Term: 1 / Subject: BTEC Sport Unit 17 Psychology / Year: 13
Assessment / Click here to enter text.
Week / Learning objectives / Homework
1 / Introduction to the course. To be able to define personality and how it affects performance. / Click here to enter text.
2 / Be able to describe theories of Personality and Eysenck’s personality test. Independent study on assignment 1; ‘Define personality and how it effects performance.’ / Click here to enter text.
3 / To be able to explain and evaluate the effects of personality and motivation on sports performance. / Complete assignment 1
4 / To be able to describe the theories of motivation in sport. / Research on; What is a Motivational Climate?
5 / Independent work on assignment 2; ‘Describe motivation and how it affects performance’. / Complete assignment 2
6 / To know and understand the symptoms and causes of stress and anxiety on sports performance.
7 / Independent study on assignment 3; ‘Describe stress and anxiety, their causes, symptoms and effects on sports performance.’ / Complete assignment 3
8 / Independent study after receiving assignment feedback.
9 / To know and understand the theories of arousal in relation to sport.
10 / To know and understand the effects of arousal on sports performance. / Click here to enter text.
11 / Independent study on assignment 4; ‘Describe and explain 3 theories of arousal on the effect on sports performance.’ / Complete assignment 4
12 / Independent study after receiving assignment feedback.
13 / To know and understand group dynamics in relation to sport.
14 / To be able to describe the influence of group dynamics in sport. To know and understand the difference between a group and a team. / Click here to enter text.
15 / To be able to identify four factors that influence group dynamics; describe Steiner’s model of group effectiveness, describe the Ringelmann effect and social loafing and describe task and social cohesion.
16 / Independent study on assignment 5; ‘Identify four factors which influence group dynamics and performance in team sports.’ / Complete assignment 5
17 / To know and understand how we can assess the psychological skills of a performer.
18 / Be able to identify strengths and areas of improvement for a selected sports performer and identify the various methods available to them.
19 / By the end of the lesson the pupils should be able to complete a needs analysis on a selected performer and conduct a performance profile on a selected performer.
20 / Independent study on assignment 6; ‘Assess the current psychological skills of a selected sports performer, identifying strengths and areas for improvement’. / Complete assignment 6
21 / To know and understand how to plan a psychological skills training programme for a sports performer.
22 / By the end of the lesson the pupils should be able to; Put in place requirements needed to plan a psychological training programme and research on how to plan a psychological skills programme to enhance performance for a selected performer.
23 / Independent work on assignment 7; ‘Plan a six week psychological skills training programme to enhance performance for a selected sports performer’.
24 / To be able to explain and justify the psychological skills training programme. / Complete assignment 7.
25 / By the end of this series of lessons the pupils should have had the opportunity to:
¨  Meet the pass criteria P6
¨  Meet the pass criteria P7
¨  Meet the merit criteria M4
¨  Meet the distinction criteria D3