I need anyone who can to give information on Sports Psychology. Some examples of questions that I need answered are: ~How much do sports psychologists usually make? ~What kind of training and education are needed to become a sports psychologist? ~What are the employment and advancement opportunities? ~What are some related occupations? ~What is the projected future of this field? Thank you.

-- Megan Casey (crystal_meg@hotmail.com), February 12, 1998

Answers

I am not in the field, but I have been gathering information for pone of my high school students. (that is how I ended up looking at your question. These are a few sources I have located or seen reference to:

Van Raalte, J.L. & Williams, J.M. (1994). Graduate training and career possibilities in exercise and sport psychology. Brochure sponsored by APA Division 47, AAASP, and NASPSPA. Available from APA Division Services (202) 336-6013. For athletes: Kirschenbaum, D. (1997). Mind matters: Seven steps to smarter sport performance. Carmel, IN: Cooper (317) 574-9338. Murphy, S. (1997). The Acheivement Zone: An 8-Step Guide to peak performance in All ARenas of Life. New York, NY: Berkeley. (800) 847-5515. Orlick, T. (1990). In Pursuit of excellence. (2nd Ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Sports Psychology with Karlene Sugarman, M.A. http://www.psywww.com/sports/index.htm

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Learning More About Sport Psychology http://www.psyc.unt.edu/apadiv47/howto.htm

Another person working on a paper in this area also requested information. I posted this to him. You may want to look up his inquiry in case some post only to his.

If you learn of any other sources, please let me know! cbrusven@gunn.palo-alto.ca.us

-- CA Brusven (cbrusven@gunn.palo-alto.ca.us), January 12, 1999.