutes each + 5 mins Q&A) |