1st Edition
Faster, Fitter, Happier 75 questions with a Sport Psychologist
Chapter 1. Why Do We Need a Psychology of Sport? Chapter 2. Do I Need Sport Psychology? Chapter 3. Motivation: Making sense of the 'Will to WIN' Chapter 4. Can Sport Psychology Stop Me Being Sick With Nerves Before I Play? Chapter 5. Choking, Ball-Watching and 'Sledging' - Applying the Science of Attention to Staying Focussed in Sport Performance Chapter 6. It's All About Having a Positive Mental Attitude - Isn't It? Chapter 7. Team Spirit: Accident or Design? Chapter 8. Children and Youth Sport: The Mind of a Child is Not a Vessel to be Filled, it is a Fire to be Kindled Chapter 9. The Psychology of Sport Injury: There Are Two Types of Performer - Those Who Are Currently Injured and Those Who Will Become Injured Chapter 10. Knowing When to Stop: Psychology and the Transition Out of Sport Chapter 11. Pulling the Threads Together - One Last Time
Biography
Tony Westbury has worked as an applied sport psychologist for the past 25 years, working at all levels from novices to Olympians. He is the course leader of the MSc in Sport Performance Enhancement at Edinburgh Napier University, UK.
‘The book explores issues that many athletes, parents, coaches and sport psychologist face when working with athletes in sport and offers important evidence-based recommendations for best practice… Detailed and reader-friendly.’ – Dr. Ciara Losty, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
