Tuesday 19 April 2011

E - Resource: Sports Psychology


 Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) promotes the ethical practice, science, and advocacy of sport and exercise psychology.http://appliedsportpsych.org/


The International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) is an organization devoted to promoting research, practice, and development in the discipline of sport psychology throughout the world.
http://www.issponline.org/


The British Psychological Society is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK. http://www.bps.org.uk/home-page.cfm


North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
http://www.naspspa.org/




Athletic Insight - The Online Journal of Sport Psychology. Over the past several years, both coaches and athletes have started to realize that strength, speed and other athletic skills are not sufficient for the production of championship athletes.
http://www.athleticinsight.com/




MindTools.com is here to help you learn the practical, straightforward skills you need to excel in your career.
http://www.mindtools.com/page11.html



Self Help Magazine - Professionals bring you the science of psychology, complete with a worldwide support community
http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/article/sports-performance




Written and regularly updated by a lecturer in psychology, this website was launched in March 2008 and is designed to help anybody looking for informed and detailed information on psychology.
http://www.all-about-psychology.com/index.html



Sports Mind Skills - Mental skills training, sports psychology and imagery for athletes of all levels. Look here for resources to take your mental game to a new level. http://www.sportsmindskills.com


Sports Training Blog Ideas for Athletes & Coaches Preparing for Real Competition
http://sportstrainingblog.com/category/sports-psychology 


Get Psyched for Sports is a great podcast show with over 25 shows you can listen to for free. http://sports-psychology.us/


 Learn practical sports psychology tips for any athlete, coach, or sports parent. Discover the secrets to think like a champion with FREE access to mental toughness articles, podcasts, and sport psychology e-books.
 http://www.peaksports.com/index.php


Excellent blog written and hosted by University Professor and Certified Sport Psychologist Dr. Randy Borum. Although the emphasis of the blog is on applying sport psychology to martial arts and combat sports visitors will find many of the informative articles of general sports psychology interest. http://combatsportpsychology.blogspot.com/  
  

The website started a few years ago as a way to bring the latest research on Sports & Exercise Psychology to athletes of all abilities.


 Mental Training, Inc. provides a wide range of automated and Mental Trainer® services for amateur, professional, and Olympic athletes, as well as teams, coaches,
executives, and performing artists, all of whom have one thing in common: they want to learn to control their thoughts and emotions so they perform better more often.


 Psychology on the Sports coach website.



 The Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) had its beginnings in Edmonton in 1969 as a meeting of scholars, both faculty and graduate students, interested in research in psychomotor learning and sport psychology. It was founded as a society in Banff, Alberta, in 1977.


The Sport In Mind – Sport Psychology  TheSportInMind is a website developed to bring together those who have a passion for the area of Sport Psychology as well as those who just wish to enhance their understanding of the field.

http://www.thesportinmind.com/