2nd Edition

Sport Psychology The Basics

By David Tod Copyright 2022
222 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Sport Psychology: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental ideas at the heart of Sport Psychology today. This new revised and updated second edition examines the links between sport participants’ behaviours, their personality, and their environment to identify the factors which affect performance. Exploring theory and practice, it uses case studies to illustrate how key... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Personality

3. Motivation

4. Self-confidence

5. Arousal, Stress, Anxiety, and Performance

6. Competition and Audience Effects

7. Group Processes

8. Psychological Skills Training

9. Physical Skill Acquisition and Behaviour Modification

Biography

David Tod, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University. David is a UK-registered practitioner psychologist who has worked with elite, professional, and Olympic athletes across several sports. David’s research focuses on sport psychologist expertise development, training, and supervision. David teaches on the sport psychology, sport and exercise science, and strength and conditioning degrees at Liverpool John Moores University, and is a former associate editor for The Sport Psychologist and the International Review for Sport and Exercise Psychology. David is a former committee member for the British Psychological Society’s Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology.