What and How Do Sport Psychologist Help?
I will answer this question by discussing a case history of an athlete who sought help through sport psychology. John is a nationally ranked racket sport competitor who needed the diagnosis and corrective help of a sport counselor. He hoped to correct a problem hoping to boost him past his annual third ranking in his sport. John is what is called in sport psychology an elite athlete, and what separates this player from his opponents is a very minuscule set of differenceson any given day, his opponent is his equal. Johns performance records showed that during some competitions he suddenly had a slight let down, made a mistake, or watched the opponent make an exceptional shot or recovery play, and from that incident on the momentum of the match shifted. This trouble often occurred while he was winning, apparently in good rhythm, and seemingly in control of the matchs momentum. Nevertheless, it happened, he lost his focus and sometimes even lost the match. In summary, John wants help gett
