Psychology in Professional Sports and the Performing Arts: Challenges and Strategies

ISBN-13: 9781138808621 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 302 str.

Robert J. Schinke; Dieter Hackfort

Opis

The relationship between sport and exercise psychology and the realm of professional sport and performance has grown exponentially in recent years. Elite athletes increasingly see the value in seeking psychological advice and expertise, while consultants now work in a wider range of elite performance environments. Psychology in Professional Sports and the Performing Arts: Challenges and Strategies is a unique and timely collection that brings together the experiences and knowledge of a range of applied psychologists working in these exciting industries. The book begins with a section outlining the core skills practitioners require in the field, before chapters discussing individual sports, team sports and the performing arts. Each author looks at how theoretical principles can be applied within a particular professional context, delineating how performers may benefit from working with a psychologist, as well as the ethical and cultural challenges that they faced. Assessing the role of applied psychologists across a truly unique range of activities, from polo to motor racing and ice hockey to modern dance, Psychology in Professional Sports and the Performing Arts: Challenges and Strategies offers unrivalled insights into how sport and exercise psychology can be put into practice in challenging professional environments. It will appeal to anyone studying sport and exercise psychology, or working in the field.

Spis treści

Biographies.  1. Embarking on Sport Psychology with Professional Level Athletes.  Section One: Core Skills  2. Context is Everything: Working with the Transitioning Athlete  3. How To Become A Consulting Business  4. Overcoming Resistance from Clients and Stakeholders  5. Working with Transnational Professional Athletes  6. Ethical Practice Challenges of Consultation in Professional Sport.  Section Two: Individual and Pair Sports  7. 20 Years’ Experience Working within Professional Tennis  8. My Consulting Life on the PGA Tour: A Twenty-Five Year Experience  9. How a Plant Pot Led Me to Performance Psychology in Women’s Professional Golf  10. The Strategies and Methods for working with professional Motor Racing Drivers  11. Consultancy with Elite Professional Boxers and their Working Teams  12. Working within Professional Mixed Martial Arts  13. Mental Training Program for a Sumo Wrestler.  Section Three: Team Sports  14. Working within Polo: A Wonderland Experience  15. Working within the National Hockey League  16. Working within Professional Soccer  17. Working within Professional Rugby Union  18. Working within Elite Professional Cricket: the role of a Sport Psychology Consultant  19. Working within Professional Baseball: Reflections and Recommendations on The Practice of Sport and Performance Psychology.  Section Four: Aesthetics and the Performing Arts  20. From the Sport World to the Big Top: Jean Francois Menard’s Journey with Cirque Du Soleil  21. Performance Psychology in Ballet and Modern Dance  22. My Journey into Sports Psychology: Strategies, Challenges and Case Studies  23. Synthesis and Reflections on Professional Sport Consulting