Sports Psychology category: 506 books
Race to Win
The 7 Essential Skills of the Complete Champion
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Author Derek Daly drew on his time as an F1 driver and broadcast television announcer to break down how and why the best drivers win consistently, on any team or track. Race to Win explains how and why legends like Sebastian Vettel, Jimmie Johnson, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher...
by Ace McCloud
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Are you tired of being a weak swimmer? Do lesser athletes continue to surpass you in the pool?
Whether you want to (1) learn the basics of swimming, (2) master advanced strokes or (3) get a powerful edge on the competition, this book will teach you everything you need to know.
Do you...
In The Zone
How Champions Think and Win Big
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
Discover the untapped power of the human mind
How do champions like Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic and Usain Bolt suppress their fear of failure and find the belief to win? How did Michael Phelps and Jessica Ennis-Hill visualise their own future? What exactly is 'The Zone'? And how do you get...
Peter Leone's Show Jumping Clinic
Success Strategies for Equestrian Competitors
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Sharing wisdom gained through decades of riding at the highest levels of competition, Olympic medalist Peter Leone shows you how to achieve jumping success. Covering the fundamental principles of jumping, this guide stresses solid riding mechanics and the importance of a respectful friendship between...
by Stefano Frascoli
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 3, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 3, 2016
Correre nel vento è una raccolta di 46 racconti brevi che parlano di emozioni, sensazioni, sfide e passioni che infiammano il meraviglioso mondo dell’atletica leggera. Queste storie si addentrano nel profondo dei sentimenti e dell’animo dei runners, da cui nasce la loro primordiale vocazione....
by Kevin Sivils
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014
The mental side of sports is often overlooked. Goals are powerful motivating tools, providing athletes and teams with direction, focus, a reason to commit and a means to evaluate their performance.
Goals allow athletes and teams to deal with adversity, adapt and persevere, to continue to be...
Qualitative Research Methods in Sport, Exercise and Health
From Process to Product
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Qualitative forms of inquiry are a dynamic and exciting area within contemporary research in sport, exercise and health. Students and researchers at all levels are now expected to understand qualitative approaches and be able to employ them in their work. In this comprehensive and in-depth introductory...
Nonlinear Pedagogy in Skill Acquisition
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Nonlinear pedagogy is a powerful paradigm for understanding human movement and for designing effective teaching, coaching and training programs in sport, exercise and physical education. It addresses the inherent complexity in the learning of movement skills, viewing the learner, the learning environment...
Education, Sport and Leisure
Connections and Controversies
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2003
Quest for Glory
Successes in South African Sport
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
‘This book carries a powerful message about the important role sport plays in the development of a nation and what it takes to achieve success on the world stage.’ - John Smit South Africa’s sportsmen and women have achieved huge success. World champions and record-breakers, they have dominated...
My Off-Season with the Denver Broncos
Building a Championship Team (While Nobody's Watching)
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Relive the Denver Broncos’ magical 2011 season from the inside. Loren Landow served as the team's unofficial trainer during the pre-season lockout and Mike Klis covers the Broncos for the Denver Post. Together, they tell the story from their unique perspectives, beginning with Landow's spring email...
Driving A Motor Bike
Guide for learning many important things about a motor bike
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Table of contents
Chapter one
Chapter two
Chapter three
Chapter four
Chapter five
Chapter six
Chapter seven
Chapter eight
Chapter nine
1
Motor bike is a common item used for transport. There are many models in bike which are used all over the world. Basic functions and operations...
Games Without Frontiers
Football, Identity and Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
What is the historical appeal of football? How diverse are its players, supporters and institutions throughout the world? What are its various traditions and how are these affected by pressures to modernize? In what ways does the game help to reinforce or overcome social differences and prejudices?...
by Wilson Maiyo Ph.D
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
It turns out that Kenyans' success may be innate. Two separate, European-led studies in a small region in western Kenya, which produces most of the race-winners, found that young men there could, with only a few months training, reliably outperform some of the West's best professional runners....