Applied sport psychology : personal growth to peak performance by Williams, Jean M. (Jean Marie) instant download

Applied sport psychology : personal growth to peak performance by Williams, Jean M. (Jean Marie) instant download

xxvi, 614 pages : 24 cm, \"Drawing upon the expertise of more than twenty leaders of their fields, this is a comprehensive and practical guide to psychological concepts and theories as well as to strategies and techniques designed to help future coaches and sport psychologists cultivate peak performance and personal growth through recent advances in sport psychology. The text's four-part organization focuses on motivation and leadership, social interactions, mental training, program implementation, and issues that go beyond performance enhancement. Contributing authors are experts in their topic, and each chapter has been written specifically for this collection.\"--Publisher's description, Includes bibliographical references and indexes, Sport psychology: past, present, future -- Motor skill learning for effective coaching and performance -- A positive approach to coaching effectiveness and performance enhancement -- Motivational processes and the facilitation of quality engagement in sport -- The self-fulfilling prophecy theory: when coaches' expectations become reality -- Leadership effectiveness and decision making in coaches -- The sport team as an effective group -- Communicating effectively -- Psychological characteristics of peak performance -- Increasing awareness for sport performance -- Goal setting for peak performance -- Arousal-performance relationships -- Relaxation and energizing techniques for regulation of arousal -- Seeing is believing: understanding and using imagery in sport -- Cognitive techniques for building confidence and enhancing performance -- Concentration and strategies for controlling it -- Integrating and implementing a psychological skills training program -- Conducting psychologically oriented coach-training programs: a social-cognitive approach -- Gender and cultural considerations -- When to refer athletes for counseling or psychotherapy -- Drug abuse in sport: causes and cures -- Burnout in sport: understanding the process --…