Centered on competitive sport psychology, this course takes solving real-world problems in competitive sports as both its starting point and its ultimate goal, making it strongly applied in nature. The course primarily encompasses current research frontiers in competitive sport psychology, the knowledge and application of sport cognition and mental training, and the principles and use of psychological assessment instruments widely adopted in competitive settings. By closely integrating psychology with competitive sport and targeting practical problems with focused emphasis, the course delivers the fundamental theories of sport psychology and the cutting-edge knowledge of competitive sport psychology that sport professionals are eager to acquire. Built upon a thorough understanding of the shared characteristics of elite athletes, it equips students with specific, highly actionable mental training techniques, and enables them to employ scientifically validated assessment tools to conduct effective evaluations for athletes, thereby providing theoretical underpinning and practical guidance for athletes’ psychological development.
