Why doesn’t sport psychology get the respect it deserves?

As sport psychology awareness builds, it may be some time before people begin to recognise it’s equal importance in performance development. In performance development, there are 3 critical aspects that will give an athlete an edge in his/her performance : 1. Physical development 2. Technical development 3. Mental development.

The below link highlights the reasons why sport psychology deserves its rightful respect as well as why it has not yet been given equal importance.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/sport-psychology-still-do_b_5664598.html