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Author:   Jean Williams ,  Vikki Krane
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Edition:   8th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.776kg
ISBN:  

9781260575569

ISBN 10:   126057556
Pages:   1136
Publication Date:   02 April 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   126623540X
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Sport Psychology: Past, Present, Future   PART ONE LEARING, MOTIVATION, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION Chapter 2 Motor Skill Learning for Effective Coaching and Performance   Chapter 3 A Positive Approach to Coaching Effectiveness and Performance Enhancement   Chapter 4 The Motivational Climate, Motivation, and Implications for Empowering Athletes and the Promotion of the  Quality of Sport Engagement   Chapter 5 The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Theory: When Coaches’ Expectations Become Reality   Chapter 6 Leadership in Sports: The Critical Importance of Coach and Athlete Leadership   Chapter 7 The Sport Team as an Effective Group   Chapter 8 Communicating Effectively   PART TWO MENTAL TRAINING FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT Chapter 9 Psychological Characteristics of Peak Performance   Chapter 10 Increasing Awareness for Sport Performance   Chapter 11 Goal Setting for Peak Performance   Chapter 12 Understanding and Managing Stress in Sport   Chapter 13 Using Imagery as a Mental Training Tool in Sport   Chapter 14 Cognitive Techniques for Building Confidence and Enhancing Performance   Chapter 15 Concentration and Strategies for Controlling It   Chapter 16 Mindfulness in Sport PART THREE IMPLEMENTING A TRAINING PROGRAMS Chapter 17 Integrating and Implementing a Psychological Skills Training Program   Chapter 18 A Social-Cognitive Approach to Conducting Evidence Based Coach-Training Programs  Chapter 19 Gender, Diversity, and Cultural Competence   PART FOUR ENHANCING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING Chapter 20 When to Refer Athletes to Other Helping Professionals  Chapter 21 Doping in Sport: Causes and Cures   Chapter 22 Athlete Burnout: An Individual and Organizational Phenomenon   Chapter 23 Injury Risk and Rehabilitation: Psychological Considerations   Chapter 24 Athletes' Careers and Transitions   Chapter 25 Exercise and Physical Activity Participation: An Identity-Centered Approach 

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Jean M. Williams is a professor emeritus at the University of Arizona. She taught courses in stress and coping of excellence. She consulted with intercollegiate athletes and coaches and with top amateur and professional athletes. Earlier in her career she coached nationally ranked fencing teams. Williams has published nine books (seven are edited texts) and more than 100 research articles and book chapters. She is a past president, fellow, and certified consultant in the Association of Applied Sport Psychology and a fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology. Vikki Krane is a professor of teaching excellence in the School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies at Bowling Green State University. Krane’s scholarship focuses on gender and sexuality in sport. She has published over 100 book chapters and journal articles and is editor of the book Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Sport: Queer Inquiries. Krane has been the editor of The Sport Psychologist and the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal. Krane has consulted with a variety of athletes, including at the high school, rising elite adolescent, and college levels.

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