# Sports Psychology - Institution: IIT Madras - Department: Humanities and Social Sciences - Taught by: Prof. Chaitanya Sridhar, Prof. Nivedita Rajan, Prof. Priyanka Prabhakar - Level: Undergraduate - Language: English - Subjects: Society and politics - Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106403) - Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.) - Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106403) - Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words) This introductory course on Sports Psychology is packaged covering the key elements vital for sports and performance. Targeted for athletes, coaches, trainers, support staff etc, it orients participants to sports psychology , the careers opportunities , how to be in performance zone and apply psychological skills for performance. equips and ensures that one can unleash their potential. which can be capitalized on to enhance sports performance. To deliver this course, we have resource persons who come with a wide array of experience and background in the sports industry as well as academics. Intended audience: The course will bring out the importance of sports psychology to students, athletes, coaches, sports science professionals, sports enthusiasts and general population. The psychological strategies important for sports can be used to achieve performance in any domain. There is a fine balance of theoretical and practical aspects of sports psychology in the course to provide practical applications with academic basis and meet the need of learning in the participants. Prerequisites: 10 +2 ## Lectures 1. [Becoming a sport psychologist: lessons from the field An introduction to the field of Sports Psychology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/bf71a1cbb3da) (YouTube) 2. [Becoming a sport psychologist: lessons from the field Mental health issues in athletes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/d34007cf9b7d) (YouTube) 3. [Becoming a sport psychologist: lessons from the field Learning Sport Science- an integrated approach to learning Sport Psychology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/14938424767c) (YouTube) 4. [Becoming a sport psychologist: lessons from the field Challenges faced by sport psychologists](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/9b1512d5021b) (YouTube) 5. [Becoming a sport psychologist: lessons from the field Sport psychology- working with coaches](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/d24cb52879ea) (YouTube) 6. [Introduction to flow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/74f2f4fef086) (YouTube) 7. [Flow in sport and competition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/aa86c029d452) (YouTube) 8. [Practical approach to flow state: Discussion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/256a2c53e489) (YouTube) 9. [Developing a Champion mindset: tools to aid competitive mindset](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/009806254ed6) (YouTube) 10. [Discussion on Champion and Competitive Mindset](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/d50ca2b6b283) (YouTube) 11. [Psychological Skills training & Goal setting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/b312f77d220f) (YouTube) 12. [Goal setting - Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/4aac2b4ccd73) (YouTube) 13. [Goal setting - Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/899159a5dda7) (YouTube) 14. [Developing Goal setting systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/c2331558bafc) (YouTube) 15. [Discussion on Mental training and Goal setting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/6a17dc72e5a3) (YouTube) 16. [Imagery in sport - Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/3eca32527dae) (YouTube) 17. [Models of Imagery and usefulness of Imagery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/0492f58146c2) (YouTube) 18. [Psychological factors important for PST](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/e178ec57dc4f) (YouTube) 19. [Imagery in Team - a practical demonstration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/dee42550fec7) (YouTube) 20. [Discussion on Goal setting and Imagery in sports](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/297bf34cae08) (YouTube) 21. [Communication in sports](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/142319038345) (YouTube) 22. [Intracommunication with self: instinct and animal lessons, body language and tactile communication](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/181ed2139ed2) (YouTube) 23. [Discussion on communication and performance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/d22be420d260) (YouTube) 24. [Resilience in Sports Teams & Organizations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/57ca7026bf2a) (YouTube) 25. [Resilience and Mindfulness in sports](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/4b52a12737fa) (YouTube) 26. [Psychological factors in sport](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/d7278e956ded) (YouTube) 27. [Strategies to work with young athletes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/0b62d68d0778) (YouTube) 28. [Working with young children](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/197fbdcc5acf) (YouTube) 29. [Burnout in sports](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/c5e7e744d9a8) (YouTube) 30. [Burnout in coaches, Discussion with coach](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/d3666820c661) (YouTube) 31. [Building teams and team culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/64f10462d976) (YouTube) 32. [Discussion on building high performance teams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/532cddcc0113) (YouTube) 33. [Channeling emotions in sports](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/7324b8222432) (YouTube) 34. [Discussion on transformational leadership](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/c6547774cc37) (YouTube) 35. [Stress management in sports](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/9d8025a6cf29) (YouTube) 36. [Psychology of Injury- Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/989b28543292) (YouTube) 37. [Psychological Strategies for Injury](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/f2e1a73855e7) (YouTube) 38. [Integrated approach to injury- a discussion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/286e7b536935) (YouTube) 39. [Career transition in sports- sports retirement and coping](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/2c0348bf7ca1) (YouTube) 40. [Discussion on Sports career transition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/bca042c5a7fd) (YouTube) 41. [Conclusion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106403/34704d490c24) (YouTube)