User:Cjaneellen/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)

Sport psychology

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this topic because psychology extends into all facets of life. We do not frequently think of psychology being involved in sports. We make brackets, watch the games, and follow the players of our favorite teams on Instagram. But, we do not think about what is going on in the athletes head. We see studies on injuries and other medical aspects of sports but never psychology. I chose this article to evaluate because it is not only interesting to me but also important for more people to pay attention to.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

This article explains what sport psychology is, where and how it started, and how research has changed since its beginning.

The article started off on the right foot in the lead section. The lead section outlined the definition of what sport psychology is in addition to leading into what would be discussed in the later portions of the article. It emphasized the importance of sport psychologists not just because they are involved in athletics but also i the lives of everyday people. This article is up to date and regularly edited according to the history section. The authors and editors of this article are diverse in their accomplishments and bring different viewpoints to the table, ensuring the article stays neutral throughout. The article was well-organized and lacking grammatical errors.

This article is defined as C class. The strengths of this article include a thorough examination of the history of sport psychology and how it has defined it as a field. The article could be improved by not just educating the reader of prior studies and the ins and outs of sport psychology, but also by including recent studies in the field. Although the article is fairly well-developed, it still needs work in certain areas in order to expand it beyond just an explanation of what the field of sport psychology is.