TORN ACL FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYER

Write a 6-8 page paper (not including title and reference page) that describes an INJURY REHABILITATION performance enhancement training program for an athlete with a specific sport injury, and discuss how your PST plan relates to the research and applied aspects of sport psychology.

You may choose to design an PST injury rehab program for an athlete with any sport or exercise injury you like, as long as you create a training program incorporating important mental skills related to injury recovery in that specific endeavor. You might choose something like the injuries listed below, although these are only a few possible options. Do NOT choose a career-ending injury – keep it simpler than that.

INJURY CHOSEN: TORN ACL FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYER
At the beginning of your paper, you must provide an introduction to the athlete, sport, and injury you have selected. This should resemble a “case study” format, in which you describe all pertinent data relevant to the PST intervention you designed. This may include personality information, relevant injury history, the specifics of the injury and projected recovery time, etc. You are essentially “creating” a fictitious athlete case, although you may certainly model your case after an actual experience you have had personally, been part of, or read about.

You must justify the inclusion of each program component – for example, if you decide that goal-setting is an important component in an injury rehab mental training program for a marathon runner, you must support that inclusion with appropriate research on goal setting effectiveness in injury recovery.

Once you have determined the skills involved, you will discuss the program’s implementation using the 3-phase approach suggested by Burton & Raedeke (2009): Education, Acquisition, and Implementation. How will you, as the trainer, and your athlete progress through these 3 phases to make sure your program is effective for the injured athlete?

Your paper must include AT LEAST 5 outside academic references from peer-reviewed journals, although you may find that you use many more than that. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE SOURCE FOR OUTSIDE REFERENCES IN PSY 445.

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