Aidan Moran, John Toner

A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology (eBook, ePUB)

A Critical Introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology is the only textbook available that not only provides a detailed overview of the key theories and concepts within the discipline, but also a critical perspective that examines and challenges these core foundations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 494
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317329657
• Artikelnr.: 48568380

Autorenporträt

Aidan Moran is Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Psychology Research Laboratory in University College Dublin, Ireland. A Fulbright Scholar, he has written sixteen books and many scientific papers on cognitive processes such as mental imagery and attention (including eye-tracking) in athletes. He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, has advised many of Ireland's leading professional athletes and teams and is a former psychologist to the Irish Olympic Squad.

John Toner is a lecturer in sports coaching and performance in the Department of Sport, Health, and Exercise Science at the University of Hull, UK. His research and teaching interests include skill acquisition, expertise in sports performance and pedagogy in sports coaching.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Introducing sport psychology:
discipline and profession Part 1: Exploring athletic performance: key
constructs 2. Motivation and goal-setting in sport 3. "Psyching up" and
calming down: anxiety in sport 4. Emotions and coping 5. Staying focused in
sport: concentration in sport performers 6. Using imagination in sport:
mental imagery, motor imagery and mental practice in athletes 7. What lies
beneath the surface? Investigating expertise in sport Part 2: Team cohesion
8. Exploring team cohesion in sport: a critical perspective Part 3: New
directions in sport psychology 9. New horizons: embodied cognition and
cultural sport psychology Glossary References Author index Subject index