Applied Psychology Practice in Professional Sport: Meeting the Person, Knowing the Athlete

Mark Nesti, PhD recently retired as Associate Professor: Psychology in Sport, and MSc Sports Psychology programme head at Liverpool John Moores University. He has published seven books during his career, including the first book in the world on existential psychology and sport, an account of his organizational psychology practice inside English Premier League football, and three books on Sport, Spirituality, Psychology and Meaning. Formerly he worked as a Sports Council regional officer and Sports development manager and has also been an applied psychology consultant with six Premier League teams, Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and worked with hundreds of Professional athletes and coaches from other sports during a 35-year career. Mark currently works as a consultant at his own company, Sportinspirit Limited, delivering psychology support to professional teams and sport performers.