Waubonsee Community College

Performance excellence, stories of success from the real world of sport and exercise psychology, edited by Michael L. Sachs, Lauren S. Tashman, Selen Razon

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Performance excellence

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edited by Michael L. Sachs, Lauren S. Tashman, Selen Razon

stories of success from the real world of sport and exercise psychology

"Performance Excellence provides concise and effective lessons on a variety of psychological skills and broader concepts within the domains of exercise, sport, and performance psychology. Each lesson includes a short educational piece that centers on the select concept followed by examples that highlight how the concept works in real life"--, Provided by publisher

Teams: cohesion, dynamics and culture, and leadership. Is a "C" really necessary? / Matthieu M. Boisvert and Todd M. Loughead ; Never satisfied / Bernadette Compton ; A team culture of developing the whole person: UCLA gymnastics / Deborah Munch ; On being and becoming fearless female athletes / Ellen J. Staurowsky ; Culture eats teambuilding for breakfast / Lauren S. Tashman -- Pursuit of goals: motivation, goal setting, and adherence. Journey toward becoming an everyday exerciser / Bradley J. Cardinal ; The Gruppo Ciclistico / Jeffrey Cherubini ; Perfect pitch / John Heil ; Star-spangled sport / John Heil ; Ask the kids / Rick Howard ; One hour at a time ; Uh-oh, we have a ringer... ; Valuing physical activity/exercise / Michael L. Sachs -- Identity and transitions: exercise identity, athletic identity, transitions, and self-awareness. Embracing change / Bassey Akpan ; How my athletic role affected my identity / Arna Erega ; Who am I after everything is said and done? / Shaya Schaedler ; Life beyond sport / Alexandra Szarabajko -- Hello life: this is (strikethough)swimming Joann, It's nice to meet you / Joann Wakefield ; The split dodge / Diana Wildermuth ; The value of a sport transition / Taylor Wise ; Leaving sport with a spinal cord injury / Derek Zike and Monna Arvinen-Barrow -- Mental training: imagery, attentional focus and control, self-talk, arousal control and energy management, and emotion regulation. Trying to take it one pitch at a time / William Brown ; Act it 'til you in-act it / Kevin Burke ; "It's not a typo" / Mark Cheney ; Hurdle by hurdle / Michael Clark ; Controlling a racing mind while racing the mile / Emily Galvin ; Imagining success and staying positive: one lap at a time / Alan s. Kornspan ; See it to be it! How squash player Lenard Puski helped St. Lawrence University end a long losing streak against Trinity College / Dora Kurimay ; Learning to read your physiological stress gauge / William Land ; Up and down the ladder: the ebbs and flows of a champion jockey / Karen Lo ; Ride it out: stress and anxiety management strategies on the slopes / Michelle M. McAlarnen ; A tennis journey / Nikola Milinkovic ; "Be the best" versus "Be the best Carley" / Deborah Munch ; The background noise of the overachieving helicopter parent / Kate Nolt ; These are the moments we live for / Maximilian Pollack ; Make no mistake: your thoughts build your game / Meghan Ramick and Selen Razon ; Be the ball / Michael L. Sachs ; Imagining the power / Joann Wakefield ; Pool of tears : in the water they can't see you cry / Joann Wakefield ; Ranger up / Cedric Williams and Matthew D. Powless -- Mind-set: confidence, emotion, mental toughness, anxiety/stress/pressure, and staleness/burnout. More than that, I was never just... / Megan Buning and Tiffany M. Kasdorf ; Coping with injury: deep breathing and praying / Damien Clement and Monna Arvinen-Barrow ; Grit at 335 miles per hour: a drag racing story of guts, resilience, initiative, and tenacity / Tami Eggleston ; Failing forward / Kerry Guest ; Being there / John Heil ; Psyche of the injured athlete / Laura Miele ; Running to cope or running away- How much is too much? / Kate L. Nolt ; Defying the odds / Selen Razon ; Do not quit! / Selen Razon and Meghan Ramick ; Coming back from injury / Shaya Schaedler ; Life changes athletic excellence / Tshepang Tshube, Karin Jeffery, and Stephanie Hanrahan ; Unconventional success through injury / Taylor Wise ; Resilience and recovery after bike collision / Anna Weltman ; The dormouse: recollections of a lightweight rower with overtraining syndrome / Lindsay Woodford -- Appendix: Recommendations for utilizing this book in the classroom