Sport Psychology, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive overview of sport and exercise psychology. This text outlines the theoretical framework and provides the necessary psychological foundation of sport psychology while offering students a real-life handbook approach to using psychological strategies as a sport participant and coach. This unique book stresses an applied approach to the field and presents scientific research and empirical data without the use of technical jargon. The Fifth Edition features substantial content updates, a new organization that better lends itself to classroom use, and case studies for additional real world application.
This book presents an applied approach to sport psychology and is designed to enable students and coaches to understand key psychological tools.
Mark B. Andersen examines authentic examples of sport psychologists at work to teach readers how to use their knowledge of sport psychology in an effective and efficient manner.
This third edition presents a thorough review of the literature and terminilogy in key topic areas.
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Johnson, U. (2007). 'Psychosocial antecedents of sport injury, prevention and intervention: An overview of theoretical approaches and empirical findings'. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 5,352–369.
'Inside Sport Psychology' demonstrates how to apply psychology in a range of sport settings by offering an accessible and evidence-based approach by top psychologists in the UK and Australia.
The most up-to-date and authoritative guide to sport psychology for young people, this is essential reading for anyone working in youth sport.
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