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, You Tube 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 three years; inactive SIGs will be discontinued

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Active AASP SIGs

SIG	Coordinator(s)
Achievement Motivation	Tamara Harris
Adaptive Sport & Physical Activity	Amanda Leibovitz
Anger & Violence in Sport	Mitch Abrams
Business Ownership	Carrie Cheadle
Clean Sport	Kelsey Erickson
Coaching Science	Katie Wurst + Daniel Freeman
College/University Counseling Center	Craig Rodgers
Eating Disorders	Amanda Tierney, Justine Reel + Jenny Conviser
Exercise Psychology & Wellness	Amanda Perkins-Ball
Fencing	John Heil
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, & Intersex	Hannah Bennett
International Olympic Sport Psychology	Peter Haberl
Media in Sport	Michele Kerulis
Men and Masculinities	Rob Owens
Mental Health	Hillary Cauthen
Military Performance	TBA
Mindfulness	Ted Monnich
Performance Consulting in Collegiate Sport	Sheryl Smith
Performance Excellence	Lisa Miller
Performance Psychophysiology & Biofeedback	Melissa Hunfalvay
Positive Psychology for Sport & Exercise	Lisa Miller
Positive Youth Development Through Physical Activity	John McCarthy
Psychology of Sport Injury	Megan Granquist + Hayley Russell
Race & Ethnicity in Sport	Angel Brutus
Soccer	Jude Niba
Study & Practice of Supervision	Michelle McAlarnen
Teaching Sport & Exercise Psychology	Amber Shipherd + Pete Kadushin
Women in Sport	Leeja Carter
Youth Sport	Brandonn Harris

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, Lani Lawrence.

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