Sports Psychology

Contents: 1. Introduction of sports psychology. 2. Cognitive processes in physical activities. 3. Attention and motor learning. 4. Action regulation and personality. 5. Motivation. 6. Emotions and social facilitation. 7. Psychological aspects of competition.

"Psychology is a science of behaviour of the organism. The word \'psychology\' has come from the Greek word \'psyche\' meaning \'soul\' and the \'logos\' meaning \'study\'. In ancient times psychology was not a separate discipline. It was a part of philosophy. In the latter part of the nineteenth century psychology was perhaps dissociated from philosophy. Since then it has never looked back. It was arts subject like philosophy. Gradually it developed into a scientific discipline.

The present book discusses all aspects of Sports Psychology. The text are arranged in a lucid form and written in simple colloquial English language. The present book will be of immense important and useful for the students and teachers of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, prospective coaches, sports psychologists, sportsperson etc." (jacket)