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Dr. Frank Smoll

Frank L. Smoll is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Ripon College and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. As an undergraduate, he played on championship basketball and baseball teams, and he is a member of Ripon’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Dr. Smoll’s research focused on coaching behaviors in youth sports and on the psychological effects of competition on children and adolescents. He published more than 145 scientific articles and book chapters, and he is author/co-author of 23 books and manuals on children’s athletics. Professor Smoll made over 150 presentations at scientific/professional conferences and invited colloquia, and he conducted more than 575 psychologically-oriented coaching clinics and workshops for parents of young athletes.

Dr. Smoll’s professional honors include election to fellow status in the American Psychological Association, the National Academy of Kinesiology, and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). He is an AASP Certified Mental Performance Consultant (inactive) and was the recipient of AASP’s 2002 Distinguished Professional Practice Award, which was bestowed for “demonstrating exceptional quality and innovation in delivering sport psychology services to the public.” In 2008, Dr. Smoll was named a Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sports, which honored him as a “pioneer in researching ways to improve youth sports.”