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Sports Psychology Defined: - -A science in which the broad principles of
psychology are applied, in a sport or exercise setting, to enhance a person's
performance and maximize their potential.
-What do we mean by performance? - -- Performing well under intense
pressure
- Improving team cohesion, goals, communication
- Maintaining motivation
- Reinforcing skills and habits, reduce burnout
-How do psychologists fit in? - -- Researchers: ask questions about
psychological factors that predict athletic performance, and design research
studies to answer these questions
- Teachers: teach college courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels
that focus on the impact of psychology on athletic performance
- Therapists/clinical psychologists: provide mental health care to those
struggling in some way with their sport
- Consultants: work with coaches and/or teams to improve overall team
experience
-Clinical/counseling sport psychology: - -- Extensive training (often doctoral
level) in the field of clinical or counseling psychology
- Licensed by a state board to treat people with psychological disorders
- Specific training in issues related to a sport in exercise psychology
-Educational sport psychology specialists: - -- Extensive training in sport
and exercise science
- Educate athletes and coaches about how psychological factors influence
performance
- Able to treat athletes with psychological disorders
-Becoming a sport psychologist: - -- Strong interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of both sport science and psychology
- Must know the particulars of a sport, as well as strategies for enhancing
performance
- Sport psychologists often work in academic settings, as it can be difficult to
obtain a position working with an elite athlete or team
, - Some work in related areas: exercise psychology or performance
psychology
-The history of psychology (early years; pre 1950): - -- 1890: Pierre de
Coubertin uses the phrase sports psychology
- Norman Triplett (1861-1931)
- Social presence of others facilitates better cycling performance
- Coleman Roberts Griffith (1893-1966)
- First sports psychology lab (1925)
- American father of sports psych
- Developed course "Psychology and Athletics"
-The history of psychology (formatic years; 1950-1980): - -- Changed from a
focus on exercise physiology/motor learning to psychological factors
influencing athletic skills and performance
- Optimal states of arousal
- Benefits of imagery
- Strategies for managing anxiety
- Impact of personality
- First graduate sports psych specialization, started by - - Dorothy Harris at
Penn State
- A general movement from academic to applied focus
- 1966: Thomas Tutko and Bruce Ogilivie publish Problem Athletes and How
to Handle Them
-Professional organizations and journals - -- 1965: International Society of
Sport Psychology (ISSP)
- 1966: North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical
Activity (NASPSPA)
- 1979: Journal of Sport Psychology (now called sport and exercise
psychology)
-The history of psychology (the contemporary years): - -- Embraced by US
olympics committee
- 1980: the US olympic committee develops a sport psychology advisory
board
- 1985: full-time sport psychologist hired
- 1988: sport psychologist accompanies the US olympic team
- Establishment of more organizations, including division 47 of the APA
-Notable Women in the Development of Applied Sport Psychology: - --
Dorothy Yates
- First woman in the US to practice sport psych and research; consulted with
boxers and used relaxation positive mindset
- Mothers of Sport Psychology
- Dorothy Harris (1931-1991)
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