What is

Sport
Psychology?
 SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

Sport Psychology is the science

in which principles of
psychology are applied in
sports setting in order to
enhance and/or maintain skill
performances.
HISTORICA 1897 1925
Coleman Robert Griffith
Norman Triplett made the
L first clear example of established the first
psychological laboratory at
BACKGROU research conducted in the
area of sport psychology.
the University of Illinois. Often
referred to as the Father of
ND He studied the effect of Sport Psychology in America,
he systematically carried out
social facilitation among sport psychological research
cyclists which showed over an extended period of
that presence of other time focusing on psychomotor
competitors was capable skills, motor learning and
relationship between
of facilitating better personality variables and
cycling performance. motor performance.
HISTORICA 1960 1965

L Sport Psychology The International Society

BACKGROU emerged as a distinct of Sport Psychology was
ND discipline from other organized in Rome to
promote and disseminate
areas of motor information about the
behavior research. practice of sport
psychology throughout
the world.
 1966 – 1976
Studies that were conducted
focused on the relationship
between Social Facilitation and
Arousal Performance

1986

Sport Psychology was

embraced by the
HISTORICAL mainstream Psychology in
America falling under the
BACKGROUND American Psychological
Association.
 1990

Republic Act No. 6847 created and

established the Philippine Sports
Commission (PSC).
HISTORICAL
BACKGROU 1993
ND
The PSC formally established the
Philippine Center for Sports Medicine.
 1995
The first consultancy office in the field of sport
psychology was formally established. It is
called Sport Psychological Training,
Consultancy and Research Services. Tis agency
provides knowledge and training to physical
educators, athletes, coaches and sports
enthusiasts.
HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND
1996

The Sport Psychology Association of the

Philippines (SPAP) was founded by Prof.
Catapang.
LEARNING
ABOUT
PARTICIPAN
TS
 Personality

Is the sum of the

characteristics that make a
person unique. The study of
personality helps us work
better with students,
athletes, and exercises.
 PSYCHOLOGICAL
CORE
The most basic level of your personality is
called the psychological core. The deepest
component, it includes your attitude and
values, interest and motives, and beliefs
about yourself and your self-worth. It
represents the centerpiece of yourself and
the REAL YOU. For example, your basic
values might revolve around the
importance of your family, friends, and
religion in your life.
TYPICAL RESPONSES
Typical responses are the ways we
each other learn to adjust to the
environment or how we usually
respond to the world around us.
Often your typical responses are good
indicators of your psychological core.
That is, if you constantly respond to
social situations by being quiet and
shy , you are likely to be introverted,
not extroverted.
 ROLE-RELATED BEHAVIOR

How you act based on what you

perceive your social situation. This
behavior is the most changeable
aspect of personality. Your
behavior changes as your
perceptions of the environment
change. Different situations
require playing different roles. You
might, on the same day, play the
roles of student at a university,
employee, fiend, etc. Likely, you
will behave differently in each of
these situations: ex. you’ll
probably exert more leadership as
a coach than as a student or
employee.