Association for Applied Sport Psychology

Interested in joining one of AASP’s four affinity groups? Check out the Black Professionals in Sport and Performance Psychology! Black Sport Professionals in Sport and Performance Psychology is an AASP affinity group for diverse Black professionals and students in sport and performance psychology. This affinity group seeks to create an open, enriching, and liberatory space seeding Black brilliance and celebration by maintaining community between conferences in addition to an annual meeting at the AASP conference. Applications are open until November 15, 2024. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eRijBl #AssociationForAppliedSportPsychology #AASP #AffinityGroup #SportPsych #MentalPerformance

Interested in joining one of AASP’s four affinity groups? Check out the new Jewish Students and Professionals in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (J-SEPP)! J-SEPP will be a community where Jewish SEPP students and professionals can connect with other Jewish AASP members, share pride in Jewish identities, support each other, share resources, and collaborate on projects. Applications are open until November 15, 2024. Learn more: https://conta.cc/4f9qw3S #AssociationForAppliedSportPsychology #AASP #AffinityGroup #JSEPP #SportPsych #MentalPerformance

Sports are naturally competitive, with teams and individuals striving for victory. However, there’s more to sports than just winning. They can be a powerful force for peace, bringing people together, fostering mutual respect, and promoting teamwork. Through shared activities, sports humanize us, opening doors to forgiveness and unity. In this video, Lindsey Blom, EdD, CMPC, Professor and Associate Athletic Director at Ball State University, invites all competitors to see sports differently, finding peace in competition and uniting people around a common love. To watch the full video, visit: https://bit.ly/3BCzqse This video is sponsored by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). To learn more about AASP, please visit appliedsportpsych.org, find us on Facebook, or follow us at @AASPTweets (X) and @AASPofficial (Instagram).

Thank you to everyone who attended #AASP24 and contributed to its success! A special thank you to our presenting sponsors, University of Western States and Magellan Federal for helping make this year’s event possible. We’d love to hear about your favorite moments from this year’s conference! Share your standout panels, presentations, and highlights in the comments below. 🗣️ All of us at AASP are excited to see what’s in store for the 40th Annual Conference, taking place in Montreal, Canada, on October 15-18, 2025. We hope to see you there! 🎉 #AASPEvents #AASPAnnualConference #AASP2024 #SportPsychology #SportPsych #MentalPerformance

Today kicks off the AASP’s 39th Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV! Over the next four days, we look forward to engaging workshops, lectures, panels, and networking with SEPP thought leaders, researchers, and practitioners from around the world—and we hope you are too! Curious about what past AASP conferences have been like? Michael Sachs, who has attended 35 of the last 38 AASP Annual Conferences, shares some of his favorite memories and offers advice for first-time attendees: “I have so many memories and experiences from past conferences, so it’s very difficult to pick one (or even a few). The memories of seeing old friends/colleagues and meeting new people at every conference rise above specific venues or sessions. I’ve always enjoyed learning new things, seeing old friends, and making new ones.” “One session that has always stood out to me is from years ago and featured four of our noted practitioners discussing 'The Biggest Mistake I Made' and how they would approach it differently today. It was both humbling and enlightening to see that even our biggest stars could make mistakes—and more importantly, how they reflected on those experiences and made corrections for the future.” Sachs encourages first-time attendees not to be shy and to fully engage in the conference experience. “Meet people, talk with folks you want to meet, network as much as you can. Almost everyone is very friendly and receptive, especially with 'newbies'/first timers,” he added. As we kick off #AASP24, we invite attendees to share which sessions, panels, and events they’re most excited about in the comments below. If you’ve attended an AASP Annual Conference in past years, we want to hear about your favorite memories! #AASP2024 #AnnualConference #AASP #AssociationforAppliedSportPsychology #SportPsych #MentalPerformance #Psychology #AASPAnnualConference2024 #AASPConference

Join AASP in congratulating the 2024-2025 Research, Collaborative Research, and Gualberto Cremades International Research Grant recipients! 👏👏👏 Research Grants: Provide limited support to early career professionals (pre-tenured faculty) or students for their research endeavors. Collaborative Research Grants: Support multi-investigator and multi-institutional collaborative research projects in applied sport, exercise, and/or performance psychology. Proposals revolve around projects that incorporate at least two different disciplines, or involve researchers from at least two different institutions/organizations. Gualberto Cremades International Research Grants: Recognize an international student as principal investigator or Co-PI, residing within or outside the US. This grant may be used to support any research project involving an international student or an internationally based student, as PI or Co-PI. However, priority will be given to research projects that incorporate (cross-) cultural, critical, non-eurocentric and/or non-US perspectives. AASP’s Research Grants program is open to all active members of the Association and is considered one of the benefits of membership. The deadline to apply for grants is April 1 of every year. See a complete list of past AASP Grant recipients here: https://lnkd.in/eHN8crFy #SportPsychology #AASP #AssociationForAppliedSportPsychology #MentalPerformance #Psychology #ResearchFunding #AASPGrants #PsychologyResearchGrants #CommunityOutreach

AASP’s latest newsletter features an insightful article from Dr. Chrissy Holm Haider, EdD, LPCC, CMPC, MS, MSc on the benefits of Perceptual Cognitive Training (PCT) in mental performance coaching. By using PCT tools, practitioners can gain real-time insights into how athletes respond to pressure, improving their ability to enhance mental skills. “Regardless of PCT’s ability to improve reaction time in a performance setting, the training brings a practical and adaptable element of performance outcomes into the session to give insight into an athlete’s mindset and habits under pressure,” shares Holm-Haider. “In my professional experience, I have been increasingly energized by the insights and opportunities to apply mental skills in real-time with athletes.” Read the full article and explore more AASP updates here: https://conta.cc/4dbh5jh #AssociationForAppliedSportPsychology #AASP #MentalPerformance #SportPsych #SportPsychology #AASPNewsletter #PerceptualCognitiveTraining #PCT

In honor of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, AASP is shining a spotlight on a new Affinity Group that is pioneering change for Latinx students and professionals in the field and our organization. Applications to join the new Affinity Group are due on November 15. Members can learn more here: https://bit.ly/4gsCIya #SportPsychology #AASP #AssociationForAppliedSportPsychology #MentalPerformance #Sport #Psychology #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth

Join us at AASP’s 39th Annual Conference for an insightful keynote with Mustafa Sarkar, PhD, Associate Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, on bridging the research-to-practice gap. Don’t miss this must-attend session on Wednesday, October 23, from 5:30-7:30 PM PT! To register for the conference, visit: https://lnkd.in/eC4ASTAt #SportPsychology #AASP #AssociationForAppliedSportPsychology #MentalPerformance #Psychology #AASP24 #AnnualConference #ResearchToPractice #Keynote

Many athletes struggle with challenges like the yips and the pressures of having their identity tied solely to their performance. In our latest blog post, authors Ben Foodman and Alex Bolowich, CMPC dive into how the Polyvagal Theory connects athletic identity to issues like the yips and offers strategies to shift from a performance-based identity to a purpose-driven one. “Athletic identity is the degree to which an individual identifies with the athlete role. If not monitored over your athletic career, it could result in a performance-based identity where your self-worth is contingent upon how well you perform,” Foodman and Bolowich explain. “This fear can compound to a degree that starts to create a psycho-neuromuscular inhibition known as the yips, where your motor skills are compromised despite the endless hours of training used to develop. It is encouraged that you work on developing a purpose-based identity and celebrate the multiple identities you embody to strengthen the mind-body connection and allow for you to play more freely.” Read more here: https://bit.ly/47EheKX #SportPsychology #AASP #AssociationForAppliedSportPsychology #MentalPerformance #Sport #Psychology #AASPBlog #Yips #PolyvagalTheory