ISE Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance

8. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-260-57556-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 1136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 799 g

Applied Sport Psychology, Eighth Edition, presents to the reader sport psychological theories, strategies, and techniques used by coaches and sport psychologists to cultivate peak performance and personal growth. Williams and Krane bridge the gap between research and practice by using examples, exercises, case studies, and anecdotes—helping students to think more critically and to apply their knowledge to real-world situations. This Eighth Edition includes a new chapter on mindfulness in sport and updates that reflect the latest statistics and research from the field.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Jean

Krane, Vikki

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Sport Psychology: Past, Present, Future

PART ONE LEARING, MOTIVATION, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION

Chapter 2 Motor Skill Learning for Effective Coaching and Performance

Chapter 3 A Positive Approach to Coaching Effectiveness and Performance Enhancement

Chapter 4 The Motivational Climate, Motivation, and Implications for Empowering Athletes and the Promotion of the  Quality of Sport Engagement

Chapter 5 The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Theory: When Coaches’ Expectations Become Reality

Chapter 6 Leadership in Sports: The Critical Importance of Coach and Athlete Leadership

Chapter 7 The Sport Team as an Effective Group

Chapter 8 Communicating Effectively

PART TWO MENTAL TRAINING FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT

Chapter 9 Psychological Characteristics of Peak Performance

Chapter 10 Increasing Awareness for Sport Performance

Chapter 11 Goal Setting for Peak Performance

Chapter 12 Understanding and Managing Stress in Sport

Chapter 13 Using Imagery as a Mental Training Tool in Sport

Chapter 14 Cognitive Techniques for Building Confidence and Enhancing Performance

Chapter 15 Concentration and Strategies for Controlling It

Chapter 16 Mindfulness in Sport

PART THREE IMPLEMENTING A TRAINING PROGRAMS

Chapter 17 Integrating and Implementing a Psychological Skills Training Program

Chapter 18 A Social-Cognitive Approach to Conducting Evidence Based Coach-Training Programs

Chapter 19 Gender, Diversity, and Cultural Competence

PART FOUR ENHANCING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Chapter 20 When to Refer Athletes to Other Helping Professionals

Chapter 21 Doping in Sport: Causes and Cures

Chapter 22 Athlete Burnout: An Individual and Organizational Phenomenon

Chapter 23 Injury Risk and Rehabilitation: Psychological Considerations

Chapter 24 Athletes' Careers and Transitions

Chapter 25 Exercise and Physical Activity Participation: An Identity-Centered Approach

Über Autor(innen)

Williams, Jean
Jean M. Williams is a professor emeritus at the University of Arizona. She taught courses in stress and coping of excellence. She consulted with intercollegiate athletes and coaches and with top amateur and professional athletes. Earlier in her career she coached nationally ranked fencing teams. Williams has published nine books (seven are edited texts) and more than 100 research articles and book chapters. She is a past president, fellow, and certified consultant in the Association of Applied Sport Psychology and a fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology.

Krane, Vikki
Vikki Krane is a professor of teaching excellence in the School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies at Bowling Green State University. Krane’s scholarship focuses on gender and sexuality in sport. She has published over 100 book chapters and journal articles and is editor of the book Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Sport: Queer Inquiries. Krane has been the editor of The Sport Psychologist and the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal. Krane has consulted with a variety of athletes, including at the high school, rising elite adolescent, and college levels.