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 + 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 + Ryan Sappington
Mental Health	Hillary Cauthen
Military Performance	Chaska Gomez
Mindfulness	Ted Monnich
Performance Consulting in Collegiate Sport	Sheryl Smith
Performance Excellence	TBA
Performance Psychophysiology & Biofeedback	TBA
Positive Psychology for Sport & Exercise	TBA
Positive Youth Development Through Physical Activity	John McCarthy
Psychology of Sport Injury	Megan Granquist
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.