Research Guides: Sports Studies: Sports Psychology

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AAASP
Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology.
Exercise & Sport Psychology
The part of the American Psychological Association that deals with sport psychology.
NASPSPA
North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.

Advances in sport psychology Provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the major trends in sport psychology. With four new chapters on self-perceptions, moral reasoning levels, athletic injury, and flow and peak performance, the text is much more than an overview of other resources. It is an in-depth compilation that assists students and professionals in thoroughly comprehending the current research in sport psychology.
Call Number: GV706.4 .A38 2002
Handbook of Sport Psychology The fourth edition of a classic, leading resource for the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology drawing on an international roster of experts and scholars in the field. It represents an invaluable source of theoretical and practical information on our understanding of the role of psychology in sport, exercise, and performance--and how that understanding can be applied in order to improve real-world outcomes. This book adds new material on emerging areas such as mindfulness, brain mapping, self-consciousness, and mental toughness, and covers special topics such as gender and cultural diversity, athletes with disabilities, and alcohol and drug use in sports. In addition, it covers classic topics such as what motivates an athlete to perform; why do some choke under pressure; how do top performers handle leadership roles; what does one do to mentally train; how an athlete deals with injury; and much more.
Call Number: WEB
Publication Date: 2020