As a field of study, sport psychology is relatively young, gaining its formalized start in the
United States in the 1920s. Then and now, the practice of sport psychology is concerned …

The demands of elite athletics often overshadow the developmental stages of children,
teens, and young adults. Additionally, many athletes experience an existential crisis of …

The past two decades have seen considerable expansion and development in sport
psychology research. The wealth of literature that has emerged has not only examined a …

The development and ultimate credibility of sport psychology will be influenced by its degree
of success in responding to standards of scientific and public accountability. Spurred in part …

As you flick through these pages, you might be asking yourself “why another edition of the
Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology?” The editors of the 2010 first edition …

Discusses research and applications in behavioral sport psychology, and suggests several
ways in which a behavioral approach can enhance more mainstream work in sport …

Psychological processes in sport are inextricably linked to the social contexts within which
they occur. However, research and practice in applied sport psychology have shown only …

As a member of Notre Dame's Faculty Board in Control of Athletics (and earlier on asimilar
board at the University of Houston), Ihave slowly become aware of the hundreds of ways that …