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 variety of articles 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 theoretical 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.
	Author/Editor: Ronnie Lidor Keith Page Henschen
	ISBN: 188569332X Copyright: 2003 List Price: $39.00 Binding: Paper Pages: 290pp
	Issues include Methodological Principles Ethics Pre-Performance Routines in Self-PacedTasks The Principles of Team Building Understanding and Managing Emotions Gender Differences Working With Professional Basketball Players Improving Concentration Skills for Soccer Players Issues in Baseball Optimal Use of Sport Psychology for Developing Confidence  Contents Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Working With Team Sports: Applying a Holistic Approach Ronnie Lidor and Keith Henschen Part II: Looking for Empirical Support: Related Issues for Team Sports Chapter 2: Methodological Principles in the Study of Behaviors in Team Sports: An Example of Aggressive Acts in Ice Hockey and Basketball Gershon Tenenbaum and Barry Kirker Chapter 3: Ethical Issues in Team Sports Richard D. Gordin Chapter 4: Preperformance Routines in Self-Paced Tasks: Developmental and Educational Considerations Ronnie Lidor and Robert N. Singer Chapter 5: The Principles of Team Building and Their Applications to Sport Teams Paul A. Estabrooks and Paul W. Dennis Chapter 6: Understanding and Managing Emotions in Team Sports Cal Botterill and Tom Patrick Chapter 7: Gender Differences When Working With Men’s and Women’s Teams Gloria Balague Part III: Performing Sport Psychology within the Team: Specific Sports Chapter 8: Working With Professional Basketball Players Keith Henschen and David Cook Chapter 9. Improving Concentration Skills in Team-Sport Performers: Focusing Techniques for Soccer PlayersAidan Moran Chapter 10: Issues for the Sport Psychology Professional in Baseball Tom Hanson and Ken Ravizza Chapter 11: The U.S. Women’s Olympic Gold Medal Ice Hockey Team: Optimal Use of Sport Psychology for Developing Confidence Peter Haberl and Leonard Zaichkowsky Chapter 12�:Working With Individual Team Sports: The Psychology of Track and Field Ralph A. Vernacchia

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