Do you have experience of dedicated sport or fitness training – either as a participant, a coach or as a parent supporting your child? Are you interested to find out how some individuals may be adversely impacted by their commitment to training?
In this free Open University course you will meet a number of sports people who have become successful in their sport as a result of their dedication to training. You will also encounter others who have suffered psychologically and fallen out of love with their sport.
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
- Understand what burnout and overtraining are, the relationship between them and how they can affect athletes and coaches differently.
- Describe the main factors influencing burnout and some of the key theories and models used to explain it in sport psychology.
- Evaluate coach and parent contribution to the motivational climate in sport and how they can help prevent burnout and overtraining.
- Identify strategies to help prevent and manage sport burnout and overtraining.
This course requires 24 hours of study to complete.
