What is life "really "like for the elite athlete? How does the
experience of being a professional sports person differ from the
popular perceptions of fans, journalists or academics? Why might
elite sports people experience mental health difficulties away from
the public gaze?
In the first book-length study of its kind, Kitrina Douglas and
David Carless present the life stories of real elite athletes
alongside careful analysis and interpretation of those stories in
order to better understand the experience of living in sport.
Drawing on psychology, sociology, counselling, psychotherapy and
narrative theory, and on narrative research in sports as diverse as
golf, track and field athletics, judo and hockey, they explore the
ways in which the culture of sport interacts with the mental
health, development, identity and life trajectories of elite and
professional sports people in highly pressurised and sometimes
unhealthy environments.
By casting light on a previously under-researched aspect of
sport, the book makes a call for strategies to be put in place to
minimise difficulties or distress for athletes, for support to be
tailored across the different life phases, and highlights the
potential benefits in terms of athlete well-being and improved
performance. The book also considers how these important issues
relate to broader cultural and social factors, and therefore
represents important reading for any student or professional with
an interest in sport psychology, coaching, sport sociology, youth
sport, counselling, or exercise and mental health.
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