The history of sport is littered with tales of exemplary courage: sportsmen and women pushing their bodies through the pain barrier, or defying career-threatening injuries, in quest of victory. From the goalkeeper who played in a FA Cup Final with a broken neck to the batsman who saved a Test match with his arm in plaster, their heroics have inspired generations of schoolchildren. But courage is as much a moral as a physical attribute. Some of the most inspiring chapters in sport feature men and women of principle who have challenged authority, fought prejudice or simply had the guts to confess to weaknesses that went against the grain of their profession. Ben Hogan, Jackie Robinson, Marcus Trescothick, Billie-Jean King, Eric Lidell . . . Max Davidson's cavalcade of sporting heroism celebrates virtues that transcend winning and losing -- and explains why sport at its best is so inspirational.

Product Description: What is single-case research? How can single-case methods be used within sport and exercise? Single-case research is a powerful method for examining change in outcome variables such as behaviour, performance and psychological constructs, and for assessing the efficacy of interventions...read more

Product Description: Ben Hogan, Jackie Robinson, Billie-Jean King—this history of athletic heroism celebrates virtues that transcend winning and losing The history of sport is littered with tales of exemplary courage: sportsmen and women pushing their bodies through the pain barrier, or defying career-threatening injuries, in quest of victory...read more

First edition. Sports psychology for athletic trainers, physical therapists, psychological consultants, coaches, physicians, and athletes.

Product Description: When an athlete gets injured, great attention is paid to understanding the physical nature of their injury and putting in place strategies for rehabilitation. Too often though, the psychological effects of injury are not even considered, yet an injury can have a profound psychological effect on the well-being of the athlete...read more

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Explores the psychological dimensions of getting an injured athlete back into competition, providing medical information for the psychologist, and psychological principles for the sports medicine practitioner. Includes the athlete's, the physician's, and the psychologist's perspectives on injury; behavior risk factors, biomedical issues, and other topics. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.