The Father of Sport Psychology is considered to be
In 1923, Griffith developed and taught the first sports psychology university courses (âPsychology and Athleticsâ) at the University of Illinois, and he became to be known as âThe Father of Sports Psychologyâ in the United States, as a result of his pioneering achievements in that area.t would be misleading to conflate the status of AASP and the status of the profession of sport psychology. However, considering that AASP has the largest membership of any professional organization devoted entirely to sport psychology, it is worthwhile to mention the contentious nature of the organization's future.