SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGICAL
‘This book is a joy to read and greatly needed. The overall scholarly quality is very strong, and the chapters are clear, accessible, helpful and interesting – a rare combination. There are few texts that examine sport and exercise from a practitioner’s perspective, and fewer that help students and trainees navigate the complex terrain of practice. The editors should be congratulated on pulling together a book that educates, inspires, provokes, and will be of practical use.’
–Professor Brett Smith, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham
Sport and Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies is a contemporary text focusing on current issues in the discipline of sport and exercise psychology. Integrating research and practice in order to develop a coherent understanding of existing knowledge, future research directions and applied implications within the field, the text explores issues pertinent to the applied practitioner/supervisor and draws on expert commentary to investigate potential solutions to many key issues. Each chapter uses a case study approach to allow internationally recognized contributors to highlight and evaluate their experience across a broad range of sport and exercise performance areas. Practitioners are provided with a full range of available interventions to address specific types of psychological issue including performing under pressure, working with teams, injury rehabilitation, working with coaches, mental toughness, career transitions, athlete well- being, physical activity promotion, exercise and body image, lifestyle interventions, exercise dependence, and motor learning and control.
Sport and Exercise Psychology is supported by a range of online materials designed to help both study and practice. It presents content that is directly applicable to those seeking to enter the profession, and which can also inform the ongoing development of reflective practitioners.
Daftar Isi
About the Contributors
Acknowledgements
About the companion website
Part 1: Sport and performance psychology
Chapter 1 Introduction
Stewart Cotterill, Gavin Breslin, and Neil Weston
Chapter 2 Managing difficult interpersonal relationships: A basic psychological needs approach
Richard Hampson and Chris Harwood
Chapter 3 The use of team strengths at a major championship
Tim Holder
Chapter 4 Concentration and optimal performance under pressure
Stewart Cotterill and Aidan Moran
Chapter 5 A search for meaning: An integrative approach to stress management following a career-ending injury
Chris Wagstaff
Chapter 6 Personality and group functioning: Managing a narcissist’s ego
Chelsey Dempsey, Chin Wei Ong, Ross Roberts and Tim Woodman
Chapter 7 Returning to sport following serious injury: A case study of a professional rugby union player
Lynne Evans
Chapter 8 Transition indecision: A case study of an athlete’s move from playing to coaching
Robert Morris and David Todd
Chapter 9 Ahead of the competition: Anxiety control in archery
Jo Batey and Rebecca Symes
Part 2: Coaching psychology
Chapter 10 Impression management in professional football: A case study from the coach’s perspective
Andrew Manley and Richard Thelwell
Chapter 11 Managing coach stress in teams through enhanced role clarity and communication
Neil Weston
Chapter 12 Training a coach to be autonomy-supportive: An avenue for nurturing mental toughness
John Mahoney, Daniel Gucciardi, Sandy Gordon and Nikos Ntoumanis
Chapter 13 Creating a successful and effective coaching environment through interpersonal sports coaching
Vaithehy Shanmugam and Sophia Jowett
Part 3: Motor Learning and control
Chapter 14 The role of psychology in enhancing skill acquisition and expertise in high performance programmes
Keith Davids, Ian Renshaw, Ross Pinder, Dan Greenwood and Sian Barris
Chapter 15 Developing motor skill in practice: A case of mastering ‘heelflips’
Keith Lohse and Nicola Hodges
Chapter 16 Improving anticipation in racket sports: An evidence-based intervention
David Hendry, Colm Murphy, Nicola Hodges and Mark Williams
Part 4: Psychology of physical activity and exercise
Chapter 17 Promoting physical activity in Ireland: A case study of All Island All Active (AIAA)
Gavin Breslin, Fiona Chambers and Deirdre Brennan
Chapter 18 Athlete well-being
Abbe Brady
Chapter19 Physical activity and self-concept: A humanistic intervention
Susan O’Neil and John Kremer
Chapter 20 Developing a school based physical activity protocol for those with Intellectual disability and exercise
Ben Fitzpatrick, Laurence Taggart and Gavin Breslin
Chapter 21 Exercise and body image
Ruth Lowry
Chapter 22 Physical Activities to improve Children’s Health (PATCH): Implementing a school based intervention for children
Gavin Breslin, Conor Cunningham and Marie Murphy
Chapter 23 Contemporary lifestyle interventions for public health – Potential roles for professional sports clubs
Colin Baker, Elizabeth Loughren, Diane Crone, Adam Tutton and Peter Aitken
Chapter 24 Exercise dependence
David Smith, Bruce Hale and Christine Selby
Chapter 25 Long-term behaviour change through an exercise intervention during breast cancer treatment
Anna Campbell and Kate Hefferon
Index
Tentang Penulis
Dr Stewart Cotterill is a Reader in Sport and Performance Psychology at the University of Winchester. Dr Cotterill is the author of several books, including Team Psychology in Sports (2012) and The Psychology of Cricket (2013). He is the inaugural editor of the AASP journal Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology (CSSEP), and serves on the BPS Sport and Exercise Psychology committee. He has extensive applied experience and is currently working as a consultant in professional rugby.
Dr Neil Weston is a Principal Lecturer in Sport Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. He is a BPS Chartered, and Health and Care Professions Council Registered, Sport and Exercise Psychologist with experience of working with a variety of athletes and coaches. Dr Weston is a member of the BPS Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology Training Committee.
Dr Gavin Breslin is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Ulster University. Dr Breslin has co-authored over 40 peer reviewed articles in the area of sport and exercise, is the Course Director for the MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Ulster, and is a committee member of the BPS Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology (DSEP).