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The Effect Sports Psychology has on a Young Athlete
Title: The Effect Sports Psychology has on a Young Athlete
Category: Recreation & Sports
Details: Words: 4269 | Pages: 18.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Effect Sports Psychology has on a Young Athlete
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To fully understand sport psychology, we must ask ourselves two very important
questions, first, what is sport psychology and second, who is it for? Put in the most sim-
ple way, sport psychology can be an example of psychological knowledge, principles, or
methods applied to the world of sport. 'Two psychologists, Bunker and Maguire, say
sport psychology is not for psychologists, but is for sport and its participants.' (Murphy &
White, 1978:2) However, it can be …showed first 75 words of 4269 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 4269 total…that sports are a way for people to release their aggression. However, they still have
not been able to fully eliminate the violence in sports. Psychologists are also working on
new methods for motivating athletes because some athletes are harder to motivate that
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others. Even though there are these unresolved issues in sport psychology, the future of
psychology in sports, especially youth sports, looks to be on a very progressive track with
many new discoveries.
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