AASP Special Interest Groups (SIG)

Purpose

• To stimulate scholarly and professional growth
• Increase interest in a particular, focused topic
• To develop "content" - educational resources for either sport psychology professionals and/or the general public
  (i.e., social media posts, blog entries, YouTube videos, newsletter articles, journal articles, conference presentations) 

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Benefits

• Opportunity to work with other AASP members who are passionate about a focused scholarly and/or professional practice topic
• An annual SIG meeting at the AASP conference
• Recognition of the SIG on the AASP website and the opportunity to attract new group members 

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Creating a New SIG

• Identify at least 10 current AASP members interested in forming the SIG
• Generate a name for the SIG and the SIG mission statement
• Complete the SIG Proposal Form
  (download form here; submit to info@appliedsportpsych.org) 

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SIG & Coordinator Responsibilities

• Coordinators will complete and submit an annual report of SIG activities and membership to the Membership Services Division Head
• SIGs will undergo a review once every two years; inactive SIGs will be discontinued

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Active AASP SIGs

SIG	Coordinator(s)
Achievement Motivation	TBD
Adaptive Sport & Physical Activity	TBD
Anger & Violence in Sport	Mitch Abrams + Michelle Bartlett
Business Ownership	Carla Carter
Clean Sport	TBD
Coaching Science	Megan Buning
Eating Disorders	Jenny H. Conviser, Mitchell DeSimone, Cindy Miller Aron, Hayley Perelman, Caitlyn Hauff
Exercise Psychology & Wellness	Michael Sachs and Selen Razon
Fencing	John Heil
International Olympic Sport Psychology	Peter Haberl
Media in Sport	Michele Kerulis
Men and Masculinities	Ryan Sappington
Mental Health	Hillary Cauthen
Mindfulness	Piotr Piasecki
Performance Consulting in Collegiate Sport	Sheryl Smith
Performance Psychophysiology & Biofeedback	Margaret Dupee + Anthony Wiench
Positive Youth Development Through Physical Activity	John McCarthy
Pride (LGBTQ+)	Hannah Bennett + Aidan Kraus
Psychology of Sport Injury	John Coumbe-Lilley
Race & Ethnicity in Sport	Zellesia Ejalanibu + Ashley Zapata
Soccer	Jude Niba
Study & Practice of Supervision	Michelle McAlarnen
Tactical Populations	Chaska Gomez + Peter Jensen
Teaching Sport & Exercise Psychology	Brit Calaluca + Cynthia Clarke
Women in Sport	Candace Hogue
Youth Sport	Kathy Feinstein

To join or learn more about a particular SIG, contact the SIG Coordinator.

If you would like to coordinate a SIG in need of a coordinator, contact the Membership Services Head, Amber Shipherd.

Interested individuals also are encouraged to attend any of the SIG meetings held at the AASP Annual Conference.