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Performance excellence: stories of success from the real world of sport and exercise psychology
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Teams: cohesion, dynamics and culture, and leadership. Is a "C" really necessary? / Matthieu M. Boisvert and Todd M. Loughead ; Never satisfied / Bernadette Compton ; A team culture of developing the whole person: UCLA gymnastics / Deborah Munch ; On being and becoming fearless female athletes / Ellen J. Staurowsky ; Culture eats teambuilding for breakfast / Lauren S. Tashman
Pursuit of goals: motivation, goal setting, and adherence. Journey toward becoming an everyday exerciser / Bradley J. Cardinal ; The Gruppo Ciclistico / Jeffrey Cherubini ; Perfect pitch / John Heil ; Star-spangled sport / John Heil ; Ask the kids / Rick Howard ; One hour at a time ; Uh-oh, we have a ringer... ; Valuing physical activity/exercise / Michael L. Sachs
Identity and transitions: exercise identity, athletic identity, transitions, and self-awareness. Embracing change / Bassey Akpan ; How my athletic role affected my identity / Arna Erega ; Who am I after everything is said and done? / Shaya Schaedler ; Life beyond sport / Alexandra Szarabajko
Hello life: this is (strikethough)swimming Joann, It's nice to meet you / Joann Wakefield ; The split dodge / Diana Wildermuth ; The value of a sport transition / Taylor Wise ; Leaving sport with a spinal cord injury / Derek Zike and Monna Arvinen-Barrow
Mental training: imagery, attentional focus and control, self-talk, arousal control and energy management, and emotion regulation. Trying to take it one pitch at a time / William Brown ; Act it 'til you in-act it / Kevin Burke ; "It's not a typo" / Mark Cheney ; Hurdle by hurdle / Michael Clark ; Controlling a racing mind while racing the mile / Emily Galvin ; Imagining success and staying positive: one lap at a time / Alan s. Kornspan ; See it to be it! How squash player Lenard Puski helped St. Lawrence University end a long losing streak against Trinity College / Dora Kurimay ; Learning to read your physiological stress gauge / William Land ; Up and down the ladder: the ebbs and flows of a champion jockey / Karen Lo ; Ride it out: stress and anxiety management strategies on the slopes / Michelle M. McAlarnen ; A tennis journey / Nikola Milinkovic ; "Be the best" versus "Be the best Carley" / Deborah Munch ; The background noise of the overachieving helicopter parent / Kate Nolt ; These are the moments we live for / Maximilian Pollack ; Make no mistake: your thoughts build your game / Meghan Ramick and Selen Razon ; Be the ball / Michael L. Sachs ; Imagining the power / Joann Wakefield ; Pool of tears : in the water they can't see you cry / Joann Wakefield ; Ranger up / Cedric Williams and Matthew D. Powless
Mind-set: confidence, emotion, mental toughness, anxiety/stress/pressure, and staleness/burnout. More than that, I was never just... / Megan Buning and Tiffany M. Kasdorf ; Coping with injury: deep breathing and praying / Damien Clement and Monna Arvinen-Barrow ; Grit at 335 miles per hour: a drag racing story of guts, resilience, initiative, and tenacity / Tami Eggleston ; Failing forward / Kerry Guest ; Being there / John Heil ; Psyche of the injured athlete / Laura Miele ; Running to cope or running away- How much is too much? / Kate L. Nolt ; Defying the odds / Selen Razon ; Do not quit! / Selen Razon and Meghan Ramick ; Coming back from injury / Shaya Schaedler ; Life changes athletic excellence / Tshepang Tshube, Karin Jeffery, and Stephanie Hanrahan ; Unconventional success through injury / Taylor Wise ; Resilience and recovery after bike collision / Anna Weltman ; The dormouse: recollections of a lightweight rower with overtraining syndrome / Lindsay Woodford
Appendix: Recommendations for utilizing this book in the classroom.
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9781538128893
9781538128886
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