The MACH 4 Mental Training System Tennis Workbook was created to be a supplement to my book titled "MACH 4 Mental Training System A Handbook for Athletes, Coaches and Parents." By implementing MACH 4 during practice sessions, lessons, and matches, players and coaches will have the complete package. Ultimately, the mind is in control and will determine whether technique and physical training will all come together at the same time to produce the best results. The goal of this Workbook is to help players become more aware of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors (physical feelings) so that they can consistently play their best.

Experts in their field, the contributors offer their valuable insights into the complex intersection of sport psychology and injury, citing current research as well as real-life experience. New and updated chapters address an array of important topics and are grouped into relevant sections: Preventing athletic injury; Rehabilitating the injured athlete; counselling the injured athlete; Issues for coaches; and Special considerations and case studies.

The fundamentals are a golfer's most important skills. They are the building blocks of success. While many books address the fundamentals of the physical side of golf, the one-of-a-kind "Why Alligators Make Good Golfers: A Guide to Thick Skin and Mental Toughness" identifies and gives instruction on the fundamentals of the mental side. On the golf course, mental skills are just as vital as physical skills, yet most players spend all of their time working on the physical side of their game, focusing exclusively on grip, stance, takeaway, and downswing. Their physical skills may be up to par, but their mental skills are often in the rough. In this thoroughly useful guide, Dr. Mark Frazier identifies and gives instruction on the mental fundamentals of golf:

• Playing with confidence
• Concentrating completely
• Managing nervousness
• Overcoming frustration
• The pre-shot routine
• Thinking straight In addition, strategies that have been course-tested and proven effective by the world's most successful players assist you in mastering each of the fundamentals. If you're interested in improving the quality and consistency of your game, it's time to develop your mental skills. "Why Alligators Make Good Golfers" will show you how

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!

From the author of five books and numerous articles on the subject of learning golf comes a comprehensive study of how people learn the necessary motor skills plus a wealth of information on keeping the mind centered on the task at hand.

Why do fans live and die with their teams? For Yankee, Cowboy, and Laker fans the answer is fairly clear: the return on investment is relatively high. But why do people root so passionately for tragically inept teams like the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs, and the Philadelphia Phillies? Why do people organize their emotional lives around lackluster franchises such as the Cleveland Cavaliers, the San Diego Padres, and the Phoenix Suns, none of whom have ever won a single championship in their entire history? Is it pure tribalism? An attempt to maintain contact with one's vanished childhood?
In "True Believers," humorist and lifelong Philly fan Joe Queenan answers these and many other questions, shedding light on--and reveling in--the culture and psychology of his countless fellow fans.

Imagine you had your own sport psychologist to design a mental skills training program just for you. What if the program laid out exactly what you had to do to find "THE ZONE" and perform your best? What if it prepared you for the tough times by giving you tools to overcome adversity? Do you think the chances of reaching your dreams would be better? This book has been designed to do all those things and more. We think it's the next best thing to working with an actual sport psychologist.

Maximum Ability is a book on the use of mind power and mental abilities to achieve excellence in sports. It throws light on the thought processes and behavior of sports people and provides guidance on how to excel at sports by making good use of your mental abilities and intelligence. The book also explains in detail how to achieve 'focus' in order to play a better game. The book identifies as many as 12 different facets of focus and gives you simple ways to achieve focus in your life. Maximum Ability is an easy read. This is a practical book that will help readers understand themselves better. The reader will find it easy to learn and apply the concepts, ideas and mental skills explained in the book especially since the author has made the effort to use visual aids like illustrations and drawing throughout. Maximum Ability is a book that all sports people will love to use as a guide to mental preparation in their day-to-day life.

It has long been known that almost all elite athletes use imagery and that most sport psychologists apply imagery in working with athletes. But most material on the subject has been, to this point, relegated to single chapters in books, to journal articles, or to conference proceedings.

Now "Imagery in Sport" addresses the breadth of what researchers and practitioners in sport psychology know about the topic, and it treats each issue in depth, considering current theories and research on imagery and its application in sport. The reference also addresses future directions in research and practice for imagery in sport. In doing so, "Imagery in Sport" provides the most comprehensive look at the state of imagery and its uses in sport today. The authors take readers step by step through understanding, investigating, applying, and advancing imagery in sport. The text includes the following: -Sample scripts, preperformance suggestions, and sport-specific and site-specific tips

-Presentation and critical analysis of 10 well-known theoretical frameworks for understanding imagery

-A full chapter devoted to understanding and successfully using the available measures of imagery in sport, including how to administer imagery-ability measures"Imagery in Sport" takes complex theories and presents them clearly, using examples from everyday sport contexts. The book helps readers become familiar with the current knowledge about the topic and learn to view it with a critical eye. And it provides practicing sport psychologists with guidelines and strategies for using imagery to help athletes improve their performances.

The determining factor in whether a child between the ages of six and seventeen enjoys athletics is his or her parents -- not the sport, coach, or team. Yet, parents are often unaware of how their behavior and expectations impact their child's experience.

In 101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent, Dr. Joel Fish, a sport psychologist who is also the dad of three young athletes, shares both his clinical expertise and practical experience to help parents develop a deeper understanding of the many issues that surround the young athlete. For athletes of all skill levels, from Little League to high school, Dr. Fish discusses how to:

•Help your child reach his or her full athletic potential

•Develop strategies to deal with competitive pressure

•Know if you're too involved or not involved enough

•Interact successfully with your child's coach, and more

With insights into the different developmental and self-esteem issues facing girls and boys, information on parenting a superstar athlete, and special tips for single parents, 101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent will help any parent make sports a memorable and happy experience for their child.

Brown and O'Rourke have compiled a collection of ten qualitative studies analyzing the narratives that surround the physical and ritualistic activities of sport. Among the topics examined to explore the storied relationship of sport and communication are baseball, the WNBA, and soccer hooliganism. Americans love sports. We play sports, watch sports, read about sports, listen to and talk about sports. Brown and O'Rourke provide an introduction to the study of the narratives that surround the physical and ritualistic activities of sport. Ten critical analyses explore a range of sports as diverse as baseball, whitewater rafting, and full-contact fighting. Among the topics examined are the differences in the broadcasts of NBA and WNBA games and the cultural roots of hooliganism in British soccer. This is the only book of its kind to offer a compilation of qualitative research in the area of sport and communication. Faculty will find this to be an invaluable resource for beginning (or continuing) their research in this area and students will understand communication concepts explained in a new way through the popular lens of sport.

Sixties looks include:
- A step-by-step guide for working with athletes
- Transcripts of successful clinical sport hypnosis interventions
- Theoretical considerations
- Working with teams
- Tips on marketing your sport psychology practice
This is an excellent resource for anyone currently using hypnotherapy in their clinical practice wishing to expand into sport psychology or anyone currently working with athletes from every level who wish to incorporate hypnotic interventions into their practice.

A Reviving Ophelia for soccer moms: Games Girls Play gives parents advice for encouraging their daughters to participate in sports and making sure their experiences as athletes are empowering. Sports psychologist and former nationally ranked figure skater Caroline Silby teaches parents how to find the right sport for their young daughters and helps them tackle hurdles that affect older atletes. Using real-life examples, Silby prepares parents for the obstacles that female athletes face and offers solutions for handling everything from the stresses of competition, to motivation problems, to self-esteem issues, to difficult coaches, to eating disorders, to sexual harassment.

A scientifically proven method to overcome obstacles and make choices that lead us closer to our goals WITH A FOREWORD BY MARTINA NAVRATILOVA What do weight gain, poor employee engagement and climate change all have in common? We know exactly how to avoid them, yet they happen anyway. Whether we choose the burger and fries over the salad, top-down management over collaboration, or leniency over rigour in combatting climate change, it all comes down to the same thing: the Choice Point. The moment at which we can choose to take an action that we know will undermine our success, or we can take a new action that will move us closer to our desired goal. The Choice Point explains how we experience thousands of thoughts every day: 80 per cent are negative, while only 5 per cent are new thoughts. And we make most of our decisions within two seconds, using mental autopilot systems that we've built through years of experiences. So, some of our thoughts (like quitting during a challenge) easily compromise our goals. Enter FIT. Functional Imaging Training teaches us how to pick the thoughts that deserve our attention, and how to stop the other, negative thoughts from impacting our actions. Joanna Grover and Jonathan Rhodes present a user-friendly model to help us lengthen our Choice Point and go from passenger to driver of our own minds.