ABSTRACT
This chapter provides guidelines for establishing the purpose of a sport psychology program as well as guidelines for setting program goals. The chapter offers a rationale for establishing a program purpose and set of program goals. Then it describes the parameters of a statement of program purpose (including its three basic elements), provides examples, and explains the construction of a statement of program purpose. Next, we turn attention to program goals: how to determine goals that are appropriate for the program and how to place them into a SMART form.
