The blindside
Your task is to view a sports-related movie and write a brief review. This is an individual assignment and you should not watch your movie with anyone else in the course. Here are the steps to the assignment.
Step 1: Watch the movie. If you have seen the movie before, you should watch it again. While viewing the movie, identify sport psychology themes that are depicted in the movie (aggression, parental involvement, goal setting, teamwork, etc.). You should probably take notes so you can remember what you saw so you can report on it later.
Step 2: Write a review of the movie. The review should be 5 double-spaced pages with 1” margins, 12 point font, and should contain the following sections:
Heading: Your name on the first line (upper left), then one line below include the movie title, year, sport(s) depicted, and the sport psychology theme(s) you identified in the movie. Identify as many major themes as you can.
Plot outline: Give a brief description of the major characters and the storyline. Feel free to describe the ending, as you won’t ruin my watching of the movie by doing so. This section should be 1 or 2 paragraphs.
Theme(s): Discuss the themes identified in the heading. Discuss them in the context of the movie and in the context of what the field of sport psychology knows. This may require some reading in the text that we have not yet covered. You may also use other sources (research studies, magazine articles, etc.) to support your discussion. You can use quotes from the movie to illustrate points. If you use other sources, they must be cited correctly in the paper and in a list of references at the end of the paper. References do not count towards the length of the paper. Offer any suggestions for interventions, if appropriate, that are based on what you have learned so far.
Summary: A paragraph summarizing the movie and your discussion of the themes. End this with a rating of the movie from 1 (terrible) to 5 (great).