1. Sport Psychology and Performance Psychology are two different fields.

 

Truth: Sport Psychology is Performance Psychology.

 

2. Sport psychology techniques also known as sport psychology skills only help elite athletes improve their performance. 

 

Truth: Sport psychology techniques also known as sport psychology skills help athletes and coaches of all levels improve their performance. 

 

3. Sport Psychology techniques only help performance in sports.

 

Truth: Performance enhancement skills used in sport psychology can be used to improve performance in any field and any aspect of life.

 

4. Mental skills coach, mental skills consultant, mental performance consultant, sport psychology consultant, and SPC all specialize in different things.

 

Truth: Different titles for individuals who specialize in the same thing helping with performance issues.

 

5. A sport psychologist is a person who has a PhD in sport psychology.

 

Truth: The title sport psychologist is deceiving.  A sport psychologist has a PhD in counseling psychology or clinical psychology.  A sport psychologist completed coursework in sport psychology as part of their graduate education.

 

6. A person who has a PhD in sport psychology is Not a mental performance consultant.  A mental performance consultant is also known as a performance enhancement consultant, sport psychology consultant, and mental skills coach.

 

Truth: A person who has a master’s degree in sport psychology and a person who has a PhD in sport psychology is a mental performance consultant.  Other names for a mental performance consultant are performance enhancement consultant, sport psychology consultant, or mental skills coach.

 

7. A person who has a master’s degree in sport psychology specializes in mental health and performance issues.

 

Truth: A person who has a master’s degree in sport psychology specializes only in helping with performance issues.