Sports Psychology category: 506 books
by Costas I. Karageorghis
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Music has been intertwined with exercise and sport for many decades, and recent advancements in digital technology and personal listening devices have significantly strengthened that bond. Applying Music in Exercise and Sport combines contemporary research, evidence-based practice, and specific recommendations...
In Reality, There Are No Limits
A Success System for Sports, Business and Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Whether in sports or business, the difference between Champions and the rest is a matter of millimeters. For over 20 years, Adolfo Gómez Sanchez has been working with with pro athletes and leading corporations to help then achieve those millimeters of advantage and unlock the path to optimal performance....
The Silver Helmet
"Suddenly I realised that I was no longer driving the car consciously. I was kind of driving by instinct, only I was in a different dimension..."
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, mountain climbing and motor racing; all the rest are merely games."
- Ernest Hemingway ("the master writer")
“Grand Prix racing is primarily a mental contest.”
PROLOGUE
14 May 1988 QUALIFYING FOR MONACO GRAND PRIX
The...
Athlete Learning in Elite Sport
A Cultural Framework
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Elite athletes lead a particular way of life, which creates significant learning and shapes their selves. This is the first sociological-pedagogical text to conceptualise athlete learning in elite sport and across athletic careers. It outlines theories of learning and argues for a cultural perspective...
The Fighter Within
Everyone Has A Fight-Insights into the Minds and Souls of True Champions
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
**Winner of the Canada Book Award**
**Winner of the Readers' Favorite Gold Award for Non-Fiction Sports**
The Fighter Within is an inspirational mixed martial arts book for fans which brings insider stories, heartfelt moments, and a human element to what's perceived as a savage sport. It reveals...
by Hal Higdon
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
The early career of Don Prudhomme is captured in this spine-tingling account of the 1973 Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Master writer Hal Higdon spent the race weekend shadowing Prudhomme during a race that was the turning point in The Snake's dominating Funny Car racing career. Higdon captured...
KARATE GIOCANDO
La scoperta del proprio corpo attraverso il karate
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 17, 2013
“Karate Giocando”: un nuovo ed originale contributo alla già ricca letteratura sportiva per i giovanissimi. Questo testo, intelligentemente completato con “bibliografia” e “glossario”, si rivolge a quanti - genitori, insegnanti, tecnici - sono impegnati nella difficilissima...
Season of Life
A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
The bestselling inspirational book in which the author reunites with a childhood football hero, now a minister and coach, and witnesses a revelatory demonstration of the true meaning of manhood.
Joe Ehrmann, a former NFL football star and volunteer coach for the Gilman high school football...
Fearless Golf
Conquering the Mental Game
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2005
A detailed plan for conquering the FEAR that sabotages swings and ruins psyches, from the pioneering psychologist whose techniques have benefited Davis Love III, Justin Leonard, and numerous other world-class golfers.
As Jack Nicklaus once observed, fear is the golfer’s greatest enemy, inspiring...
Play Your Best Golf Now
Discover VISION54's 8 Essential Playing Skills
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011
Two of golf's most revolutionary teachers share a personalized approach to accessing your peak performance.
"The VISION54 approach is far more than just pure golf technique, it allows an individual to unlock their true potential by opening their mind and believing anything is possible to achieve."...
The Amateurs
The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
In “one of the best books ever written about a sport,” Halberstam chronicles the story of four amateur US rowers and their 1984 Olympic dream (Newsweek).
In 1984, rowing was a sport continually relegated to the margins, far from the spotlights attracted by other Olympic events. That year,...
by Bakari Akil
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
This is the "Bully Proof" for beginning grapplers. It’ll help you develop a force field to help shield you from making newbie mistakes. - The advice in Grappling 101 is information that people will not share with you during instruction or drill, but will tell you at the most inopportune moments. They...
Win at Losing
How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
An engaging, inspiring exploration of the surprising value of setbacks—and how we can use them to succeed
As an award-winning sports journalist, Sam Weinman has long studied the ripple effects of losing. But as a father of two competitive boys, he struggled to convince them that failing—whether...
Run, Ride, Sink or Swim
A year in the exhilarating and addictive world of women's triathlon
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
At the age of thirty-one, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her limits. And here's how she felt about the component parts of triathlon: swimming - fairly terrifying, especially in open water. Cycling - brilliant when done on a stationery bike, indoors. Running - sometimes fantastic, sometimes hideous....