Description
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the essential aspects of sports psychology by throwing light on issues related to the upkeep of athletes' mental state and improving their performance in sports activities. On one hand, it covers topics like anxiety, stress, conflicts, overtraining, and sports injuries, and on the other, it includes strategies helpful for managing and developing skills for better performance in various sports activities.
In its wide coverage, the volume discusses a range of key topics which include:
- Sports psychology: historical perspectives and the present position
- Contribution of heredity and environment, the role of growth and development, and the individual differences in sports psychology
- How factors like intelligence, cognitive and emotional processes, personality, and motivation influence learning and the transfer of learning
- The role of attention, concentration, and focus in the performance of athletes
- Athletes' mental and p
Table of Contents
1. The Meaning, Nature, and Scope of Sports Psychology 2. Sports Psychology- Historical Perspectives and Development 3. Genetics (Heredity) and Environment 4. Human Growth and Development 5. Individual Differences and Sports Performance 6. Methods of Study in Sports Psychology 7. Learning in Physical Education and Sports 8. Transfer of Learning of Training in Sports 9. Cognitive Process: Sensation and Perception 10. Intelligence: Concepts, Measurement, and Implications in Sports 11. Emotional Process in Sports 12. Motivation and its Role in Sports 13. Attention, Concentration, and Focus in Sports 14. Personality: Meaning, Development, Assessment, and Implications in Sports 15. Aggression and Violence in Sports 16. Anxiety and Stress in Sports 17. Frustration and Conflicts in Sports 18. Group Dynamics and Leadership in Sports 19. Guidance and Counselling in Sports 20. Overtraining and Burnout in Athletes 21. Sport Injuries and their Management
