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Association for Applied Sport Psychology - MS 766

Introduction/History | Record Group/Series Description | Inventory | Records Online

Introduction/History

In April 1998, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology designated Bowling Green State University, specifically the Center for Archival Collections, to house their archives. The collection consists of six linear feet of minutes, conference programs and proceedings, officer correspondence, financial files, committee and subject files, and publications. The records date from the establishment of AASP in 1986 to 2002.

Founded in 1986, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) has emerged as the largest applied sport and exercise psychology organization in the world. Founding President, John M. Silva, established AASP to promote the science and practice of sport and exercise psychology, while providing an opportunity for individuals to share information related to theory development, research, and the provision of psychological services to consumers. Today, AASP is a vibrant international, multidisciplinary organization.

Since its inception, AASP has committed significant time and effort to identify essential criteria to the practice of applied sport psychology. In 1989, AASP established and approved criteria for certification intended to demonstrate that individuals seeking certification must have obtained a minimal level of training and experience to provide professional services in applied sport psychology. Currently, AASP is the only professional organization in North America that offers certification to qualified professionals who practice sport, exercise, and health psychology.

Additional information on AASP can be found at http://www.aaasponline.org/

Record Group/Series Description

The Association for Applied Sport Psychology collection is arranged into the following Record Groups: Executive Board, Office Correspondence and Files, Conferences, Subject Files, Committee/Council/Task Force Files, and Publications. These Record Groups are divided into Record Series as described below. Some records have been made available online. See the separate listing below.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

CONSTITUTION
1986
First constitution of the AASP.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MINUTES AND FILES
October 1985-April 1998, 2004-2010
Arranged chronologically
Includes minutes of Board meetings (Spring and Fall) and may include minutes of the annual meeting and conference call minutes. Also may include agenda items such as committee and officer reports and correspondence. Inclusion of agenda items or lack of minutes so noted in the inventory.

OFFICER CORRESPONDENCE AND FILES

OFFICER CORRESPONDENCE
1991-1997
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence mostly of the president regarding the work of AASP and its relationship with other organizations.

TREASURER REPORTS AND FILES
1986-1998
Arranged by topic and within chronologically
Includes financial and budget reports compiled by Treasurer. Also includes tax information and reports filed with the IRS and insurance correspondence and policies.

LEGAL COUNSEL
1992-1996
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and opinions of the AASP legal counsel.

CONFERENCE FILES

CONFERENCES
1986-1998, 2004-2010
Arranged chronologically
Includes programs and abstracts. May also include some planning files and reports on site selection.

REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM
1993, 1995, 1996
Arranged by region and within chronologically
Includes programs of symposium held by various regions within AASP.

SUBJECT FILES

ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
1994
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and reports compiling the history of AASP and developing the AASP archives.

AWARDS
1993-1997
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and selection/awarding information for the Dorothy V. Harris Memorial Award and the Dissertation Award.

GRANT AWARDS
1994-1997
Arranged chronologically.
Includes correspondence and selection/awarding information for AASP research grants.

COMMITTEE/COUNCILS/TASK FORCE FILES

COMMITTEE/COUNCIL/TASK FORCE FILES
1988-1998
Arranged alphabetically by name of group and within chronologically
Includes minutes, correspondence and reports of the various committees, several which began as ad hoc committees or task forces. Also includes minutes, correspondence and reports of the Fellows and Sport Psychology Council.

PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS DIRECTORY CORRESPONDENCE
1991-1998
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and agreements regarding the publication of the AASP Journal and the Graduate Programs Directory.

NEWSLETTERS
1986-2004, 2006-2010
Arranged chronologically
Includes the published AASP newsletters which describe the activities of the organization and its officers and members. Missing issues noted on the inventory.

JOURNALS
2005-2011
Issues of the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, and the Journal of Sport Psychology in Action (some missing issues)

Inventory

Executive Board : Box 1

Folder

Constitution, 1986
Executive Board minutes, October 1985-September 1990
Executive Board minutes
(records not available for Fall 1992 meeting, no minutes for Spring 1993 beginning in 1993, also includes reports and correspondence) , April 1991-October 1993
Executive Board files
(includes reports and correspondence but no minutes)
(records not available for Fall 1994 meeting) , April 1994
Executive Board minutes and files, April 1995

Executive Board : Box 2

Folder

Executive Board minutes and files, October 1995
Executive Board minutes and files, April 1996
Executive Board minutes and files, October 1996
Executive Board minutes and files, April 1997
Executive Board minutes and files, September 1997
Executive Board files (no minutes), April 1998

Executive Board : Box 3

Folder

Executive Board minutes, conf. calls, etc., 2004
Executive Board minutes, conf. calls, etc., 2005
Executive Board minutes, conf. calls, etc., 2006
Executive Board minutes, conf. calls, etc., 2007
Executive Board minutes, conf. calls, etc., 2008
Executive Board minutes, conf. calls, etc., 2009
Executive Board minutes, conf. calls, etc., 2010

Officer Correspondence and Files : Box 1

Folder

Officer correspondence, 1991-1994
Officer correspondence, 1995-1997
Financial and budget reports, [1986-1990], 1993-1994
Financial and budget reports, 1995-1998
IRS information, 1986-1995
Insurance information, 1989-1997
Legal Counsel, 1992-1996
Balance sheets, 2005

Conference Files : Box 1

Folder

Conference Program and Abstracts, 1986
Conference Program and Abstracts, 1987
Conference Program and Abstracts, 1988
Conference Program and Abstracts, 1989
Conference Program and Abstracts, 1990
Conference Program and Abstracts, 1991

Conference Files : Box 2

Folder

Conference Program and Abstracts, 1992
Conference Program, Abstracts and reports, 1993
Conference Program, Abstracts and reports, 1994
Conference Program, Abstracts and planning files and reports, 1995

Conference Files : Box 3

Folder

Conference Program, Abstracts and planning files and reports, 1996
Conference Program, Abstracts and planning files and reports, 1997
Conference Program and Abstracts, 1998
Conference site selection reports, 1994-1996
Regional symposium-Midwest, 1993, 1996
Regional symposium-Southwest, 1995, 1996
Regional symposium-South Central, 1996
Regional symposium-Northwest, 1996
Regional symposium-Eastern Canada 1996
Conference Management Proposal AAASP Conference - Louisville, KY, 2007

Conference Files: Box 4

Folder

Conference Program and Abstracts, 1999
Conference Program and Abstracts, 2000
Conference Program and Abstracts, 2001
Conference Program and Abstracts, 2002

Conference Files: Box 5

Folder

Conference Program and Abstracts, 2004
Conference Program and Abstracts, 2005
Conference Program and Abstracts, 2006
Conference Program and Abstracts, 2007
Conference Program and Abstracts, 2008
Conference Program and Abstracts, 2009
Conference Program and Abstracts, 2010

Subject Files : Box 1

Folder

Archives and history of AASP, 1994
Awards , 1993-1997
Grant awards, 1994-1995
Grant awards, 1996-1997
Awards 2005-2006
Website and Management Company RFPs 2006
Organizational charts 2003, 2006?
Constitutional amendments 1987-2000
AASP Senior Member Council description 2008?
AASP Website proposals and contracts 2005-2007
AASP Member survey 2007

Subject Files : Box 2

Folder

Presidential address (Krane) 2006
Presidential address (Giges) 2007
AASP Management Contract - Rees Group 2004, 2007
John Silva Keynote address at 25th Conf., 2010
10 Questions with John Silva, [2010]
Draft Memo of Collaboration w/British Assoc. for Sport & Exercise Sciences, n.d.

Committee/Council/Task Force Files : Box 1

Folder

Certification Committee, 1989-2004
Continuing Education Committee, 1990, 1995, 1997-1998
Ethics Committee/Code, 1991-1996, 1998
Fellows (meetings, review committee), 1988-1997
Graduate Tracking Committee-final report, 1996
Human Diversity (ad hoc/committee), 1992-1993
Organizational Outreach and Education (ad hoc and committee) , 1992-1996
Past President's Council, 1993-1995
Sport Psychology Council, 1992-1997, 2005
Strategic Plan (Executive Board) 2005-2006

Publications : Box 1

Folder

Journal-editing and publishing correspondence , 1991-1998
Directory of Graduate Programs in Applied Sport Psychology publishing correspondence , 1995-1998
Membership Directories, 1993, 1996-1998
Summary of Coverage and Public Relations Efforts for the 2006 Olympic Games 2006
Position papers 2005-2006
AAASP Conference Database Program Management Operations Manual, 2005

Publications : Box 2

Folder

AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2-v.1, no. 3, Spring 1986-Summer 1986
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 1-v.2, no. 3, Winter 1987-Summer 1987
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1-v.3, no. 3, Winter 1988-Summer 1988
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 2-v.4, no. 3, Spring 1989-Summer 1989
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 1-v.5, no. 3, Winter 1990-Summer 1990
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1, v.6, no. 3, Winter 1991, Fall 1991
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 1-v.7, no. 3, Winter 1992-Fall 1992
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 1-v.8, no. 3, Winter 1993-Fall 1993

Publications : Box 3

Folder

AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 2-v.9, no. 3, Winter 1994-Fall 1994
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 1-v.10, no. 3, Winter 1995-Fall 1995
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 1-v.11, no. 3, Winter 1996-Fall 1996
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 2-v.12, no. 3, Winter 1997-Fall 1997
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 1-v.13, no. 3, Winter 1998-Fall 1998
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 14, No. 1, v.14, no. 3, Winter 1999- Fall 1999
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 1-v.15, no. 3, Winter 2000-Fall 2000
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 1-v.16, no. 3, Winter 2001-Fall 2001

Publications : Box 4

Folder

AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 17, No. 2-v.17, no. 3, Summer 2002-Fall 2002
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 1-v.18, no. 3, Winter 2003-Fall 2003
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 19, No. 1-v.19, no. 3, Winter 2004-Fall 2004
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer/Fall 2006
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 22, No. 2-v.22, no. 3, Summer 2007-Fall/Winter 2008
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 23, No. 1-v.23, no. 3, Winter 2009-Fall 2009
AAASP Newsletter, Vol. 24, No. 1-v.24, no. 2, Spring 2010-Summer 2010

Publications : Box 5

Folder

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, v. 17, no. 1, 3-4, 2005
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, v. 18, no. 1-4, 2006
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, v. 19, no. 1-4, 2007
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, v. 20, no. 1-3, 2008
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, v.21, no. 1-4, 2009

Publications : Box 6

Folder

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, v. 22, no. 1-4, 2010
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, v. 23, no. 1, 2011
Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, v. 1, no. 1, 3, 2010
Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, v. 2, no. 1, 2011

Digital Media Files : Box 1

AASP Archival Scanning Project 2010
AASP Policy Manual Revision 2007
AASP PR appearances (4 DVDs) 2006
AASP Conference Proceedings and Program 2004-2005
AASP President-Elect files 2005-2006
AASP reports and files 2003-2008
AASP reports and files 2008

Records Online

Note: Minutes, newsletters, and conference programs may sometimes be incorporated in other publications. Researchers should consult all records for the desired time period for this information.

Executive Board Minutes