Sport Psychology Essentials
Sport Psychology Essentials
- Practice your mental skills during physical training so you are prepared to bring an elite athlete mindset to the arena.
- Assess your athlete's or team's mental skills.
- Use advanced sport psychology techniques that fit your unique personality and lifestyle to improve motivation, confidence, imagery, self-regulation, and concentration.
- Enhance the performance potential of your team through leadership, team culture, and shared mental models.
- Implement plans for optimal team and individual performance using program development, motor skills training, talent development, and strategies to persevere through slumps and adversity.
Success Story sidebars reveal how real-life teams, athletes, and coaches have succeeded in using proven mental training techniques. Learn foundational sport psychology concepts by exploring the scientific background behind mental strategies in athletic performance. Sport Psychology Essentials will help you unlock your sport performance potential and stay ahead of the competition.
Author: Dave Collins
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Published: 04/15/2022
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781492599432
ISBN10: 1492599433
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Sports Psychology
- Sports & Recreation | Training
- Psychology | Reference
About the Author
Dave Collins, PhD, earned a doctorate in psychology from the University of Surrey in 1990. He is currently the director of Grey Matters UK, a performance-focused company that offers applied consultancy services in sport, business, performing arts, and more. He is also a professor at Edinburgh University, an institution ranked in the world's top 20 by QS World University Rankings. Dr. Collins has written over 350 peer-reviewed publications and has authored or contributed to 80 books. His research interests include performer and coach development, expertise, and peak performance. As a practitioner, Dr. Collins has worked with more than 70 world-class athletes or Olympic medalists as well as professional athletic teams and performers. He is the director of the Rugby Coaches Association and is a fellow of the Society of Martial Arts, a fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), and an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society. Dr. Collins is a former Royal Marine and a fifth-degree dan in karate.