Sports psychology books

Aims to throw a historical and a sociological light on the relation between sports, body culture and humanistic...  Read More >>

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For professionals and others involved in sports who want to better understand the innermost lives of athletes and...  Read More >>

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Many gymnasts have the physical attributes, but often lack the mental skills needed for peak performance level....  Read More >>

This is a treatment of how individual and team emotions affect athletic performance. It provides students with an...  Read More >>

This introduction to sport psychology discusses motivation, personality and attitudes, aggression, social influences...  Read More >>

Crunch introduces bodychecking and shotblocking players, power forwards, agitators, and fighters, from the legendary...  Read More >>

Sport Psychology is an introductory account of the major psychological issues in sport today.  Read More >>

Why did Michael Jordan quit basketball and take up baseball? Why was Martina Navratilova so successful as a professional...  Read More >>

A manual that is organised in six sections: beating the players you hate to play, dealing with pressure, handling...  Read More >>

Flow is the total absoprtion into an activity, to the point where time seems to stand still, the pressures of the...  Read More >>

In recent years the sociocultural significance of sport has increasing been recognised in countries around the world....  Read More >>

Offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of modern sport from a sociological perspective. It covers areas...  Read More >>

Showing how sport studies can contribute to the wider study of society, this text is divided under four main sections...  Read More >>

Showing how sport studies can contribute to the wider study of society, this text is divided under four main sections...  Read More >>

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""The game with yourself is often tougher than the battle against any opponent. Smart Tennis shows you how to win...  Read More >>

One of America's premiere sports performance consultants describes the ""mind-body connection"" program he uses...  Read More >>

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This book provides a review of much of the existing research on visual perception and sports performance. It summarizes...  Read More >>

An inquiry into how ultra-endurance sports can induce preternatural states in athletes.  Read More >>

All great athletes have an almost superhuman ability to excel under pressure. But just how do they do it? What Makes...  Read More >>