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The complete guide to sport motivation / Ken Hodge.

By: Hodge, Ken [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Complete guide series.Complete guide series (London, England): Publisher: London : A. & C. Black, 2005Copyright date: ©2004Description: xiv, 194 pages. : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0713674652 (paperback); 9780713674651 (paperback).Other title: Sport motivation.Subject(s): Sports -- Psychological aspects | Achievement motivation | Sport | Sports training & coaching | Sports psychologyDDC classification: 796.01 | 796.01 HOD
Contents:
Part One: Principles of psychological skills training -- Part Two: Practice of psychological skills training (PST) -- Part Three: PST skills -- Part Four: PST methods -- Part Five: PST in action.
Summary: This practical handbook tells you everything you need to achieve excellence in sport, treating the mind as an essential part of training. It is an indispensable guide to sport psychology for coaches, personal trainers, athletes and anyone involved with sports performance.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 796.01 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00080001
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 796.01 HOD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 38888000782031
Total holds: 0

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This practical handbook tells you everything you need to achieve excellence in sport, treating the mind as an essential part of training. It covers psychological skills training; anxiety and peak performance; self-confidence, motivation and mental toughness; coping with pressure; communication and team-building; concentration; psychological rehabilitation from injury; goal-setting; planning a total training programme. The ability to focus the mind, overcome pressure and deal with nerves is crucial in all sports, especially in competition. The Complete Guide to Sport Motivation is an indispensable guide to sport psychology for coaches, personal trainers, athletes and anyone involved with sports performance, revealing how anyone can develop the self-confidence and mental toughness needed to succeed.

Originally published: Auckland: Reed, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-189) and index.

Part One: Principles of psychological skills training -- Part Two: Practice of psychological skills training (PST) -- Part Three: PST skills -- Part Four: PST methods -- Part Five: PST in action.

This practical handbook tells you everything you need to achieve excellence in sport, treating the mind as an essential part of training. It is an indispensable guide to sport psychology for coaches, personal trainers, athletes and anyone involved with sports performance.