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Author : Melissa L. Tallant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)
Download or read book The Relationship Between Self-talk and Peak Performance in Tennis written by Melissa L. Tallant and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alexander T. Latinjak
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429864264
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Self-talk in Sport written by Alexander T. Latinjak and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athletes are naturally exposed to significant psychological challenges in sports, but do not wait helplessly for the assistance of sports psychologists or trainers. Instead, they practise one form or another of self-regulation. Self-talk in Sport explores one such self-regulatory strategy: self-talk, the inner voice that accompanies every human being throughout their lives. Over time, research has revealed many secrets of self-talk in sport, though many others remain unveiled. This book offers you the opportunity to discover the multiple identities of our self-talk, how the “inner coach” serves as a rational counterpart to the irrational self, and what we need to do to develop our inner voice to reach its maximum self-regulatory potential. There is a general need for concrete interventions in sport, exercise, and performance psychology. In addition, the autonomous functioning of people is a central aim of psychological interventions that align with positive psychology and focus on people’s strengths rather than weaknesses. In this volume, researchers and applied practitioners are shown how they can use self-talk interventions to strengthen people’s rational self-regulation in order to deal with a variety of situations that apply to both sport and other exercise and performance contexts. Since self-talk is a tangible result of cognitive processes and inner experiences that researchers and applied practitioners can barely access, Self-talk in Sport is a tool for sports psychologists to understand and interact with hidden parts within athletes that have a major impact on sport and exercise experiences and performance. A book demonstrating the diverse – both rational and irrational identities – of self-talk, as well as specific interventions to change the inner dialogue of athletes, is a fundamental piece in the education of sport scientists.
Author : John Kremer
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446254305
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)
Download or read book Key Concepts in Sport Psychology written by John Kremer and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-10-26 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An excellent text to offer more depth on theories and concepts within Sports Psychology and provide learners with a greater understanding of current psychological theories. The text helps in enforcing knowledge gained and also provides a plethora of references for further reading around any of the chapters covered within the text." - John Harrison, Tyne Metropolitan College "This book provides a good introduction to sports psychology, and enables students to obtain a basic understanding of the key concepts. I will recommend this book to my level 4 students." - Marie Robbins, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education "Provided an excellent synthesis of key topics in sport psychology. The content draws upon leaders in the field both from a research and applied sport psychology perspective." - Andrew Balsdon, Canterbury Christ Church University This book provides a focused, accurate guide for students working within the dynamic field of sport psychology. The concise and authoritative entries have been selected by experienced teachers and researchers; each one defines, explains and develops a key topic in sport psychology acting as a springboard for further reading and debate. This is a stimulating and practical resource for students defined by the clarity of writing and relevant examples. Each concept gives the student: clear definitions up-to-date suggestions for further reading careful cross-referencing. Easy to use and intelligently judged this book offers the modern student the basic materials, tools and guidance for planning essays and passing exams.
Author : W. Timothy Gallwey
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0679778314
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (797 download)
Download or read book The Inner Game of Tennis written by W. Timothy Gallwey and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 1997-05-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The timeless guide to achieving the state of “relaxed concentration” that’s not only the key to peak performance in tennis but the secret to success in life itself—now in a 50th anniversary edition with an updated epilogue, a foreword by Bill Gates, and an updated preface from NFL coach Pete Carroll “Groundbreaking . . . the best guide to getting out of your own way . . . Its profound advice applies to many other parts of life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes (“Five of My All-Time Favorite Books”) This phenomenally successful guide to mastering the game from the inside out has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Billie Jean King has called the book her tennis bible; Al Gore has used it to focus his campaign staff; and Itzhak Perlman has recommended it to young violinists. Based on W. Timothy Gallwey’s profound realization that the key to success doesn’t lie in holding the racket just right, or positioning the feet perfectly, but rather in keeping the mind uncluttered, this transformative book gives you the tools to unlock the potential that you’ve possessed all along. “The Inner Game” is the one played within the mind of the player, against the hurdles of self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses in concentration. Gallwey shows us how to overcome these obstacles by trusting the intuitive wisdom of our bodies and achieving a state of “relaxed concentration.” With chapters devoted to trusting the self and changing habits, it is no surprise then, that Gallwey’s method has had an impact far beyond the confines of the tennis court. Whether you want to play music, write a novel, get ahead at work, or simply unwind after a stressful day, Gallwey shows you how to tap into your utmost potential. In this fiftieth-anniversary edition, the principles of the Inner Game shine through as more relevant today than ever before. No matter your goals, The Inner Game of Tennis gives you the definitive framework for long-term success.
Author : Deborah L. Feltz
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 9780736059992
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (599 download)
Download or read book Self-efficacy in Sport written by Deborah L. Feltz and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2008 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-belief, known as 'self-efficacy' by sports psychologists is widely believed to be an essential component of sporting success. This volume examines the nature of efficacy as it applies to sporting behaviour in coaches, athletes and teams.
Author : Rainer Martens
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 9780873229357
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (293 download)
Download or read book Competitive Anxiety in Sport written by Rainer Martens and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 1990 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive review of competitive anxiety research that has used the Sport Competition Anxiety Test, or SCAT (a trait scale), and the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2), as well as a description of the theoretical basis and development procedures for each scale. The actual scales for both SCAT and the CSAI-2 are contained in the text. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Stephanie J. Hanrahan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136966676
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology written by Stephanie J. Hanrahan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-10-18 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback, the Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology is a definitive guide to the theory and practice of applied sport psychology. It goes further than any other book in surveying the full variety of issues that practising sport psychologists will confront in their working lives. It introduces the most important tools and skills that psychologists will need to be truly helpful to their clients, and it also adopts a holistic definition of the role of the sport psychologist, explaining how effective counseling, assessment, and therapeutic models can add important extra dimensions to professional practice. The book is divided into seven thematic sections, addressing: counseling; assessment; theoretical and therapeutic models; issues for the individual athlete, from injury and overtraining to depression; issues for teams, from conflict resolution to travel; working with special populations; mental skills, such as imagery, goal setting, and concentration. Moving beyond the traditional tracks of clinical psychology and performance enhancement, the authors in this book argue convincingly that psychologists would benefit from attempting to understand athletes’ social and familial contexts, their health, happiness, and interpersonal dynamics in the broadest sense, if they are to serve their clients’ best interests. With contributions from many of the world’s leading sport psychologists, and with clear descriptions of best practice in each chapter, the Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology is essential reading for all serious students and practitioners of sport psychology, counseling, applied sport science, health psychology, and related fields.
Author : Sam R. Hamburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743203526
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book Will Our Love Last? written by Sam R. Hamburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-03-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Am I with the right person? Will our love last? Men and women in love are haunted by these questions. Love -- especially why it blossoms in relationships and why it later dies -- is a mystery to them. Will Our Love Last? A Couple's Road Map solves this mystery by giving readers a new understanding of love -- an understanding they can actually use to evaluate the soundness of their relationships and to answer confidently the crucial questions that mystified them before. Based on hundreds of cases in his twenty-four years as a marital therapist and twenty-nine years in his own happy marriage, Sam R. Hamburg, Ph.D., explains how compatibility is the key to lasting love. He shows how compatibility on three major dimensions -- the Practical Dimension, the Sexual Dimension, and the Wavelength Dimension -- is essential to the mutual understanding and affirmation that keep love alive, and he leads readers through a simple but systematic procedure for assessing their compatibility with a romantic partner in these crucial relationship areas. Dr. Hamburg introduces a new technique, The Hand Rotation Exercise, to help readers express their degree of compatibility and then convey that visually to their partner. In addition, he presents two new original techniques for working through relationship conflicts and coming to agreement on difficult issues: His Way/Her Way and The Long Conversation. Written in a clear, direct style that is free of jargon, Will Our Love Last? empowers readers to make important relationship decisions that are intellectually and emotionally informed. Will Our Love Last? will help couples trying to decide if they should take the next step to a more committed relationship. It will aid individuals embarking on a new relationship, or who are between relationships, to evaluate the rightness of a new or prospective partner. And it will assist people who are already in committed relationships to make an honest assessment of their prospects for happiness with their current partner. People have it in their power to make sure that they truly are with the right person. Will Our Love Last? shows the way.
Author : Christopher Jor Thibodeaux
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781433839986
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (399 download)
Download or read book Principles of Self-Talk in Sport Settings written by Christopher Jor Thibodeaux and published by . This book was released on 2024-12-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the theory and practice of self-talk in sports performance, with a special emphasis on approaches that move beyond linear, cognitively-focused understandings of self-talk. Self-talk generally begins when children are 2-3 years of age and continues into adulthood, as people talk to themselves both internally and out loud. Self-talk has drawn the interest of sport psychology professionals, researchers, athletes, and coaches who are eager to understand the origins and correlates of self-talk, how self-talk affects them, and how self-talk can be used to enhance sport performance. Starting from a strong theoretical foundation and addressing self-talk in sport myths, this volume moves on to one of the greatest challenges in sport self-talk literature, the crisis of validity of self-talk measurement tools, and provides direction and examples of valid and reliable tools for sport self-talk research. Chapters bring together authors from diverse theoretical backgrounds and fields, and offer tools for coaches and mental health providers to measure self-talk, and examine different approaches to self-talk, including ecological and embodied cognition, and draw important links between self-talk and other areas of cognitive functioning, such as emotion regulation.
Author : Gavin Breslin
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 152977618X
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Understanding Sport Psychology written by Gavin Breslin and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports Psychology is a popular area that has grown dramatically over the past few decades due to an increasing emphasis on the importance of psychology for athletic performance, engagement in exercise and in the business and industry of sport. This text is a concise, focussed overview of all the core concepts in sports psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Using key studies and evidence, this book explains and develops key topics, and acts as a springboard for further reading and debate. This is a stimulating and practical resource for sport and exercise students, sport coaches, and athletes alike, covering new developments within the field including: Social Identity Theory, Mental Health Awareness in Sport, Resilience and Mindfulness. With additional pedagogy including further reading, figures and diagrams to help visualise key theories, and case studies, Understanding Sport Psychology is essential reading for any student of sport psychology.
Author : Steven Ungerleider
Publisher : Rodale
ISBN 13 : 9781594860287
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Mental Training for Peak Performance written by Steven Ungerleider and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2005-09-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features suggestions and mind exercises to help athletes in many sports, including cycling, golf, running, swimming, tennis, and weightlifting.
Author : Nicolas Robin
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832531105
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Performance Optimization in Racket Sports: the Influence of Psychological Techniques, Factors, and Strategies, 2nd edition written by Nicolas Robin and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research and empirical work have revealed the importance of psychological/mental skills, factors, and strategies in improving athletic performance, especially in racket sports. High levels of self-confidence, commitment, motivation as well as the ability to imagine, self-regulate, set and achieved goals, control emotion, stress, and anxiety facilitate the ability of the racket sport players to achieve peak performance. For example, players and coaches recognize that the mental or psychological factor should be considered and trained in the same way as the technical or physical components. The aim of this Research Topic is to bring together articles in which psychological techniques, factors, or strategies are discussed, used, or tested in order to improve the performance of racket sport players such as tennis, table tennis, badminton, or squash, and also in new activities such as racketlon, paddle or beach tennis. Topics of primary interest include, but are not limited to: • Mental training for racket sports; • The role of mental coach in racket sports; • Psychological strategies to improve the performance in racket sports; • Relationship between performance and psychological factors; • Applied performance enhancement by means of psychological technics; • Measures of psychological variables in racket sport players; • Training of psychological skills for performance improvement in racket sport.
Author : Lew Hardy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471957879
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (719 download)
Download or read book Understanding Psychological Preparation for Sport written by Lew Hardy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to advance both theory and practice in the psychological preparation of high-level sports performers. The authors integrate the relevant qualitative and quantitative research literatures with practical knowledge gained via their own personal experience of working with elite athletes. Seven aspects of psychological preparation are considered: basic psychological skills; self-confidence; motivation; arousal and activation; stress and anxiety; concentration; and coping with adversity. Each discussion ends with a summary of the implications for future research and best practice. Elite performers from around the world share their techniques for mentally preparing for competition. The authors then explore the links between the practices that these athletes use and theories which underlie psychological preparation for performance. This book develops a model of psychological preparation for elite sports performers incorporating two unique features: the research-to-practice orientation which is taken to preparation for high-level sports performance; and a global perspective using evidence derived from North American, European, Australian and other research literatures in both general and sport psychology. This is the first book of its kind and should be a valuable resource for sport psychologists, students and professionals with an interest in sport or high-level performance.
Author : Aidan P. Moran
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1317716027
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book The Psychology of Concentration in Sport Performers written by Aidan P. Moran and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the attentional processes of athletes using a theoretical framework derived from contemporary cognitive psychology.
Author : Aidan Moran
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 131732966X
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)
Download or read book A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology written by Aidan Moran and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new third edition of A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology is the only textbook in the field that provides a detailed overview of key theories, concepts and findings within the discipline of sport psychology, as well as a critical perspective that examines and challenges these core foundations. Fully revised and updated, the new edition covers key research findings affecting both participation and performance in sport, including topics such as motivation, anxiety, emotional coping, concentration, mental imagery, expertise and team cohesion. In addition, the book includes a range of helpful features that bring the science to life, including critical thinking exercises, suggestions for student projects and new "In the spotlight" boxes that highlight key advances in theory or practice. A comprehensive glossary is also included, whilst a final chapter examines some new horizons in sport psychology, including embodied cognition and socio-cultural perspectives. Sport is played with the body but often won in the mind; that is the theory. A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology is the definitive textbook for anyone wishing to engage critically with this fascinating idea.
Author : David Tod
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136995781
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)
Download or read book The Psychology of Strength and Conditioning written by David Tod and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An effective strength and conditioning program underpins the training regime of every successful athlete or sportsperson and it is now widely recognized that psychology plays a significant role in the application of strength and conditioning principles. This is the first book to examine the importance of psychological factors in strength and conditioning and to offer a comprehensive overview of current research, theory and best practice. Written by a team of leading international researchers and practitioners, the book looks at how psychology influences training and performance and how training can influence an individual’s psychological well-being. It explores a range of key topics in contemporary sport psychology and athletic training, including: mental skills training behaviour change psychology in professional practice psychological problems, including exercise dependence, eating disorders and steroid use. Throughout, the book combines evidence-based research with discussion of the practical issues facing athletes, coaches and sport science professionals. By firstly developing our understanding of the latest psychological skills and techniques used by athletes and coaches to maximize strength and conditioning training and performance, and then the ways other psychological factors influence, and are influenced by, strength and conditioning training, this book represents invaluable reading for all advanced students, researchers, trainers and sport scientists with an interest in strength and conditioning or sport psychology.
Author : Robert Pasahow
Publisher : Perform At Peak Press
ISBN 13 : 9781941142752
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (427 download)
Download or read book Peak Performance in Tennis written by Robert Pasahow and published by Perform At Peak Press. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will only realize that your past rate of progress has been slow after greatly improving in a short time period. Players: - Do you want to play better under pressure? - Do you want to improve at a faster pace? - Do you want to be less nervous or angry on the court? - Do you want to benefit more from lessons? Coaches: - Do you want your players to improve more quickly? - Would you want a new method to be more effective? - Do you want coaching to become more interesting? Mental fitness enables you to perform at your peak not only in tennis, but in all sports. This book teaches you step-by-step how to apply Peak Performance Optimization (PPO) so that negative thinking and emotions do not limit you. Learn to eliminate negative psychological forces that you never knew existed. You can see this demonstrated at PerformAtPeak.com. Great amounts of improvement occur exceedingly fast, especially when PPO is combined with tennis lessons. Instructors become more effective. Tennis is often about winning crucial points during the match. It is great when you play well under pressure. Players of any age can benefit whether playing singles or doubles. PPO is incredibly effective breakthrough method that incorporates acupressure through tapping to conventional coaching methods. Since this is not acupuncture no needles are used. By tapping on specific acupressure points regions of your brain are activated to optimize performance. Think about the following: If PPO was simply a refinement of existing coaching methods, the vast and rapid advancements in your game could not be possible.
