Timeline of coaching psychology

1900s

• In 1926, American sports psychologist Coleman Griffith published his first book entitled The Psychology of Coaching: A Study of Coaching Methods in the Point of View of Psychology.[1][2]
• In 1951, John Lawther of Penn State University published Psychology of Coaching.[3]
• in 1967 Curtiss Gaylord published a book titled Modern Coaching Psychology, the first book to use "coaching psychology" in its title[4][5]
• In 1970, James William Moore published The Psychology of Athletic Coaching.[2][6]
• In 1976, Tim Gallwey publishes the book, The Inner Game of Tennis[7][8]
• In 1977, James O. Prochaska of the University of Rhode Island, and Carlo Di Clemente and colleagues developed the transtheoretical model.[9]
• In 1981, earliest known mention of S.M.A.R.T. goals[10]
• In the late 1980s and 1990s, the GROW model was developed in the United Kingdom and was used extensively in corporate coaching.[11][12]
• In 1997, Max Landsberg writes up GROW model in The tao of coaching[13]

21st century

• In January 2000, Anthony Grant established the Coaching Psychology Unit at University of Sydney and through his doctoral studies set the stage for further research into coaching as an evidence-based discipline.[14][15]
• In 2003, International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education was formed[16]
• In 2005, the journal The Coaching Psychologist was founded by the British Psychological Society.[17]
• In 2006, Australian Psychological Society (APS) founded the Interest Group in Coaching Psychology (IGCP).[18]
• In 2006, British Psychological Society (BPS) formed the Special Group in Coaching Psychology (SGCP).[19]
• On December 18, 2006, the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP) was founded in order to promote the international development of the field.[20]
• In 2006, The Australian Psychological Society founded the International Coaching Psychology Review (since 2006).[21]
• In 2008, The Journal Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice was formed.^[citation needed]
• In 2009, International Society of Coaching Psychology founded the journal, Coaching Psychology International[22]
• In 2009, Swedish Coaching Psychology Group was formed^[citation needed]
• 2011, Society for Coaching changed name to "International Centre for Coaching Psychology Research^[citation needed]
• In 2012, The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology was founded^[citation needed]

References

1. Griffith, Coleman (1926). Psychology of Coaching. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons.
2. Palmer, Stephen; Whybrow, Alison (2007). Handbook of Coaching Psychology: A Guide for Practitioners. East Sussex: Routledge.
3. Lawther, John (1951). Psychology of Coaching. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
4. Gaylord, Elisha Curtiss (1967). Modern Coaching Psychology. W. C. Brown.
5. Palmer, S. and Whybrow, A., 2014. Coaching psychology: An introduction. In Handbook of coaching psychology (pp. 21-40). Routledge.
6. Moore, James William (1970). The Psychology of Athletic Coaching. Burgess Pub. Co.
7. Gallwey, W.T., 1976. Inner tennis: Playing the game. Random House Inc.
8. Jenkins, Simon, ed. (2009). "The Impact of the Inner Game and Sir John Whitmore on Coaching". International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 4 (2_suppl): i–231. doi:10.1260/ijssc.4.suppl-2.671q532j757771rl. ISSN 1747-9541.
9. Prochaska, J.O. and DiClemente, C.C., 2005. The transtheoretical approach. Handbook of psychotherapy integration, 2, pp.147-171.
10. Doran, G.T., 1981. There's a SMART way to write management's goals and objectives." and Miller. Arthur F. & Cunningham, James A" How to avoid costly job mismatches" Management Review, 70(11).
11. While no one person can be clearly identified as the originator, Graham Alexander, Alan Fine, and Sir John Whitmore all made significant contributions.
12. Alexander 2010; Fine & Merrill 2010; Whitmore 2009; Whitmore, Kauffman & David 2013
13. Landsberg, Max (2003) [1997]. The tao of coaching: boost your effectiveness at work by inspiring and developing those around you. London: Profile Books. ISBN 9781861976505. OCLC 223636717.
14. Grant, A.M., 2001. Towards a psychology of coaching. Unpublished manuscript, Sydney.
15. Boniwell, I. and Smith, W.A., 2018. Positive psychology coaching for positive leadership. In Positive Psychology Coaching in Practice (pp. 159-175). Routledge.
16. "International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education". Emerald Group Publishing. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
17. "The Coaching Psychologist | BPS". www.bps.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
18. Palmer, S. and Whybrow, A., 2005. The proposal to establish a Special Group in Coaching Psychology. The Coaching Psychologist, 1(1), pp.5-12.
19. Palmer, S. and Whybrow, A., 2006. The coaching psychology movement and its development within the British Psychological Society. International Coaching Psychology Review, 1(1), pp.5-11.
20. "History – International Society for Coaching Psychology". Retrieved 2019-05-05.
21. "International Coaching Psychology Review | BPS". www.bps.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
22. "Coaching Psychology International". ISCP International Centre for Coaching Psychology Research. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

Additional references

• Alexander, Graham (2010) [2006]. "Behavioural coaching—the GROW model". In Passmore, Jonathan (ed.). Excellence in coaching: the industry guide (2nd ed.). London; Philadelphia: Kogan Page. pp. 83–93. ISBN 9780749456672. OCLC 521754202.
• Fine, Alan; Merrill, Rebecca R (2010). You already know how to be great: a simple way to remove interference and unlock your greatest potential. New York: Portfolio Penguin. ISBN 9781591843559. OCLC 555648015.
• Whitmore, Sir John (2009) [1992]. Coaching for performance: GROWing human potential and purpose: the principles and practice of coaching and leadership. People skills for professionals (4th ed.). Boston: Nicholas Brealey. ISBN 9781857885354. OCLC 314840903.
• Whitmore, Sir John; Kauffman, Carol; David, Susan A (2013). "GROW grows up: from winning the game to pursuing transpersonal goals". In David, Susan A; Clutterbuck, David; Megginson, David (eds.). Beyond goals: effective strategies for coaching and mentoring. Farnham, Surrey: Gower Publishing Limited. pp. 245–260. ISBN 9781409418511. OCLC 828416668.