Description
Book SynopsisPresenting an empirically underpinned synthesis of research and theory, while offering guidance for applied practitioners, this is the first book to comprehensively map the psychology of learning, playing, and coaching the world's favourite sport.
The book provides a complete analysis of key topics that capture the broad range of football psychology such as personality, motivation, cognition, and emotion; coaching and team essentials; psychological skills for performance enhancement; and developing players in youth football. Including contributions from a range of international researchers, each chapter provides a review of the relevant literature, key theories, real-world examples, and reflections on how knowledge can be applied in practice. Split into four sections, the book covers a diverse range of topics relevant not only to coaching and performance but also to personality development and health promotion.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: football psychology on route to becoming an integral part of football
Part I: Personality, motivation, cognition, and emotion
1) Mood states as motivational and emotional determinants of football performance
2) Mental toughness development in football
3) Courage in football
4) The unifying role of player responsibility in football
5) The consistent psycho-social development of young footballers: implementing the 5C's as a vehicle for interdisciplinary cohesion
6) Decision making and non-verbal intelligence in football
Part II: Coaching essentials in football
7) Athlete leadership in football
8) Effective coaching in football
9) Collective collapse in football
10) Leadership power in football
11) Coach justice and competence in football
12) Burnout in football coaching
13) Recovery in football
Part III: Psychological skills for performance development
14) Psychological skills for football players
15) The use of acceptance and commitment therapy for stress management interventions in football
16) Imagery in football
17) Self-confidence and collective efficacy in football
18) Concentration and self-talk in football
19) Applied behavioral analysis in top level football: theory and application
Part IV: Developing the young player in football
20) Parental coaching in football
21) Talent development in youth football
22) How youth football players learn to succeed
23) Helping players develop life skills in football
24) The critical transition from junior to elite football: resources and barriers
25) Preventing depression and burnout in youth football
