Funded by the AASP Foundation
The Teaching Excellence Award was developed to acknowledge exceptional classroom educators in the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology. This award is given to recognize a member of AASP who demonstrates teaching excellence and advances the field/profession of sport psychology through teaching.
Award Criteria
Nominees must meet the following criteria:
Submission Guidelines
Any AASP member may nominate (or self-nominate) an AASP member for this award.
The nomination materials should include:
These letters should demonstrate and include detailed information about the person’s sustained involvement in teaching activities, effectiveness of teaching, demonstrate their commitment to student success and course innovation, and highlight their willingness to go above and beyond for the students whom they serve.
Each letter for support may be no more than two (2) pages single-spaced.
Application materials are to be submitted as one, final PDF document to info@appliedsportpsych.org.
Committee Review
A three-person subcommittee from the AASP Foundation, including one student member, will review the application(s).
Award Benefits:
A plaque, cash award of $250 (paid by AASPF), and waiver of the conference registration fee for that year’s conference (paid by AASPF) will be awarded at the Annual Conference.
*Deadline for this award: March 1 of each year.