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Timeline Of Coaching Psychology
1900s * In 1926, American sports psychologist Coleman Griffith published his first book entitled ''The Psychology of Coaching: A Study of Coaching Methods in the Point of View of Psychology.'' * In 1951, John Lawther of Pennsylvania State University, Penn State University published ''Psychology of Coaching''. * in 1967 Curtiss Gaylord published a book titled ''Modern Coaching Psychology'', the first book to use "coaching psychology" in its title * In 1970, James William Moore published ''The Psychology of Athletic Coaching''. * In 1976, Tim Gallwey publishes the book, The Inner Game of Tennis * In 1977, James O. Prochaska of the University of Rhode Island, and Carlo Di Clemente and colleagues developed the transtheoretical model.Prochaska, J.O. and DiClemente, C.C., 2005. The transtheoretical approach. Handbook of psychotherapy integration, 2, pp.147-171. * In 1981, earliest known mention of SMART criteria, S.M.A.R.T. goals * In the late 1980s and 1990s, the GROW model was develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleman Griffith
Coleman Roberts Griffith (May 22, 1893 – February 7, 1966) was an American sport psychologist. Born in Iowa, he is considered the founder of American sport psychology. Griffith studied at Greenville College until 1915, and then studied psychology at the University of Illinois. While at the University of Illinois, Griffith established what he claimed to be the first sports psychology laboratory in the United States. At this time Griffith worked closely with the University of Illinois football team, studying how factors such as psychomotor skills and personality variables related to performance and learning of athletic skills. Due to financial reasons, the Research in Athletics Laboratory eventually was closed, which led to Griffith becoming a sport psychologist with the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Throughout his time with the Chicago Cubs, Griffith examined the players and completed a series of reports for Philip K. Wrigley, the owner of the Chicago Cubs team, with the results e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |