Sports Psychology is "psychological and mental factors that influence and are influenced by participation and performance in sport, exercise, and physical activity... "( AAASP online, 2002, "What is sports psychology", para.1) A sports psychologist also uses the knowledge gained through his/her studies of sports psychology and tries to apply it to everyday settings. ... To better understand what sports psychology is, we first have to understand what exactly a sports psychologist is and what service he or she provide for a patient. ... (Sprague Sports Psychology, 2000, Mental Training as a S...

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For a student at Indiana State to get a athletic training degree, they must take the following classes: prevention of athletic injuries, evaluation of athletic injuries, 1st aid and emergency care, therapeutic modalities and exercise, administration of athletic training programs, human anatomy, physiology, exercise science, kinesiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, personal/community health, and instructional methods. ... Some others include; professional sports teams, amateur sports teams, sports medicine clinics, corporate settings, hospitals, health and fitness centers, U.S. ... Ath...

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Anshel, entitled Qualitative Validation of a Model For Coping With Acute Stress In Sports. ... A sport psychology consultant was sent to a Pro Rugby Team in Australia. ... They believed that coping in sports consists of a group of thoughts, emotions and actions that can be described by the stressed person. ... The research seemed strong for the most part, but some sports have different stressors than others. So a study should be done on individual sports teams (football, basketball, hockey, soccer, golf, baseball, tennis, track and field, etc). ...

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