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This book explores the true meaning of achievement in sports:
having fun, developing athletic and social skills, and nurturing a
healthy, positive sense of self-esteem. Drs. Fine and Sachs offer
practical, research-based advice that is bound to enrich the sports
experience as well as life outside of sports for both children and
adults.
Performance Excellence: Stories of Success from the Real World of
Sport and Exercise Psychology provides concise and effective
lessons on a variety of psychological skills and broader concepts
within the domains of exercise, sport, and performance psychology.
These skills and concepts include team cohesion, dynamics, and
leadership; goal-setting, motivation, and adherence; exercise
identity, athletic identity, transitions, and self-awareness;
mental training; mindset; and facing and overcoming challenges such
as anxiety, burnout, and rehabilitation. Each chapter includes a
short educational piece that centers on the select concept and
subsequent examples that highlight how the concept works in real
life. At the end of each lesson a few takeaways are provided. Over
60 stories of real-world examples provide poignant and compelling
lessons and make the material come alive. These stories show the
reader in an accessible and engaging way how to apply the sport and
exercise psychology concepts outside the classroom. Ultimately,
Performance Excellence serves as a wonderful resource for students,
as well as for sport and exercise practitioners.
Performance Excellence: Stories of Success from the Real World of
Sport and Exercise Psychology provides concise and effective
lessons on a variety of psychological skills and broader concepts
within the domains of exercise, sport, and performance psychology.
These skills and concepts include team cohesion, dynamics, and
leadership; goal-setting, motivation, and adherence; exercise
identity, athletic identity, transitions, and self-awareness;
mental training; mindset; and facing and overcoming challenges such
as anxiety, burnout, and rehabilitation. Each chapter includes a
short educational piece that centers on the select concept and
subsequent examples that highlight how the concept works in real
life. At the end of each lesson a few takeaways are provided. Over
60 stories of real-world examples provide poignant and compelling
lessons and make the material come alive. These stories show the
reader in an accessible and engaging way how to apply the sport and
exercise psychology concepts outside the classroom. Ultimately,
Performance Excellence serves as a wonderful resource for students,
as well as for sport and exercise practitioners.
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