Loading...

Course Description

Any coach or athlete who achieves success in competitive sport does so because of a level of mastery in the mental aspects of athletic performance. All learning, improvement, and successful sport performance is intrinsically tied to the psychological dimension of motivation. This course offers the athletic coach and/or teacher the opportunity to learn and apply correct psychological principles for enhancing motivation within the competitive sport context.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  1. Analyze and apply correct principles of performance psychology within the competitive sport context.
  2. Identify and analyze crucial factors involving a growth mindset approach to the study of achievement motivation in sport.
  3. Identify and analyze the effects of coach-athlete communication as these factors relate to motivation and success for the athlete.
  4. Identify and apply the effects of growth mindset on self-confidence factors as they influence athletic performance and persistence within a real-world athletic context.
  5. Develop an understanding of sound motivational and learning principles as useful vehicles for improving performances in an athletics practice

Testimonials

“Coach Janzen created another excellent course that provided me with opportunities to think about how I motivate my athletes, as well as my own coaching philosophy. I would recommend this to any high school coach”. – New Jersey

“I really loved this course. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in coaching!” – Pennsylvania

“This course has been thought provoking and immediately applicable for my coaching career. It has helped me break through some staleness and plateaus to reinvigorate my coaching skills and their effectiveness on my athletes.” – Massachusetts

 

Loading...
Enroll Now - Select a section to enroll in
Section Title
Coaching: Enhancing Motivation
Type
self-paced
Dates
Start Now, you have 365 days to complete this course once enrolled.
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
Tuition credit (3 units) $395.00
Available for Credit
3 Quarter Credits
Instructors
Reading List / Textbook

Must Be Purchased Separately:

Section Notes

This course is offered in collaboration with Paragon Coaching.

Course is self-paced. Completion time: up to one year from date of enrollment.

Refund Policy: Withdrawals submitted online through SPU within 7 days of enrollment will receive a 95% refund. Withdrawals received after that point will not receive a refund and no withdrawals will be accepted after the completion deadline for the course. Instructions on how to withdraw are located on our website under Students/Withdrawal and Refund Policies.

 

Required fields are indicated by .