School Sport Psychology

Perspectives, Programs, and Procedures

Charles A Maher

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780789019493
• eBook ISBN: 9781135792879
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Find out howand whysports can help you better understand your students

Because participation in sports is an integral part of the educational experience for students in both public and private schools, it's essential that school psychologists and counselors have a solid foundation to help ensure the well-being of student-athletes. School Sport Psychology is a comprehensive overview of this fast-growing field with guidelines for school psychologists who want to gain a better understanding of sport psychology to extend their skills and enhance their effectiveness. The book presents perspectives, programs, and procedures for working with administrators and coaches to help students develop physically, mentally, and emotionally.

School Sport Psychology examines the practical interfaces between school and sport psychology, with an emphasis on parent and family involvement. Contributors representing sport psychology, school psychology, and clinical and community disciplines examine the theory, research, and practice of sport psychology and how its evolution parallels the development of school psychology. The book addresses the benefits and risks of using sport to promote the development of self-esteem, identity, and feelings of competence in students.

School Sport Psychology examines:

• evidence-based sport psychology programs, including GOALS, ATLAS, and ATHENA
  
• a case study of the design and implementation of a sport psychology program in an urban high school
  
• the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs among high school student-athletes
  
• the use and abuse of steroids
  
• eating disorders among high school student-athletes
  
• a systems-oriented method of school/sport psychology assessment and intervention
  
• program planning and evaluation framework
  
• the knowledge and skills needed to work in sport psychology
  
• and much more

School Sport Psychology is an essential professional resource for psychologists, counselors, and health service providers.

Index

Adolescents alcohol abuse, 117 eating disorders, 151 life skills, 64 substance abuse, 64, 117

Adolescents Training and Learning to Avoid

Steroids (ATLAS) anthropometrics, 74

behavior modification, 74

debunking media, 72 design and goals, 71

nutrition focus, 72

perceived changes, 75

prevention program, 63, 73, 128

research studies, 73

Alcohol abuse adolescents, 64 athletes vs. non-athletes, 120 norm setting, 135

Amenorrhea, eating disorders, 151

American College of Sports Medicine, 147, 161

American Medical Association (AMA), 127

American Psychiatric Association, 146

American Psychological Association, 18, 171, 176

American Psychologist, 16

American Sports Data, 43

Anabolic steroids antisocial behavior, 68

female athletes, 76

growing problem, 68

health risks, 67

high school athletes, 67

prevention programs, 128

signs and symptoms, 68

Androgenic steroids, 68, 128

Androstenedione, 68

Anorexia adolescents, 151 athletes, 147, 149 perfectionism, 151 prevalence, 155 risk factors, 155 Anorexia athletica, 147, 152

Aponte, H., 35

Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, 13, 18, 175

Athletes anabolic steroids, 67

counseling, 184

eating disorders, 145, 154

educational programs, 63

self-esteem, 150

sport psychology, 145

substance abuse, 63

see also High school athletes

Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise and Nutrition Alternatives (ATHENA) debunking media, 72

design and goals, 71

female athletes, 75–78

high schools, 128

nutrition focus, 72

replication issues, 77

research studies, 77

substance abuse, 63, 75

team sessions, 76

Athletic directors, sport...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Full Title
• Copyright
• Indexing, Abstracting & Website/Internet Coverage
• Special Bibliographic Notes related to special journal issues (separates) and indexing/abstracting
• Contents
• About the Editor
• About the Contributors
• Framework for School Sport Psychology
• Sport Psychology Foundations, Organizations, and Related Resources
• The School Psychologist and Sport: A Natural Interface to Promote Optimal Functioning Between Student-Athlete, Family, and School Personnel
• Sport-Based Life Skills Programming in the Schools
• Preventing Substance Use Among High School Athletes: The ATLAS and ATHENA Programs
• Development and Implementation of a Sport Psychology Program in an Urban High School
• Substance Use Among High School Athletes: Implications for Prevention Interventions
• A Review of Eating Disorders in Athletes: Recommendations for Secondary School Prevention and Intervention Programs
• A School Psychologist's Self-Study Guide to Sport Psychology
• Index