Guido Schilling Receives Award

Guido Schilling has been awarded by the International Society of Sport Psychology for his contributions to the advancement of the discipline. He received the award at this year's ISSP 13th World Congress of Sport Psychology, which took place in Beijing from 21 - 25 July, 2013.

In 1965  Schilling attended the first World Congress for Sport Psychology held in Rome.  Ever since he has been committed to sport psychology, research, education and application.  Holding degrees in Physical Education and in Applied Psychology, he not only worked as sport psychology teacher but also as coach and consultant. He held posts in national and international organisations for sport psychology and was president of FEPSAC (Fédération Européenne de Psychologie des Sport et des Activités Corporelles) from 1975 to 1983. For several years he was member of the ICSSPE Editorial Board which he also chaired.