Applied sport psychology knowledge has advanced rapidly in recent years. Traditionally, literature focused primarily on a narrow range of topics associated with performance enhancement, giving rise to a model of helping labelled psychological skills training. Although the psychological skills training model has considerable value, the literature has broadened to address a greater diversity of athlete and team issues; a greater range of methods; and a greater recognition of the knowledge, skills, and attributes practitioners need to help clients.
The first edition of the Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology was seminal work, bringing together the full range of knowledge and skills sport psychology practitioners needed to help clients. The second edition continues that vision and draws on the full range of related disciplines, including sport and exercise psychology, clinical psychology, and counselling psychology. This comprehensive range of topics provides professionals what they need to build strong relationships with athletes and enhance clients’ performance, mental health, well-being, happiness, and meaning in life.
This new volume is the guide to the theory and practice of applied sport psychology. Adopting a holistic definition of the role of the sport psychology practitioner, it introduces the most effective tools and skills that sport psychology practitioners need to help their clients and explains how effective counselling, assessment, and therapeutic models add necessary dimensions to professional practice. This book is divided into seven thematic sections, addressing:
Counselling Assessment Theoretical and therapeutic models Psychosocial issues presenting in individual athletes Psychosocial issues presenting in teams Inclusion in sport psychology Mental skills interventions
SECTION I Counselling 1 1 Therapeutic Relationships in Applied Sport Psychology Guy C. D. Little, Mark B. Andersen, and Harriet D. Speed 2 Attending and Listening Shane Murphy and Annemarie I. Murphy 3 Training and Professional Development David Tod and Hayley McEwan 4 Challenging and Confronting Sam J. Zizzi and Jessica Peacock 5 Case Notes Richard Sille 6 Ethics in Sport and Performance Psychology Tim Herzog and Michael Zito 7 Ending the Story David A. Shearer 8 Maltreatment and Mental Health Erin Willson, Ellen MacPherson, and Gretchen Kerr 9 Practitioner Characteristics, Peer Consultation, and Self-Care Lee-Ann Sharp and Ken Hodge SECTION II Assessment 10 Client Intakes in Applied Sport Psychology Jeffery P. Simons 11 Individual and Group Observations Vanessa R. Shannon, Andrew Augustus, and Jack C. Watson II 12 Psychological Assessment: Projective Techniques Mark B. Andersen and Petah M. Gibbs 13 Psychological Assessment: Objective Self-Report Daryl Marchant and Petah M. Gibbs 14 Performance Profiling Neil J. V. Weston SECTION III Theoretical and Therapeutic Models 15 Brief and Single-Session Therapy Tim Pitt, Owen Thomas, Sheldon Hanton, and Brendan Cropley 16 Person-Centered Therapy David Tod and Nick Wadsworth 17 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Joanne Butt, Jeff Breckon, and Martin Eubank 18 Positive Psychology Sandy Gordon 19 Existential Approaches Dylan E. Horner, Dave Weise, and Jeff Greenberg 20 Psychodynamic Models Mark B. Andersen and Fernanda Serra de Queiroz 21 Teaching Life Skills in Youth Sport Sara Kramers, Corliss Bean, Martin Camiré, and Tanya Forneris 22 Family Systems Intervention in Sport Michael Zito 23 Mindfulness Interventions in Sport Zella E. Moore and Frank L. Gardner 24 An Eastern Philosophical Approach Sam J. Zizzi, Mark B. Andersen, and Thomas O. Minkler SECTION IV Psychological Issues Presenting in Athletes 25 Referring Clients to Other Professionals Erika D. Van Dyke and Judy L. Van Raalte 26 Drug Use and Abuse in Sport Philip Hurst 27 Eating Disorders in Competitive Athletes Jessyca N. Arthur-Cameselle and Justine J. Reel 28 Adherence to Sport Injury Rehabilitation Britton W. Brewer 29 Career Transitions in Sport Francesca Champ and Gillian M. Cook 30 Depression Kate F. Hays, Amy H. Rosenblatt, and Mark D. Hiatt 31 Anxiety Daryl Marchant and Christopher Mesagno 32 Sleep Glenn S. Brassington and Glenn T. Brassington 33 Athletic Identity Noora Ronkainen and Anna Kavoura 34 Overtraining Annika Hof zum Berge and Michael Kellmann 35 Sexual Misconduct in Sport Tanya Raquel 36 Applying Self-Compassion in Sport Kent C. Kowalski, Tara-Leigh F. McHugh, Leah J. Ferguson, and Amber D. Mosewich 37 Helping Athletes Cope with Developmental Crises Natalia Stambulova SECTION V Psychological Issues Presenting in Teams 38 Constructive Communication in Sport Kevin L. Burke 39 The Importance of ‘We’ and ‘Us’ in Team Sport: Developing a Shared Social Identity Mark R. Beauchamp, Matthew J. Slater, and Jamie B. Barker 40 Understanding and Managing Conflict in Sport Mathew A. Grey, Dean Cooper, Tomas Tapper, and Clifford J. Mallett 41 Sport-Related Bullying and Hazing Leslee A. Fisher and Lars Dzikus 42 Death of a Teammate Ruth Anderson 43 Leadership Joanna Line SECTION VI Inclusion in Sport Psychology 44 Children Scott Pierce, Emily Wright, and Melissa A. Chase 45 Masters Athletes Bradley W. Young 46 Professional Athletes Angus Mugford 47 Sport Psychology at the Olympics Anne Marte Pensgaard 48 Inclusive Excellence: Embracing Diverse Sexual and Gender Identities in Sport Mallory E. Mann, Vikki Krane, and Kerrie Kauer 49 Rural Clients Damien Clement, William Way, and Jack C. Watson II 50 Athletes with Physical and Sensory Disabilities Vista L. Beasley and Jeffrey J. Martin 51 Athletes with Intellectual Impairment Melanie J. Gregg 52 Athletes with Sensory Disabilities Staci Mannella, Becky Clark, and Michael L. Sachs 53 Culturally Competent Practitioners Stephanie J. Hanrahan 54 Working with Non-Sporting Populations Hayley McEwan and David Tod SECTION VII Mental Skills 55 Arousal Management Robert S. Weinberg and Kathleen T. Mellano 56 Imagery Jennifer Cumming, Georgia Bird, Kirsty Brown, Maria Kolitsida, and Mary Quinton 57 Motivation and Goal Setting Chee Keng John Wang and Laura C. Healy 58 Attention in Sport Joe Causer 59 Self-Talk Judy L. Van Raalte and Andrew Vincent 60 Confidence Robin S. Vealey and Corinne T. Zimmerman 61 Self-Regulation Natalie Durand-Bush and Jonathan Lasnier 62 Pre-Performance Routines Ronnie Lidor and Gal Ziv 63 Psychological Characteristics of Optimal Performance Joanne Butt and Andrew Mills
David Tod is a Lecturer teaching sport psychology at Lancaster University, UK. Ken Hodge is a Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Vikki Krane is a Professor of Teaching Excellence in the School of Applied Human Development at Bowling Green State University, USA.
