History of Sport Psychology

The history of sport psychology dates back to the late 1800s and from there has grown in to a scientific phenomenom to enhance the performance of individuals in the area of sport. The history of sport psychology falls into six preiods, they are; Period 1: The Early years (1895-1920), Period 2: The Griffith Era (1921-1938), Period 3: Preparation for the Future (1939-1965), Period 4: the Establishment of Academic Sport psychology (1966-1977), Period 5: Multidsciplinary Science and Practice in Sport and Exercise Psychology (1978-2000), Period 6: Contemporary Sport and Exercise Psychology (2000-Present).