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Pure Sport is a practical guide that provides insights on asserting
positive mindsets, realising potential, remaining resilient against
setbacks and using these experiences to move on to greater success.
The book follows the journey of the athlete through six clear
steps, creating a logical framework for applied sport psychology or
a path you can follow in your own practice. The third edition is
fully updated and now more accessible than ever, including new
advice on maintaining a resilient attitude and taking care of
athletes' mental well-being. Drawing on decades of both practical
and theoretical knowledge, the authors deliver practical advice
with a thorough grounding in sport psychology, supplemented by case
studies, reflection questions, common problems and effective
solutions, and useful summaries of key points. Pure Sport is
essential reading for all those actively involved and interested in
sport, from sports psychologists and academics, to athletes and
coaches.
Sports Psychology is a popular area that has grown dramatically
over the past few decades due to an increasing emphasis on the
importance of psychology for athletic performance, engagement in
exercise and in the business and industry of sport. This text is a
concise, focussed overview of all the core concepts in sports
psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Using key
studies and evidence, this book explains and develops key topics,
and acts as a springboard for further reading and debate. This is a
stimulating and practical resource for sport and exercise students,
sport coaches, and athletes alike, covering new developments within
the field including: Social Identity Theory, Mental Health
Awareness in Sport, Resilience and Mindfulness. With additional
pedagogy including further reading, figures and diagrams to help
visualise key theories, and case studies, Understanding Sport
Psychology is essential reading for any student of sport
psychology.
Pure Sport is a practical guide that provides insights on asserting
positive mindsets, realising potential, remaining resilient against
setbacks and using these experiences to move on to greater success.
The book follows the journey of the athlete through six clear
steps, creating a logical framework for applied sport psychology or
a path you can follow in your own practice. The third edition is
fully updated and now more accessible than ever, including new
advice on maintaining a resilient attitude and taking care of
athletes' mental well-being. Drawing on decades of both practical
and theoretical knowledge, the authors deliver practical advice
with a thorough grounding in sport psychology, supplemented by case
studies, reflection questions, common problems and effective
solutions, and useful summaries of key points. Pure Sport is
essential reading for all those actively involved and interested in
sport, from sports psychologists and academics, to athletes and
coaches.
Sports Psychology is a popular area that has grown dramatically
over the past few decades due to an increasing emphasis on the
importance of psychology for athletic performance, engagement in
exercise and in the business and industry of sport. This text is a
concise, focussed overview of all the core concepts in sports
psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Using key
studies and evidence, this book explains and develops key topics,
and acts as a springboard for further reading and debate. This is a
stimulating and practical resource for sport and exercise students,
sport coaches, and athletes alike, covering new developments within
the field including: Social Identity Theory, Mental Health
Awareness in Sport, Resilience and Mindfulness. With additional
pedagogy including further reading, figures and diagrams to help
visualise key theories, and case studies, Understanding Sport
Psychology is essential reading for any student of sport
psychology.
Marketing. It's a necessary, career altering technique that authors
must know and most do not. What can an author do to create a "buzz"
about themselves, their book and be successful? They can turn to
their bookshelves and thumb through their well-worn copies of
Mosquito Marketing for Authors. This book tells you how to create
and maintain a buzz that cannot be repelled. It's filled to the
brim with 10 years worth of tried and proven documented free and
low cost marketing techniques, encouraging tips from marketing
gurus and other successful authors. This book tells you how to
create and maintain a buzz that cannot be repelled. Mosquito
Marketing for Authors will be an inspirational, practical guide for
writers, self publishers, business people and those who would like
to write and make a living.
Can low-profile, not-yet-famous authors get published and sell lots
of books? This multiple award winning book says "Yes " and tells
how.
..".a comprehensive guide to marketing a book... a] well-written,
engaging resource that's loaded with specific tips.... Brimming
with creative ideas, Sell More Books should prove to be a low
profile author's best friend." - ForeWord Reviews
Writers and publishers will find the latest insider tips on
writing and publishing more marketable books. Learn up-to-date
information on publishing options, social networking, and "tried
and true" book marketing tactics.
Includes hundreds of practical book-selling strategies for both
traditionally and self-published authors. Learn which methods may
work best for your books and your personality, and which methods
might be a complete waste of time.
Should all authors blog? Should all authors do Twitter? According
to the authors, in some cases these strategies can produce results;
for others, they will be a waste of time. This book provides the
wisdom to help authors make wise choices.
Chapters include:
Write a Marketable Book
Write a Title and Subtitle That Attracts Audiences
Attract People with your Cover
Publish through the Most Marketable Channel
Get Lots of Blurbs from All Kinds of People
Optimize Your Amazon and Barnes & Noble Pages
Build a Professional Online Presence
Submit Your Book to Contests
Check Your Attitudes toward Marketing
Use Guiding Principles to Prioritize Initiatives
Seek Early Reviews from Respected Book Review Sources
Seek Reviews and Endorsements from Busy Blogs
Seek Reviews and Endorsements from Other Publications
Attract Attention through Social Media
Optimize Digital Sales
Sell Your Book in Brick and Mortar Stores (Not Just Bookstores
)
Help Reporters and Journalists with their Articles
Consider Radio (Even if You're Shy )
Consider Speaking (Even if You're Shy )
John Kremer's Twelve Tips for Low-Profile Authors
Bulk Sales Beyond the Bookstore: An Interview with Brian Jud
Consider Press (News) Releases
Low platform authors can win Author J. Steve Miller didn't have a
degree in music; neither was he a professional musician. Yet, he
wrote a book on music that was published by a respected publisher
and was translated into Dutch, German, Romanian, Russian and
Spanish. He doesn't have a degree in education, yet his educational
resources are used by schools and teachers in every state and over
30 countries.
"Whether you're traditionally published or self-published, the
author must do the promotion. This book provides solid guidance and
is full of valuable tips." - Dan Poynter, best-selling author of
over 125 books and revisions, recognized authority on book
marketing, promoting and distributing, author of The
Self-Publishing Manual
Steve and Cherie Miller love to write, publish, and help fellow
authors. Cherie serves as president of the Georgia Writers
Association. Steve is president of Legacy Educational Resources.
Contributors Brian Jud and John Kremer are two of the most highly
respected names in book marketing.
"An excellent text to offer more depth on theories and concepts
within Sports Psychology and provide learners with a greater
understanding of current psychological theories. The text helps in
enforcing knowledge gained and also provides a plethora of
references for further reading around any of the chapters covered
within the text." - John Harrison, Tyne Metropolitan College "This
book provides a good introduction to sports psychology, and enables
students to obtain a basic understanding of the key concepts. I
will recommend this book to my level 4 students." - Marie Robbins,
Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education "Provided an
excellent synthesis of key topics in sport psychology. The content
draws upon leaders in the field both from a research and applied
sport psychology perspective." - Andrew Balsdon, Canterbury Christ
Church University This book provides a focused, accurate guide for
students working within the dynamic field of sport psychology. The
concise and authoritative entries have been selected by experienced
teachers and researchers; each one defines, explains and develops a
key topic in sport psychology acting as a springboard for further
reading and debate. This is a stimulating and practical resource
for students defined by the clarity of writing and relevant
examples. Each concept gives the student: clear definitions
up-to-date suggestions for further reading careful
cross-referencing. Easy to use and intelligently judged this book
offers the modern student the basic materials, tools and guidance
for planning essays and passing exams.
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