DOING SPORT PSYCHOLOGY by: MARK ANDERSEN

Many sport psychology texts focus on what to do — relaxation, imagery, etc. This is the first text to focus directly on the how of doing sport psychology. Doing Sport Psychology involves much more than the standard techniques such as goal settin

PRESSURE TENNIS by: WARDLAW

If you are looking for a training system that prepares tennis players for the pressures of competitive match play, look no further than Pressure Tennis. This instructional book shows you how to raise the level of intensity of your practices, increasing their effectiveness and mentally toughening up your players. Tennis coach Paul Wardlaw has created and refined his extraordinary training program through his 14 successful seasons at the college level. Through his system, you will learn how to design and implement effective practice sessions using pressure drills that simulate match-like conditions. Pressure Tennis will also demonstrate how you can help your players develop • high-percentage tactics; • aggressive court position; • varied, intelligent shot selection; and • better court coverage and anticipation of the opponent’s shot. Within the first week or two of use, the system improves concentration, motivation, confidence, and conditioning. More important, players develop a resilience to match-play pressure and welcome the challenge of even the toughest opponent. To help evaluate progress, Wardlaw has included a novel Performance Index that provides coaches with a more objective measure of each player’s execution, effort, and ranking on the team. Whether you’re a player or a coach, you’ll want Pressure Tennis for the blueprint it provides for enhancing mental toughness.

MASTERING YOUR INNER GAME by: DAVID KAUSS

Even the most physically gifted athletes struggle in competition when they lose control over their thoughts and emotions. Mastering Your Inner Game arms you with the tools to understand, manage, and maximize your mental and emotional forces—factors that often determine whether you’re an all-star and or an “also-ran.” Author David Kauss looks at how athletic performance fits into your own life experience. His “total athlete” system takes into account your internal strengths and weaknesses instead of applying a predefined set of mental training exercises. Mastering Your Inner Game begins by presenting five vivid case studies that illustrate real challenges faced by real athletes. You’ll experience the thoughts and emotions the competitors were dealing with as they worked to overcome their obstacles using Kauss’ personalized mental training methods. Then you’ll begin to understand how the method can work for you—whether it’s breaking out of a slump, building confidence, or sharpening your focus. Kauss then leads you through the process of self-assessment. Self-guided exercises help you recognize the people and events in your life that have either contributed to your success or undermined your sport performance. Plus, you’ll learn more about how your life has shaped your athletic identity through additional exercises that • reveal your motives for participating in sports, • expose your hidden fears, • tap into the power of your daydreams, and • identify your personal core values. Once you have pinpointed the underlying causes of your performance blocks, Kauss teaches you how to develop individualized mental training packages that will help you perform your best no matter how difficult the challenge. Only by analyzing and then rechanneling these forces in positive ways will you truly be able to reach your full potential.

SPORT HYPNOSIS by: DONALD LIGGETT

Harness the power of your own mind! Hypnosis is now a mainstream, modern training technique used by top professionals; it’s not the submissive state that has been portrayed in movies and misunderstood by the public. It can help you sharpen your mental focus, relax your body, visualize success, stimulate healing, and control your emotions during training or when facing important competitions. The positive effects are similar to what sport psychologists, coaches, and athletes refer to when they talk about “getting in the zone.” In this state of mental functioning you channel attention and energies fully toward the task at hand. Sport Hypnosis is a guide to that special psychological realm and the higher performance athletes aspire to. First, Sport Hypnosis presents an overview of mental training and hypnosis. Next, the book provides specific information on how you can use hypnosis to enhance a variety of mental skills. These skills include relaxation, imagery, goal setting, concentration, easing pain, and increasing inner strength. Finally, because athletes rarely focus on one skill at a time, Sport Hypnosis describes in detail how coaches and athletes can apply and combine different hypnotic techniques. Five case studies explain how athletes improved several aspects of their performance through hypnosis. You’ll read how hypnosis helped a soccer player eliminate a long-standing, debilitating hamstring pain and how a basketball player achieved a higher free-throw percentage. Author Dr. Don Liggett presents the hypnosis techniques that he has applied effectively with athletes in many different sports. You can adopt these techniques readily to your own training and competitions. If you’re looking for a way to improve the mental side of your performance equation, Sport Hypnosis just may be the edge you need to become a champion.

IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE-3E by: TERRY ORLICK

In Pursuit of Excellence, Third Edition, shows you how to develop the positive outlook that turns “ordinary” competitors into winners... on the playing field and off. You`ll learn how to focus your commitment, overcome obstacles to excellence, and achieve greater personal and professional satisfaction. Author Terry Orlick, an internationally acclaimed sport psychologist, has helped hundreds of Olympic athletes maximize their performances and achieve their goals. In this third edition of In Pursuit of Excellence, Orlick presents his special insights and experiences to help you make the most of your potential. He also identifies the Seven Essential Elements of Human Excellence and provides a step-by-step plan for proceeding along your personal path to excellence. Whether you are an athlete, coach, or high achiever in another walk of life, In Pursuit of Excellence, Third Edition, provides the expert advice and proven techniques to fulfill your aspirations.

ADVANCES IN SPORT PSYCHOLOGY-2E by: THELMA HORN

The second edition of the popular Advances in Sport Psychology provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the major trends in sport psychology. With four new chapters on self-perceptions, moral reasoning levels, athletic injury, and f

ENHANCING RECOVERY: PREVENTING UNDER-PERFORMANCE IN ATHLETES by: MICHAEL KELLMANN

Enhancing Recovery: Preventing Underperformance in Athletes is the first book to address the multifaceted aspects and significance of recovery in maintaining high-level athletic performance. In this text, 21 contributors take an interdisciplinary a

IMAGERY IN SPORT by: MORRIS, SPITTLE, WATT

It has long been known that almost all elite athletes use imagery and that most sport psychologists apply imagery in working with athletes. But most material on the subject has been, to this point, relegated to single chapters in books, to journal article

RECOVERY-STRESS-QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ATHLETES, THE by: KELLMANN, KALLUS

Recovery has long been an overlooked aspect of training for sports. Monitoring athletes with the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes is a great step toward determining the extent to which an athlete is physically or mentally stressed and fo

MISTAKES WORTH MAKING by: SUSAN HALDEN-BROWN

Missing the goal that could have tied the game…dropping the easy catch…losing possession of the ball… In today’s competitive sport you can’t afford mistakes like these, or can you? When every move counts, mistakes can be devastating. But how you deal with mistakes, both during competition and after, can be the real obstacle to success. With Mistakes Worth Making you can learn how to turn mistakes from obstacles into catalysts for better performance. Mistakes Worth Making shows you how constructive analysis of your sport mistakes can • increase your mental toughness and improve your concentration and confidence, • keep your emotions in check and your focus on the game, • define your strengths and improve your weak areas, • offer clues to more effective strategies and skill execution, and • help you gain a more resilient approach to your quest for excellence. You’ll enjoy author Sue Halden-Brown’s candid and often humorous approach to the dilemma of unattainable perfection in sport. Plus, chapter summaries and Coaches Corner sections help you review and apply the information to your next practice or event. Learn how to make every move count—even the mistakes—with Mistakes Worth Making!

APPLYING SPORT PSYCHOLOGY by: TAYLOR, WILSON

Imagine being in a room with more than 20 renowned researchers and consultants in sport psychology, who are giving advice to elite coaches and athletes. The sport psychologists delve into numerous topics, such as goal setting, mental imagery, routines, te

MENTAL ATHLETE, THE by: KAY PORTER

Improved mental ability means improved sports performance. Athletes who excel do so not just because of their physical abilities but because of their mental awareness, preparation, and skills as well. The Mental Athlete will help improve your overall performance by providing the tools, guidance, and practical insight you need to sharpen your mental skills. This conditioning manual for the mind will help you ·further enhance mental strengths and address weaknesses through effective self-assessments, ·increase confidence in personal abilities and avoid the fear of failure, ·heighten awareness of inner-thought processes and learn ways to improve them, and ·be free of inhibitions to initiate action and to respond intuitively and positively to challenges. No matter what sport you play and at what level you play, you will find this practical, reader-friendly book useful because it not only lets you know what you need to do to improve your mental abilities, but it also shows you how to improve them. It contains exercises, tests, and worksheets that help you move through the steps of mental achievement. In addition, The Mental Athlete contains the following features: ·Sections that cover specific sports and issues ·Sport-specific visualizations for football, soccer, volleyball, and many other sports ·Information on issues such as team building; recovering from injuries; and letting go of mistakes, losses, anger, and fear Take full advantage of your physical skills by fully developing your mental skills—the aim of The Mental Athlete!

SPORT PSYCH HANDBOOK, THE by: SHANE MURPHY

Athletes’ physiques and conditioning levels have advanced significantly in the past decade. Now, it’s time for their mental prowess to catch up. The Sport Psych Handbook makes significant performance improvement possible through training the mind to parallel the body’s enhanced development. Experts covering each facet of the mental game present research-based, field-tested approaches to enhance individual and team performance. More specifically, this comprehensive guide will give athletes breakthrough methods to do the following:

• Optimize inner drive for training and competition
• Maintain emotional and mental control for unwavering focus
• Improve communication skills for better leadership and teamwork
• Avoid and overcome slumps, injuries, and other challenges to a successful season

CLINICAL SPORT PSYCHOLOGY by: GARDNER, MOORE

Clinical Sport Psychology will provide readers with an assortment of tools to use in evaluating and working with athletes. The text addresses a range of athletes’ issues in an informed and integrated approach to sport psychology. Rather than focusi

FOUNDATIONS OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY-3RD EDITION PACKAGE by: R. WEINBERG, D. GOULD

The third edition of Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, now comes packaged with a supplemental online course, Exercise and Sport Psychology. The online course that complements the textbook provides virtual scenarios that help stud

COACHES GUIDE TO SPORT PSYCHOLOGY by: RAINER MARTENS

An essential part of any coaching curriculum, Coaches Guide to Sport Psychology helps students understand the key concepts of sport psychology and develop the psychological skills they need to be effective coaches. Renowned sport psychologist Raine

ATHLETES GUIDE TO CAREER PLANNING by: AL PETITPAS

The Athlete`s Guide to Career Planning is a straight forward guide that shows how to develop a "game plan" for life. High school, college, and elite athletes will find helpful tips for balancing school, work, and the demands of sport participation. Coaches and counselors will find valuable career and life skills information to share with their athletes. The highly experienced authors, who have worked with thousands of athletes at all levels, provide specific tools to help readers make important transitions and life decisions during each stage in their athletic career. With 46 easy-to-use worksheets, readers will learn how to • identify physical and psychological transitions; • establish and use support systems to guide them through transitions and plan for the future; • relate scholastic and vocational choices to their personal identity; • balance the demands of sport and academics; • apply sport skills to career planning; • identify and match their skills, interests, and values with career goals; and • succeed at the job search process, including writing resumes and cover letters and preparing for interviews. The Athlete`s Guide to Career Planning also features case studies of athletes that help readers understand important issues about athletic life and transitions.

SPORT PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTIONS by: SHANE MURPHY

Sport Psychology Interventions shows professionals how to help athletes get the most out of their sport experience and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Edited by Shane Murphy, former sport psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee, this pra

PSYCHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF SPORT AND EXERCISE-2ND by: GILL AND WILLIAMS

Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise, Second Edition is extensively revised to reflect the tremendous growth of the sport and exercise psychology field since 1986, when the first edition was released. Internationally renowned sport psycholo

BORG'S PERCEIVED EXERTION AND PAIN SCALES by: GUNNAR BORG

Dr. Gunnar Borg introduced the field of perceived exertion in the 1950s. His ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) scale is used worldwide by professionals in medicine, exercise physiology, psychology, cardiology, ergonomy, and sports. Now, Dr. Borg present

EMBRACING YOUR POTENTIAL by: TERRY ORLICK

The drive to be #1 in a professional field or on a playing field is a powerful source of motivation for many people. Others place a higher priority on becoming a better person. Embracing Your Potential explains how to achieve excellence and balance in both the performance and personal domains of life. Author Terry Orlick labels these two domains as the "Gold" and "Green" zones. The Gold Zone includes the visible, tangible achievement markers, such as career advancement, win-loss records, and financial status. The Green Zone involves relationships and intellectual, spiritual, and cultural pursuits. Orlick argues that "going for the Gold" need not-and should not-require sacrificing the growth and development of the Green, and that the two zones can be nurtured simultaneously. Both inspirational and practical, Embracing Your Potential shares insights and quotes from elite athletes, performers, and people in highly demanding jobs. It also features 30 exercises that can help readers make meaningful, lasting changes to boost their performance and enrich their lives. Embracing Your Potential applies to people from all walks of life that want to excel and yet enjoy every day in the process.

ADVANCES IN MOTIVATION IN SPORT & EXERCISE by: GLYN C. ROBERTS

Much like its predecessor, Motivation in Sport and Exercise, Advances in Motivation in Sport and Exercise brings together several top scholars in sport and exercise psychology to present the latest information on motivational behavior in exe

COMPETITIVE FIRE by: MICHAEL CLARKSON

Words have been used to describe it: intensity, burning desire, mental toughness, warrior attitude. Athletes such as Michael Jordan, Nancy Lopez, Roger Clemens, Paula Newby-Fraser, Alan Shearer, and Steffi Graf have demonstrated it. Coaches like Bill Cowher, Pat Summitt, and Dan Gable have tried to teach and inspire it. Now award-winning writer Michael Clarkson explores and explains it in Competitive Fire. "It" is the special inner drive that allows an athlete to thrive in competition. At times it manifests itself in anger, at other times as a great burst of energy or power, and sometimes even as an almost surreal experience commonly called "the zone." This highly readable and thought-provoking book examines this special inner drive and the great athletes who have harnessed, mastered, and unleashed it to maximize their potential. Competitive Fire not only uncovers the mental and emotional essence of sports champions, it also offers valuable insights for aspiring athletes who want to achieve that powerful, winning mindset. Clarkson asserts that there are two common psychological and emotional characteristics of world-class athletes: their need to defend their egos and their controlled anger. He documents many cases in which the channeling of "negative" emotions spurred athletes on to great performances in every arena of sports competition. Throughout this engaging book, Clarkson supports his positions with research, anecdotes, and quotes. He also presents several case studies featuring stars like Michael Jordan and Jack Nicklaus that serve to highlight and confirm key points. Competitive Fire is a refreshing, insightful, and controversial look at one of sport`s least understood subjects. The book may be just the spark athletes need to think and perform like champions.

FLOW IN SPORTS by: SUSAN JACKSON

The experience of flow is still one of the least understood phenomena in sport. And yet it is one of the richest, most memorable experiences an athlete will ever know. Some call it a natural "high." Others refer to it as being "in a zone." Whatever it`s called, flow is an elusive and very sought-after psychological state that athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists have tried to understand, harness, and employ to their benefit since Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi first coined the term back in the early 1970s. Now, in the first book devoted exclusively to flow in sports, the pioneering legend Csikszentmihalyi and sport psychology researcher Susan Jackson attempt not only to explain the phenomenon but also to identify the key conditions associated with its occurrence. The book begins with a description of what flow is and is not. Flow is defined as a person`s total absorption into an activity. While it is always a peak, satisfying experience, it is not necessarily associated with peak performance on every occasion. Most of the book delves deeply into the key factors leading up to and accompanying the flow experience. The authors also recommend certain actions on the part of the athlete or coach to optimize the conditions in training and performance that allow flow to occur. The book is full of vivid examples, captivating quotes, and revealing research findings that enhance the authors` clear and insightful text. The sport setting is rife with opportunities to experience flow-be it in pick-up games or the Olympics. But until now, flow has been an infrequent, accidental, and even mysterious phenomenon to most athletes. With Flow in Sports, this optimal experience becomes both more familiar and more achievable. Get to know flow, and get into it. Find out what you`ve been missing.

EMOTIONS IN SPORT by: YURI HANIN

Emotions in Sport is the first comprehensive treatment of how individual and team emotions affect athletic performance. Edited by renowned Olympic advisor, researcher, and teacher Yuri Hanin, the book provides you with

• a comprehensive unders

LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN SPORT PSYCHOLOGY-2ND by: GLYN C. ROBERTS

The only learning experience book in sport psychology is now completely updated! Learning Experiences in Sport Psychology, Second Edition covers all substantive areas of sport psychology. It presents 20 learning experiences and shows students how t