Sports Psychology

Each pro sports team may not need more than one sports psychologist on staff.

Applied Sports Psychologists: The Numbers Game

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that jobs for psychologists will grow at a rate of 14 percent, which is well above the average, between 2018 and 2028. However, that is for all members of the specialty and does not address the problems that sports psychologists face if they want to pursue a career in applied sports psychology. One of the largest setbacks that an applied sports psychologist may face before and during their career is the lack of available opportunities, which are often broken down at the professional, college, and secondary-school levels. While each big city has multiple professional sports teams, each teammay not need more than one sports psychologist on staff, and some may not even want or be able to afford a

Chapter 1: Becoming a Sports Psychologist

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