"Athletes and coaches have long sought a sport psych training manual they can really use. The Mental Athlete is exactly that - a conditionality manual for the mind to assess inner strengths and weaknesses, gain confidence and reduce fear of failure, improve sport-related thought…
Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology
Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology
"Reader's guide: Certification, credentialing, and roles of sport and exercise psychologists -- Disability -- Emotion -- exercise health -- Group dynamics -- History and foundation -- Leadership -- Morality, aggression, and ethics in sport -- Motivation -- Motor control -- Perce…
Masculinities, gender relations, and sport
by MacKay, Jim
fromResearch on men and masculinities
Exploring the more sophisticated and nuanced perspective in the era of sports dominance in America, athletics have become both a metaphor and reality of American masculinity. Edited by three of the leading scholars at the intersection of masculinity and sports studies, this volu…
The papers in this collection consider how the study of masculinities in sport can be integrated with critical feminist studies, how to deal with the tendency to over-emphasize negative outcomes and the increasing trend to violence in sport.
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This book brings together the world's leading researchers and practitioners working on mental toughness to discuss this vital ingredient of performance excellence in sport, to survey the latest research and to present cutting-edge developments in theory and professional practice…