Question

Discuss issues raised in the popular media when people are reported to have used a sport psychologist to enhance performance. Provide references.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Although Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Ron Artest credited therapeutic support for some of his court performance, some critics and media outlets took that as evidence that he was insane.

On the flip side: It would be insane for professional athletes like Artest not to receive help from professionals like sport psychologists.

Although usually trainers concentrate on the physical aspect of competition, sport psychologists concentrate on the minds of the athletes.

Sport psychologists can help athletes — both professionals and amateurs alike — attain their objectives.