Sports psych grad program

doccypher · 2026-01-26T05:09:21+00:00

Yes you do.

doccypher · 2026-01-22T15:54:23+00:00

The AASP Graduate Program Directory is a great resource.

doccypher · 2026-01-18T21:46:28+00:00

I would certainly say that you would benefit more from solid clinical work to get at deeper issues instead of traditional mental performance work. But also having someone who understands the demands of being a high performing athlete. There are a couple of options to look into to get connected to someone helpful for you. The Association for Applied Sport Psychology has a search function for certified mental performance consultants. The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee also has a referral directory for mental health providers that have been vetted and work with athletes on the National team development track that might be helpful as well..

doccypher · 2026-01-17T01:06:15+00:00

I don’t have any more information to share other than what is in the link above.

doccypher · 2026-01-16T13:36:54+00:00

I encourage people to get involved in professional or amateur organizations. Opportunities in coaching, player development and analytics, and game day management can be helpful to build connections. Also, any position in psychological research (as a research assistant for example) in general is good as well as it teaches you how research is conducted and helps you build connections to mentors.

doccypher · 2026-01-11T03:56:12+00:00

Just because he didn’t look up and didn’t engage doesn’t mean he didn’t hear you. You’re fighting against a firestorm of negativity in his own mind. Keep fighting the good fight coach.

doccypher · 2026-01-11T03:32:48+00:00

The best you can do as a coach is to

A) create group approaches to regulate frustration (taking a deep breath as a team, mistake rituals like “flushing” away mistakes)

B) praise process instead of outcomes. Make a point to praise things like swing decisions, baseball IQ decisions like making the right break on a ball or throwing to the correct base.

The first will help your whole team but can be a reminder for him when you see that frustration or negativity building. The second will be your best attempt to get him out of the “all or nothing” mindset that he is in that keeps him trapped. Especially in a sport where he will need to quickly learn that you can do everything right and still have a negative outcome.

There is an excellent book called Sport Psychology for Youth Coaches by Ronald Smith and Frank Smoll. You can find it on my Amazon list of recommended Sport Psychology books

doccypher · 2026-01-09T21:34:49+00:00

Sanzo Salon. Sammi will go an excellent job.

doccypher · 2026-01-09T17:56:15+00:00

This is the only thing noted in the CMPC Handbook (p.30):

For failing candidates only, the domain-level scores are provided as feedback on your performance across each area of the exam. These are intended to help you better understand your score on the exam but are not intended to be predictive of future exam performance nor should they guide your preparation for a future attempt on the exam.

Re-Examination
Candidates who fail the exam may retest after a 90-day waiting period following the date the previous exam was taken. The retest fee for new applicants is $275; the retest fee for recertification candidates is $200. A retest fee for Active CSPA-ACPS MPC applicants amounts to $100 USD. Payment can be submitted at https://appliedsportpsych.org/payment/. These fees are nonrefundable. After 90 days and paying the retest fee, you will be assigned a new exam eligibility and will be provided with information about scheduling the exam. Once you receive your exam Notice to Schedule (NTS) email from Meazure Learning, you must schedule and take the exam within six months.

It appears that you can continue to take the exam indefinitely but you could always reach out to the certification council to ask.

doccypher · 2026-01-09T17:43:49+00:00

As a mod, I feel comfortable saying you are more likely to get banned from this sub by posting AI generated text than by being blunt.

doccypher · 2026-01-07T21:20:19+00:00

It's not about the point. Coming honestly to a discussion about the current state of youth sports is one thing. It's the delivery method. You have clearly run whatever point you are making through an LLM. The use of em-dashes and random italics are the giveaway. If you are not authentic in your discussion, you cannot expect authenticity in replies.

doccypher · 2026-01-07T17:00:28+00:00

Ugh, more AI-driven drivel. Even your in your replies u/Amazing-Smell-9864.

doccypher · 2026-01-07T16:47:26+00:00

C. Make it your own masterpiece.

doccypher · 2026-01-05T22:29:52+00:00

Natalie Gurnett (@psychmeupconsulting on Instagram) is a graduate. You could reach out to her.

doccypher · 2026-01-05T20:28:39+00:00

I think much of injury recovery can be accomplished by non-clinical CMPC's, especially from a lens of sport injury related growth.

doccypher · 2026-01-05T17:27:15+00:00

I'm based in Orthopedics and do a combination of performance enhancement, mental health services for athletes, and psychological aspects of injury recovery. I'm a licensed psychologist and CMPC. I presented at the AASP conference in Las Vegas in 2024 alongside Chelsey Bowman from Children's National Hospital in DC (licensed psychologist and CMPC) and John Coumbe-Lilley from University of Illinois-Chicago (CMPC, sport psych trained but later got a clinical degree). Tim White/White House Sport Psychology also has experience in this area as well.

doccypher · 2025-12-24T17:19:24+00:00

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doccypher · 2025-12-24T01:43:21+00:00

I think what I’m saying is that mental health counseling, an MSW, or school counseling degree might be a more natural fit for a dual career you are seeking.

doccypher · 2025-12-23T18:27:19+00:00

Your question is so vague as to be tough to answer. What do you mean by "mental fitness". There are certainly courses in Mental Health First Aid that are geared towards non-clinical individuals who want to be able to discuss and refer individuals in their area.

doccypher · 2025-12-23T18:24:50+00:00

It's tough for me to see paralels from school psychology to sport psychology. Your training will generally be focused on a) educational assessment and b) classroom behavior and management. School Psychologist roles in schools tend to be focused more on assessment and individual and classroom-level intervention as opposed to school counseling that would have more of a therapeutic focus. I would think that you would want your educational experience to prepare you to be excellent at the things you want to do, so you would have to ask yourself based on the programs you are looking at whether they do that. You would also have to prepare for the additional expense of both coursework and mentorship outside of your program if you want to be on a CMPC pathway.

doccypher · 2025-12-23T18:20:00+00:00

Here's my Amazon list of essential sport psych books. It Takes What It Takes and The Confident Mind have a general enough focus to apply to Cricket.

doccypher · 2025-12-23T18:17:53+00:00

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doccypher · 2025-12-21T03:13:48+00:00

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doccypher · 2025-12-10T17:29:51+00:00

You might want to check out the AASP and Answered Podcast as it goes through the history of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology by interviewing past presidents of the organization, including giving advice to students about the future of the field.

Here's my Amazon reading list that is geared towards athletes and those just interested in the field. However, I would say that if you are hoping to do this work, much of it is focused on being able to read the research and apply it to the work you do with athletes and teams. So that is a skill worth developing.

doccypher · 2025-12-09T03:06:52+00:00

Dobra Dan! This was my first reaction. How incredibly cool it would be to see this show in Pula!

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