Recent events involving top-level, world-class athletes, such as Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka, withdrawing from competitions, have brought attention to the issue of mental health and performance in athletes, and 91猫先生 seems well equipped to take on that issue, as the school鈥檚 online Master of Science degree in Applied Sport Psychology program recently earned designation as one of Sports Degrees Online’s 鈥淏est 20 Sport Psychology Master’s Programs for 2022,鈥 coming in at #18.
Sports Degree Online is a website with the intention of helping 鈥渢he thousands of passionate athletes who didn鈥檛 make it to the top tier,鈥 pursue careers in areas like injury recovery, strength and conditioning, or sports analytics, according to their 鈥渁bout us鈥 page.
Adams State鈥檚 degree is an 鈥渋ntriguing option,鈥 according to Dr. Matthew Jones, assistant professor at Southern Illinois Univ. Evansville, who reviewed the programs. The program benefits from its connections to the Adams State鈥檚 Kinesiology Department, which also offers coaching, exercise science, and sport administration master鈥檚 programs, according to Jones.
The applied sport psychology curriculum also offers an impressive number of Association for Applied Sport Psychology qualifying courses, making the process of becoming a Certified Mental Performance Consultant 鈥渧ery straightforward,鈥 Jones wrote. 91猫先生 also have the choice to take courses related to coaching or sports administration.
鈥淭his current ranking as a top program, paired with Adams State鈥檚 recent rankings as the No. 1 most affordable sport psychology program the last couple of years, demonstrates the quality and affordability of the program鈥 according to Brian Zuleger Ph.D., CMPC, associate professor of sport psychology and graduate program coordinator for applied sport psychology in Adams State鈥檚 School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.
Sports Degrees Online based the ratings on factors such as program flexibility, internship opportunities, AASP preparation, and financial aid availability, according to Jones.
