Sports Psychology category: 506 books
The Athlete Apperception Technique
Manual and Materials for Sport and Clinical Psychologists
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
As the field of sport psychology has matured, so a greater appreciation for a diversity of training models, research methodologies, and therapeutic approaches, opposed to the dominant models of objective testing, has developed. The Athlete Apperception Technique (AAT) sets out a sport-specific projective...
by Bob Bigelow
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Bob Bigelow, former college and NBA player, has advocated for youth sports reform for over 25 years, conducting hundreds of community talks, and making numerous conference and media appearances since 1990. He co-authored Just Let the Kids Play (2001), the first book to identify that youth sports “systems”...
Advances in Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation
Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
This book describes cutting-edge applications of human factors for sports, injury prevention and outdoor recreation disciplines and provide practical guidance on a range of methods for describing, representing, and evaluating human, team, and system performance in various domains. Contributions in...
Sisterhood in Sports
How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete tells the stories of all kinds of female athletes in a variety of sports. Their natural tendency to use talking as a primary form of communication is essential to their experiences and successes in sports. Women and girls tend to have...
by Dr. B.S. Shinde
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Sports training refers to specialized strategies and methods of exercise used in various sports to develop athletes and prepare them for performing in sporting events. Sports training is of vital importance for several fields of human activity
Growing Athletes
A Father's 15-Year Journey from T-Ball to Hard Ball
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
This book offers a father's personal account of his experiences in shepherding his two sons through the baffling, wacky, frustrating, disappointing yet often wonderful world of youth sports. The book takes a chronological accounting of what they went through as a family, from the earliest days of T-ball...
InSideOut Coaching
How Sports Can Transform Lives
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
In this inspirational yet practical book, the man Parade called “the most important coach in America,” subject of the national bestseller Season of Life, Joe Ehrmann, describes his coaching philosophy and explains how sports can transform lives at every level of play, from the earliest years to...
by Ryan Tremblay
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Youth Sports Done Right was written to make a difference in the youth sport’s world and ultimately make it better for future young athletes. This book is a part of the solution and the author, Ryan Tremblay was compelled to write this playbook for parents since he knows not everyone has as the family...
Sports Officials and Officiating
Science and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Sports officials (umpires, referees, judges) play a vital role in every sport, and sports governing bodies, fans, and players now expect officials to maintain higher professional standards than ever before. In this ground-breaking book, a team of leading international sport scientists and top level...
by Andrew Leibs
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Not long ago, most blind and visually impaired people grew up without ever playing sports; they sat on the sidelines, and kept score during gym—protected rather than included. In the 1980s, few people had ever heard of the Paralympic Games or accessible recreation. Today, promising blind athletes...
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking: as seen/heard on CBS This Morning, The Bill Simmons Podcast, and more.
“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. Pink
“So...
Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2002
Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition.
The Brave Athlete
Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2017
The Brave Athlete solves the 13 most common mental conundrums athletes face in their everyday training and in races.
You don’t have one brain—you have three; your ancient Chimp brain that keeps you alive, your modern Professor brain that navigates the civilized world, and your Computer...
Living in the Sweet Spot
Preparing for Performance in Sport and Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
Living in the Sweet Spot: Preparing for Performance in Sport and Life is a fresh, inspiring guide of how to get ready for life's big performances. The author integrates the best of the new field of positive psychology with the essentials of sport psychology.Readers of this book learn how to strengthen...