John F. Murray
Encyclopedia
Dr. John F. Murray is a Palm Beach, Florida based clinical and sport
performance psychologist
who first introduced the concept of scoring the mental side of a sport in developing the MPI or "Mental Performance Index" for American football
. The MPI is featured in a book published by World Audience in 2010, with epilogue by Pro Football Hall of Fame broadcaster Lesley Visser. He is also the author of the sports psychology book "Smart Tennis: How to Play and Win the Mental Game" (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, 1999).
Sport psychology
Sport psychology is an interdisciplinary science that draws on knowledge from the fields of kinesiology and psychology. It involves the study of how psychological factors affect performance and how participation in sport and exercise affect psychological and physical factors...
performance psychologist
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
who first introduced the concept of scoring the mental side of a sport in developing the MPI or "Mental Performance Index" for American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. The MPI is featured in a book published by World Audience in 2010, with epilogue by Pro Football Hall of Fame broadcaster Lesley Visser. He is also the author of the sports psychology book "Smart Tennis: How to Play and Win the Mental Game" (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, 1999).