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Title Applied sport psychology : personal growth to peak performance / Jean M. Williams, editor
Published Palo Alto, Calif. : Mayfield Pub. Co., [1986]
©1986

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Description xxiii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Sport psychology: past, present, future -- Pt 1 Learning, motivation, and social interaction in sport 2. Motor skill learning for effective sport performance -- 3. Principles of positive reinforcement and performance feedback -- 4. Coach-parent relationships: enhancing the quality of the athlete's sport experience -- 5. The self-fulfilling prophecy theory: when coaches' expectations become reality -- 6. The sport team as an effective group -- 7. Leadership effectiveness -- 8. Styles of decision making in coaching -- Pt 2 Mental training for peak performance 9. Psychological characteristics of peak performance -- 10. Goal setting for peak performance -- 11. Increasing awareness for sport performance -- 12. Arousal-performance relationships -- 13. Relaxation and energizing techniques for regulation of arousal -- 14. Imagery training for performance enhancement -- 15. Cognitive techniques for improving performance and building confidence -- 16. Concentration and attention control training -- 17. Techniques for training concentration -- 18. Self-hypnosis -- 19. Integrating and implementing a psychological skills training program -- Pt 3 Psychological considerations: burnout, injury, and termination from athletics 20. Athletic staleness and burnout: diagnosis, prevention, and treatment -- 21. Stress, injury, and the psychological rehabilitation of athletes -- 22. The trauma of termination from athletics
Bibliography Includes bibliographies and indexes
Subject Coaching (Athletics)
Sports -- Psychological aspects.
Author Williams, Jean M. (Jean Marie)
LC no. 85063737
ISBN 087484729X (paperback)