This is a 25-slide PowerPoint that includes all you need to deliver Open Awards Access to HE Psychology of Sports Performance: LO2 – 2.1

The PowerPoint contains a lesson aim and learning objectives, research-informed information for notes, embedded educational videos, partner discussions, and progressive research tasks where application to specific sporting examples is required.

Included is a Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) for learners to assess their own stress levels in a performance setting.

Learners synthesise their knowledge by completing a final written task describing causes, symptoms, and effects of anxiety on sports performance in the context of a chosen athlete.

This lesson has been created in line with the Open Awards Access to HE Diploma Sports and Exercise specification.