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Edited by Cotterill Stewart; Edited by Weston Neil; Edited by Breslin Gavin
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Sport and Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies focuses on the most current issues in the field, integrating research and practice to develop a coherent understanding of current knowledge, future research directions and applied implications within the field.
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SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGICAL
“This book is a joy to read and greatly needed. The overall scholarly quality is very strong, and the chapters are clear, accessible, helpful and interesting – a rare combination. There are few texts that examine sport and exercise from a practitioner’s perspective, and fewer that help students and trainees navigate the complex terrain of practice. The editors should be congratulated on pulling together a book that educates, inspires, provokes, and will be of practical use.”
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Professor Brett Smith, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham
Sport and Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies is a contemporary text focusing on current issues in the discipline of sport and exercise psychology. Integrating research and practice in order to develop a coherent understanding of existing knowledge, future research directions and applied implications within the field, the text explores issues pertinent to the applied practitioner/supervisor and draws on expert commentary to investigate potential solutions to many key issues. Each chapter uses a case study approach to allow internationally recognized contributors to highlight and evaluate their experience across a broad range of sport and exercise performance areas. Practitioners are provided with a full range of available interventions to address specific types of psychological issue including performing under pressure, working with teams, injury rehabilitation, working with coaches, mental toughness, career transitions, athlete well- being, physical activity promotion, exercise and body image, lifestyle interventions, exercise dependence, and motor learning and control.
Sport and Exercise Psychology is supported by a range of online materials designed to help both study and practice. It presents content that is directly applicable to those seeking to enter the profession, and which can also inform the ongoing development of reflective practitioners.
Table of contents:
About the Contributors ix
Acknowledgements xix
About the Companion Website xxi
PART 1
Sport and Performance Psychology
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Stewart Cotterill, Neil Weston, and Gavin Breslin
Chapter 2 Managing Difficult Interpersonal Relationships: A Basic Psychological Needs Approach 7
Richard Hampson and Chris Harwood
Chapter 3 The Use of Team Strengths at a Major Championship 21
Tim Holder
Chapter 4 Concentration and Optimal Performance Under Pressure 37
Stewart Cotterill and Aidan Moran
Chapter 5 A Search for Meaning: An Integrative Approach to Stress Management Following a Career‐ending Injury 55
Christopher R. D. Wagstaff
Chapter 6 Personality and Group Functioning: Managing a Narcissist’s Ego 73
Chelsey Dempsey, Chin Wei Ong, Ross Roberts, and Tim Woodman
Chapter 7 Returning to Sport Following Serious Injury: A Case Study of a Professional Rugby Union Player 93
Lynne Evans
Chapter 8 Transition Indecision: A Case Study of an Athlete’s Move from Playing to Coaching 111
Robert Morris and David Tod
Chapter 9 Ahead of the Competition: Anxiety Control in Archery 125
Joanne Batey and Rebecca Symes
PART 2
Coaching Psychology
Chapter 10 Impression Management in Professional Football: A Case Study from the Coach’s Perspective
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