The Sport Psychologist's Handbook

This authoritative handbook provides unparalleled coverage of how sport psychology can be practically applied to individual sports. The book is divided into two parts. The first gives an introduction to working with athletes and deals with the basic concepts that sports psychologists must take into account when they begin working with athletes. This practical manual introduces a new concept in applied sport psychology, that is, the need to create specialists in each sporting discipline. Written by an international team of practising experts, The Sport Psychologistâ??s Handbook begins with an overview of sports psychology and covers the fundamental concepts that a sports psychologist should consider when working with athletes. The most effective interventions are then discussed for a diverse range of over 25 sports, including team and individual sports, combat sports, equestrian sports, motor sports and winter and water sports. Interventions for athletes with disabilities are also discussed. This is the first text to provide interventions for so many sports in one comprehensive volume. It is an indispensable guide for practising sports psychologists and postgraduate students of sports psychology, and will also be of interest to coaches and managers of athletes. Contributors Bruce Abernethy, Australia Dorothee Anders, Germany Mark B. Andersen, Australia Mark H. Anshel, USA Mark Bawden, UK Cal Botterill, Canada Gaby BuÃ?mann, Germany Linda K. Bunker, USA Kevin L. Burke, USA Don Bridgeman, Australia Karen D. Cogan, USA Joaquín Dosil, Spain Deborah L. Feltz, USA Enrique J. Garcés de los Fayos, Spain Diane L. Gill, USA Wayne Halliwell, Canada Tom Hanson, USA Kathleen M. Haywood, USA Ken Hodge, New Zealand Michael Kellmann, Germany Jeff Kress, USA Chris Lonsdale, New Zealand Michael Martin, Australia Ian Maynard, UK Alex McKenzie, New Zealand Eva V. Monsma, USA Sean Müller, Australia David Pargman, USA John M. Payne, USA Grace Pretty, Australia Brent S. Rushall, USA David N. Sacks, USA Sebastian Schulte, Germany John M. Silva, USA Robert N. Singer, USA Dave Smith, UK Ronald E. Smith, USA Frank L. Smoll, USA Jim Taylor, USA Gershon Tenenbaum, USA Robert Weinberg, USA Len Zaichkowsky, USA A practical handbook for sports psychologists that outlines the most effective interventions for athletes across a variety of sports. A practical manual for the growing force of sports psychologists helping today's athletes to unprecedented levels of application and success Offers specific guidance on the psychological assessment of athletes, uniquely presented in an accessible sport-by-sport format Written by an experienced practicing sports psychologist and author, who draws on his own methods and experience in the field

Pagina's: 736, Editie: Eerste editie, Paperback, Wiley John + Sons