Foundation Certificate in Soccer Psychology and Mental Skills Training

• Led by Dr. Alena Grushko.
• How performance enhancement processes are applied to sports psychology.
• Mental skills training and social skills training.
• Perceptual-cognitive training.

• Led by Ricardo Pires.
• Concepts of arousal, anxiety and stress, how they differ and how to identify them.
• Potential sources of stress and anxiety.
• Four stages of the stress process.

• Led by Omer Ates.
• Various types of attentional focus.
• Psychological distractors affecting players.
• Techniques to improve player concentration to minimise and even avoid lapses.

• Led by Sarah Murray.
• Three stages of player motivation.
• What is goal setting and why does it work?
• The impact of goal setting at an individual level.
• How to practically implement SMART goal setting in a team environment.
• Goal setting strategies.
• How to structure goals with context.
• How to measure and review goals.
• Supporting players throughout the process.

• Led by Ricardo Pires.
• What is cohesion and how to identify the different dimensions of cohesion.
• Model of cohesion and the correlational factors and outcomes.
• Understand the dynamics between cohesion and performance.
• Developing cohesion in your team.

• Led by Sion Rowlands.
• What is self-confidence and its importance in player performance.
• What an intervention is and how to use them to get the most out of your players.

• Led by Omer Ates.
• Explore the scientific skill of imagery.
• Understand how imagery works.
• Factors which can affect the effectiveness of imagery.
• Why imagery can have a positive or negative impact on performance.
• Learn how to create an imagery script with your players and team.

• Led by Thomas Pratl.
• Gain a better understanding of self-reflection.
• Self-reflection strategies you can implement.
• How these strategies can affect your coaching behaviour.

Once enrolled, you have six months to complete your studies.

You will study this course by distance learning, which will enable you to learn when and where you want. You can study from home or at work, it is completely up to you. All your materials will be delivered online.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will achieve a Foundation Certificate in Soccer Psychology and Mental Skills Training.

You will complete eight individual tasks which are based on what you have studied during the eight modules. You will submit your assignments via the learning portal and receive feedback from a member of the team.