Sport Psychology
A complete introduction
John Perry
- Think
- about
- your
- favourite
- sport.
- Now
- ask
- yourself
- how
- much
- of
- success
- in
- that
- sport
- is
- down
- to
- physical
- skills
- and
- how
- much
- is
- down
- to
- mental
- skills?We
- all
- know
- that
- physical
- skills
- are
- vital
- for
- performance
- and
- understand
- about
- training
- them.
- We
- know
- that
- psychology
- is
- important
- too,
- but
- what
- people
- actually
- do
- to
- understand
- and
- train
- in
- it
- is
- less
- well
- known.
- Sport
- Psychology:
- A
- complete
- introduction
- gives
- you
- the
- answers,
- explaining
- everything
- you
- need
- to
- know
- in
- one
- place.Structured
- in
- two
- parts,
- theory
- and
- application,
- part
- one
- defines
- the
- idea
- of
- personality
- and
- covers
- essential
- psychological
- traits,
- including
- mental
- toughness,
- confidence,
- motivation,
- stress
- and
- character.
- Part
- two
- covers
- topics
- such
- as
- assessment,
- skills
- training,
- coping
- techniques,
- building
- concentration
- and
- working
- with
- coaches
- and
- teams.
- You
- will
- also
- find
- substantial
- coverage
- of
- measurement
- questionnaires,
- skills
- and
- routes
- to
- practice.As
- well
- as
- learning
- about
- how
- the
- mind
- works
- and
- how
- that
- has
- an
- impact
- on
- sporting
- performance,
- you
- will
- discover
- what
- sport
- psychologists
- actually
- do
- to
- improve
- a
- performer's
- psychological
- skills
- and
- mindset.
- Sport
- psychology
- used
- to
- be
- simply
- about
- performance.
- Now,
- the
- role
- of
- the
- sport
- psychologist
- is
- more
- holistic
- and
- includes
- athlete
- wellbeing,
- working
- with
- coaches
- and
- support
- teams,
- and
- operating
- at
- a
- more
- organizational
- level.Whether
- you
- are
- a
- student,
- interested
- in
- sport
- and
- sport
- performance
- as
- a
- professional
- practice,
- or
- involved
- in
- sport
- at
- any
- level,
- Sport
- Psychology:
- A
- complete
- introduction
- is
- your
- go-to guide.
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