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	Tamara Harris
Adaptive Sport & Physical Activity	TBD
Anger & Violence in Sport	Mitch Abrams + Michelle Bartlett
Business Ownership	Carla Carter
Clean Sport	TBD
Coaching Science	Megan Buning + William Flow + Tammy Sheehy
Eating Disorders	Jenny H. Conviser, Mitchell DeSimone, Cindy Miller Aron, Hayley Perelman, Caitlyn Hauff
Exercise Psychology & Wellness	Chelsea Rodriguez
Fencing	John Heil
International Olympic Sport Psychology	Peter Haberl
Media in Sport	Michele Kerulis
Men and Masculinities	Rob Owens + 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 + Joan Steidinger
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	Leeja Carter + 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.