Why study at TECH?

The Hybrid professional master’s degree in Sports Psychology will enable you to learn and manage the coaching techniques that help optimize the athlete's performance during sports practice" 

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In recent years, Sports Psychology has positioned itself as an excellent ally for all athletes who wish to achieve sustainable and balanced competitive success. In this line, this discipline is completely effective in helping athletes to manage Anxiety, Stress and other negative emotions that can affect their performance and quality of life. It also helps to deal with a lack of concentration or self-confidence, which can contribute positively to the prevention of muscular injuries. Given the wide range of benefits it provides, more and more sportsmen and women are seeking the services of these professionals to optimize their sports practice.  

This is why TECH has designed the Hybrid professional master’s degree in Sports Psychology, a complete program that will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in this demanding sector. Throughout 12 months of theoretical instruction, you will be able to identify effective leadership techniques applied to sport or state-of-the-art tools to establish the psychological assessment of the athlete. Similarly, you will learn how to properly manage your personal brand through social networks or delve into the role played by the psychologist in e-Sports. 

Thanks to the Relearning methodology, which provides an excellent opportunity to adapt learning based on the student's educational needs, knowledge retention will be maximized. It also has a 100% online mode, allowing students to adapt their learning to their individual schedules, which facilitates the reconciliation of studies and personal life. 

At the end of this theoretical stage, the student will enjoy a 3-week practical stay in a state-of-the-art clinical environment. Integrated in a team composed of the best specialists in Sports Psychology, you will have an excellent opportunity to transfer to the real work environment all the knowledge acquired throughout the degree.

Get the cutting-edge techniques of effective leadership applied to the world of sports through this complete Hybrid professional master’s degree" 

This Hybrid professional master’s degree in Sports Psychology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

  • More than 100 practical cases presented by specialist in Forensic Psychology
  • Their graphic, schematic and practical contents provide essential information on those disciplines that are indispensable for professional practice
  • Management of state-of-the-art methods to evaluate the psychological situation of the athlete
  • Cutting-edge coaching techniques to help athletes control their emotions during sports practice 
  • Acquisition of skills for the management of personal branding and social networks for professional purposes
  • All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
  • Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 
  • Furthermore, you will be able to carry out a internship in one of the best Companies 

Enjoy a program with a theoretical stage taught in a 100% online mode, which will allow you to optimize your learning from your own home" 

In this proposal for a Master's Degree, of a professionalizing nature and blended learning modality, the program is aimed at updating specialists in Psychology. The contents are based on the latest scientific evidence, and oriented in a didactic way to integrate theoretical knowledge into psychological practice, and the theoretical-practical elements will facilitate the updating of knowledge and allow decision making in patient management. 

Thanks to multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, professionals will enjoy a situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive learning programmed to prepare professionals for real situations. This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Put yourself at the forefront of Sports Psychology in only 12 months of theoretical learning and 3 weeks of practical teaching"

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Increase your chances of working as a sports psychologist for prestigious elite athletes through this Hybrid professional master’s degree"

Teaching Planning

The curriculum of this program has been developed to provide students with the most up-to-date knowledge and skills in the field of Sport Psychology. All the didactic contents of the Hybrid Professional Master's Degree are available in different formats, including videos, readings and interactive summaries, which provide a more dynamic and interactive learning experience. In addition, the online methodology allows students to adjust their schedules as they wish, perfectly combining their studies with their professional obligations. 

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The Relearning system of this degree will enable you to learn at your own pace"

Module 1. Basic Fundamentals of Sports Psychology 

1.1. Introduction to Sports Psychology 
1.2. Sociology of Sport and Classification 
1.3. Basic Neurological Basis 
1.4. Neurological Foundations of Movement  
1.5. Motor Skills and Learning  
1.6. Models of Psychological Intervention  
1.7. From Demand to Intervention Intervention in Training and Competition  
1.8. Competitive Levels: High Performance Sport, Technical Sport and Base Sport  
1.9. Effects and Usefulness of the Sports Psychologist   
1.10. Current Sports Psychology 

Module 2. Leadership and Management of High Performance Teams 

2.1. Origin and History of Leadership Styles 
2.2. Transformational and Transactional Leadership Style 
2.3. Leadership Style and Followers 
2.4. Bases of High Performance Teams 
2.5. Define the High Performance Challenge 
2.6. Action Plan 
2.7. Sustainability and Maintenance of High Performance 
2.8. Types of Leadership and Coaches in Sports 
2.9. Athlete Risk Situations 
2.10. Self-Care of High Performance Athletes and their "Caregivers" 

Module 3. Coaching Applications in the World of Sports 

3.1. The Origins and Background of Coaching   
3.2. Current Schools and Trends   
3.3. Work Models  
3.4. Differences Between Coaching and Other Approaches  
3.5. Coach Competencies and Code of Ethics   
3.6. Coactive Coaching  
3.7. Basic Process of Individual Coaching  
3.8. Methodology of a Sports Coaching Process
3.9. Design of Work Plans and Systemic and Team Coaching  
3.10. Evaluation Process of Coaching 

Module 4. Psychological Techniques applied to Sports 

4.1. Inclusive and Specific Sports
4.2. Decision-Making in Sport 
4.3. Training the Trainer. Technical Support 
4.4. Establishment of Objectives and Comprehensive Competition Plans 
4.5. Techniques to Promote Confidence and Emotional Self-Control 
4.6. Effects of Generating Awareness of What Has Been Learned about Confidence, Self-Efficacy, and Performance
4.7. Self-Instructional Education 
4.8. Mindfulness applied to Sport 
4.9. PNL applied to Sport 
4.10. Motivation and Emotion

Module 5. Leadership applied to Individual and Collective Sports 

5.1. Sports Psychology vs Coach 
5.2. Psychological Training 
5.3. Psychological Determinants of Performance and Talent Management 
5.4. Team Mentality and Basic Elements of Intervention 
5.5. Communication Skills 
5.6. Stress and Anxiety Intervention 
5.7. Coping with Defeat/ Burnout Prevention
5.8. Experiential Tools: Live Training Applied to Sports Coaching 
5.9. Extreme Sports: Talent, Mental Strength, and Ethics in Sports Development 
5.10. Self-Leadership. Self-Management 
5.11. The Coach and Team Management, Ethics and Coaching  
5.12. Diagnostic Tools for Sports Teams and Organizations  
5.13. Design of Intervention Plans for Teams and Organizational Development 

Module 6. Personal Branding and Management of Digital Tools

6.1. Interdisciplinary Work (Physical Therapist, Physiotherapist, Nutritionist, Physician, etc.)
6.2. Athlete Assessment Tools
6.3. Psychological Training of Specific Sports
6.4. Optimization of the Athlete's Learning and Search for Consistency in their Performance
6.5. Psychological Pyramid of Sports Performance
6.6. Psychological Approach to Injuries and Readaptation
6.7. Retirement in Professional Sports
6.8. Substance Use and Other Risks
6.9. Neuroscience Applied to Perception and Performance
6.10. Experiential Tools: Live Training

Module 7. Cultural Transformation in Sports Organizations

7.1. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
7.2. Basic Principles of Digital Marketing
7.3. Internet, the Web, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0
7.4. Personal Brand Positioning
7.5. Social Network Management
7.6. Athletes and the Use of their Networks and Interventions in the Media
7.7. Content Marketing Generation through Different Platforms: Blog, Podcast, Video Blogging, etc.
7.8. Media Communication Skills
7.9. Persuasion and Influence Techniques

Module 8. Support Tools for the Sports Psychologist and Coach

8.1. Values-Driven Sports Organizations. Mission and Vision
8.2. Business Tools for Communication and Coordination
8.3. Corporate Strategy and Technology Strategy
8.4. Organizational Culture and Climate
8.5. Organizational Leadership
8.6. Executive Coaching Tools
8.7. Dynamics and Intervention Techniques in Sport Organization

Module 9. The Psychologist and the Coach as Facilitators 

9.1. Psychologist and Coach: Protagonists of the Process 
9.2. Group and Team Dynamics 
9.3. Reinforcement and Punishment 
9.4. Concentration and Visualization 
9.5. Values and Attitudes of Sport 
9.6. Athlete's Personality 
9.7. Evaluation and Diagnosis of Common Problems 
9.8. Design of Workshops and Intervention Sessions 
9.9. Intervention Phases and Sessions 
9.10. Project Development and Applied Research 

Module 10. e-Sports 

10.1. What are e-Sports? 
10.2. The Video Game Industry and its Importance for Psychology 
10.3. Player Management 
10.4. Club Management 
10.5. The Figure of the Psychologist, Role and Functions 
10.6. Addiction to Video Games 
10.7. Risks of Social Networks within e-sports 
10.8. Psychological Evaluation and Intervention 
10.9.  Prevention of Depression and Suicide 
10.10.  Future of e-Sports and the Figure of the Psychologist 

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The teaching materials of this program, elaborated by these specialists, have contents that are completely applicable to your professional experiences"

Hybrid Professional Master's Degree in Sports Psychology

Sport Psychology is a discipline of psychology that focuses on the study of human behaviors in the field of sport and physical activity. At TECH Global University, we offer a Hybrid Professional Master's Degree in Sports Psychology, which aims to instruct professionals capable of designing, implementing and evaluating psychological intervention programs in the field of sport. The program focuses on the development of skills and competencies in the field of sports psychology, through learning techniques and strategies to improve the sports performance of athletes and teams. This Hybrid Professional Master's Degree offers a specialized education in the identification and management of psychological factors.

In addition, students in the program have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a practical setting, through supervised internships in sports environments. Topics related to motivation, decision making and problem solving in the sports context are also addressed, all with the aim of enhancing sports performance and promoting the mental health of the athlete. With this Hybrid Professional Master's Degree, our graduates will be qualified to work as sports psychologists in sports organizations, sports clubs, sports federations and sports centers, among others.