Sport psychology in practice / [edited by] Mark B. Andersen.

Contributor(s): Andersen, Mark B, 1951-
Language: English Publisher: Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, c2005Description: xii, 338 pages ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 073603711X (soft cover); 9780736037112Subject(s): Sports -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 796.01 LOC classification: GV704 | .S64 2005Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
The selling or the telling of sport psychology: presenting services to coaches / Harriet D. Speed, Mark B. Andersen, and Jeff Simons -- Integrating mind and body: presenting mental skills to young teams / Clay P. Sherman and Artur Poczwardowski -- But coach doesn't understand: dealing with team communication quagmires / Kevin L. Burke -- "I have a friend who-- ": group work on weight and body image / Mark B. Andersen and Kirsten Peterson -- The skin game: extra points for looking good / Mark B. Andersen and Helen J. Fawkner -- Returning to self: the anxieties of coming back after injury / Britton W. Brewer and Albert J. Petitpas -- On stage: mental skills training for dancers / Stephanie Hanrahan -- Facilitating change: alcohol and violence among athletes / Robert D. Stainback and Robert E. Taylor -- Over one's head: referral processes / Mark B. Andersen and Judy L. Van Raalte -- Touching taboos: sex and the sport psychologist / Mark B. Andersen -- Raising the bar: developing an understanding of athletes from racially, culturally, and ethnically diverse backgrounds / William D. Parham -- Able athletes with disabilities: issues and group work / Stephanie Hanrahan -- Straight guys working with gay guys: homophobia and sport psychology service delivery / Matthew P. Martens and Michael Mobley -- The elephant in the locker room: opening the dialogue about sexual orientation on women's sports teams / Heather Barber and Vikki Krane -- Coming full circle: from practice to research / Mark B. Andersen.
Summary: Just another applied sport psych book? Hardly. Get ready to take off in uncharted territory with Sport Psychology in Practice, which delves into complex, sensitive, and even taboo topics that many other texts have not approached. Compiled by renowned psychologist Mark Andersen, this text presents comprehensive and realistic dialogues between athletes and sport psychologists. These exchanges provide a real-world sensibility to the topics expressed in the book.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-325) and index.

The selling or the telling of sport psychology: presenting services to coaches / Harriet D. Speed, Mark B. Andersen, and Jeff Simons --
Integrating mind and body: presenting mental skills to young teams / Clay P. Sherman and Artur Poczwardowski --
But coach doesn't understand: dealing with team communication quagmires / Kevin L. Burke --
"I have a friend who--
": group work on weight and body image / Mark B. Andersen and Kirsten Peterson --
The skin game: extra points for looking good / Mark B. Andersen and Helen J. Fawkner --
Returning to self: the anxieties of coming back after injury / Britton W. Brewer and Albert J. Petitpas --
On stage: mental skills training for dancers / Stephanie Hanrahan --
Facilitating change: alcohol and violence among athletes / Robert D. Stainback and Robert E. Taylor --
Over one's head: referral processes / Mark B. Andersen and Judy L. Van Raalte --
Touching taboos: sex and the sport psychologist / Mark B. Andersen --
Raising the bar: developing an understanding of athletes from racially, culturally, and ethnically diverse backgrounds / William D. Parham --
Able athletes with disabilities: issues and group work / Stephanie Hanrahan --
Straight guys working with gay guys: homophobia and sport psychology service delivery / Matthew P. Martens and Michael Mobley --
The elephant in the locker room: opening the dialogue about sexual orientation on women's sports teams / Heather Barber and Vikki Krane --
Coming full circle: from practice to research / Mark B. Andersen.

Just another applied sport psych book? Hardly. Get ready to take off in uncharted territory with Sport Psychology in Practice, which delves into complex, sensitive, and even taboo topics that many other texts have not approached. Compiled by renowned psychologist Mark Andersen, this text presents comprehensive and realistic dialogues between athletes and sport psychologists. These exchanges provide a real-world sensibility to the topics expressed in the book.

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