20% Project Post 3

This week I mainly did research on my topic. I found that the field is growing today because of the amount of youth that are becoming athletes is going up. Parents, coaches, athletes themselves or people who exercise regularly are all curious about how to become better or help someone else become better or mentally stronger in order to perform better. There have been a lot of athletes in the media in the past few years that have done things to give to help give them a competitive edge in their respected sport. Sports psychology is essentially the same thing and it’s legal.  It may not give a person a huge body or make them run faster or physically outperform their competition, but it will help give them an intellectual or mental edge when dealing with certain situations or pressure.

            Helping individual athletes reach their peak performance is only one perk of the job. The help that I would be able to provide one athlete could be something that helps the whole team. There are things such as communication skills, team cohesion, game preparation and listening skills that I could work with a few athletes from a certain team and help the whole team. These leadership qualities could help an individual propel themselves into a leadership role on their team, and the others may pick up on these qualities and become a better team all together. The thought that I could potentially help someone with becoming a leader of a team or help put them in a position to become great at their sport is motivation for me to keep perusing sports psychology as a career.