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Sport Psychologist
Do you have a love of sport and would like to be involved without participating? Why not consider a career as a Sports Psychologist?
As a Sports Psychologist you would provide consultancy services to various sport athletes, parents and coaches. You could also work with athletes assisting them with their performance, promoting their health, both physically and psychologically.
They help athletes enhance their performance on the field using psychological principals as well as making the athlete understand how their participation in sport, exercise and physical activities affects their psychological development, health and well -being throughout their life.
Sport Psychologists can fulfil two roles – academic and applied:
- The academic role involves teaching at colleges or universities where they educate people about sport psychology and conduct research. They will also train sport psychology students.
- The applied role focusses on the professional application of sport psychology in sport and exercise.
They assist athletes with performance enhancement and clinical issues and provide workshops for coaches as well as rendering consulting services to team players. The sport psychology career field is highly competitive both in the academic and applied fields.
Useful Information
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Career Snapshot Sport Psychologist |
In Demand
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Qualification Required |
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Work Outdoors |
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Maths Required |
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Science Required |
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This is a general guide - it is important to check admission requirements with the various training institutions first because entry requirements may vary.
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