Multidisciplinary Science and Practice in Sport and Exercise Psychology (1978-2000)

This era was the era of major growth and development in sport psychology. This growth was due to the ongoing acceptance and respect of the general public towards this area of study. This was also the time where a definitive line was drawn seperating sport psychology from other psychologically related exercise and sport science specializations. This era saw the publishing of numerous journals and books to accompany the subject of sport psychology. Training in the field took a more professional approach, rules and regulations were introduced to ensure not just anyone could administer sport psychology.
1979: Journal of Sport Psychology (now called Sport and Exercise Psychology) is established.
1980: The U.S. Olympic Commitee develops Sport Psychology Advisory Board.
1984: World wide coverage of Olympic Games emphasizes sport psychology
1985: The U.S. Olympic Commitee hires first full-time sport psychologist.
1986: The first applied scholarly journal. The Sport Psychologist. is established.
1986: The Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) is established.
1989: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology begins.
1991: AAASP establishes the "certified consultant" designation.