The Sport Psychologist's Handbook: A Guide for Sport-Specific Performance Enhancement

Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

The Sport Psychologist's Handbook: A Guide for Sport-Specific Performance Enhancement

Editor(s): Joaquín Dosil

Published Online: 13 MAY 2008

Print ISBN: 9780470863558

Online ISBN: 9780470713174

DOI: 10.1002/9780470713174

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A practical handbook for sports psychologists that outlines the most effective interventions for athletes across a variety of sports.

  • A practical manual for the growing force of sports psychologists helping today's athletes to unprecedented levels of application and success 
  • Offers specific guidance on the psychological assessment of athletes, uniquely presented in an accessible sport-by-sport format 
  • Written by an experienced practicing sports psychologist and author, who draws on his own methods and experience in the field

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xxvii)

  2. Part I: Introduction to Working with Athletes

    1. Chapter 1

      Applied Sport Psychology: a New Perspective (pages 3–17)

      Joaquín Dosil

    2. Chapter 2

      Enhancing Coach-Athlete Relationships: Cognitive-Behavioral Principles and Procedures (pages 19–37)

      Frank L. Smoll and Ronald E. Smith

    3. Chapter 3

      Providing Sport Psychology Services to Families (pages 39–61)

      David N. Sacks, Gershon Tenenbaum and David Pargman

    4. Chapter 4

      An Overview of Interventions in Sport (pages 63–88)

      Robert N. Singer and Mark H. Anshel

    5. Chapter 5

      Assessment, Evaluation and Counseling in Sport (pages 89–117)

      Robert N. Singer and Mark H. Anshel

  3. Part II: Team Sports

    1. Chapter 6

      Using Sport Psychology to Improve Basketball Performance (pages 121–137)

      Kevin L. Burke

    2. Chapter 7

      Psychological Interventions with Football (Soccer) Teams (pages 139–158)

      Joaquín Dosil

    3. Chapter 8

      Focused Baseball: Using Sport Psychology to Improve Baseball Performance (pages 159–182)

      Tom Hanson

    4. Chapter 9

      Thinking Rugby: Using Sport Psychology to Improve Rugby Performance (pages 183–209)

      Ken Hodge, Chris Lonsdale and Alex McKenzie

    5. Chapter 10

      Psychological Aspects in the Training and Performance of Team Handball Athletes (pages 211–243)

      John M. Silva

    6. Chapter 11

      Skill Learning from an Expertise Perspective: Issues and Implications for Practice and Coaching in Cricket (pages 245–261)

      Sean Müller and Bruce Abernethy

  4. Part III: Individual Sports

    1. Chapter 12

      The Psychology of Athletics (pages 265–284)

      Joaquín Dosil

    2. Chapter 13

      Sport Psychology and Tennis (pages 285–300)

      Robert Weinberg

    3. Chapter 14

      Golf: Sport Psychology Challenges (pages 301–323)

      Linda K. Bunker

    4. Chapter 15

      Psychology of Cycling (pages 326–350)

      Jim Taylor and Jeff Kress

  5. Part IV: Combat Sports

    1. Chapter 16

      Application of Sport Psychology for Optimal Performance in Martial Arts (pages 353–374)

      Mark H. Anshel and John M. Payne

    2. Chapter 17

      Psychological Factors and Mental Skills in Wrestling (pages 375–399)

      Brent S. Rushall

  6. Part V: Winter Sports

    1. Chapter 18

      Sport Psychological Consulting in Ice Hockey (pages 404–425)

      Wayne Halliwell, Len Zaichkowsky and Cal Botterill

    2. Chapter 19

      A Mental Preparation Guide for Figure Skaters: a Developmental Approach (pages 428–454)

      Eva V. Monsma and Deborah L. Feltz

  7. Part VI: Water Sports

    1. Chapter 20

      The Sport Psychology of Olympic Sailing and Windsurfing (pages 457–477)

      Ian Maynard

    2. Chapter 21

      Psychological Aspects of Rowing (pages 479–501)

      Michael Kellmann, Gaby BuBmann, Dorothee Anders and Sebastian Schulte

    3. Chapter 22

      High Performance Thinking for Professional Surfers (pages 504–524)

      Michael Martin

  8. Part VII: Motor Sports

    1. Chapter 23

      Psychological Training in Motorcycling (pages 527–545)

      Joaquín Dosil and Enrique J. Garcés de Los Fayos

  9. Part VIII: Shooting Sports

    1. Chapter 24

      Psychological Aspects of Archery (pages 549–566)

      Kathleen M. Haywood

  10. Part IX: Equestrian Sports

    1. Chapter 25

      Of Two Minds: Consulting with the Horse-and-Rider Team in Dressage, Showjumping and Polo (pages 569–585)

      Grace Pretty and Don Bridgeman

  11. Part X: Fitness Sports

    1. Chapter 26

      Sport Psychology and Fitness Activities (pages 589–615)

      Diane L. Gill

    2. Chapter 27

      Psychology and Bodybuilding (pages 617–639)

      Dave Smith

    3. Chapter 28

      Sport Psychology in Gymnastics (pages 643–661)

      Karen D. Cogan

  12. Part XI: Sports for Atheletes with Disabilities

    1. Chapter 29

      Providing Sport Psychology Support for Athletes with Disabilities (pages 665–683)

      Mark Bawden

  13. Part XII: Afterword

    1. Chapter 30

      It's all About Sport Performance … and Something Else (pages 687–698)

      Mark B. Andersen

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      Index (pages 699–704)

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