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John Perry

Sport Psychology

A complete introduction

John Perry

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English
John Murray Publishers Ltd
16 January 2025
Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology; Sports psychology
Think about your favourite sport. Now ask yourself how much of success in that sport is down to physical skills and how much is down to mental skills?

We all know that physical skills are vital for performance and understand about training them. We know that psychology is important too, but what people actually do to understand and train in it is less well known. Sport Psychology: A complete introduction gives you the answers, explaining everything you need to know in one place.

Structured in two parts, theory and application, part one defines the idea of personality and covers essential psychological traits, including mental toughness, confidence, motivation, stress and character. Part two covers topics such as assessment, skills training, coping techniques, building concentration and working with coaches and teams. You will also find substantial coverage of measurement questionnaires, skills and routes to practice.

As well as learning about how the mind works and how that has an impact on sporting performance, you will discover what sport psychologists actually do to improve a performer's psychological skills and mindset. Sport psychology used to be simply about performance. Now, the role of the sport psychologist is more holistic and includes athlete wellbeing, working with coaches and support teams, and operating at a more organizational level.

Whether you are a student, interested in sport and sport performance as a professional practice, or involved in sport at any level, Sport Psychology: A complete introduction is your go-to guide.
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Imprint:   John Murray Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 214mm,  Width: 134mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   360g
ISBN:   9781399806787
ISBN 10:   1399806785
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

John Perry is an experienced lecturer, researcher, and practitioner in sport psychology. As an academic, John has taught undergraduate to doctoral students for 16 years, published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and many book chapters, and presented his research all over the world. As a practitioner, John has worked with all levels of performer, from junior to elite in many different sports. He is Head of Psychology at Mary Immaculate College in Ireland having previously worked at several UK universities.

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