Product Description: How do athletes overcome fears, slumps, mental blocks, or injuries? How do they deal with stress and anxiety, be it from competitors, teammates, audiences, parents, coaches, or themselves? What psychological techniques prove effective in mental training for peak performance, maintaining concentration, motivation, and competitive drive? How can an athlete enhance his or her commitment to a training regimen, or how might the average person better adhere to a program of fitness and exercise? Readers will find answers to these questions and more in the Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology...read more

Product Description: This volume embodies the cumulative results of extensive scientific study and applied work by some of the world's leading experts in the theory and methodology of sport training, and sport/exercise psychology.

Product Description: This handbook consists of a solid theoretical and scientific rationale that is presented in a simple language. It also presents a balance between quantitative and qualitative methods of research and analysis, and advocates for problem-focused methodology, and mixed design when the questions asked by the researcher or the scientists require doing so...read more

This important textbook represents a comprehensive, nontechnical guide for all those undertaking research as part of their sports and exercise sciences degree, either at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Taking a problem-based, multi-method approach (qualitative and quantitative), this book leads the reader through the complete research process, examining: the use of theory as the main source of scientific inquiry; key concepts in sport science research; research planning and design strategies; techniques for data collection and analysis; and offering practical advice on the preparation of research proposals and presentation of the final project. Throughout, the book emphasizes the link between theory, methodology and practice in a unique and accessible manner designed to help researchers develop sound research plans, select the appropriate `tools' to help them answer research questions and to more widely appreciate the very nature of scientific inquiry. In both its level of detail, the comprehensive discussion of qualitative and quantitative methods and total relevance to students in the sports and exercise sciences, this book stands apart from existing ones, and could be used by students going on to further study in many cognate disciplines.

Product Description: The expert practitioners in 'The Practice of Sport Psychology' address a variety of issues and concerns and come from different backgrounds institutes and programs. Each practitioner perceives his or her work from a different perspective -- clinical health oriented community oriented feminist social practical -- and each has developed unique methods of practice...read more