Sport Psychology: A Complete Introduction
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Sport Psychology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value features like summaries of key experiments and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam.
The book uses a structure that mirrors the way sports psychology is taught on many university courses, and is split into theory and application. Chapters in the first part include coverage of essential personality traits, including mental toughness, confidence, motivation and character. The chapters on applied sports psychology cover topics such as assessment, working with groups, skills training, coping techniques and working with coaches and children. There is also substantial coverage of measurement questionnaires, skills and routes to practice.
Sport Psychology employs the ‘Breakthrough Method’ to help you advance quickly at any subject, whether you’re studying for an exam or just for your own interest. The Breakthrough Method is designed to overcome typical problems you’ll face as learn new concepts and skills.
– Problem: “I find it difficult to remember what I’ve read.”; Solution: this book includes end-of-chapter summaries and questions to test your understanding.
– Problem: “Lots of introductory books turn out to cover totally different topics than my course.”; Solution: this book is written by a university lecturer who understands what students are expected to know.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Teach Yourself (14 Jan. 2016) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 336 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9781473608467 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1473608467 |
| Dimensions | 12.7 x 1.91 x 19.05 cm |
by Charlotte Donald
I got this for my son who is doing sport at second school. He really likes it.
by Tescodirect
I have read a lot psychology books, and realised that Sports Psychology is an area about which I knew very little, so I bought this book to rectify the situation. I was quite disappointed as I expected a lot more from it. Now I should point out that this is the only book I have read on the subject, so it may be that Sports Psychology itself is not a particularly interesting area, and this book just reflects that. But it seemed to be a lot of pretty basic and quite old undergraduate psychology, such as theories of anxiety and consideration of team dynamics, and very little I had not encountered elsewhere. It certainly did not inspire me to do any further reading.
by Jules
A lovely introduction to Sport Psychology, without boring you to death on the history and development of theories like some. The small quizes at the end of the chapter are a great way of testing the reader too. I would highly recommend to anyone looking to explore this field of Psychology.
by jayjayk
As a badged lawn bowls coach, I find the book gives a great insight into the mental and psychological aspects of sport. Well researched and written, I will definitely use for reference in coaching others . I hope to improve my own game too.
by George
Love it. Well thought out flow and layout. Evidence based and well referenced.
Will keep going back to it.
by Sage222
Rarely have I got so little from book. I’m a beginner in this subject (I’ve read a few other books about performance, such ‘The Inner Game of Tennis’ and ‘Peak’), so I was hoping for an up-to-date practical guide to help me use sport psychology for myself and performers I teach. I wanted enough theory to give me an understanding of the main concepts and debates and I wanted to be entertained and inspired. This book gave me none of those things.
The label ‘Teach Yourself’ is misguiding. The book is more a description of Sport Psychology than an actual guide of how to do it. For example, there’s a chapter on ‘Becoming a Sport Psychologist’ (which includes information about how Sport Psychologists are certified in the UK). Perhaps useful to some, but not to me.
I should have read a warning signal from the structure of the book: the ‘theory first, application second’ approach to learning belongs back in the nineteenth century. Part One: Theory (the first 180 pages) is filled with unexciting ideas expressed in the kind of overcomplicated jargon that social scientists love. When you finally get to Part Two: Applying Sport Psychology, the content is brief and banal: there are a few pages on positive self-talk and goal setting, a little on visualisation, a chapter on ‘coping mechanisms’ (such as relaxation and mindfulness), and … that’s it! No detailed case-studies, no do-it-yourself tasks, no insightful descriptions of how the human mind works.
Amusingly, the author recounts an anecdote of himself failing to explain to a taxi driver what a sport psychologist does. I’m not surprised! I conclude that the author is not very good at sharing his knowledge with a lay audience. This book may be a useful accompaniment to Sport Psychology GCSE, but for any other reader, please, please go and find a better introduction.
by k Horn
I bought this for my son who is studying sports, and It as been a very useful book. Definitely worth the buy .
by Mug
Quick delivery purchased as information book for Grand Daughter for her college studies.
Informed by her that they are ace. just what she needed.