jectingthemselves to intense physical stress as well as social pressure. Athletesaim to succeed so much that they are pressured to handle the stress frommanagers, fans, and owners, not to mention the immense competition.Athletes also have to integrate their social lives with work. For one, theyhave to worry about being traded to a different team in another state, andthen they may end up spending hours and hours away from the family fortraining. When dealing with such stress, many cannot cope and needpsychological help. This is where the psychologist steps in. He or shemay specialize in a area in psyche such as motivation, relaxation orcounseling. Sports psychologist has come a long way for athletes. Not onlydoes it deal with motor performance and motor skills, now sportspsychology deals with a wide range of topics. Some may think, “whyspend time and money on a psychologist since its all mental?” Well thefact of the matter is that you might go cuckoo not having someone to talkto. References1.) Bird, Anne Marie. Psychology and Sport Behavior. St. Louis: TimesMirror/Mosby College Pub., 1986. Cratty, Bryant J. Psychology inContemporary Sport: Guidelines for Coaches and Athletes. EnglewoodCliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1983. LeUnes, Arnold D. Sport Psychology: AnIntroduction. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1996. Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology,2nd ed. Gale Group, 2001.in association with The Gale Group and LookSmart. 2.) ugarman, K. (1998, November 26). Why mental training. [Online].Available: http://www.psywww.com/sports/mt.htm ....
