THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSULTING PRACTICE IN APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY - SOME PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES

The history and development of applied sport psychology practice has n ot received the same attention and documentation as that of academic s port psychology. After a brief introduction to the literature on the h istory and professional development of applied sport psychology, some personal perspectives from consultants who have been practicing ''in t he field'' over the last two to four decades are provided. Eleven well -known practitioners discuss how they got started, how their consultin g has developed, what significant experiences they have had, and what lessons they have learned along the way, They relate their views on th e progression of professional practice and what the future may hold. F inally, they offer some encouragement, cautions, and words of wisdom f or fellow and future colleagues in sport psychology consulting.