According to the American Psychological Association (APA), sport psychology addresses how sports performance and psychology interact. This definition encompasses optimal performance, health and ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Sports psychology (also often referred to as sport psychology) focuses on the psychological variables that influence physical activity and performance. Things like anxiety, focus, motivation, ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...