Psychology for physical performance
By: edited by Dave Collins, Angela Abbott, Hugh Richards ; foreword by Joseph C.E. Underwood.
Contributors: Collins, Dave.; Abbott, Angela.; Richards, Hugh.
Publisher: Elsevier; Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9780443067341
Subjects: Physical education and training -- Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: getting ready to perform / Dave Collins; title: Aims, principles and methodologies in talent identification and development / Angela Button; title: Expertise the goal of performance development / Nicola Hodges and Joseph Baker; title: Psychological characteristics of developing excellence / Aine MacNamara; title: Talent development environments: key considerations for effective practice / Russell Martindale and Paddy Mortimer; title: Implications and applications - views from the performer's panel / Dave Collins; title: Introduction: organisational issues in providing support / Dave Collins; title: Organising for excellence / Veronica Burke; title: The team perspective: promoting excellence in performance teams / Alan Macpherson and Pat Howard; title: Planning for physical performance, the individual perspective: planning, periodisation, prediction, and why the future ain't what it used to be / John Kiely; title: Practical dimensions of providing for excellence: views from the performer's panel / Dave Collins; title: Introduction: practice regimens for excellence / Dave Collins; title: "Keeping it together": motor control under pressure / Chris Button, Clare MacMahon and Rich Masters; title: Skill acquisition: designing optimal learning environments / Joan N. Vickers; title: Effective skill development: how should athletes' skills be developed? / Andy Abraham and Dave Collins; title: Mental practice: neuroscientific support for a new approach / Paul Holmes and Claire Calmels; title: Developing the performance brain: decision making under pressure / Duncan R.D. Mascarenhas and Nickolas C. Smith; title: Practical dimensions of developing skill: views from the performers' panel / Dave Collins; title: Introduction: performing on the day / Dave Collins; title: Coping and mental toughness / Hugh Richards; title: Emotional issues of peak performance: managing mood; title: Attention / Aidan Moran; title: Putting it together: skills for pressure performance / Mark Wilson and Hugh Richards; title: Putting them together: skills packages to optimise team/group performance / Dace Collins and Judy Collins; title: Practical dimensions of realising your peak performance / Dave Collins; title: Conclusion: where next?: getting help in your pursuit of excellence / Amanda Martindale and Dave Collins.