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Dr. Mary J. MacCracken

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Psychology applied to sports

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Dorothy Hazeltine Yates.Pdf, Alan S. Kornspan, Mary J. Maccracken Aug 2001

Dorothy Hazeltine Yates.Pdf, Alan S. Kornspan, Mary J. Maccracken

Dr. Mary J. MacCracken

The purpose of this article is to present the work of Dorothy Hazeltine Yates.
Yates was a clinical psychologist who applied psychology to practical prob-
lems. One area in which Yates applied her knowledge was psychology applied
to athletics. Thus, this article presents Yates' work with a collegiate boxing
team in the early 1940s. This paper will describe Yates' psychological inter-
ventions, teaching, and research with college athletes.