Coaching soccer is demanding. Impossible to perfect, it requires a broad knowledge of many performance areas including technique, tactics, psychology and the social aspects of human development. The first two components are covered in detail in many texts - but Soccer Brain uniquely offers a comprehensive guide to developing the latter two - player mindsets and winning teams.

The environment that a coach creates, and the relationships formed with players, is the bedrock of performance and achievement. Coaches who are able to deliver students of the game, and who are able to help players execute skills and tactics under pressure are the future leaders of the world's most loved sport.

Soccer Brain teaches coaches to train players to compete with confidence, with commitment, with intelligence, and as part of a team. The positive messages from each chapter of Soccer Brain help coaches to develop players through patience, repetition, reinforcement, re-appraisal and high value relationships.

Soccer Brain is for the no limits coach. It's for the coach who is passionate about developing players and building a winning team. This is not a traditional soccer coaching book filled with drills or tactics or playing patterns. This book is about getting the very best from you, the coach, and helping you develop a coaching culture of excellence and world class football mindsets. This book is for Soccer Coaches of all levels and experience.

Written by Dan Abrahams, the best-selling author of "Soccer Tough," it aims to show coaches how their approach to coaching is as much about their relationships with players and the coaching environment as it is about tactics, fitness or strength. By utilising the information in this book - coaches will be able to create an optimum coaching world that creates confident, committed, and mentally strong players. More book details are available on the Bennion Kearny website.

Despite the prevalence of behavioral research conducted through genetic studies, there is an absence of literature pertaining to the genetics of motor behavior. Genetics and the Psychology of Motor Performance is the first book to integrate cutting-edge genetic research into the study of the psychological aspects of motor learning and control. The book's central line of enquiry revolves around the extent to which psychological factors central to motor proficiency - including personality, emotion, self-regulation, motivation, and perceptual-cognitive skills - are acquired or inherited. It explains how these factors affect motor performance, distilling the latest research into their genetic underpinnings and, in doing so, assessing the magnitude of the role genetics plays in the stages of motor development, from early proficiency through to expertise. Written by leading experts in the genetics of human performance and exercise psychology, and thoroughly illustrated throughout, Genetics and the Psychology of Motor Performance is a crucial resource for any upper-level student or researcher seeking a deeper understanding of motor learning. It is an important book for anyone studying or working in exercise psychology, motor development, exercise genetics, or exercise physiology more broadly.

This book provides a detailed look at all facets of the education process from training requirements to certification to developing a mental training program. Intended for those seeking to become sport psychology professionals, and unlike any other counselling text, this book supplies the student with the information, tools, and essential steps needed to become a fully certified sport psychologist.

In what is one of the most extensive and all-encompassing books of its kind, this book provides readers with an advanced understanding of the major themes that reflect the development and current status of sport and exercise psychology today. The editors invited nearly 50 of the world's leading experts on the key aspects of sport and exercise psychology to examine and explain the latest findings and newest directions of research. Unlike other publications that lean heavily toward either theoretical or applied approaches, these 27 chapters present a blend of both. Section I features the major psychological processes that have been the subject of extensive theoretical consideration and research examination in the context of sport. Section II highlights topics that have been addressed systematically in relation to the application of sport psychology. Section III focuses on the rapidly growing area of exercise psychology. Section IV details a number of specific themes and particular populations that are of special interest in sport psychology. The contributors represent four different continents and their insights and experiences reflect sport's continuing globalisation. Sport and exercise psychology continues to grow in many countries and regions of the world, and the diversity of the contributors to this book enables readers to make comparisons between the way psychological processes function in different cultures.

Proven solutions for better ZZZZ, from an elite sleep coach 'Nick Littlehales wants to redefine the very meaning of the word sleep' - Daily Telegraph __________________________ One third of our lives are spent trying to sleep. Most us have restless nights and rely on a cocktail of caffeine and sugar to drag us through the day. Yet the hours we spend in bed shape our mood, motivation and decision-making skills - defining our performance in work, at home and while keeping fit. We need a new approach to sleep. In Sleep, Nick Littlehales, the leading sleep coach, debunks the myths around sleep and introduces many new concepts, including: * Why the fabled eight hours just doesn't add up * The power of the nap - and how you can nap with your eyes open * Ways to deal with anxiety, children, snoring and other night-time challenges * How to discover your own sleep cycle From your personal sleep characteristics and cycles, to posture and bedding, he sets out achievable ways to get the highest possible quality of sleep recovery. Read Sleep, learn from the best in sport, and kick-start a more confident, successful and happier you. __________________________ 'The sleep guru to the stars explains how to discover your sleep cycle and why naps are essential' Mail on Sunday 'He enables players to maximise the quality and consistency of their sleep and in turn their overall performance' -- Sir Alex Ferguson

Recent decades have seen a vast growth in sport science and this book documents the formation and work of an organisation, the International Council of Sport. Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), that has provided a foundation for much of this development. The book draws on a wide range of sources to illustrate the important co-ordinating role the Council has played in physical education and sport and examines the emergence and consolidation of the disciplines and themes of sport science. The author shows how ICSSPE has been instrumental in nursing many specialised areas to maturity and, since ICSSPE functioned within a Cold War context, international politics provides the backdrop to the organisation?s pioneering promotion of international understanding in sport science through co-operation between East and West. ICSSPE has not worked in isolation however, and the close association between ICSSPE and UNESCO is discussed in detail by the author, as is the more recent positive relationship with the International Olympic Committee. "For four decades, the history of ICSSPE and the global experience of the Olympic Movement have been intertwined, and from its intellectual inception during the Games of the XVI Olympiad in Melbourne in 1956 to the present, it has made a significant contribution to both the international sport science community and the Olympic Movement." Juan Antonio Samaranch, President, International Olympic Committee

The most comprehensive book published on the exercise and mental health relationship. This useful text draws from over 700 published articles including approximately 250 empirical studies. Also included are specific exercise "Prescription Guidelines" for preventing or treating depression anxiety poor self-concept and more.

This test manual, the fourth in FIT's Sport and Exercise Psychology Test Clearinghouse, is a succinct and informative resource outlining the conceptual basis of the athlete burnout syndrome and its measurement. The manual delineates the process used in developing the ABQ and provides users with information on the meaning of scores derived from its use. Aspects related to the ABQ are presented in a comprehensive manner: Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ), along with the guidelines for administering and scoring it; Conceptual underpinnings of the ABQ, including an overview of the burnout construct and the operational definition used to guide item development, as well as a description of how the preliminary item pool was developed; Review of research using a within-network approach to examining the internal structure of the burnout construct based on the ABQ; plus a description of both internal consistency and stability of ABQ scores; Discussion of a between-network approach to construct validation by examining the relationship of ABQ scores to theoretically relevant variables stemming from stress, sociological, and motivational perspectives on burnout; Basic descriptive statistical information that can help users interpret the meaning of scores derived from the ABQ.

Taking a refreshingly different approach to the subject, this new textbook uses original case studies of psychological support work with individual athletes and groups to illustrate the underlying theory and inform the reader of cutting edge practice in the field. It addresses 'real world' issues and helps the student understand the problems and challenges that the sport psychologist faces and is employed to resolve.

The book begins by exploring the use of case studies as a professional method for disseminating applied knowledge and practice in sport psychology. The remaining chapters constitute the core of the book: the case studies themselves. Each case study demonstrates scientific rigour in reporting the background information, initial assessment, intervention and monitoring, evaluation of the intervention, and also considers consultant effectiveness through reflective practice. The chapters also contain summaries and an accompanying set of questions for students.

Written by a team of experienced practitioners this book shows how sport psychology actually works in practice. As such it will prove invaluable to students of sport psychology in both sport and exercise science and psychology programmes. It will also be an extremely useful resource for coaches and sports professionals undergoing training in sport psychology.

Magical Golf - A Tale of Transformation is told as a story within a story. It is designed to help the reader integrate the information in a way that it can be immediately applied on the golf course. It includes a description of a process which when applied, can't not but, support transformation. It utilizes the game of golf to show the reader how to apply simple, yet profound and powerful principles in their lives as a way to enhance the release of their ultimate human potential (the magic within). This book, though focused on the game of golf, is a brief synopsis of some of the ideas, information and processes that I have learned to incorporate and integrate into my own life and that I share with my clients of whom I am privileged to teach and mentor. It is my hope and sincere desire that this book can, not only help you with your mental approach to improve your golf game (which it will), but can also in some small way assist you in your own transformation and journey through life.

Head Games are played when you find ways to motivate yourself to accomplish your goals. After reading about my journey to becoming the 1996 Olympic High Jump Gold Medalist and Olympic Record Holder, you will see that your success is determined on how you play your Head Games.

This book presents the collection of extended papers by the invited keynote speakers and two early career awardees at the 11th ISSP World Congress of Sport Psychology. The 10 papers are grouped together in pairs in five different topics: Sport Psychology Theory and Practice; Sport Psychology Practice; Psychology of Exercise; Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology; Motor Skill and Expert Performance. The chapters reflect the range of important work in sports and exercise psychology, as well as clearly demonstrate the significant impact that the contributors have had on the field. Chapters in the book are destined to become classics in the field, pulling together substantial bodies of work by the presenters and their colleagues.

"Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition," the new edition of the best-selling sport and exercise psychology book on the market, continues to provide a thorough introduction to the key concepts in the field. Written by internationally respected authors, it provides students and new practitioners with a comprehensive view of sport and exercise psychology, bridges the gap between research and practice, conveys principles of professional practice, and captures the excitement of the world of sport and exercise.

A supreme effort has been made to meet the increasing needs of professors, practitioners, and students. To further improve the total learning experience, the new edition features

-an online study guide that provides an interactive learning experience for students;

-thoroughly updated material that reflects the latest research and practice in the field to keep students aware of recent findings and hot topics in the field; and

-more contemporary practical examples, case studies, and anecdotes to help students understand various theories and concepts."Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition, " allows students to gain an understanding of the field while learning how to apply sport and exercise knowledge. The book contains seven parts that may be studied in any sequence. Part I introduces students to the field, detailing its history, current status, and the various roles of sport and exercise psychologists. Part II focuses on personal factors that affect performance and psychological development in sport, physical education, and exercise settings. In part III, the authors focus on two major classes of situational factors that influence behavior: competition and cooperation, and feedback and reinforcement. Part IV focuses on group interaction and processes, while part V discusses how psychological techniques may be used to help people perform more effectively. Part VI addresses the various roles psychological factors play in health and exercise. The final section, part VII, deals with main topics of psychological development and well-being that are important to both society and sport and exercise psychology, including children's psychological development through sport participation, aggression in sport, and moral development and good sporting behavior in sport and physical activity contexts.

Includes an online study guide To assist students using the text, "Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition, " has a companion online student study guide. Completely integrated with the text, the study guide allows students to experience content through multiple dimensions. Students will receive free access to the study guide with the purchase of a new text or it may be purchased as a separate component. The online study guide is a trend-setting addition that will allow the subject of sport psychology to come alive to its users. The study guide is written to work directly with the text; mentions of the study guide appear in each chapter to encourage readers to take advantage of the study guide's learning tools. This online study guide features more than 90 individual and small-group learning activities that may be printed and handed in or e-mailed to instructors for assessment. These activities require students to

-use actual sport and exercise psychology instruments to assess their skills,

-determine how to respond to real-life scenarios (with short answers or essays),

-review and design research studies and experiments, search the Internet for relevant information, and apply and test their -understanding of sport and exercise psychology principles and concepts.Audio clips feature esteemed experts from the field discussing key course concepts that they have studied and refined during their professional careers. Students will hear from experts such as:

-Robert C. Eklund, PhD, FACSMProfessor at Florida State University

-Diane L. Gill, PhDProfessor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

-Rainer Martens, PhDPresident of Human Kinetics

-Judy L. Van Raalte, PhDProfessor at Springfield College

-Robin Vealey, PhDProfessor at Miami University in Ohio

-Craig Wrisberg, PhDProfessor at the University of TennesseeThese and other experts offer a great deal of insight on the issues being discussed in the text, and most chapters contain at least one expert audio clip. In addition, each chapter of the study guide opens with an audio introduction by Dr. Daniel Czech, the mentor throughout the online study guide.

Video clips provide students with a realistic look at how sport psychology consultants interact and communicate with athletes to improve athletic experiences. In these video clips, students will watch as Dr. Czech interacts with a basketball player who is having trouble shooting free throws and a softball team that isn't connecting on or off the field. These videos offer an opportunity for students to peer into the "real world" of a practicing sport psychology consultant.

These audio and video clips help students understand the research and practice of sport psychology in today's society. In addition to the inclusion of the new online study guide for students, the instructor ancillaries have also been improved. Updates have been made to the presentation package containing more than 900 PowerPoint slides, the test bank of more than 800 questions, and the instructor guide.

"Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition" provides a powerful learning tool for understanding human behavior in sport and exercise settings. This new edition continues to ensure that future researchers and practitioners in the field are well equipped and enthused about the possibilities and challenges they will encounter.

MACH 4 WILL ENHANCE YOUR PERFORMANCE AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE The MACH 4 Mental Training SystemTM is unique because it teaches how to develop empowering relationships between parents, coaches, and athletes: how to produce an independent, strong, and confident athlete; and how to create a powerful partnership between the mind and the body. Incorporating this easy, fast, fun System into your practice sessions will give you the mental edge to win. Imagine being able to train the mind while training technique. MACH 4 is most powerful when things are not going your way. It keeps you strong and confident in the face of adversity. MACH 4 helps you learn how to eliminate the emotions that cause you to lose. Train with MACH 4, and you will never give away "free points" again. Is there any better way to prepare for athletic competition? If you agree with me, then Mach 4 is the training System for you!

Over two unbelievable decades, the New England Patriots were not only the NFL's most dominant team, but also-and by far-the most secretive. How did they achieve and sustain greatness-and what were the costs? In It's Better to Be Feared, Seth Wickersham, one of the country's finest long form and investigative sportswriters, tells the full, behind-the-scenes story of the Patriots, capturing the brilliance, ambition, and vanity that powered and ultimately unraveled them. Based on hundreds of interviews conducted since 2001, Wickersham's chronicle is packed with revelations, taking us deep into Bill Belichick's tactical ingenuity and Tom Brady's unique mentality while also reporting on their divergent paths in 2020, including Brady's run to the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Raucous, unvarnished, and definitive, It's Better to Be Feared is an instant classic of American sportswriting in the tradition of Michael Lewis, David Maraniss, and David Halberstam.

Play with Freedom...And Win More

"The Best Tennis of Your Life" is an inspirational and practical guide that will help players of all levels finally master the mental game. Author Jeff Greenwald draws from his unique background as a world-class player, sports psychology consultant, psychotherapist, and former coach to provides 50 specific tools you can immediately apply in any match situation.

This comprehensive guide will show you how to:

• Embrace nerves and play even better under pressure
• Maintain confidence to win more consistently
• Develop a pin-point focus
• Access an ideal level of intensity
• Play with a renewed sense of passion and freedom

The landscape of cultural sport psychology research is relatively unchartered and this book is one of the first to guide readers in the emergent field. The contributing authors are recognised world-wide as leading experts in their respective areas of research. The chapters in this collection examine the impact of the turn to culture on sport and exercise psychology and offer new directions in the theory and practice of psychological research in the field.

Auftrittsangst ist ein weit verbreitendes Phanomen unter Musikern. Das Ziel der Forschung ist, mit Hilfe der Sportpsychologie die Techniken des Mentalen Trainings fur die Klavierpadagogik systematisch und praxisorientiert auszubauen. Den Kern der Arbeit bilden folgende drei Forschungsfragen: 1. Welche Methoden des Mentalen Trainings werden in den Bereichen von Musik und Sport angewendet? 2. Ist es moeglich, die Methoden des Mentalen Trainings fur Musikausubende anzuwenden und in den Klavierunterricht systematisch zu integrieren? 3. Kann eine regelmassige Anwendung des Mentalen Trainings den Umgang mit der Auftrittsangst verbessern? Um die erste Frage zu beantworten, wird zuerst die Fachliteratur beider Bereiche (Musik und Sport) betrachtet. Danach werden die in beiden Disziplinen genutzten Methoden systematisiert und ausfuhrlich dargestellt, um die Anwendbarkeit des Mentalen Trainings im musikalischen Bereich zu uberprufen und systematisch in den Klavierunterricht zu integrieren. Anschliessend wird der Einsatz des Mentalen Trainings in der Klavierpadagogik anhand einer kleinen Studie untersucht und hinsichtlich seiner Effektivitat ausgewertet.

Wie gelingt es Kindern und Jugendlichen im Nachwuchsleistungssport, den vielfaltigen Belastungen standzuhalten und dabei sogar noch Spitzenleistungen abzurufen? Weder die Schulkarriere, daily hassles, familiare Probleme, parallel ablaufende Entwicklungsaufgaben noch sportliche Ruckschlage wie Niederlagen oder Verletzungen halten die meisten Nachwuchsathlet*innen langfristig vom Fortfuhren ihrer leistungssportlichen Bestrebungen ab. Wie also gelingt es Ihnen, diese Gegebenheiten scheinbar muhelos zu meistern? Sie verfugen offenbar uber wichtige, dem Themenfeld der Resilienz zuordenbare personale und soziale Ressourcen sowie Strategien, um die hohen Anforderungen zu bewaltigen und die Motivation trotz des physisch und mental anstrengenden Trainings sowie herausfordernder Wettkampfe uber einen langen Zeitraum aufrechtzuerhalten. Mittels einer sowohl quantitativen als auch qualitativen Studie liefert Timo Habedank eine prazise Darstellung des psychischen Anforderungsprofils junger Nachwuchsleistungssportler*innen im Bereich der Resilienz. Davon ausgehend werden Konsequenzen und Lehren fur die praktische Arbeit abgeleitet.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Sports marketing guru David Meltzer shows how to make decisions as wisely and confidently as the best coaches and business leaders in the world of sports Whether they're in a high-pressure, under-the-gun situation or developing a long-term strategy, the winningest coaches are those with the best decision-making process. Game-Time Decision Making helps you do the same by "coordinating" decisions relating to things like team building, communication skills, and marketing approaches. You'll learn how to apply an offensive or defensive mindset to the problems you face on a daily basis, avoid the most common pitfalls, and create solid strategies for ensuring you don't make the same mistakes twice. Just like a great sports coach, you will: *Put together a "high scoring" team with diverse skillsets*Build a positive mindset that will defend you against any attackers*Develop an awareness of "the playing field" to make any Hall of Fame quarterback jealous *Build offensive /defensive strategies into your branding and marketing Meltzer takes you through every step of the game, from planning through execution, providing the proven tools and tactics for any business situation.

Einstieg (mit einem Vorwort einer prominenten Persoenlichkeit).- Miteinander arbeiten - eine Frage des menschlichen Betriebssystems.- Team - so definieren wir es.- Team - so entwickeln wir es.- Der Teamgeist-Fragebogen(c).- Fur den Fall, dass es nicht gut lauft.- Und dann gibt es da noch den Zufall.- Zum Abschluss - die kurze Geschichte eines besonderen Teams.

Grow by Using Exercise as Meditation Praise for her past work includes "A great narrative on how moving your body can actually transform your brain!"-Richard C. Davis, PhD, BCN, Psychologist and Brain Trainer #1 New Release in Sports Health & Safety, Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts, Cycling, Sports Psychology, Walking, Theravada Buddhism, and Meditation Award-winning Finalist in the "Health: Diet & Exercise" category of the 2022 International Book Awards In Make Every Move a Meditation, learn how to find freedom using the mind-body connection as you transform movement into a powerful practice of mindful movement. Exercise can be meditation. What do you think of when you hear the word meditation? A quiet room filled with monks? An Instagram influencer? What about moving meditation? Yoga? Tai Chi? For too long, meditation in books has focused on specific periods of meditation, rather than mediation through fitness or daily activities. What if lifting weights, dancing with your love, or walking across a room counted? What if you could use exercise as meditation? What if you could make every move a meditation? Let's combine the two. In Make Every Move a Meditation, award-winning author, meditation leader, and mental health advocate Nita Sweeney shows us fitness can be mindfulness. She teaches us how to bring meditation and mindfulness into any activity by incorporating centuries-old techniques. Studies show that both exercise and meditation reduce anxiety, stabilize blood pressure, improve mood and cognition, and lead to a deeper self-relationship and wisdom. Movement is medicine, and meditation is medicine. Inside Make Every Move a Meditation, you'll learn to: Turn exercise into a meditation tool Make any activity a mindful practice Enjoy the benefits of meditation while getting fit If you like meditation books and best sellers such as Think Like a Monk, Practicing Mindfulness, or Breath, you'll love Make Every Move a Meditation.

Medaillen und Titel sind die Wahrung erfolgreicher Sportler. Wer ganz oben steht, wird von den Medien zum Star gemacht und von den Fans verehrt. Hierfur gehen Leistungssportler an ihre koerperlichen und mentalen Grenzen - und oft daruber hinaus. In diesem Buch erzahlen Olympiasieger, Weltmeister und Champions League-Sieger durch exklusiv gefuhrte Interviews uber ihre Leidenschaft fur den Sport. Sie berichten aber auch ungeschminkt uber die Schattenseiten. Leistungsdruck, Burnout, Schmerzen, Magersucht, Depressionen, AEngste - nichts ist ihnen fremd. Gerald Asamoah * Matthias Behr * Karla Borger * Timo Hildebrand * Ottmar Hitzfeld * Clara Klug * Michael Koellner * Dominik Nerz * Elisabeth Seitz * Frank Stabler * Kristina Vogel Selten sprachen Spitzensportler so offen daruber, wie sie mit Ruckschlagen und Krisen umgegangen sind. Das Buch enthalt abrufbare Videoausschnitte aus den gefuhrten Gesprachen. Erganzt werden die Portrats durch ein ausfuhrliches Interview mit Dr. Valentin Z. Markser, einem der renommiertesten deutschen Sportpsychiater.