Sports Psychology category: 506 books
Talent Identification and Development in Sport
International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Identifying talent in athletes and developing that ability to its fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches and sports policy makers. This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the biological...
Golfing with Your Eyes Closed
Mastering Visualization Techniques for Exceptional Golf
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2009
The body achieves what the mind believes . . .
Visualize yourself on the green. Smell the freshly mown grass, feel the leather grip in your hands, see the ball sinking into the hole. Mental rehearsal like this is used by golf's greatest athletes to give them the edge they need to play round...
The Athlete's Dilemma
Sacrificing Health for Wealth and Fame
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2017
Sports provide people around the world with unmatched entertainment, from the excitement of victory to the agony of defeat. Unfortunately, it also has become painfully clear that the agony of sports goes well beyond athletes losing games or competitions. Playing through concussions, the abuse of pain...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
How can we use persuasion methods to make people more physically active and improve their sport and exercise experiences? How can instructors, coaches, athletes, and practitioners most effectively communicate their messages to others?
Persuasion and Communication in Sport, Exercise, and Physical...
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by Dr Martin Turner, Jamie Barker
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
At the highest level, athletes are highly skilled, highly trained, and highly proficient machines. Take the 100m sprint for example. All of the athletes in the Olympic final can run sub-ten seconds. They are all fast! But on the day, the deciding factor is often not how fast they are, but rather,...
Positive Youth Development through Sport
second edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Cutting through the political rhetoric about the power of sport as a tool for social change and personal improvement, this book offers insight into how and why participating in sport can be good for children and young people. As the first text to focus on the role of sport in positive youth development...
Playing Like a Girl
Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
More and more women and girls are discovering the joy and relishing the fierce competition of team sports. Their increasing participation in sports is influencing all aspects of women’s—and men’s—lives. Playing Like a Girl explores the ramifications of this sports revolution, such as the change...
Sports Chaplaincy
Trends, Issues and Debates
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2016
This ground-breaking book provides an in-depth analysis of the theory and practice of sports chaplaincy in a global context. Written in an accessible style, yet based on academic evidence and theory, the contributors include those leading major national chaplaincy organisations located in the UK,...
On The Ball?
How football can help your mental health
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2016
This is a book for anyone interested in football and keeping well. Football is a global game, played, enjoyed, talked about (and given out about!) by millions of people around the world. Looking after your health, especially your mental health, has become more of a priority in recent years as higher...
The Power of Mindfulness
Mindfulness Meditation Training in Sport (MMTS)
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
This book offers both sport psychology practitioners and sport athletes a clear understanding of mindfulness to help athletes optimize sport performance. It provides a clear insight how sport athletes can learn to increase their ability to concentrate, be fully present during high pressure competition...
Fit & Focused in 52
The Rider’s Weekly Mind-and-Body Training Companion
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
Coach Daniel Stewart has made a name for himself over the past 25 years, enthusiastically training riders of all levels throughout the world, as well as coaching top athletes on several US Equestrian Teams at World Championships, World Equestrian Games, and the Olympics. He’s widely considered one...
by Don MacNaughton
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2014
Donald has helped me to become mentally stronger and more balanced and consistent in my mental preparation, even in high stress situations. He has taught me to avoid negative thoughts and form positive images, taking positive lessons from all situations. Ben Kilner (Olympic and World Cup snowboarder)...
Reflective Practice in the Sport and Exercise Sciences
Contemporary issues
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Drawing on the experiences of scientists, researchers, practitioners and teachers in a wide range of sport and exercise settings, this book explores contemporary issues in reflective practice and considers the way that reflective practice impacts upon applied practice, on research methodology and...
Sailing To Win
Guaranteed Winning Strategies To Navigate From The Back To The Front Of The Fleet
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Sailing strategies from beginner to winner.
International author, competitive sailor and successful business strategist Brett Bowden shares over 3 decades of wisdom of what it takes to be successful. Brett shares not only his own experiences, but a collection of wisdom from world champions...