Performance Psychology
A Practitioner's Guide
- 1st Edition - January 25, 2011
- Latest edition
- Editors: David John Collins, Angela Abbott, Hugh Richards
- Language: English
Performance Psychology: A Practitioner's Guide is a comprehensive, evidence-based text covering the key aspects of performance culture: performer development, preparation, tr… Read more
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Performance Psychology: A Practitioner's Guide is a comprehensive, evidence-based text covering the key aspects of performance culture: performer development, preparation, training and execution. Written by a team of international contributors, including national coaches, training specialists, applied sports psychologists, clinicians and researchers, and building on strong links between theory and practice, the book shows how applied psychological methods and principles can be used to enhance performance
Contributing authors offer clear implications for applied practice and each section is summarized by contributions from a 'Performers Panel'of experts who provide real-life practical examples. Performance psychology is applied to a wide variety of physical performance domains which enables practitioners to see how they can combine ideas and tailor interventions, to people and contexts, to produce effective applications of psychology.
Dave Collins is Professor of Performance and Coaching/Director for the Institute of Coaching and Performance at the University of Central Lancashire. As a practitioner, he has worked with over 50 World and Olympic medalists, and in professional performance domains spanning sport, business, motor sport, music, dance and adventure. He was formerly Performance Director of UK Athletics, a rugby player, martial artist and OE instructor. Dave currently works with the Chelsea FC Football Academy, amongst other consultancies.
Angela Button is a researcher at the University of Otago and is widely acknowledged as a world expert on talent. Angela has led funded research projects in talent development in the UK and New Zealand. Her sporting interests include squash, running and triathlon.
Hugh Richards lectures and is Director of post-graduate programmes in Performance Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. He has published in the areas of coping, talent, individual differences and professional development related to sport, the military and music. Hugh has applied psychology to professional performers from international level sport to business. He currently works with the UK Motor Sport Association, international performer development schemes and has been advisor to the BBC on learning and performance.
Key features
Key features
- Strong links between theory and practice - a panel of top performers conclude each section with an overview, providing real-life practical examples in addition to the case studies included in each chapter
- Holistic approach allows students to see how they can combine different approaches to address a problem
- Written by a team of international contributors including national team coaches, sports psychologists and academics
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction: Performance psychology: developing a peak performance culture
Dave Collins
Section 1 – Preparation
2. Aims, principles and methodologies in talent identification and development
Angela Button
3. Expertise: the goal of performance development
Nicola J. Hodges and Joseph Baker
4. Psychological characteristics of developing excellence
Áine MacNamara
5. Talent development environments: key considerations for effective practice
Russell Martindale and Paddy Mortimer
6. Implications and applications: views from the performer’s panel
Dave Collins
Section 2 – Provision (of support)
7. Introduction: organisational issues in providing support
Dave Collins
8. Organising for excellence
Veronica Burke
9. The team perspective: promoting excellence in performance teams
Alan C. MacPherson and Patrick Howard
10. Planning for physical performance: the individual perspective. Planning, periodization, prediction, and why the future ain’t what it used to be
John Kiely
11. Practical dimensions of providing for excellence: views from the performer’s panel
Dave Collins
Section 3 – Practice
12. Introduction: practice regimens for excellence
Dave Collins
13. ‘Keeping it together’: motor control under pressure
Chris Button, Clare MacMahon and Rich Masters
14. Skill acquisition: designing optimal learning environments
Joan N. Vickers
15. Effective skill development: how should athletes’ skills be developed?
Andrew Abraham and Dave Collins
16. Mental practice: neuroscientific support for a new approach
Paul Holmes and Claire Calmels
17. Developing the performance brain: decision making under pressure
Duncan R.D. Mascarenhas and Nickolas C. Smith
18. Practical dimensions of developing skill: views from the performers’ panel
Dave Collins
Section 4 – Performance
19. Introduction: performing on the day
Dave Collins
20. Coping and mental toughness
Hugh Richards
21. Emotional issues of peak performance: managing mood
Sheelagh Rodgers and Britt Tajet-Foxall
22. Attention
Aidan Moran
23. Putting it together: skills for pressure performance
Mark Wilson and Hugh Richards
24. Putting them together: skills packages to optimize team/group performance
Dave Collins and Judy Collins
25. Practical dimensions of realising your peak performance
Dave Collins
Conclusion Where next? Getting help in your pursuit of excellence
Amanda Martindale and Dave Collins
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 25, 2011
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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David John Collins
BOA Registered Sport Psychologist
UK Sports Council World Class Guarantee Sport Scientist