Psychology of physical and sports activities

lephy2108  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Psychology of physical and sports activities
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4.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Language
French
Main themes
  • Application of concepts and theories (psychological interventions) enabling the development and maintenance of physical activity/sport performance (motivation, emotions, self-efficacy, attentional control).
  • Communication (communication attitudes, creating a secure climate, communication techniques, etc.) specific to physical activity/high-level sport.
  • Issues specific to physical activity (support for vulnerable people, impact on mental health, etc.).
  • Issues specific to sports psychology (injury management, post-career, deviant behaviour, etc.).
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

  • Demonstrate how psychological intervention is effective in the field of physical activity and sport. (1.1)
  • Construct and develop an effective psychological intervention in the field of physical activity and sport. (1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.11 and 3.5)
  • Adopt a critical perspective with a view to continually adjusting his/her intervention. (1.9 , 7.2, 7.3 and 8.2)
  • Use communication appropriate to the situation (context and target audience). (4.2 and 3.5)
 
Other information
This course is reserved for FSM students. Access is possible to other UCLouvain students on the basis of an application to be submitted to the course coordinator.
Faculty or entity
> FSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Motor Skills: Physical Education
EDPH2M
4
Master [120] of Education, Section 4 : Physical Education
EDPH2M4
4