SPMB

 

SPORT PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL SUPPORT (SPMB)

SPMB focuses on sport and exercise psychology research. Its main research topics are related to (a) the career development of talented, elite, Olympic, dual career and retired elite athletes, (b) the provision of sport psychology support and the development of sport psychologists, (c) the development of mental skills in young, talented and elite athletes and (d) the participation of children and youth in sport. Current and future lines of research include the development of the athletic career of female athletes, the significance of the athletic junior-senior transition, the dual career elite sport and study pathway of elite athletes, the development of the career of elite coaches, and the applied behavior analysis of mental skills development and use. SPMB has conducted research and developed projects for the Flemish elite sports community (e.g., the development and provision of sport psychology support services to elite sport schools and elite sport federations; the development of career support services to [retired] athletes), for the Brussels-Capital Region and the European Union (e.g. the development and optimisation of dual career support services and tools), as well as for international elite sport organisations (e.g., IOC).

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SPMB Team Meeting in Papendal (NOC*NSF, the Netherlands)
 

Head of the research group: Prof. Dr. Paul Wylleman

Academic staff: 

 

Upcoming events:

  • 22nd ECSS conference (Rühr, July 5-8)
  • 14th World Congress of Sport Psychology (ISSP) (Sevilla, July 10-14)
  • 15th European Congress of Psychology (EFPA) (Amsterdam, July 10-14)
  • Nordic Sport Science Conference (Halmstad, November 22-23) - info
  • B-Wiser meeting (Halmstad, November 21)
  • BASES-FEPSAC Conference (Nottingham, November 28-29)

Past events:

  • Studiedag 'Een holistische kijk op dopinggebruik' (Brussels, March 27) - programma
  • Kick off meeting B-WISER (Brussels, January 25-26, 2017) 
  • Final symposium Gold in Education and Elite Sport (Brussels, December 8, 2016) - programma - video
  • Final meeting Gold in Education and Elite Sport (Brussels, December 7, 2016)
  • Rio Cocktail (Brussels, October 17, 2016) - event - video 
  • Kaderweekend GymFed (Ghent, October 22, 2016)
  • Dag van de atletiektrainer (Leuven, October 1, 2016)
  • Olympic Summer Games (Rio de Janeiro, August 5-21) - press
  • 21st ECSS conference (Vienna, July 6-9, 2016)
  • 3rd meeting Gold in Education and Elite Sport (Barcelona, April 6-8, 2016)
  • International Congress of Sciences and Football (Valenciennes, March 1-4, 2016) - event
  • Workshops for student-athletes (Brussels, February 15-16, 29 & March 1, 2016) - event
  • Studiedag Steunpunt Sport (Brussels, February 2, 2016)
  • Sport Vlaanderen: Overlegplatform Topsport & Studie (Brussels, January 18, 2016) - press
  • Workshops for student-athletes (Brussels, December 7-8) - press
  • SPMB Team Meeting (Brussels, December 2)
  • Symposium on deliberate practice (Brussels, November 14)
  • SPMB Team Meeting (Papendal, September 28-29)
  • 1st international Gold in Education and Elite Sport symposium (Amsterdam, September 23) - press
  • 2nd meeting Gold in Education and Elite Sport (Amsterdam, September 21-22)  
  • 14th European Congress of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) (Bern, July 14-19)
  • 14th European Congress of Psychology (EFPA) (Milan, July 7-10)
  • 20th ECSS conference (Malmö, June 24-27)
  • Kick-off meeting Gold in Education and Elite Sport (Paris, January 26-27) - press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   (Part of) the SPMB research group on the FEPSAC congress in Bern.

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