This document discusses sport counseling as a special relationship between counselor and those needing counseling assistance. It provides an overview of the field of sport counseling, the responsibilities and roles of sport counselors, and their professional competencies. Sport counselors help athletes with career goals, professional problems, conflict resolution, motivation, and developing a healthy lifestyle. They work as part of teams to support sport performance and recreational activities. The document is authored by Prof. Dana Badau Ph.D. from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Romania.

1. SPORT COUNSELING
Prof. Dana Badau Ph.D

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3. What?
How?
Which?
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4. What do I want?
Main goals……
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5. How can I do it?
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6. New opportunities…
New occupations….
New jobs….
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7. Sport counseling
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a special relationship
between
counselor and
people who need
counseling
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8. assistance
keywords
advice
support
help
tips
guidance
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9. Graduates in
physical
education and
sports
Graduates
in related
fields
Certificate
specialists in
the life long
professional
development
program
Target group
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10. Fields of Developments in Sport Counseling
Action potentials
Vocational potentials
Psychological
potentials
Relationship
potentials
Management and
selfmanagement
potentials
Performance and
competition
potentials
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11. Responsibilities
Selects information and informs athletes
about the evolution of the sport field
Identifies the professional problems with
major impact on the sport performances
and on work relationships
Guides in solving professional problems
which may appear in one ‘s career
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12. Responsibilities
Suggests alternative solutions
and facilitates the optimal
choice according to the
professional goals and interests
Helps in cases of conflicts and
during negotiations
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13. Responsibilities
Guides and monitorises subjects
for leisure time activities for the
improvement of physical capacity
and life quality
Manages the relationships
between the athletes and staff of
sport structures and facilitates the
promotion of the personal brand
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14. The Role of the Sport Counselor
• Develop self-control capacities
•Develop communication and positive interaction
• Ranges and establishes the personal, group and
institution goals
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15. The Role of the Sport Counselor
• Develop the inner and outer motivations
• Expend capacity and competence arias
• Change of problematic behavior or
negative thinking patterns
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16. The Role of the Sport Counselor
• Improvement of negative emotions and
consequences of injuries
• Support for the sport and social
integration through positive thinking
• Prevent , assist and manage conflictual
situations specific to sport
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Informs the sportsmen
about evolution of the
filed
Counsels the
sportsmen in the
negotiations of the
contracts
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18. Monitorises the sport
training process
Provides support to
sportsmen for their
professional problems
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19. Represents the
sportsmen in
relationship to sports
authorities
Facilities conflict -
solving in sports
environment
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20. Guides people for
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21. Sport
performance
activities
Sport career
Sport and
social life
Active and healthy
life style
Recreational
activities
Personal
and social
life
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22. Future opportunities
Self employed – praxis
Team-member in sport structures
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23. Counseling in sport performance activities –
teamwork
Staff
manager
Sport
counselor
Technical
staff
Mass-media
Athletes
and sport
teams
Impresario
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24. Counseling in recreational activities –
teamwork
Sport
instructor
Sport
counselor
Kineto-therapist
Nutritionist
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25. Prof. Dana Badau Ph.D.
University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Departmen M2, Motricity Sciences
Tirgu Mures,Romania
danabadau.brasov@gmail.com