Chapter 1: Sports Psychology

Sport Psychology Registry

A list of individuals in the area of psychology of sport who are qualified to work with Olympic athletes. The registry was initiated by the USOC.

Feminism

A movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression.

Accreditation

A process in which a professional organization establishes guidelines and then determines whether programs seeking accreditation meet the guidelines.

United States Olympic Committee

Developed the Sports Psychology Registry to identify individuals qualified to work with Olympic athletes.

Norman Triplett (1897)

Established the first sports psychology laboratory at the University of Illinois in 1925.

Rainer Martens

Father of Modern Sport Psychology.

Evidence-based Practice

Practice that emphasizes the idea that sound application and practice must be based on good science.

Coleman Griffith

The Father of Sport Psychology in North America. In 1925, while at the University of Illinois, he established the first sport psychology laboratory in North America.

What are the most prominent scholarly societies that have emerged to represent the discipline and application of sports psychology in the United States?

The North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, and the Association of Applied Sport Psychology.

Bruce Ogilvie

The father of Applied sport psychology

Norman Triplett

The person who conducted and published what appears to be the first clear example of sport psychology research in North America.

Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychologist

The type of sport psychologist that is required to be licensed and have specialized training in clinical and/or counseling psychology.

Educational Sports Psychologist

The type of sport psychologist that uses education as a medium for teaching athletes and coaches correct principles associated with sport psychology.

Research Sport Psychologist

The type of sport psychologist who is mainly interested in research and in expanding the knowledge base in sport psychology

Self-Regulation Training or Psychic self-regulation

ancient yogic techniques to teach cosmonauts to control psychophysiological processes while in space. Example: voluntarily control such bodily functions like heart rate or muscle tension

Roles and functions of Sport Psychologists

clinical/counseling services, education, and research

Interactionism Paradigm

considers person and environmental variables their potential interaction, surfaced and gained considerable credibility.

Applied Sport Psychology

is concerned with the psychological factors that influence participation and performance in sport and exercise.

Sport Psychology

study of motivation, violence, leadership, group dynamics, exercise and psychological well-being, thoughts and feelings of athletes, and many other dimensions of participation in sport and physical activity.