David Pargman, Ph.D.

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Sport Psychology - What is it what I can do
with it?

• David Pargman, Ph.D.
• Dr. Pargman is now professor emeritus. He has
  retired after more than 30 years of service at
  Florida State University.
• Urska dobersek, m.a.
• A Third year ph.d. student in sport psychology
  program in college of education at florida state
  university.

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Introduction

• What is sport psychology?
• What do we do?
• What are the career opportunities in sport
  psychology?
• How does someone become a sport psychology
  consultant?

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What is Sport Psychology?

• One of a number of sport sciences 1960s
• Norman Triplett Coleman Griffith
• Biomechanics
• Motor learning control
• Exercise physiology
• Sport sociology
• Youth sport

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Psychology Applied to the Sport Experience

• Personality
• Motivation
• Skill acquisition
• Stress response
• Sport injury (rehabilitation)
• Exercise adherence
• PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT

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Interventions

• Relaxation
• Imagery
• Goal setting
• Self-talk
• Behavior change
• Biofeedback
• Self-regulation techniques

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Career Opportunities in Sport Psychology

• Applied sport psychology
• Clinical sport psychology
• Academic sport psychology
• consultant
• 41,850 - 71,880

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Professional Outlets and Forums

• Journals
• Meetings
• National
• International
• Associations - AASP, NASPSPA, ACSM, AAHPERD, ISSP

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Career Preparation

• Sport physical education route
• Psychology route
• Neither - preparation of specialists in sport
  psychology per se

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Preparation and Certification

• M.S./M.A. Ph.D. Programs
• Courses 72 credits
• Comprehensive exams
• Thesis dissertations
• Prospectuses
• Oral defenses
• Research

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Courses Sample

• Research Methods (qualitative quantitative)
• Statistics
• Counseling Methods
• Psychology electives
• Other electives related to personal line of
  research
• Stress Performance
• Seminars in various sport psychology topics

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Suggested Statistics Courses

• Simple regression
• ANOVA
• Causal modeling
• Hierarchical linear models
• Non-parametrics

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Have You Ever wondered?

• Why a 125th ranked professional tennis player
  unexpectedly knocks off the 3rd ranked player in
  a big international tournament?
• Why the quarterback in training camp with the
  best arm, fastest 40 yard sprint time, and most
  pounds bench-pressed of all candidates, never
  makes the roster?
• Why a parent reputed to be very well mannered in
  all endeavors, behaves like a complete buffoon at
  his/her sons Little League game?

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Examples of Research Projects

• Team Cohesion in Soccer or Football
• Perceptions of competence in older persons who
  participate in exercise
• Attentional focus - tennis athletes