What is Sport Psychology

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• What is Sport Psychology?

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Sport Psychology is

• Sport Sciences
• Biomechanics
• Motor learning and control
• Exercise physiology
• Sport history and philosophy
• Sport sociology
• Sport Psychology 1960s
• Half of any sport is 90 mental." (Yogi Berra.)

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Psychology applied to Sport Experience

• Personality
• Motivation
• Skill acquisition
• Stress response
• Sport injury and rehabilitation
• Exercise adherence
• Moral development in sport
• Women in sport
• Elderly in sport
• Youth in sport
• Exercise and well-being.

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Do I have to be an athlete to be a Sport
Psychologist?
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Performance is Performance

• Sport
• Music
• Dance
• Theater
• Business
• Life

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Applied vs. Research

• Ideally
• Applied Practice is guided by research.
• Research is informed by practice.
• Psychological interventions for
• Relaxation
• Imagery
• Behavior change
• Biofeedback
• Hypnotherapy
• Self-regulation (anger control, etc)
• Team work
• Communication

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Professional Outlets

• Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport
  Psychology (AAASP)
• National Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
  Recreation, and Dance
• North American Society for Psychology of Sport
  and Physical Activity
• American College of Sports Medicine
• International Society of Sport Psychology
• APA Division 47
• British Association of Sport and Exercise Science
  (BASES)

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Sport Psychologist or Sport Psychology Consultant?

• Sport Psychologist
• Training as a psychologist, supplemented by
  training in sport psychology delivery.
• Sport Psychology Consultant
• Sport and Phys Ed training.
• Hybrid training.
• Sachs, M.L., Burke, K.L., Schrader, D.C. (2000)
  Directory of graduate programs in applied sport
  psychology (6th ed.). Morgantown, WV Fitness
  Information Technology.  www.fitinfotech.com

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Career Paths

• Sport Psychologist
• Licensed Psychologist, trained to work with
  athlete and non-athlete populations.
• University setting, research
• Sport Psychology Consultant
• University setting
• University sports
• Research setting
• Legitimacy
• Licensure
• AAASP Certification
• BASES Certification
• Olympic Registry

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Career Paths

• Choose your own adventure
• Can I work with Tiger and make a million?
• Performance Enhancement Consulting
• Business Consulting
• Health and Wellness

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What do I read, to start?

• Murphy, S. (Ed.) (1995). Sport psychology
  interventions. Champaign, IL Human Kinetics. 
• Van Raalte, J.L. Brewer, B.W. (Eds.) (2002)
  Exploring sport and  exercise psychology (2nd
  ed.). Washington DC American Psychological
  Association. 
• Singer, R.N., Murphey, M., Tennant, L.K. (Eds.)
  (1993). Handbook of research on sport psychology.
  New York, NY Macmillan. 
• Singer, R.N, Hausenblas, H., Janelle, C.
  (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of sport psychology (2nd
  ed.). New York Wiley.
• Weinberg, R. Gould, D. (1995). Foundations of
  sport and exercise psychology. Champaign, IL
  Human Kinetics. 
• Williams, J.M. (Ed.) (2001) Applied sport
  psychology Personal growth to peak performance
  (4th ed.). Mountain View, CA Mayfield (415)
  960-3222. 

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What do I read, for research?

• Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
• The Sport Psychologist
• Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
• International Journal of Sport and Exercise
  Psychology

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Sport Psychology at FSU

• MS and PhD programs
• MS
• 2 year academic program
• Thesis
• PhD
• Coursework
• Field Lab Internship
• Preliminary defense (Pilot Study and Concept
  Paper)
• Dissertation Prospectus
• Dissertation

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Questions?