IOC MOOC Reflection

Our first assignment in the Sports and Leisure was to choose one course from the IOC MOOC association, The IOC provided many courses I chose psychology because i think it is a general subject which can be useful in my daily life. Psychology plays a big role in sports; The course taught me about how several factors can affect athletes in a good or a bad way. To start with, the course gave a general idea about psychology and how effective use of psychology can greatly impact the athletes performance. Firstly, internal factors. Being afraid of losing hinders the athletes performance. Fear of failure is not uncommon, instead of being afraid of losing, the athlete should see the loss as a gained experience to improve as the course explains. More and more, motivation can make or break athletes. Motivation makes the athletes pour their hearts into sports that make them perform better. On the other hand, external factors also have an effect on athletes. Studies show that athletes who had grown in an encouraging environment won more medals than those who didn't. I have learned few things that can be applied in my daily life to improve such as seeing mistakes as an opportunity, not as a failure. More and more, being motivated can help me with my studies. Lastly, the mindset is a powerful tool which i can utilize in order to boost my marks. To end with, I think this course had some valuable information about psychology, and it is worth doing.