THE SPORT PSYCHOLOGY IN SPORT TECHNICIAN TRAINING

Abstract

The present study aims to share the teaching/learning methodology used in the unit of Sport Psychology from the second year of initial training in the course of Sports and Well-Being (Polytechnic Institute of Leiria – School of Education and Social Sciences) in the academic year of 2010/2011. We have adopted an active approach and encouraged the continuous evaluation focused on classes’ participation, individual assessment and the achievement of a working group. From an universe of 82 students, 43 selected continuous assessment and fourteen work groups were done. In this context, we intend to share the data from research working group paper and the formative students’ paths in its conception.

Keywords: Education. Psychology. Competences.