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Coleman Griffith
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Coleman Griffith (1893-1966) was an American psychologist widely credited as the founder of sport psychology in the United States. Appointed director of the newly opened Athletic Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois in 1925, he systematically investigated the psychological factors affecting athletic performance and, in 1923, taught what is considered the first university course in sport psychology. He is remembered as the father of American sport psychology, though he is also sometimes called the prophet without disciples because none of his own students continued the field after him.
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BirthplaceGuthrie Center, Iowa, U.S. 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionEstablished and directed the Athletic Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois (1925), systematically investigating the psychological factors affecting athletic performance, and taught the first university course in sport psychology in 1923. 1 Notable WorkThe Psychology of Coaching (1926) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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In 1925 Griffith was appointed director of the newly opened Athletic Research Laboratory.
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Born in Iowa, he is often described as the founder of American sport psychology, though some historians have characterized this status as an "adopted" rather than uncontested title.
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In 1922, he was then appointed to assistant professor, and made acting head of the University of Illinois psychology department during the Bentley's sabbatical.
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He tested football players' reaction times with a Sanborn reaction-time apparatus in 1920.
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Wikimedia FoundationIn Branch: Sport and Exercise Psychology, Opening paragraphQuote, In Branch: Sport and Exercise Psychology, Opening paragraph
He is often described as the founder of American sport psychology.
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