Introduction to Sportpsyc-live
Why use a sports psychologist
Expertise
Contact and consultation
Examples for athletes
Reasons for consulting with a Clinical Sport Psychologist can be roughly divided into four categories:

Desire to improve performance is clearly stated as the primary or secondary goal of consultation
Athletic (coaching, managerial) performance has been consistently greater than the current level or performance progress has been slowed (performance “slump”, “burnout”).
Client is generally psychologically healthy but identifiable psychological barriers are negatively affecting them.
Overall psychological and behavioural function are somewhat reduced.
The athlete (coach, manager) may benefit from developing some self-regulatory skills as a secondary intervention but psychological counselling/ treatment is the first approach
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Examples for parents and partners Examples for managers and coaches