In the past, therapists and counselors primarily only saw their clients in person, but now they can use technology like phones and the internet to talk to clients (Mallen et al., 2005). This makes it easier for clients to get help. In sports, psychologists don’t just work in an office, they can work in places like locker rooms or on the field/court, and they can use technology to talk to athletes who are traveling (Aoyagi & Portenga, 2010; Anderson, 2000). While there are rules and guidelines for using technology in sports psychology (AASP Ethical Principles and Standards; Whelan, 2011) and the International Society of Sport Psychology has published their stance on the use of the internet in sport psychology (ISSP; Watson et al., 2001), not much research has been done to see if using technology is better or worse than in-person sport psychology sessions (Brueckner, 2019).
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