Sport and Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies

Sport and Exercise Psychology focuses on the most current issues in the field, integrating research and practice to develop a coherent understanding of current knowledge, future research directions and applied implications within the field.

• This is the first book to include theory-based case studies for sport performance, exercise and skill acquisition in one publication
• International authors dissect their case studies to highlight best practice/interventions in similar situations
• The theoretical basis behind each intervention is clearly explained, along with practical examples of how to work as a sport and exercise psychologist
• Provides content that is directly applicable to those students wishing to enter the profession via various national accreditation schemes, in addition to providing chartered psychologists with a text that can directly inform their reflections of their own practise
• The book is supported by an online learning environment that includes ‘talking heads’ videos for each chapter, further resources, questions and links to relevant external materials.

Avainsanat: Sport performance, performance psychology, team strengths, optimal performance, stress management, group functioning, serious sports injury, exercise dependence, coach stress, autonomy-supportive, interpersonal sports coaching, physical activity psychology, motivational interviewing, exercise and body image, mental toughness, injury rehabilitation psychology, burnout, coach leadership,  , Sport performance, performance psychology, team strengths, optimal performance, stress management, group functioning, serious sports injury, exercise dependence, coach stress, autonomy-supportive, interpersonal sports coaching, physical activity psychology, motivational interviewing, exercise and body image, mental toughness, injury rehabilitation psychology, burnout, coach leadership,  , Applied Psychology