Sport Psychology
Summer 2003
Dr. Fred Medway, Professor of Psychology
Barnwell Hall Room 533
Phone: 777-2938
Email: Fmedway@gwm.sc.edu
Class Schedule: M,T,W,Th
3:30-5:45
Gambrell Hall, Room 152
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 9
Lecture 11
Lecture 13
Lecture 15
Lecture 16
Lecture 17
Lecture 21
Lecture 23
Course
overview:
This is a survey class that focuses on the applications of
basic psychological principles to sports and similar competitive/cooperative
settings. The course is intended
primarily for advanced freshman, sophomore and junior undergraduates. The only prerequisite is an introductory
psychology course.
I have developed the course so that you can digest the
material and so that it is not overwhelming.
The book is lengthy, although quite readable, and so we must skip areas
that are less critical and/or are often covered in other psychology classes
that you may take later in your career.
The beginning classes review basic principles and the last
few classes are devoted to short student presentations as indicated later in
the syllabus.
You can access an outline of my lecture at: http://www.oocities.org/medwayf/380.htm
Required textbook:
Robert S. Weinberg and Daniel Gould. Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology,
3rd edition. Champaign, IL:
Human Kinetics Press, 2003.
Introductory class
Chapter 1: Welcome to Sport and Exercise Psychology
Answer review questions 1 and 12
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 1
Chapter 2: Personality and Sport
Answer review question 8 and 9
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 2
Chapter 3: Motivation (pages 52-68)
Answer review question 5 and 12
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 1
Quiz 1: chapters 1, 2, and 3
Chapter 4 (pages 78-94): Arousal, Stress, and Anxiety
Chapter 5: Competition and Cooperation
Answer review question 4 in Chapter 4
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking questions 1 and 3
in Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Feedback, Reinforcement, and Intrinsic Motivation
(pages 124-138)
Answer review question 3 and 5
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 1
Chapter 7: Group and Team Dynamics
Answer review question 5
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 1
Quiz 2: chapters 4, 5, and 6
Chapter 9: Leadership
Answer review question 7
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 2
Chapter 11: Psychological Skills Training
Answer review question 6
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 1
Chapter 13: Imagery
Answer review question 9
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 1
Quiz 3: chapters 7, 9, and 11
July 24
Chapter 15: Goal Setting
Answer review question 7
Answer critical thinking question 1
July 28
Chapter 16 (pp. 358-367): Concentration
Answer critical thinking question 1
Quiz 4: chapters 13 and 15
July 29
Chapter 17: Exercise and Psychological Well-Being
Answer review question 2 and 7
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 1
July 30
Chapter 21 (pp. 468-479): Burnout and Overtraining
Answer review question 2
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 2
July 31
Chapter 23: Aggression in Sport
Answer review question 1 and 7
Be prepared to discuss critical thinking question 1
Quiz 5: chapters 16, 17, 21, and 23
Student presentations
Student presentations
I will let you know in advance the tables, charts and other
material you are responsible for on the quizzes.
Grading and Assignments:
Grading is straightforward.
Because of time constraints, you have five quizzes and each is worth 10%
of the final grade (total 50%). Each
quiz will have 10 questions that will include multiple-choice and true
false. There is no final exam.
Each day you have a written assignment. You must turn these in to me in class or, if
you are absent, email them to me before class the next day. You will receive either a + or – (no
points). There are 21 assignments and
you get one point for each (total 21%).
You will get up to 9 points for participation and
attendance. To get all 9 you cannot
miss more than 2 classes. If you miss
more than 5 classes, unexcused, you will get 0 points regardless of your
participation.
Presentations. I
will ask each of you to choose a particular sport or exercise and ask that you
make a 20-minute presentation to the class that (1) describes the sport and
your involvement, and (2) applies four principles that you learned this summer
to the sport. You should have a poster
or overheads with the principles and applications and a list of two books or
articles that apply sports psychology to this sport. The presentations are worth 20% of your grade.
Extra credit. If you
want to read one of the chapters that I did not assign, write a two-page,
double-spaced summary of that chapter, and answer 3 review questions of your
choice, I will give you 5 extra credit points.
Grading Scale:
92-100 A
87-91
B+
79-86
B
75-78
C+
69-74
C
60-69
D (no D+ grades given)
59 points or less F
Make-up
quizzes:
While I expect that you will be in class on quiz days, I
understand that illness and other serious events do occur. If you are ill (and have some documentation)
or have proof of some other serious event you can take a make-up during my
office hours on Friday morning or at another arranged time.
Please let me know, preferably via email, if you will be
absent on a quiz day.
Quiz
Schedule:
July 14, 17, 23, 28, August 4
Other:
It is very important for you to participate in class and ask
questions. Remember to turn off cell
phones when you come to class, and let me know when you have to leave
early.