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Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Psychological Factors in Athletic Performance
Chapter 1. Motivation
Brent Walker, Sandra Foster, Scott Daubert, DeDee Nathan
Sport-Specific Definition of Motivation
Impact of Motivation on Athletic Performance
Sources of Motivation for Sport Participation
Identifying and Strengthening Optimal Motivation Levels
Reaching and Sustaining Ideal Motivation
Chapter 2. Confidence
Luis G. Manzo, Gregory W. Mondin, Bobby Clark, Terri Schneider
* Defining Confidence in Sport
Assessing Confidence
Developing Confidence
Defining the Optimistic Mind-Set
Developing an Optimistic Mind-Set
Chapter 3. Intensity
Gregory Wilson, Jim Taylor, Finn Gundersen, Terry Brahm
Sport-Specific Definition of Intensity
Identifying Optimal Intensity
General Intensity Control Strategies
Controlling Overintensity
Controlling Underintensity
Chapter 4. Focus
Richard K. Stratton, Kim Cusimano, Chuck Hartman, Nicole DeBoom
* Understanding Focus
Components of Focus
Focus Style
Assessing Focus
Focus Strategies
Focus on the Ultimate Goal
Chapter 5. Emotions
Marc Jones, Jim Taylor, Miyako Tanaka-Oulevey, Mary Grigson
* Defining Emotions and Emotional Experiences
Emotions and Athletic Performance
Why Athletes Respond Emotionally
Gaining Emotional Mastery
Techniques for Emotional Mastery
Part II: Enhancing Athletic Performance
Chapter 6. Psychological Assessment
Thad R. Leffingwell, Natalie Durand-Bush, Dean Wurzberger, Petra Cada
* Characteristics of Sound Measures
Uses of Psychological Assessment
Additional Assessment Methods
Chapter 7. Goal Setting
Robert S. Weinberg, Robert J. Harmison, Ric Rosenkranz, Stacia Hookom
* Understanding Goal Setting and Sport Performance
Goal-Setting Interventions in Sport
Why Goals Work
Goal-Setting Principles
Goal-Setting Program
Chapter 8. Mental Imagery
Bruce D. Hale, Lynn Seiser, E.J. McGuire, Eric Weinrich
Understanding the Use of Mental Imagery in Sport
How Does Mental Imagery Work?
Impact of Mental Imagery
Maximizing the Value of Mental Imagery
Contributors to Effective Imagery
Structuring Mental Imagery
Developing a Mental-Imagery Program
Chapter 9. Routines
Thomas Schack, Blair Whitmarsh, Ron Pike, Chrissy Redden
* Understanding the Rationale for Routines
Measuring the Effects of Routines on Performance
Convincing Athletes of the Benefits of Routines
Types of Routines
Practical Concerns
Part III: Psychology and the Coach
Chapter 10. Coach-Athlete Relationship
Sophia Jowett, Geoff Paull, Anne Marte Pensgaard, Per Mathias Hoegmo, Hege
Riise
Understanding the Coach-Athlete Relationship
Influences on the Coach-Athlete Relationship
Obstacles to Effective Coach-Athlete Relationships
Facilitating Coach-Athlete Relationships
Chapter 11. Team Cohesion
Ulf Schmidt, Rick McGuire, Sue Humphrey, George Williams, Brian Grawer
* Understanding Team Cohesion
Relationship Between Team Cohesion and Athletic Performance
Life of a Team
Assessing Team Cohesion
Enhancing Team Cohesion
Part IV: Psychological Problems of Athletes
Chapter 12. Injury
Edmund O'Connor, John Heil, Peter Harmer, Iris Zimmerman
* Patient As Athlete
Understanding the Psychological Factors of Injury and Rehabilitation
Path to Rehabilitation Failure
Path to Rehabilitation Success
Remarkable Recovery
Chapter 13. Eating Disorders
Judy Goss, Susan Cooper, Danny Stevens, Sheilagh Croxon, Nikki Dryden
* Defining Eating Disorders
Prevalence of Eating Disorders
Symptoms of Eating Disorders Among Athletes
Associated Health Problems
Causes of Eating Disorders
Sport-Specific Contributors to Eating Disorders
Treatment of Eating Disorders
Prevention of Eating Disorders
Chapter 14. Substance Abuse
Victoria L. Bacon, Bart S. Lerner, Dave Trembley, Michael Seestedt
* Why Athletes Take Drugs
Commonly Used Substances
Recognition, Prevention, and Intervention
Treatment for Substance Abuse
Drug Treatment Professionals
Drug Testing
Chapter 15. Career Transitions
Mitchell A. Levy, Lauren Gordon, Roseann Wilson, Casey Barrett
* Definitions of Career Transitions in Sports
Social and Psychological Explanations of Career Transition
Causes of Career Transitions
Psychological Reactions to Career Transition
Coping Factors Related to Quality of Career Transition
Career Transition Interventions
Sample Programs in Sport
Sample Programs From Dance
Index
References
About the Editors
About the Contributors
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reviewed Applying Sport Psychology: Four Perspectives on November 13, 2015 Applying Sport Psychology
I'm not going to book group and the book wasn't my style. Is this guy really a psychologist? I would have preferred that he just stuck to the interesting studies he cites about the effects of different kinds of parenting and upbringings on children rather than occasionally going off into foggily religious explanations of soul and spiritual development. I may have been a little more sympathetic to this approach if it just didn't feel quite so much like he was pandering to the "Religious Right." It felt a little like the author expected me to have picked the book up so I could feel self-righteous about something.
I didn't finish the book, but there are two things that I did find striking and important in it. The first is that it talks about how studies seem to show that responsive parents tend to have children with fewer, rather than more, attachment issues. If the baby cries, go over to him right away and figure out what he wants. I was a little surprised by this because my parents are little more Dr. Spock-y than that, and I always thought the "let-'em-cry-for-a-minute" approach is a spoiled child preventer, but I'm rethinking this.
The other thing, and this is the more important of the two, was this quote from Henry Louis Mencken: "If you want peace, work for justice." I do want peace, but this book wasn't what I was looking for. Another book about youth crime in America, No Matter How Loud I Shout, is one I would recommend: after reading it, I was upset and ready for battle against all the social ills you can imagine. That is the kind of social justice book I like. And, as the stickers plastered around the Harvard Law campus tell me, IF YOU AREN'T OUTRAGED, YOU AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION!
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