I have done psychology with Bio in 12th and have passed with 90%,want to pursue my career as Sports psychology or nutritionist, pls advs

Hello! Jyoti. You can pursue your dream by choosing SPORTS SCIENCE.

Sports science is a very wide field of academics which is slowly coming into prominence in India and abroad. This curriculum can make a sports enthusiast understand the ambit, its application and finally choose any of the numerous paths that lead to further specialization. In a country where youth gets passionate about not only cricket but many other games and bringing in priced medals from international games competition, a subject like this has come forward for good quality of sports and fitness.

Sports science is a wide topic on sports dealing with the theories and principles to do sports and exercise in the most scientific way. Sports science aims at covering the following topics:

• PHYSIOLOGY : The branch of science that deals with the reaction of the human body to exercise and proper training.
  
• BIOMECHANICS: Its aims at understanding the causes and effects of muscular movement and the body's response to exercise equipment.
• PSYCHOLOGY: It aims at studying the human mind in terms of sport and exercise settings. This branch can also give rise to many managerial levels and coach level career activities.

The sports science can be studied in some of the selected institutes and universities of India. In your 10+2 level, it is best to have physics chemistry and biology as your subjects as this will keep both the options of pursuing a bachelors in arts as well as bachelors in science for the stream of sports science.

SOME OF THE COLLEGES WHERE YOU CAN STUDY SPORTS SCIENCE IN INDIA:

• UNIVERSITY  OF MYSORE
• AMITY UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB
• DELHI UNIVERSITY. DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS SCIENCE

In India, you cannot afford to move much forward with a bachelors degree in sports science. The ones with a master's degree can expect a monthly salary of RS.50000/-. So a degree from Uk is respected worldwide. Depending upon the kind of specialization you do your salaries may range within 18000-35000 euros annually. High profile professionals can touch a figure of 60000-100000 euros annually.

SOME OF THE WELL KNOWN COLLEGES ABROirmiAD:

• Nottingham Trent University
• University of Leeds
• University of Durham

Feel free to ask any basic level queries also.

Hi, you have chosen a great and an upcoming field. As a sports Psychologist you will get a chance to work with athletes deal with their Psychological issues or pressures, you can help them in dealing with stress and failure by encouraging them to set realistic and achievable goals. You will get a chance to enhance their performance and help them stay mentally and emotionally fit. You can also take up teaching the same if you don't want to work in the field. To be a teacher you will have to pursue graduation and post graduation in the field of sports Psychology or complete a specialized course in the same. If you want to work in the field graduation in the field of Psychology is a must and if you are yourself interested in sports it will help you have a better insight in course and field work. You can also pursue the course in abroad specially for post graduation as no formal training institutes are available in India that offer this course

Top 10 Universities that offer UG degree in this course are:

• Barry University, Miami
• Fredonia State University of New York
• Texas Christian University
• Adams state University, Colorado
• National University
• West Virginia University
• Arcadia University
• Robbert Morris University
• Texas A and M University, kingsville
• California state University, long Beach

If you wish to study in India you pursue this career after completing masters or doctoral level in B.A or B. Sc. In psychology and then become a full practitioner by becoming a member of ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY (AASP)



The starting salary in india ranges from 6k to 15k but as you grow slowly as a professional you can earn a salary upto 2 lacs per month

• To be a nutritionist you will have to complete a course of dietician and then you can become RD and work with medical teams in hospitals and health maintenance organizations ( private/govt.)