Mental trainer for sport (certified)  (Wetzikon):
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If you want to work as a mental trainer or mental coach, you have various options for training and further education in Switzerland. As there is no federally recognized training in the non-university sector, there are a large number of different courses with different focuses, also because consultants, coaches or trainers are not protected terms. Only universities of applied sciences offer continuing education courses that provide you with comprehensive training in the field of mental training. These include, for example, the postgraduate course leading to the Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS Psychological & Mental Training in Sport (UAS).
If you do not have a license for this course or would like to continue your education in another way, there are, for example, certificate courses for mental trainers or mental coaches. Basic courses are often offered that provide an initial insight into this exciting subject area and then give interested parties the opportunity to build on this by attending further courses that even include SVEB 1, for example. You will also find continuing education, further training courses that award certification from the European Coaching Association (ECA), such as the ECA Master Mental Coach / Dipl. Mentaltherapeut/in. This European-recognized training, in combination with a basic anatomical training course of 450 hours, also qualifies for registration with ASCA as a mental therapist.
If you are looking for a less comprehensive training or further education, you can, for example, do a continuing education, further training to become a certified mental and stress coach after the basic course.

The advanced training certificate course for mental coaches at university level includes personality-relevant social behavior skills as well as professional and technical skills. It teaches:

• Psychological basics
• Structures of Swiss sport
• Basic knowledge of sports psychology, training theory, sports pedagogy and experiential education
• Mental and psychological training methods such as breathing techniques, visualization, cognitive training, self-talk, psychomotor training
• Application of individual methods such as motivation training, psychophysical regeneration, psychoregulation training and concentration training
• Teaching of process techniques
• Concept development and implementation in the areas of school sports, sports rehabilitation, health sports and/or competitive sports)
• Conversation
• Consulting concepts