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The Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (French: Société Canadienne d´Apprentissage Psychomotor et de Psychology du Sport) (SCAPPS) is a multidisciplinary association that promotes psychomotor learning and sport psychology in Canada.

History

SCAPPS was founded in 1969 by Robert Wilberg at the University of Alberta. Until 1977 the society was part of the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. SCAPPS holds an annual convention every year and has been influential in the fields of motor behavior and sport psychology, particularly in North America.

Journals

• Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport (JEMS)

See also

• Sport psychology

References

1. "About". Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
2. Williams, Jean; Krane, Vikki (2015). Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance. McGraw Hill. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
3. Granito, Vincent J. (2017-05-24), "History of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology in North America", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.133, ISBN 978-0-19-023655-7, retrieved 2024-09-22
4. Halliwell, Wayne (1989). "Applied sport psychology in canada". Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 1 (1): 35–44. doi:10.1080/10413208908406401. ISSN 1041-3200.
5. Mohan, J. (2015). Sport Psychology: the Ultimate Spring Board of Excellence. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Suppl.Special Issue, 41(3), 50-65. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/sport-psychology-ultimate-spring-board-excellence/docview/1779874890/se-2

• Psychology organizations based in Canada
• Organizations established in 1977
• Sport psychology organizations
• Motor control
• 1977 establishments in Canada