Schack T, Bertollo M, Koester D, Maycock J, Essig K. Technological advancements in sport psychology. In: Papaioannou AG, Hackfort D, eds. Routledge Companion to Sport and Exercise Psychology : global perspectives and fundamental concepts. International perspectives on key issues in sport and exercise psychology. London: Routledge; 2014: 953-965.The advent of new technologies has significantly altered the progression of sporting achievements. Sport technology has become increasingly important for recording, analyzing, and optimizing athletic performances. This chapter provides an overview of technological advancements in sport psychology, and highlights their key characteristics and useful applications. We describe techniques that enrich the physical environment of athletes, such as virtual, augmented, and mixed realities. Then we explain attentional, auditory, and brain-related technologies such as eye tracking, sonification, and EEG that can help to improve the cognitive processes of athletes, and serve as diagnostic and training tools. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the ethical and practical implications of technological advancements for sport and sport psychologists
