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Think about your favorite sport. Now ask yourself how much of success in that sport is down to physical skills and how much is down to mental skills?
We all know that physical skills are vital for performance and understand about training them. We know that psychology is important too, but what people actually do to understand and train in it is less well known. Sport Psychology: A Complete Introduction gives you the answers, explaining everything you need to know in one place.

Structured in two parts, theory and application, part one defines the idea of personality and cover essential psychological traits, including mental toughness, confidence, motivation, stress and character. Part two covers topics such as assessment, skills training, coping techniques, building concentration and working with coaches and teams. You will also find substantial coverage of measurement questionnaires, skills and routes to practice.

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Sport Psychology

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      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 1/16/2025 12:01:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781399806787
      978-1399806787
      ISBN-10 1399806785
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Physiological psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Think about your favorite sport. Now ask yourself how much of success in that sport is down to physical skills and how much is down to mental skills?
      We all know that physical skills are vital for performance and understand about training them. We know that psychology is important too, but what people actually do to understand and train in it is less well known. Sport Psychology: A Complete Introduction gives you the answers, explaining everything you need to know in one place.

      Structured in two parts, theory and application, part one defines the idea of personality and cover essential psychological traits, including mental toughness, confidence, motivation, stress and character. Part two covers topics such as assessment, skills training, coping techniques, building concentration and working with coaches and teams. You will also find substantial coverage of measurement questionnaires, skills and routes to practice.

      As well as learni

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