Groups the theories built around performance, motivation and experience in sport, exercise and physical activity. Belongs here: Flow, the theory of complete absorption in an activity, first developed from studying peak performance in sport and creative work.
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The field of sport psychology in general began in the 1960s with the formation of the International Society of Sport Psychology in 1965, The North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity in 1967, and The Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology in 1969.
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