Sports Psychology category: 506 books

Many of the world’s leading researchers and policy consultants have contributed to this symposium. Kari Fasting, Celia Brackenridge, Misia Gervis and Dean Ravizza are among the authorities who have contributed articles for this work.

“A wry, witty look at life with the Dallas Cowboys during the heyday of Tom Landry and Roger Staubach, The Crunch shows the real life that makes legends and lacerates the Cowboys mechanistic corporate image, revealing a world that is both more and less than we expect, yet funnier than we could image.”...

A century has always had a special resonance, in all walks of life, and none more so than in cricket. Scoring one hundred runs is the ultimate for a batsman. As former England captain Andrew Strauss admits, it's incredibly hard to do; for Ricky Ponting, it's a transformational moment in the career...

Over one million players and coaches are involved in minor hockey across Canada and the US (612,976 players and coaches in the US and 639,500 players and coaches in Canada) Minor ice hockey has become more competitive over the past 5 years and teams and organizations are looking for a competitive...

Sport coaches have a variety of responsibilities, but some are not as obvious as others. This book describes ten important responsibilities that coaches have. No matter where you are on your coaching journey - veteran coach, beginning your coaching career, or just helping out a local team - make sure...

By participating in the everyday life of fitness professionals, gym-goers and bodybuilders, The Global Gym explores fitness centres as sites of learning. The authors consider how physical, psychological and cultural knowledge about health and the body is incorporated into people's identity in a local and global gym and fitness context.

USA Best Book Award FINALIST - 2018 Winning Fights focuses on 2,500 years of proven fighting principles originating from Eastern concepts and proceeding to the modern era. This book is for pugilists seeking an edge in competition as well as soldiers and law enforcement officers facing conflict....

Strength and endurance are essential attributes for any martial artist, affecting everything from how hard you punch to how high you jump. Whether your goal is to defeat an opponent in the ring or on the street, the stronger you are, the better the odds of walking away as the victor. Fighter's...

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to make that elusive perfect golf swing every time. A lot of people say that the game of golf is a frustrating game because it is difficult to get a perfect shot. Even the pros get bad shots on occasions. There are so many physics and case studies,...

Breaking 90 is the dream of most golfers, and this book " Golf Instruction: How To Break 90 Consistency In 3 Easy Steps" can help you achieve exactly that. Consider this book as your step-by-step guide on how to improve your score. It covers the grip, the stance, and how to use your club...

What can we learn from former top athletes that is especially relevant for our health and lifestyles? Even though most athletes are essentially performance minded rather than maintenance and wellness minded, it’s still a compelling revelation why 90 percent of them don’t continue a program to...

Part of the ‘20 Minute Golf Tune-Up’ series, this book is designed to get golfers consistently shooting lower scores.This Pre-Shot book looks at what golfers can do before they get onto the course (goal-setting, self-reflection, imagery) and when playing (the crucial pre-shot routine itself)....

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net.

Identifying athletic talent and developing that talent to its full potential is a central concern in sport. Understanding talent identification and its implications for both positive and negative developmental outcomes is crucial to sporting success. This is the first comprehensive resource for scientists,...