Psychology - Sport and Performance Psychology University of Amsterdam

Overview

You learn how to translate insights from sport psychological literature into practical applications. This will help you to coach people in positions such as performance coach, psychological skills trainer, consultant or policymaker.

Examples of questions that are answered in this track are:

• Why do some people perform better under pressure while others perform worse?

• How can professional singers manage their performance anxiety?

• How can you help someone who wants to be the best football player in the world?

• How can an advertising agency increase its creative output?

• Why is Pep Guardiola such a successful coach?

On the one hand, you look at individual factors such as self-confidence, concentration, performance anxiety, motivation and flow. On the other hand, you study social factors such as group processes, team performance, leadership, coaching, and the role of the media and the public.

Careers

As a graduate of the Psychology - Sport and Performance Psychology programme of the University of Amsterdam you can work as a sport psychologist with athletes, but you are strongly advised to follow postgraduate courses to develop your applied skills as a psychologist.

Career options are:

• High performance consultant

• Mental coach in a dance company

• Psychological skills trainer for musicians