Course description for 2026/27
Training Principles for Performance, Psychology
IDR1043
Course description for 2026/27

Training Principles for Performance, Psychology

IDR1043
The course provides a thorough introduction to sports psychology theories that are relevant to performance development and learning motor skills. The course mainly focuses on performance development in sports, but the late development of society will also bring up the topic of sports and youth mental health.
The course mainly focuses on performance development in sports from a psychological point of view. Students gain a closer insight into how various psychological factors and perspectives affect mental health and performance. The course develops the student's overall understanding of the athlete's performance development.
The student must be admitted to the Skill and Performance Development program in sport. It is also possible to apply for single course.

Knowledge

The candidate

  • Have knowledge of the connection between central training principles for development and individual and collective psychological factors in various sports
  • Knows psychological perspectives and theories that can shed light on relevant practical issues in sport
  • Knows relevant theory on how training principles can be used for performance development within key psychological factors.
  • Know research and empirical evidence about talent and talent development

Skill

The candidate

  • Can apply and understand principles of performance development related to psychology
  • Can find, assess and refer to relevant subject matter to shed light on a problem

General competence

The candidate

  • Can apply sports psychology to develop performance and the development environment
  • Can exchange professional and scientific views and experiences with others in the curse area
In addition to the semester fee and curriculum literature, the student is assumed to have a laptop computer at his disposal.

Compulsory course

Theoretical and practical course

Online and block-based lecturing at and outside Campus

Mandatory

Part-time study in Meråker (50%)

Organization of teaching:

The subject will consist of 80% digital lectures with assignments and 20% practice and testing linked to these.

There is an active discussion of the subject matter, and the student will be challenged to present current theory, work, and experiences from practice.

The students evaluate the study program annually through course evaluations and study program evaluations. These evaluations are included as part of the university's quality assurance system.

2 written work requirements. All work requirements are assessed as approved/not approved. All work requirements must be approved to be awarded an exam grade.

Compulsory participation in all teaching 80%: All compulsory participation is assessed as passed/failed and must be approved to be awarded an exam grade.

- 100% participation in practical activities and lab work.

Oral exam, up to 1 hour. Grade expressions: A-F. Counts 100/100 of the grade in the subject.

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating
Recommended prerequisites: IDR1015, IDR1016, IDR1017, IDR1018, IDR1019 or equivalent year unit in sports

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

IDR1030 - Performance Principles, Psychology - 7.5 credits

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Credits
7.5
Study location
Meråker
Responsible faculty
The Faculty of Education and Arts
Course coordinator
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