Psychology in Sport

Depression will rank first in 2020, according to the World Health Organization. This will increase more than expected due to COVID-19. According to the World Health Organization's 2017 estimates, the number of depressed people worldwide is 322 million. The World Health Organization included sport in 2005 as a preventive measure to protect mental health. In this context, psychological aspects of sports with youth will be analyzed and sports activities will be carried out in our project. These activities are; shows, matches, races ... Sports branches to be introduced with physical activities are; Athletics, Yoga, Basketball, Aikido, Badminton. The psychological effects of the sports branches that will be introduced with a presentation will be analyzed: Figure Skating, Windsurfing, Archery, Tennis, Horse Riding. It is aimed to find suitable sports branches in order to select the participants in sports branches in different branches. At the end of the project, participants will understand the sports category that suits them. A target chart will be created in this regard. At the same time, participants will be given psychological tests. The tests will help them progress to which area. Each participating country will be interested in two different sports. While actively promoting in a sport, they will be psychologically interested in the presentation and other sport. In total, there are participants from five countries and 8 people from each country will attend. The project will take place in Istanbul, and a trip will be organized to historical sites and sports-related modern architectures. Participants to participate in the project are expected to be active.