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Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Towards a professional figure of the Sport and Exercise Psychologist Working Group on Sport Psychology Tuscany Order of Psychologists Sport & Exercise Psychology Under…the Leaning Tower Pisa, 28 -29 -30 Settembre 2017

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it What is Sport Psychology? It is the branch of Psychology concerning the psychological, social, educational and psychophysiological aspects of sport and physical activities. Its purpose is to improve both the wellbeing and the performance: of every individual and group playing sport at any level of sport institutions and clubs (at managing level)

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Who is the Sport Psychologist? An expert who followed a specific training: • five-years degree in Psychology • a one-year internship in a psychological field • professional practice exam • Order of Psychologists membership • specific educational training in sport psychology (public and private Masters, post -graduate courses etc. )

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Intervention areas • Introduction to sport • Youth/adult sport; • Competitive sport; • Amateur sport; • Health and wellbeing; • Disability and social inclusion.

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it With whom the Sport Psychologist cooperates? • Training staff • Team managers • Medical staff/Physiotherapists • Individual athletes or teams • Families • Schools • CONI, Federations, Institutions • Gyms and wellness centers

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it FAQ “In training everything is perfect, while in competitions I can’t perform well…why? ” “Sometimes I can’t control my emotions and my performance is affected, what can I do? ” “I would like to learn some methods to improve the relationship with my athletes” “In training and in competition I am often thinking at something different from what I am doing, why? ”

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it FAQ (2) “How can I handle demanding parents? ” “Some children of the team create confusion and distract other kids, how can I behave? ” “How can I explain more efficiently our association’s values to families and training staff? ” “How can I increase the number of our club members and reduce drop out level? ”

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Professional services(1) • Consultation • Intervention • Educational training • Research • Orientation • Planning

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Professional services(2) Individual Mental Training for children, adults, teams and coaches to increase selfawareness and motivation, to improve the performance, to optimize post-injury rehabilitation Meetings with training staff, sport managers, referees, families Psychological and sport evaluation Consultation and support to manage stress and emotions while training, in competions and in critical periods (injuries, career transictions, professional career ending etc. ) Burn-out and drop-out prevention

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Professional services(3) Motivational training Promotion of functional food habits Creation of questionnaires for psychosocial studies and researches Campaigns for promoting wellbeing and sporting spirit (anti-doping, fair-play, etc. )

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Protocol agreement CONI (Tuscany Regional Committee and Tuscany Order of Psychologists) General objective To mutually promote each other’s actions and prerogatives

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Specific objectives 1. to promote social wellbeing as an healthy way of life through sport and physical activities (not just at a pro level) 2. to spread the sporting spirit promoting behaviours which are fair-play and respect inspired 3. to promote the role of the psychologist as a professional who can add more value to personal, relational and sporting growth of each athlete, club and sport institution 4. to contrast unauthorized psychological interventions carried out by people devoid of law requirements

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it For this purpose, the Tuscany Regional CONI Committee and the Tuscany Order of Psychologists agreed to create a permanent working table (without economic bonds) to put the protocol agreement into effects and to realize a questionnaire about the Sport Psychologist role, which was sent to all Federations Presidents. Results were presented during an event organized in association of the two institutions, with the purpose to show members and political institutions the importance of this collaboration.

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it CONI and TOP protocol agreement signing

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Florence Marathon 2015

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Turin, 5. December 2015

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Florence Marathon 2016

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Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Working table on Sport Psychology Meetings (2015 and 2016) in Rome between CNOP and Regional Orders Working Groups on Sport Psychology

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Barga, 30. May 2017

Tuscany Order of Psychologists www. psicologia. toscana. it Working Group members Representative: Viviana Pistolesi Coordinator: Simona Pecchioli Raffaele Bini Isabella Ciacci Enrico Compiani Francesca Denaro Giovanna Di Bartolo Monica Palla Alessandra Piantini Maria Sansone Marta Vagaggini