Performance Excellence Movement (PEM)

  • 2011 PEM Newsletter
  • 2010 PEM Newsletters
  • Mission Statement and Objectives
  • PEM Goals for 2009-2010
  • History of PEM
  • PEM Contact Information
  • Past PEM Articles

2011 PEM Newsletter

2010 PEM Newsletter

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Mission Statement

The Performance Excellence Movement (PEM) is designed to increase student, practitioner, and public awareness of the application of sport and exercise psychology skills. PEM also serves to increase awareness, knowledge, and skill sets in relation to how sport and exercise psychology expertise can be effectively applied in a number of domains. The hope of PEM is to provide readers with interesting information about how some of our colleagues successfully apply their sport and exercise psychology techniques in their field and in other areas.

Objectives

The objectives of PEM are as follows:

  • Yearly publication of a PEM newsletter dedicated to exploring the use of performance enhancement skills in unique settings.
  • Increased AASP student member involvement in student initiatives through submission of articles for each PEM newsletter.
  • Recognition of AASP student and professional members’ contributions to the sport and exercise psychology field through member profiles in each newsletter.
  • Inclusion of evidence-based practice or peer-reviewed research wherever possible.
  • Distribution of the PEM newsletter to a broad audience, including AASP students and regional representatives, the AASP website, and appropriate non-AASP forums.

PEM Goals for 2009-2010

Before the 2010 AASP National Conference, the PEM Committee would like to create and distribute a newsletter which will address the following goals:

2010 Newsletter

  • To recruit dedicated AASP student members to become more involved in the AASP by contributing well-written and empirically-based articles to the PEM newsletter.
  • To interview performance enhancement professionals from a range of performance contexts to share their expertise through the PEM newsletter.
  • To interview individuals from a range of performance contexts who have received performance enhancement services to share their experiences through the PEM newsletter.
  • To distribute the final PEM newsletter to AASP students and professionals via email, the AASP website, and hard copies at the 2010 AASP Conference.

History of PEM

The PEM was originally established in 2001 by Robert Fazio and Michelle Coleman with the goal of increasing “awareness, knowledge, and skill set in relation to how sport and exercise psychology expertise can be effectively applied in a number of domains.” The newsletter was originally known as the PEP (Performance Excellence Program) and was a joint venture with APA Division 47. After a hiatus between 2003 and 2005, the PEM completed its most recent issue in 2009.

PEM Contact Information

Past PEM Articles