Introduction
Chapter 1: Introducing sport psychology: discipline and profession
Part I: Exploring Athletic Performance: Key Constructs
Chapter 2: Motivation and goal-setting in sport
Chapter 3: “Psyching up” and calming down: anxiety in sport
Chapter 4: Emotions and coping
Chapter 5: Staying focused in sport: concentration in sport performers
Chapter 6: Using imagination in sport: mental imagery, motor imagery and mental practice in athletes
Chapter 7: What lies beneath the surface? Investigating expertise in sport
Part II: Team Cohesion
Chapter 8: Exploring team cohesion in sport: a critical perspective
Part III: New Directions in Sport Psychology
Chapter 9: New Horizons: Embodied cognition
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Biography
Aidan Moran was Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Psychology Research Laboratory in University College Dublin, Ireland. A Fulbright Scholar, he was the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, advised many of Ireland’s leading professional athletes and teams, and was a former psychologist to the Irish Olympic Squad.
John Toner is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and Performance in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Hull, UK.
