SPORTS ACADEMICS ASSOCIATIONS
AAASP - Association
for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology
Established to promote the science and practice of sport exercise and health
psychology, while providing an opportunity for individuals to share information
related to theory development, research, and the provisions of psychological
services to consumers.
AAHPERD - American
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
An organization of professionals supporting and assisting those involved in
physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion, and education
and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle.
AAKPE - American
Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education
To encourage and promote the study and educational applications of the art
and science of human movement and physical activity and to honor by election
to its membership persons who have directly or indirectly contributed significantly
to the study of and/or application of the art and science of human movement
and physical activity.
NAGWS - National
Association for Girls & Women in Sport
To be the premiere organization dedicated to addressing issues and promoting
opportunities for all girls and women in sport.
NASPE - National
Association for Sport & Physical Education
NASPE envisions a society in which all individuals are physically educated
and participate in lifelong physical activity.
NASPSPA - North
American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
To develop and advance the scientific study of human behavior when individuals
are engaged in sport and physical activity and to improve the quality of research
and teaching in the psychology of sport, motor development, and motor learning
and control.
NASSH - North
American Society for Sport History
To promote, stimulate, and encourage study and research and writing of the
history of sport and to support and cooperate with local, national, and international
organizations having the same purposes.
NASSM - North
American Society for Sport Management
An organization involved in supporting and assisting professionals working
in the fields of sport, leisure and recreation.
NASSS - North
American Society for the Sociology of Sport
An association organized exclusively for educational purposes to promote, stimulate,
and encourage the sociological study of play, games, and sport, to support
and cooperate with local, national and international organizations having the
same purposes, and to organize and arrange meetings and issue publications
concerning the purpose of the Society.
SRLA - Sport and
Recreation Law Association (formerly SSLASPA Society for
the Study of Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity)
To further the study and dissemenation of information regarding legal aspects
of sport and recreation within both the public and private sectors.
