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AASP 2015 Conference Recap

Angus Mugford, PhD, AASP President-Elect, Toronto Blue Jays

both his clinical and performance enhancement

skills. Indeed, he has been a key consultant for

the NCAA as they have begun to take the area of

mental health for student-athletes more seriously.

A standout moment involved a relection on the

importance of the “doctor lounge” environment -

where professionals interact to build relationships

Angus
and have hard and productive discussions that

make us all better. This sentiment for collaboration

MUGFORD
over competition across the spectrum of sport

psychology training was refreshing, and I believe

it served as a landmark moment in our community.

AASP’s 30th Annual Conference has For the irst time at the conference, I consistently

oficially wrapped, and we now begin felt a sense of ‘we’ rather than ‘us and them’ when

a new decade as an organization with it came to those from psychology and kinesiology

continued enthusiasm and a future full training backgrounds.

of possibilities. My thanks go to the
On behalf of the NCAA, John Parsons and Mary

Conference Planning Committee and Wilfert presented a new initiative that focuses

to the Executive Board who puts a
on ‘Mind, Body, and Sport’. The leadership and
great deal of time and effort into issues
investment into this agenda will have a signiicant
and initiatives in the days before the
impact on the lives of many people in the United
conference actually starts. This process
States. As Brent Walker highlighted in his
makes for a very busy week, and I truly
Presidential Address, if each NCAA school has

appreciate all who have served on the
one sport psychologist, we would have over 1,200
E-Board, past and present, on behalf of
practitioners employed. While a fundamentally
us all.
North American issue and opportunity, I truly

Chris Carr, receiving the honor to present believe the related ramiications are relevant

this year’s Coleman Grifith lecture, worldwide. Mental health was a theme that

kicked things off in style. Dr. Carr has continued to be raised both in the program

had a distinguished career consulting and in conversation. Continuing to develop our

across many organizations, using
connections and roles for various stakeholders is

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