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Details

Additional authors

1. Raedeke, Thomas D., 1963-

Description

1. xi, 290 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

1. This book presents an applied approach to sport psychology and is designed to enable coaches and students to understand key sport psychology tools. It provides coaches with a practical discussion of motivation, communication, stress management, mental imagery and other important topics. It is a reader-friendly organisation that includes: learning objectives that introduce each chapter; sidebars illustrating sport-specific applications of key concepts and principles and chapter summaries.

Subject

1. Sports > Psychological aspects
2. Coaching (Athletics)
3. Sportpsychologie
4. Trainer
5. Trainingsmethode
6. Trainingslehre
7. Sportpsychologie
8. Idrottspsykologi
9. Idrottstränare

Contents

1. ASEP Silver Level series preface -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- pt. I. Creating a solid foundation -- 1. Coaching philosophy -- Developing a positive coaching philosophy -- Understanding competition and using it constructively -- 2. Communication -- What is communication? -- Sending effective messages -- Attentive listening -- Conflicts and confrontations -- 3. Introduction to mental skills training -- Psychological factors and performance excellence -- Does MST work? -- The MST approach -- Roadblocks and myths surrounding MST -- Developing MST -- pt. II. Developing mental training tools -- 4. Goal setting -- What are goals and why use them? -- Characteristics of effective goals -- Making goals work : the goal implementation process -- Developing athletes' goal-setting skills -- 5. Imagery -- What is imagery? -- Factors influencing the effectiveness of imagery -- Using imagery effectively -- Developing an imagery training program -- 6. Relaxation and energization -- What is relaxation? -- Relaxation strategies -- What is energization? -- Energization strategies -- Developing athletes' relaxation and energization skills -- 7. Self-talk -- What is self-talk? -- How self-talk works -- Positive versus negative thinking -- Optimizing self-talk -- Developing athletes' smart-talk skills -- pt. III. Enhancing mental skills -- 8. Motivation -- What is motivation? -- Athletes' needs and intrinsic motivation -- Impact of rewards -- Handling success and failure -- Creating a mastery-oriented motivational atmosphere -- 9. Energy management -- Understanding energy management -- How does arousal affect performance? -- Why underarousal and overarousal impair performance -- Determining optimal energy zones -- Mental side of arousal -- Developing athletes' energy management skills -- 10. Attention -- Understanding attention -- Attentional capacity -- Selective attention -- Sustaining focus : concentration -- Implementing an attentional skills program -- 11. Stress management -- Understanding stress -- Stress management -- Developing athletes' stress management skills -- 12. Self-confidence -- Understanding self-confidence -- Conceptualizing self-confidence -- Boosting self-confidence -- Developing team confidence -- Developing and maintaining self-confidence during competition -- Self-fulfilling prophecy : confidence booster or deflator? -- Developing athletes' self-confidence -- Final thoughts : developing ultimate confidence -- pt. IV. Integrating mental training tools and skills -- 13. Mental plans -- Understanding mental plans -- Types of mental plans -- Role of triggers, releases, and cue words -- Developing mental plans -- Developing athletes' mental toughness skills -- 14. Mental skills training programs -- Getting started -- Components of effective MST programs -- Implementing a basic MST program -- Appendix A. Answers to review questions -- Appendix B. Relaxation and energization scripts -- Appendix C. Test of performance strategies -- Glossary -- References and resources -- Index -- About the authors.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-280) and index.