We often wonder what a psychologist should know how to apply their knowledge in a specific area of intervention, these are the so-called skills. To achieve acquire these skills, it is necessary for adequate training in psychology, and in the era in which we live, it is essential that these skills are equivalent in all professionals in Europe, given the possibility of exchange of professionals within our European borders. In this paper we analyze what they are, and how they are acquired, they are, and look very specifically, in the scope of sport psychology. CITE AS:Pérez Córdoba, E.A. (2010). Competencias profesionales del psicólogo del deporte. Apuntes de Psicología, 28, 181-194.