Description
| Product ID: | 9781492599432 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Sport Psychology Essentials |
| Authors: | Author: Andrew Cruickshank, Dave Collins |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Reference works, Reference works, Psychology, Sports training and coaching, Sports psychology, Psychology, Sports training & coaching, Sports psychology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Sport Psychology Essentials teaches teams, coaches, and athletes to blend mental skills with physical, technical, and tactical training to achieve performance goals. Discover techniques to improve motivation, imagery, self-regulation, concentration, and more. Examine sport psychology research and real-life success stories. Achieve the mindset of a superior athlete with Sport Psychology Essentials! This book is packed with research-based strategies for developing the mental skills necessary to reach your sport performance goals. Coeditor Dave Collins, PhD, is an expert sport psychology practitioner who has been a consultant to more than 80 world-class athletes or Olympic medalists as well as professional teams and performers. Coeditor Andrew Cruickshank, PhD, has also consulted with multiple elite teams and athletes, including world-class athletes and Olympic and Paralympic medalists. The coeditors’ blended approach emphasizes the importance of integrating mental skills training into a holistic training approach to achieve competition-day success. Sport Psychology Essentials will teach you to do the following:
Success Story sidebars reveal how real-life teams, athletes, and coaches have succeeded in using proven mental training techniques. Learn foundational sport psychology concepts by exploring the scientific background behind mental strategies in athletic performance. Sport Psychology Essentials will help you unlock your sport performance potential and stay ahead of the competition. |
| Imprint Name: | Human Kinetics |
| Publisher Name: | Human Kinetics Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-04-15 |