SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
BASICS
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3.
ORIGINS OF SPORT
PSYCHOLOGY
“mindor spirit”
“sayings or speakings of”
“speakings of the mind”
• Definitions of Psychology
“The science of
mental
life”
“The study of behavior”
• Scope of Discipline
4.
ACADEMIC ORIGINS OF
SPORTPSYCHOLOGY
Social Sciences
Sport Psychology
Social Psycholog y of Sport
Motor Learning
Motor Development
Motor Control
5.
• HOW
TWO TYPESOF
QUESTIONS
psychological
factors
impact and
exercise*
•Ho do spot and exercise
influence psychological
development7
6.
HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL
FACTORS IMPACTSPORT
How does anxiety affect a
basketball
player's free-throw shooting accuracy?
• Does self-confidence influence a
child's
ability to learn to swim?
• How does coach reinforcement and
punishment influence team
cohesion*
• Does imagery training facilitate the
recovery process in injured athletes
and exercisers*
7.
IMPACT OF SPORTON
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
• Does running reduce anxiety and
depression?
• Do young athletes learn aggression
from participating in youth sports?
• Does PE class participation facilitate
children'
s
self-
esteem
development
?
• Does participation in college
athletics enhance character
GOALS FOR
SPORT PSYCHOLOGISTS
•Observe the best coaches and
teachers,
record the psychological principles
they
use and convey these principles to
new
teachers and coaches.
• Adapt the information gained in
the
psychelogical lab to spert.
• Use the scientific method and the
experimentallab to discover
principles
which will aid in answering specific
problems of teachers and coaches.
CONTE PO RYEN
(19Õ5-PRESENT)
Õ Consultation
“certification‘•
most professional and Olympic
Only about 20 universities have full-
time sport psychologists
16.
CONTE PO RYEN
(19Õ5-PRESENT)
Õ Consultation
“certification‘•
most professional and Olympic
Only about 20 universities have full-
time sport psychologists
17.
CONTE PO RYEN
(19Õ5-PRESENT)
Õ Consultation
“certification‘•
most professional and Olympic
Only about 20 universities have full-
time sport psychologists
18.
CONTE PO RYEN
(19Õ5-PRESENT)
Õ Consultation
“certification‘•
most professional and Olympic
Only about 20 universities have full-
time sport psychologists
19.
CONTE PO RYEN
(19Õ5-PRESENT)
Õ Consultation
“certification‘•
most professional and Olympic
Only about 20 universities have full-
time sport psychologists
20.
EDUCATIONAL VERSUS
CLINICAL SPORTPSYCHOLOGY
Educational Spo rt
Psychology
Normal Supernorm
al
Behavio
r
Behavio
r
solve
problem
s
develop
mental
skills
21.
CLINICAL SPORT
PSYCHOLOGISTS (CSP)
rainedas clinical or counseling
psychologists '(i.e., licensed by state).
CSPs deal with clients who have some type
of
psychological problem (i.e., neuroses &
psychoses),
Their goal is to help person function
normally
in daily life by overcoming psychological
problem(s).
* Therapy often lasts months, and even years,
using intense, one-on-one psychotherapy
sessions to identify and correct problems (i.e.,
psychoanalysis).
22.
EDUCATIONAL SPORT
PSYCHOLOGISTS (ESP)
tra i n e d in sport/exercise science programs
to
teach “mental skills,”
Deal wïth clients who are psychologically
normal but have to perform in ultra intense,
pressure-packed situations (i.e.,
Superbowl,
Olympics, Plasters or Wimbleton),
ESPs are “mental coaches” whose goal is
to
help athletes develop “super normal“
mental
skills necessary to (a) perform optimally in
challenging situations, (b) experience
personal highlights and (c) develop to
their
full
23.
FOCUS OF SPORTPSYCHOLOGY
CONSULTATION
• achieve optimal performance or
Flow
- play your best when yeur best
is
weede
d
.
maximize personal development
in
sport and life by optimizing
mental skills — develop the
athlete and the person
• promote optimal
experiences - create
ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENTOF APPLIED
S*Ë//RTPSYCHOLOGY AAASP)
• This organization is designed to
promote research and practice in
applied sport and exercise
psychology.
Three specialty areas focus on
health/ exei cise
psychology, interv'entiori-
performance enhancement,
26.
APA DIVISION 47- SPORT
organizatio
n
the
EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY
The American Psychological
Association (APA) is the
largest professional
psychology Divisio
n
47 is one of the newest of
APA's almost 50 divisions.
Division 47 emphasizesboth
research and practice in sport
27.
NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY
FORTHE PSYCHOLOGY
OF
.SJ*ORT & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
activity. The organization's
main
disciplines of
• moto› development,
• metor learning and control, and
• sport and exercise psychology.
28.
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
3OURNALS
•TSP beganpublication in 1987
and publishes both applied
research and professional
practice articles designed to
facilitate the delivery of
psychological services to
coaches and athletes.
29.
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
3OURNALS
•TSP beganpublication in 1987
and publishes both applied
research and professional
practice articles designed to
facilitate the delivery of
psychological services to
coaches and athletes.
30.
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
3OURNALS
•TSP beganpublication in 1987
and publishes both applied
research and professional
practice articles designed to
facilitate the delivery of
psychological services to
coaches and athletes.
BEST SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
CONSULTANTS
monthsprior to the Olympics and most
had begun an ongoing mental training
program 2-3 years prior
athletes, usually beginning with the first
training camp of the year
with individual athletes before
and during the competitive
season
42.
BEST SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
CONSULTANTS
monthsprior to the Olympics and most
had begun an ongoing mental training
program 2-3 years prior
athletes, usually beginning with the first
training camp of the year
with individual athletes before
and during the competitive
season
43.
WORST SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
CONSULTANTS
•peer interpersonal skills (e.g., not
liked by athletes, viewed as wimpy
or domineering, wanted the
athlete to carry their bags, turned
people off with their personality,
didn't fit in)
• irieffectively applied psychology to
sport (e.g., not applied enough or
didn't fit the sport or situation in
training or competition)
44.
POOR SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
CONSULTANTS
hadbad timing (i.e., their involvement
began too close to major international
event, or in some cases even at an
international event, without knowing
athletes beforehand)
did not provide eizeugh consultant input
or feedbacl‹ (i.e., contact with athlete
was too infrequent, particularly ongoing
feedback was too limited to make a
difference)
45.
POOR SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
CONSULTANTS
hadbad timing (i.e., their involvement
began too close to major international
event, or in some cases even at an
international event, without knowing
athletes beforehand)
did not provide eizeugh consultant input
or feedbacl‹ (i.e., contact with athlete
was too infrequent, particularly ongoing
feedback was too limited to make a
difference)
46.
POOR SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
CONSULTANTS
hadbad timing (i.e., their involvement
began too close to major international
event, or in some cases even at an
international event, without knowing
athletes beforehand)
did not provide eizeugh consultant input
or feedbacl‹ (i.e., contact with athlete
was too infrequent, particularly ongoing
feedback was too limited to make a
difference)
47.
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
BASICS
< Whattype of training is required
to
become a sport psychologist?
* masters
• th.B.
<How do students find out about
graduate school?
* AASP Graduate Dit•ectei•y
< How do I find out more about sport
psychology?
Books, journals, cenferences