Background
Bar-Eli, Michael was born on January 23, 1953 in Petach-Tikvah, Israel. Son of Alexander and Nurit (Fischmann) Bar-Eli.
Bar-Eli, Michael was born on January 23, 1953 in Petach-Tikvah, Israel. Son of Alexander and Nurit (Fischmann) Bar-Eli.
Bachelor in Behavioral Sciences with distinction, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 1977. Master of Arts in Psychology with distinction, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1979. Doctor Sport Sciences magna cum laude, German Sport University, Cologne, 1984.
Military psychologist Israel Defense Forces, 1984-1986. Sport psychologist, director department behavioral science Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport, Netanya, Israel, since 1987. Associate professor Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel, since 1995.
Consultant numerous professional sports teams including Men's and Women's Section of Israel Basketball Association, Israel National Juniors Basketball Team, Israel Soccer Referees Association, Maccabi Tel-Aviv Basketball Club, Israel National Men's Water Polo Team. Personal consultant numerous professional athletes, since 1988. Lecturer in field; member research committee Israel Sport and Physical Education Authority, since 1996.
Research duty as chief psychologist Israel Defense Forces Combat Fitness Center, since 1987.
With Israel Defense Forces, 1971-1974, 1984-1986. Member Israel Psychological Association, Israel Society for Sport Psychology and Sociology (president 1989-1997), Israel Society for Cognitive Psychology, The Israeli Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, International Society Sport Psychology, International Society for Systems Sciences, Asian-South Pacific Association Sport Psychology (senior vice president since 1995).
Married Noa Politzer, December 8, 1977 (divorced, 1985). 1 child, Asaph; married Adara Spiegel, October 28, 1987 (divorced 2000). Children: Amir, Arielle.