Founded in 1986, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) is an international, multidisciplinary, professional organization with over 2,400 members in 50 countries.
AASP promotes the development of science and ethical practice in the field of sport psychology and offers certification (CC-AASP) to qualified members with a masters or doctorate degree that have met specific course requirements in sport psychology and have completed an extensive, supervised work experience to develop competency in enhancing performance from a psychological standpoint.
Sport psychology consultants and professionals work with athletes, coaches, non-sport performers (dancers, musicians), business professionals, and high-risk occupations (military, firefighters, police).
Mental skills training information for athletes.
Information for current and future sport and exercise psychologists.
How to teach and apply sport psychology skills.
For people involved in exercise and physical activity.
Information for parents of athletes.
Information about rehabilitation and recovery from injury.
AASP PARTNERS WITH NBA RETIRED PLAYERS ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICES
AASP has partnered with the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) to provide their members, who are former professional basketball players in the NBA, ABA, WNBA, and Harlem Globetrotters, access to sport psychology consultants that can help them transition to life after basketball.
AASP's certification program is transitioning to a new process in 2017. Applications to the new CC-AASP Certification Program will be accepted starting October 1, 2017.
In this presentation, two practitioners who provide sport psychology/mental training services to Paralympic athletes share their unique and shared experiences in working with athletes who have disabilities.
View on-demand webinar (aired December 8, 2016)
Speakers: Sara Mitchell, PhD and Jamie Shapiro, PhD, CC-AASP
Over 1,100 attendees convened in Phoenix for the AASP 31st Annual Conference, held September 28 - October 1. Click the link above to read a brief overview of the invited keynotes and lectures.
Perceptions of Engaging With a Super-Strengths Approach in Elite Sport
Volume 29, Issue 3, July-September 2017, Page 251-269.
Volume 29, Issue 3, July-September 2017, Page 270-284.
Talent development recommendations for coaches to consider
Volume 8, Issue 1, January-April 2017, Page 1-11.
Running a psyching team: Providing mental support at long-distance running events
Volume 8, Issue 1, January-April 2017, Page 12-22.
