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 ✓™  Definition of Sport Psychology. -                        Sport psychology is the study of the psychological basic , process and effort of Sports                ✓™    INTRODUCTION  Father of Sports psychology is COLEMAN GRIFFITH 1.   Sport psychology involves the study of psychological factors associated with participation and performance in sports.  2. Sport psychology proviy a fundamental understanding of how the vario us aspects of psychology can be applied to sports  participation .  3.  Psychology is often defin d as ` the science of mind  and behaviour ( Gross , 2005 )  4. Psychology is the study of human behaviour .  5. In 1996 , europi federation of Sports psychology  ( FEPSAC ) 6. Sport psychology has existed in same form for almost as long as psychology itself . 7. The first record study i...

  • Today, sport and exercise psychologists have begun to research and provide  information in the ways that psychological well-being and vigorous physical activity are related. • This idea of psychophysiology, monitoring brain activity during exercise has  aided in this research.  • Also, sport psychologists are beginning to consider exercise to be a therapeutic addition to healthy mental adjustment. • Just recently have sport psychologists begun to be recognized for the valuable  contributions they make in assisting athletes and their coaches in improving  performance during competitive situations, as well as understanding how  physical exercise may contribute to the psychological well-being of non-athletes.

Historical Development of  Sports and Exercise Psychology  Period 1: Early Years (1893–1920) Period 2: The Development of Laboratories and Psychological Testing (1921–1938) Period 3: Preparation for the Future (1939–1965) Period 4: Establishment of Academic Sport Psychology (1966–1977) Period 5: Multidisciplinary Science and Practice in Sport and Exercise Psychology  (1978–1999) Period 6: Contemporary Sport and Exercise Psychology (2000–Present) 1893: E.W. Scripture conducts data-based studies of athletes at Yale, examining reaction and movement times as well as the transfer of physical training. 1897: Norman Triplett conducts the first social psychology and sport psychology experiment, studying the effects of others on cyclists’ performances. 1897: Second Olympic Congress debates the psychological effect of sport on youths. 1899: E.W. Scripture of Yale describes personality traits that he believes can be fostered via sport participation. 1903: Third Olympic Congress foc...

Historical Development of Sports and Exercise Psychology  Period 1: Early Years (1893–1920) Period 2: The Development of Laboratories and Psychological Testing (1921–1938) Period 3: Preparation for the Future (1939–1965) Period 4: Establishment of Academic Sport Psychology (1966–1977) Period 5: Multidisciplinary Science and Practice in Sport and Exercise Psychology  (1978–1999) Period 6: Contemporary Sport and Exercise Psychology (2000–Present)     History of Sport and Exercise Psychology Period 1: Early Years (1893–1920) Highlights of Period 1 1893: E.W. Scripture conducts data-based studies of athletes at Yale, examining reaction and movement times as well as the transfer of physical training. 1897: Norman Triplett conducts the first social psychology and sport psychology experiment, studying the effects of others on cyclists’ performances. 1897: Second Olympic Congress debates the psychological effect of sport on youths.