How to Cite
Watson, M., Abbott, C., & Pedraza-Ramirez, I. (2021). A Parallel Approach to Performance and Sport Psychology Work in Esports Teams. International Journal of Esports, 1(1). Retrieved from https://www.ijesports.org/article/52/html
Published: 21 Apr 2021
Reviewers (Double-Blinded)
Enrique Uribe Jogbloed
Universidad Externado de Colombia, Columbia
Tim Smithies
University of Limerick
Thomas Andre
University of Mississippi
Dr. Crystal N. Steltenpohl
Center for Open Science
Open Access Perspective

A Parallel Approach to Performance and Sport Psychology Work in Esports Teams

by Matthew Watson*, Callum Abbott, Ismael Pedraza-Ramirez
*Correspondence to Matthew Watson, German Sport University Cologne, DE
Email: matthew.watson@stud.dshs-koeln.de

Received: 22 Dec 2020 / Published: 21 Apr 2021

Abstract

Prompted by the paucity of existing literature on best-practice approaches to applied sport psychology in esports, this perspective paper proposes a parallel approach involving separate roles for a sport psychologist and a performance coach on the same esports team. We briefly outline a number of key practical and ethical considerations that underpin this approach as well as applied sport psychology work in esports more generally.

Keywords: Sport psychology; Sport psychology