Sports Psychology For Dummies. Leif H. Smith
href="#u1edfbd8d-3317-51d0-9c66-d5cea6469d81">Chapter 16: Using Sports Psychology Skills in Daily Life Preparing for the Workday Defining Your Career Success Balancing Work and Personal Life Concentrating Amid Distractions Taking a Timeout from Stress Performing Well Under Pressure Developing Effective Work Routines Focusing on Tasks Rather Than Outcomes Coping with Adversity and Conflict on the Job Enlisting Your Support Team Chapter 17: Exploring a Career as a Sports Psychologist Understanding What a Sports Psychologist Does Determining the Right Career to Pursue Job and Career Options in Sports Psychology Understanding Whether You Are Ready for a Career in Sports Psychology
8 Part 4: The Sports Psychology-Savvy Coach Chapter 18: Coaching Today’s Athletes Improving Your Athletes’ Focus Teaching Your Athletes to Perform under Pressure Motivating Your Athletes Getting Your Athletes to Play as a Team Chapter 19: Mental Drills to Use with Athletes and Teams Drills for Dealing with Pressure Drills for Bringing Teams Together Drills for Improving Communication Drills for Improving Problem-Solving Drills for Leadership Development
9 Part 5: The Part of Tens Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Be a Better Competitor Evaluate Where You Are Know What Motivates You Define Your Goals Set an Action Plan Improve Gradually and Consistently Train Your Mind Daily Improve Your Athletic Skills Tweak Your Methods Develop and Maintain Your Fitness Seek Out Pressure Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Parent an Athlete Decide Whether to Specialize Choose the Right League Know What to Say after a Loss Be a Fan, not a Coach Cheer, Don’t Yell Talk with Your Kid’s Coach Reward the Things That Matter Budget Your Time and Money Focus on Learning Life Skills Live Your Own Life instead of Living through Your Kid Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Be a Better Leader for Your Team Know Your Style Know Your Teammates Choose Your Moments Understand Motivation Find Your Sweet Spot as a Leader Communicate More Effectively Be Brave Know When to Lead and When to Back Off Take the Blame Spread the Fame
10 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 8TABLE 8-1 A Self-Talk Log
2 Chapter 10TABLE 10-1 Distinguishing Low, Ideal, and High Arousal
3 Chapter 11TABLE 11-1 How Athletes Respond to Mistakes
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 5FIGURE 5-1: The confidence cycle.
2 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: The effects of focus on performance. FIGURE 6-2: The zones of focus.
3 Chapter 7FIGURE 7-1: Evaluating your imagery is a key part of your success.
4 Chapter 9FIGURE 9-1: Performance is at its best when you follow routines and you’re not ...
5 Chapter 11FIGURE