Assignment task:
Task: A written task, analyzing an academic paper about Sports Psychology:
Instructions + Table of Contents:
- Read an article
- Elaborate an analysis of the paper, clearly explaining your interpretation of the following topics:
- Team achievement goals
- Within-team cooperation and competition
- Team achievement goals and within-team cooperation and competition
- Within-team cooperation/competition and team performance
- Achievement goals as shared team-level properties in sports teams
- Dual pathways to high team performance
- Example: Provide an example for a practical application of the Conceptual Model proposed by the authors: Dual pathways to high team performance Formalities:
Format: Submit your analysis as a PDF document.
- Word Count: 1,500 - 2,500 words.
- Font: Arial 11 pts.
- Text Alignment: Justified.
- Citations and References: Use Harvard referencing style with a minimum of five academic research papers.
The task assesses the following learning outcomes:
- Apply the major concepts, theories and strategies used in sport psychology.
- Critically assess the influence of psychological factors on the behavior, performance, and level of participation of both individuals and groups in sports.
- Explore a range of psychological issues that occur for athletes in sport settings.