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The executive board includes elected and voting members plus two appointed students who do not vote.

Meet the Division 47 President, President-elect and Past President.

Performance Psychology, Section 2 of the Society for Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, brings together those members who are interested in research, teaching, and professional practice related to psychological aspects of optimal performance.

Division 47 has established five annual rotating awards to recognize distinguished contributions in the field of Exercise and Sport Psychology.

This award is presented to a training program (e.g., graduate program, internship training site, post-doc training site) that over time, has consistently provided significant contributions to education and training in sport, exercise, and performance psychology.

This award provides scholarships to eligible graduate students and early career professionals (ECP) and is intended to increase Div. 47 member participation at the 2017 APA Annual Convention.

Kate F. Hays, PhD, was a fellow, president, member-at-large, and APA Council Representative of Division 47, and leading figure in the development of practice and scholarship in SEPP.

Steve R. Heyman, PhD, was a president of the division and leading figure in the development of science and practice in sport, exercise, and performance psychology.

Our convention programming continues to grow in terms of diversity of presenters and topics, as well as numbers of submissions and accepted proposals.

We bring together psychologists, mental performance consultants, educators, researchers, and students who are passionate about the psychology of human performance, physical activity, sport, and movement.

The lastest Division 47 news and events are maintained on this page.

Fellow status is bestowed upon individuals who have made unusual and outstanding contributions to the field of psychology.

This is an updated list of fellows of the Division of Exercise and Sport Psychology.

This page provides a brief summary of the Division 47 structure, purpose, officers and members.

The official Bylaws of the division include rules for memberships, sections, officers, ad hoc committees, ethics and much more.

The purposes of the membership committee are to maintain a vibrant membership and to assist the Executive Committee in being responsive to the members.

Membership in Division of Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology includes many benefits like access to a division email list and an online division newsletter published three times annually.

Learn about the many benefits of being a Student Member in Division 47.

The student section of Division 47 offers opportunities to students interested in exercise and sport psychology.

Communicate with other members and stay current with division news by using the Division 47 email list.

During the development phase of this website, Division 47 contacted several graduate students and early career professionals, and asked them to reflect on their own professional and social identities, and their commitment to the work of diversity, inclusion and social justice in the fields of sport, exercise and performance psychology.

The proficiency covers athletes' psychological skills and well-being, sports organizations' systemic issues, and developmental and social aspects of sports participation.

An updated list of exercise and sport psychology links, articles and other resources.

This journal publishes papers in all areas of sport, exercise, and performance psychology for applied scientists and practitioners, and is the official publication of Division 47.

Division 47 publishes fact sheets that provide information to the public in an easy-to-understand Q&A format on a variety of evidence-based sport, exercise and performance psychology topics.