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The Sport Psych Handbook The Sport Psych Handbook
About the Product
Athletes’ physiques and conditioning levels have advanced significantly in the past decade. Now, it’s time for their mental prowess to catch up.
The Sport Psych Handbook makes significant performance improvement possible through training the mind to parallel the body’s enhanced development. Experts covering each facet of the mental game present research-based, field-tested approaches to enhance individual and team performance. More specifically, this comprehensive guide will give athletes breakthrough methods to do the following:- Optimize inner drive for training and competition
- Maintain emotional and mental control for unwavering focus
- Improve communication skills for better leadership and teamwork
- Avoid and overcome slumps, injuries, and other challenges to a successful season
Complement your physical skills with sharper mental skills. Make The Sport Psych Handbook part of your training arsenal, and start performing to your potential.
About the Editor
Shane Murphy, PhD, is one of the nation’s leading sport psychologists, with expertise in performance excellence, competitiveness, and teamwork. He is currently assistant professor at Western Connecticut State University. Murphy served as a sport psychologist to the U.S. Olympic team at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, the U.S. Olympic team at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, and the 1996 U.S. slalom canoe and kayak teams in Atlanta. In addition, he was sport psychology consultant to the U.S. snowboard team from 1999 to 2002. For seven years he worked for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as head of its sport psychology department and later as the associate director of its sport science and technology division.
Murphy is a popular speaker and author of the best-selling book The Achievement Zone: An 8-Step Guide to Peak Performance in All Arenas of Life. He has appeared on many television and radio programs on ABC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, and NPR. He also has had articles containing or referring to his work in USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsweek, and other major publications. He is a former president of the division of sport and exercise psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA) and is a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP).
Murphy lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, Annemarie, and two children, Bryan and Theresa.Table of Contents
Part I. Inner Drive
Chapter 1. Motivation: The Need to Achieve
John F. Eliot
Chapter 2. Goals: More Than Just the Score
Chris Harwood
Chapter 3. Competitive Drive: Embracing Positive Rivalries
Cal Botterill
Chapter 4. Overtraining: Balancing Practice and Performance
Kirsten Peterson
Part II. Emotional and Mental Control
Chapter 5. Anxiety: From Pumped to Panicked
Gloria Balague
Chapter 6. Anger: How to Moderate Hot Buttons
Mitch Abrams and Bruce Hale
Chapter 7. Concentration: Focus Under Pressure
Clark Perry
Chapter 8. Imagery: Inner Theater Becomes Reality
Shane Murphy
Part III. Interactive Skills
Chapter 9. Leadership: Full Engagement for Success
Jim Loehr
Chapter 10. Teamwork: For the Good of the Whole
Tracy L. Veach and Jerry R. May
Chapter 11. Coaching: An Effective Communication System
Charles J. Hardy, Kevin L. Burke, and R. Kelly Crace
Part IV. Potential Pitfalls
Chapter 12. Injuries: The Psychology of Recovery and Rehab
Charles Brown
Chapter 13. Eating Disorders: When Rations Become Irrational
Karen D. Cogan
Chapter 14. Substance Use: Chemical Roulette in Sport
Mark H. Anshel
Part V. The Educated Consumer
Chapter 15. Roles: The Sport Psychologist
Sean McCann
Chapter 16. Qualifications: Education and Experience
Bradley Hack
Chapter 17. Success in Sport Psych: Effective Sport Psychologists David Tod and Mark Andersen
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