This is a collection of 50 of the most influential articles in the century-old field of sport and exercise psychology. The editors have abridged articles to ensure that the essential themes are covered but without extraneous explanation of concepts that may be covered by multiple articles.
This book brings together world-class professionals to share theoretical understanding applied to sport, exercise and performance domains.
This is a comprehensive and engaging overview of an evolving discipline, and will be essential reading to any student of sport and exercise psychology.
A comprehensive A-Z guide to a fast-moving field of inquiry, this book is an essential resource for scholars, coaches, trainers, journalists, competitors, exercisers; in fact anyone associated with sport and exercise.
An additional theory of burnout was presented by Coakley (1992) who proposed that a narrowly defined identity may lead to a feeling of entrapment in the role of an athlete (see 7.38). The premise of Coakley's model was that social ...
Its comprehensive scale and global reach make this volume an essential companion for students, instructors and researchers in sport science, sport and exercise psychology, psychology, and physical education.
So he tried to simulate pressure during daily practices. coach Wooden did this by creat- Lawson (1928) recognized the ing very intense and focused practices that importance of keeping Olympic ...
Arranged in four complementary parts, the book moves from a general discussion of the nature and role of sport psychology to explorations of individual, group and health factors affecting performance.
This text concerns key topics in the field of sport psychology.
Jowett, S. (2005) On repairing and enhancing the coach–athlete relationship. In Jowett, S. and Jones, M. (eds) The Psychology of Coaching. Leicester: British Psychological Society. pp. 14–26. Jowett, S. and Poczwardowski, ...
This is a comprehensive and accessible text on exercise and sport psychology for students on sport science/sport and exercise science degrees.