Introduction: Sport psychology is today an integrated part of elite sport and exercise psychology is a well-developed field of research and practice. It is recognized in elite sport and talent development, that top performance involves technical, psychical, tactical, social and mental skills. Much has happened over the past 25 years since the Danish Society of Sport Psychology (DIFO; 1992) and the Swedish Sports Psychological Association (SIPF; 2000) founded. When talking to experts in the field and looking at what is reported in media there have been a significant growing interest of sports psychology and understanding how it can contribute to improved health, wellbeingand performance. This interest is also seen in the number of students, researches, coaches, athletes being actively involved in this field. However, this growth has not been reflected in increased membership numbers of SIPFor DIFO. The association’s goals are to promote and develop sports psychology research, teaching and applied practice by gathering experiences from different practitioners (e.g., academia, federations and sports). Therefore, it is in both associations’ interest to come together and discuss the past, present and future to continue stimulating the growth of field of sport psychology. In this symposium DIFO and SIPF will present experiences working as associations to support education, research, professional practice and service in the field of sport and exercisepsychology. Each organization will individually present their efforts, delivered practise and future aims to supportthe development of sports and exercise psychology in Denmark and Sweden.

Aim and theoretical framework: The purpose of this symposium is to stimulate a discussion about what creates sport psychological growth and networking in sports, federations and academia.

Method: Board members from DIFO and SIPF have been invited to participate in this symposium. To initiate discussion the participants have been given the assignment to answer the 3 open questions regarding their association:“What have you done in the past?”, “What are you doing right now?” and “What will you do in future?”. Each association is given 15 minutes to reflect on these questions. Then the conference audience, attending the symposium, are welcomed to take part in the discussion. Finally, the board members summarize the discussion andsuggest directions for future growth and networking opportunities.

Results: The ideas and future direction regarding growth and networking in sport psychology discussed in this symposium will be summarized in a shared guideline document.

Discussion and conclusions: For the continued growth and networking of field of Nordic sport psychology it is important with visionary and reflecting sport psychology associations that actively involve its members. The shared presentation wish to involve and learn with and from the symposium participants by asking: what would you want from a membership of a sport psychological association? By introducing the final discussion, the purpose is to develop and learn from best practices across nation states and create fruitful cooperation in the future across the Swedish/Danish border (and further). By coming together and bridging our past, present and future we hope to stimulate continued growth inacademia, education and applied sport psychology service.