Syllabus

Course Code: BPEd - 203    Course Name: Sports Psychology and Sociology

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Introduction
i. Meaning, Importance and scope of Educational and Sports Psychology.
ii. General characteristics of Various Stages of growth and development.
iii. Types and nature of individual differences; Factors responsible – Heredity and environment
iv. Nature of learning, theories of learning and Laws of learning.
2 Sports Psychology
i. Meaning and definition of personality, dimensions of personality and Effect of Personality on the Sports performance
ii. Meaning and definition of motivation, Factors influencing motivation in sports and techniques of motivation in sports.
iii. Meaning and definition of anxiety and effect of anxiety on sports performance.
3 Relation between Social Science and Physical Education.
i. Meaning of Orthodoxy, Customs and Tradition, their relation with Physical Education.
ii. Concept of Socialization through Physical Education
iii. Meaning of Group Dynamics, Structure of Group, Social Group life, Primary group and Remote group.
iv. Meaning of Cohesion and development of team Cohesion.
4 Culture and Leadership
i. Meaning and definition of culture.
ii. Features and Importance of culture.
iii. Meaning and definition of leadership.
iv. Effects of culture on people life style and sports.
v. Types of leadership.
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