This 5th edition, provides readers with the most current theories and practices of group dynamics in sport teams. In this updated edition, each cha...

An effective planning in Physical Education entails taking into account a set of psychological, sport training-related, and pedagogical principles ...

Sport psychology is the scientific study of people and their behaviours in sport contexts and the practical application of that knowledge. Sport ps...

The present compilation marks the fifth consecutive year that Athletic Insight has teamed with Nova Science on the development of a compendium of w...

Over the past several years, both coaches and athletes have started to realise that strength, speed, and other athletic skills are not sufficient f...

This attitude that the use of performance-enhancing supplements and drugs is not unethical needs examination by exercise physiology professionals. ...

Sport Psychology research has developed and expanded considerably over the last decade or two. Its accelerating volume of research output embraces ...

This is a fresh, inspiring guide of how to get ready for life's big performances. The author integrates the best of the new field of Positive Psych...

Two Boston University professors have assembled the best theorists and clinicians in the field to explore various ways that sport and exercise have...

Within this book, Dr Robert Schinke shares with the reader, how to mentally sharpen aspects of boxing performance. Regardless of whether you are a ...

This book is comprised of seven chapters which centre upon psychological skills training (PST) for various sports and athletes. The authors' past e...

Undoubtedly, professional football hails as the most popular sport around the world. Dozens of football players, coaches, managers, agents, and fan...

In psychology, motivation refers to the initiation, direction, intensity and persistence of behaviour (Geen, 1995). Motivation is a temporal and dy...

In what is one of the most extensive and all-encompassing books of its kind, this book provides readers with an advanced understanding of the major...

This is the first book which comprehensively examines the way humans pace exercise and sporting activities. This concept represents an exciting opp...

Pacing in sport and exercise: a psychophysiological perspective is the first book which comprehensively examines the way humans pace exercise and s...

Football is a game that depends on strength, speed and power. The demands are high, the hits are hard, and recovery is key to injury prevention and...

Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) remain the most used/abused drugs in the athlete and recreational gym user. However, there are some new drugs su...

There has been considerable debate on sport psychology about the status and the function of cognition and action in sport. This debate is very rele...

Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness (a state of health and well-being) and specific fitness (a task-oriented definitio...

This is a practical guide with a step-by-step process for establishing and maintaining a consulting practice for today's sport and performance psyc...

This book represents the compilation of the first two years' issues of the World Class Coaching newsletter. Included are the training sessions of t...

It has been 12 years since the author published the 3rd edition of the Swimming Faster series and time has not stood still. Research has continued ...

The author's reasons for writing this book were, first, to provide readers with some basic hydrodynamic tenants that will help them understand the ...