Applied sports psychology course begins

Manama, Apr. 11 (BNA): A course on applied Sports psychology and positive youth development through sports was tipped off today with 25 coaches from different sports organisations in Bahrain and the GCC taking part. Organised by the Sports Training and Development Centre of the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC), the four-day course is part of the centre’s annual plan aimed to qualify coaches of different sports disciplines and enable them Leisha Strachan from the University of Manitoba in Canada is conducting the course, which brings many aspects of sports psychology and emphasizes positive phycologist development of the youth.