ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
STAPS Faculty
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The aim of the "Psychological Preparation and Coaching" Master's degree is to qualify future specialists in mental preparation and coaching for athletes, teams, trainers, sports institutions, etc. The university training provided is designed to enable students to acquire the qualities and theoretical and practical knowledge needed to support and guide - at all levels of preparation and competition - athletes, sports teams or groups of participants, sports institutions and specialized staff, trainers and managers. Psychological preparation and coaching are at the service of sports performance and personal fulfillment, while promoting sporting values and ethics.
The graduate - who has received training centered on sports science, in particular sports psychology and mental coaching - knows how to analyze requests, diagnose the nature of psychological problems, and choose appropriate measures rigorously and ethically.
He/she is able to mobilize different approaches (clinical, cognitive, social psychology, coaching, etc.) using both qualitative (interviews) and quantitative (tests) methods and tools, in order to establish a contract of objectives with the applicant(s), take action and evaluate his/her interventions.
He is called upon to work as a consultant, expert or appraiser.