Psychology of Team Sports

by Ronnie Lidor (Editor), Keith Page Henschen (Editor)

Overview

The Psychology of Team Sports

Every fan knows that individual talent is vital to a team. But sport psychologists understand that the key to success is to incorporate talent into a supportive team unit. The editors of Psychology of Team Sports have assembled a group of distinguised authors to address the psychological issues related to team sport activities, on and off the court or field.

Chapter 1 introduces a three-phase model to cut through the complexities associated with team sports, and chapters 2 through 12 offer theoritical and practical advice. In addition to addressing the major theoretical concepts related to team sport activities, Psychology of Team Sports discusses the experiences of sport psychologists who have worked with professionals and national teams.

• Methodological Principles

• Ethics

• Pre-Performance Routines in Self-Paced Tasks

• The Principles of Team Building

• Understanding and Managing Emotions

• Gender Differences

• Working With Professional Basketball Players

• Improving Concentration Skills for Soccer Players

• Issues in Basketball

• Optimal Use of Sport Psychology for Developing Confidence

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781885693327
Publisher:	Fitness Information Technology, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/28/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     ix
Preface     x
Introduction
Working With Team Sports: Applying a Holistic Approach   Ronnie Lidor   Keith Henschen     1
Looking for Empirical Support: Related Issues for Team Sports
Methodological Principles in the Study of Behaviors in Team Sports: An Example of Aggressive Acts in Ice Hockey and Basketball   Gershon Tenenbaum   Barry Kirker     21
Ethical Issues in Team Sports   Richard D. Gordin     57
Preperformance Routines in Self-Paced Tasks: Developmental and Educational Considerations   Ronnie Lidor   Robert N. Singer     69
The Principles of Team Building and Their Applications to Sport Teams   Paul A. Estabrooks   Paul W. Dennis     99
Understanding and Managing Emotions in Team Sports   Cal Botterill   Tom Patrick     115
Gender Differences When Working With Men's and Women's Teams   Gloria Balague     131
Performing Sport Psychology within the Team: Specific Sports
Working With Professional Basketball Players   Keith Henschen   David Cook     143
Improving Concentration Skills in Team-Sport Performers: Focusing Techniques for Soccer Players   Aidan Moran     161
Issues for the Sport Psychology Professional in Baseball   Tom Hanson   Ken Ravizza     191
The U.S. Women's Olympic Gold Medal Ice Hockey Team: Optimal Use of Sport Psychology for Developing Confidence   Peter Haberl   Leonard Zaichkowsky     217
Working With Individual Team Sports: The Psychology of Track and Field   Ralph A. Vernacchia     235
About the Editors     265
About the Contributors     266
Index     273