Faster, Fitter, Happier
eBook - ePub

Faster, Fitter, Happier

75 questions with a Sport Psychologist

  1. 330 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Faster, Fitter, Happier

75 questions with a Sport Psychologist

About this book

Faster, Fitter, Happier is the first book to bridge the gap between the practice of psychology across both professional and amateur sport, and the theoretical foundations on which the science is based. Author Tony Westbury has been working alongside coaches and performers across a range of sports for over 25 years, during which time he has been asked everything from the best methods to combat nerves to developing that elusive 'will to win'.

Here he provides the answers to 75 questions that encapsulate some of the most important issues he's faced. From motivating yourself to stick to a training programme to taking a high-pressure penalty or getting back in the saddle after a fall, the book offers guidance and advice across a range of sports for both professional and amateur alike. Its accessible style is ideally suited to performers, coaches, teachers and parents, while each question also includes a summary of the theory - an invaluable resource for students and early career practitioners.

With a foreword by British Lion and Scottish International Jason White, this is a unique overview of how sport psychology can support us in our everyday sporting endeavours. Engaging, insightful and practical, it will be essential reading whether you're training for the Olympics or just losing confidence after yet another missed putt.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781315525310
Topic
Psicologia
Subtopic
Storia e teoria della psicologia
p.323
Index
Locators in bold refer to tables and those in italics to figures. Alphabetisation is word-by-word.
ability see learning speed; performance outcomes; skill levels
accidents see injuries
accountability 191, 211–13
achievement goal theory 55–6
actively managed concentration 124
adherence, training plans 74–6
adversity, mental toughness 255–7
age, early developers 231–3
ageing: love of sport 72–3; masters performers 310–11; see also retirement from sport
aiming skills 124
Andersen, Mark 262, 264–5
anxiety: injury-proneness 263; theoretical context 97–8; the ‘yips’ 144; see also nerves
appointing a psychologist 32–4
Atherton, Mike 118–19
attention see focus
attentional overload 122–3, 129
attentional style 121–2, 122, 130, 135
attributions theory 173
autonomic nervous system 9...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Faster, Fitter, Happier
  3. Title
  4. Copright
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. Foreword
  9. I Why Do We Need a Psychology of Sport?
  10. II Do I Need Sport Psychology?
  11. III Motivation – Making Sense of the Will to Win
  12. IV Can Sport Psychology Stop Me Being Sick With Nerves Before I Perform?
  13. V Choking, Ball Watching and ‘sledging’ – Applying the Science of Attention to Staying Focused in Sport Performance
  14. VI It’s All About Having a Positive Mental Attitude – Isn’T It?
  15. VII Team Spirit: Accident or Design?
  16. VIII Children and Youth Sport: The Mind of a Child is Not a Vessel to Be Filled, it is a Fire to Be Kindled
  17. IX the Psychology of Sport Injury: There Are Two Types of Performer – Those Who Are Currently Injured and Those Who Will Become Injured
  18. X Knowing When to Stop: Psychology and the Transition Out of Sport
  19. XI Three Things: One Final Pull of the Threads
  20. Recommended Reading
  21. Index