Sport Psychologist

A sport psychologist ia a trained professional in the area of psychology but differs from his or her medical counterpart, the psychiatrist, in that the psyschologist need not be a medical doctor. A sport psychologist from a psychologist in that the former devotes most of his or her practice to athletes and is rarely state licensed. Sport psychologist at a university conduct research and assist athletes in a variety of ways. The sport psychologist helps athletes learn how to maximize their performance by using prinsiples of psychology as they related to sport. Applied sport psychologist emphasize enhancing sport performace throught mental skill training that involves such skills as positive thinking,motivation,relaxation,stress management and imagery