Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie

The German Association of Sport Psychology (asp) represents the interests of the sports psychology inside and outside the universities in Germany. Currently, the asp consists of 540 full members (cited: Dec. 2021). The purpose of the society is the promotion and development of sport psychology in research, teaching and in the fields of application of performance, expertise and health.

motivational and functional support of sport psychological science, theory, research and application as well as reactions on corresponding queries
support of the exchange of information about sport psychological findings and methods, particularly in the context of scientific conferences and publications
distribution of news within the field in addition to public relations
support of young researchers, particularly via further education
representing the interests of sport psychology in the national and international scientific field of training, biomechanics, etc.

The asp offers further educational curricula in the field of top level performance. Graduates complete the further education as sport psychological experts (asp-curriculum competitive sports).

The medium of the asp ist the Journal of Sport Psychology (Hogrefe Verlag).