Showing titles in Sports Psychology

In the early 1980s, a golden generation of volleyball players joined the U.S. men's national team. With the Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 1984, the pressure was on to build a winning program around these exceptional athletes. In If Gold Is Our Destiny, Sean P. Murray shares the incredible story of how a group of free-spirited players and their demanding coach captured the heart of a nation and became one of the greatest indoor volleyball teams of all time.

Apprenez à développer votre force mentale pour améliorer vos performances sportives. Vous savez que le mental possède une grande importance dans le sport. C’est pourquoi vous cherchez à progresser mentalement. Vous désirez travailler votre mental comme vous pourriez le faire avec votre physique. Si vous souhaitez apprendre à affronter les épreuves de la vie avec la stabilité d’un roc, vous allez devoir développer votre force mentale.

The Playmaker on any team makes the right decision at the right time, almost every time. Despite the constraints of time, tactics, and rules, the best players combine their vision and skills with razor-sharp decision accuracy for an unstoppable competitive advantage. As a follow-up to The Playmaker’s Advantage, their best-selling guide for athletes, coaches, and parents, Daniel Peterson and Dr. Leonard Zaichkowsky now focus on the split-second decision-making process that produces both clutch plays and mental mistakes.

Do you feel stuck working endless hours on the range only to see your game implode under tournament pressure? Well believe it or not, this is the case for many junior golfers out there. In fact, this was the case for Rohan Saxena for the first four years of his golfing career. So after years of disappointment, Rohan finally took a step back to try and figure out why his results were so lackluster.

We all have puked. No one can avoid it. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, coach, executive, or full-time mom or dad, you’ll face setbacks. Everyone that has reached a level of success and significance has messed up and failed. There will be turmoil, hardships, and extreme adversity. It is just when rather than if you’ll encounter them. Despite our mistakes, pain, and even being told that we are not good enough we can still rally!

Do you put 110 percent effort into your training sessions and still see no improvement? Are you looking for a simple guide that summarizes the best habits used by today's top athletes? The truth is...some of us train our hearts out and see little improvement. And some of us are just getting started and don't know where to begin. This audiobook is for athletes from all levels of experience - from your first few steps to your last stroke in an Olympic swim. You might be looking for motivation to go on your first run. Or you might be ready to trial for your country's Olympic team.

Golf is a very hard game to play. It's also a very technical game that produces more than its fair share of temper tantrums. 5 Irons Don't Float is written from a golfer's perspective and looks at the more common elements of anger that severely interfere with the game. If you abuse yourself during play, yell, scream, swear like a trooper, throw clubs, or allow emotions to spiral out of control, then how can you possibly play well? And it's a habit...you let this happen, perhaps unknowingly, but it was your choice to be a grumpy player. So, let's break that habit today!

Addressing both collegiate and professional sports, the updated edition of Fair Play explores the ethical presuppositions of competitive athletics and their connection both to ethical theory and to concrete moral dilemmas that arise in actual athletic competition. A major new section in chapter four examines the ethics of genetically enhancing athletic abilities. Other new material covers the analysis of sports and games according to influential philosopher Bernard Suits; the morality of cheating and the ethics of strategic fouling; and more.

Joe Queenan turns his attention to a weighty issue: the wide world of sports fans. "Fans Who Love Too Much" shows the plight of men who, like the author, resort to psychotherapy to deal with their addiction. "Fans Who Misbehave" attempts to deconstruct otherwise solid citizens who, once they enter a stadium, spill beer on women. True Believers

Finally! It's here! This is what we have all been waiting for! How to play golf from a mental game standpoint. This book is revolutionizing and redefining how the game of golf gets played. Stop focusing on just your swing. Instead, develop who you are as a player and how you play the game.

John Callahan is a man who has spent his life following his calling as a high school football coach just like his legendary father. But his dream life is suddenly being crushed. Just days before the state championship game, John receives news that his beloved school is declaring bankruptcy and will be shutting down at the end of the year. Everything John has worked his whole life for is being taken away from him. John is now questioning all his past decisions and he's angry at himself for not taking more "practical" opportunities when they came along.

For well over two decades Allistair McCaw has analyzed what it takes to be a great team player. He has worked with some of the world’s most successful athletes, coaches, and teams in 40 countries. Becoming a Great Team Player lays out what coaches look for: players with skills that make their team the embodiment of great.

Sports psychology is often regarded as the key to success, but unfortunately, it typically comes with a hefty price tag that many self-supporting athletes just cannot afford. Thankfully, there are ways you can implement evidence-based and thoroughly researched techniques to improve your game and change your psychological state from loser to winner! Be proactive and embrace a new way of thinking that can drastically improve your performance and get you on track to be at the top of your game. Discover how to reach your full potential and become an elite athlete at the top of your game.

In the muck of life's endless game, Edge: The Art of Ruthless Competition is the dirty, uncensored playbook penned by Theta, a former world-class esports competitor and coach. This isn't your run-of-the-mill, feel-good manual. It's a raw dive into the brutal realities of competitive games. But Edge isn't just about winning. It's about what lurks in the shadows of victory: the trolls undermining your achievements, the whispers of luck, the sacrifices you'll carve from yourself to stand alone at the summit

Elite sports have honed time-tested strategies for sustaining peak performance, consistency, and getting results without exhaustion. This practical and illuminating guide offers a fresh perspective on leadership, unleashing an empowering, harmonious approach that’s inspired by elite sports’ proven disciplines.

We believe in the power of sports to change lives. We also believe in the power of the mental game. Each of us has experienced the joy and impact of sports—as athletes, coaches, parents, or fans. Our mission is to assist athletes in handling adversity, thriving under pressure, and maximizing their potential.

TJ Kostecky's Vision Training, a program that has empowered superstar soccer players around the world to make smarter decisions by expanding their field of vision, offers critical value to anyone who knows that so many life lessons are learned on the playing field. In Eyes Up!, Kostecky lays the groundwork for you to shift your lens by focusing on the 5 Ps—Perceive, Process, Plan, Perform, and Persist. With that expanded perspective, you'll learn seven key principles to transform your life and the lives of others through your leadership.

No se puede negar el hecho de que los atletas profesionales trabajan bajo un gran estrés y luchan con problemas como la ansiedad y la fatiga. De hecho, estadísticas recientes han revelado que más del 90% de los atletas universitarios se quejaron de problemas de estrés y sueño, entre otros problemas. Pero esto no significa que no haya manera de solucionar estos problemas: hay un océano de consejos y estrategias útiles que te ayudarán a superar tus miedos y fracasos.

Mental Toughness: Achieve Goals and Conquer Life with an Elite Mindset is a handy guidebook that was specifically designed to help you master mental toughness. From teaching you about the concept of mental toughness, where it originated from, and how it can benefit your life, to helping you with building your mental strength and overcoming any challenges you may face, this audiobook has it all! Mental toughness is the one skill that you need to transform yourself from a liability to an asset.

Introducing the Triathlon Affirmations Workbook, an audiobook designed to help triathletes harness the power of positive self-talk to improve their performance. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned triathlete, these affirmations can help you overcome mental barriers, boost your confidence, and achieve your goals.