Education and Sports Psychology

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Sport psychology as cultural praxis: future trajectories and current possibilities. 3. Innovative practices in physical education and sports in Asia. 4. Sport and exercise psychology around the world. 5. Women\'s place in the history of sport psychology. 6. Youth sports and personality: an overview. 7. Industry challenges facing sport psychology. 8. Online training for sport professionals: lessons learned from an inaugural initiative. 9. Sport psychology principles dealing with anxiety. 10. Ethical principles of the international society of sport psychology. 11. Motivation and performance in physical education. 12. Research in youth sports: critical issues status. 13. Applied sport psychology: considerations for non-licensed practitioners. 14. Influence of temperament and anxiety on athletics performance. 15. Sports psychology how mental training can improve your performance. 16. Advancing total fitness through healthy eating. 17. Overstraining syndrome in aquatic sports. 18. The effectiveness of imagery and coping strategies in sport performance. 19. Using sports coaching techniques in a business environment. Bibliography. Index.

Sports psychology is a developing field that specializes in the relationship between the psyche and sports. There are several ways in which this works. First, sports psychology evaluates what effect the psyche mental well being has on participating in sports and how changes to the psyche may improve performance. Second, the field is now increasingly looking at how sports changes the psyche, and in what contexts participation in sports might be used to dramatically change the way people think and feel. The field of sports psychology got its start in the 1920s, and in the US, the early hero of this profession was Cloman Griffith, who wrote the first two books about this new profession. There may be different paths towards becoming a sport psychologist. Some people study in traditional areas of psychology in master\'s or doctorate programs, and might jointly study in physical education or sports. (jacket)