Sport psychology : concepts and applications / Richard H. Cox.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 492-539) and indexes.

"Sport Psychology: Concepts and Applications shows how concepts supported by current scientific research can be used to address issues and situations encountered everyday by physical activity specialists, coaches, athletic trainers, and athletes. This introduction to sport and exercise psychology addresses practical issues, such as dealing with anxiety, arousal, and stress; developing coping, relaxation, motivation, and energizing strategies; understanding the effects of an audience on human performance; building team cohesion; and preventing burnout and other negative effects"-- Provided by publisher.

"In recent years, interest in applied sport and exercise psychology has soared. Sport Psychology: Concepts and Applications is written for students who are interested in learning about sport and exercise psychology as an academic discipline and in using that knowledge in applied settings. The book is designed primarily for upper-level undergraduate students, but instructors can easily adapt the book as a foundation text for graduate students by supplementing the text with current articles from sport psychology journals"-- Provided by publisher.

Foundations of sport psychology -- Sport pychology: a discipline and profession -- Personality as a core characteristic of the individual -- Motivation in sport and exercise -- Self-confidence and intrinsic motivation -- Goal perspective theory -- Youth sports -- Effects of attention, emotion, and mood on performance -- Attention and concentration in sport and exercise -- Anxiety, stress, and mood relationships -- Alternatives to inverted-U theory -- Cognitive and behavioral interventions -- Coping and intervention strategies in sport -- Goal setting in sport -- Imagery and hypnosis in sport -- Psychological skills training -- Social psychology of sport -- Aggression and violence in sport -- Audience and self-presentation effects in sport -- Team cohesion in sport -- Leadership and communication in sport -- Psychobiology of sport and exercise -- Exercise psychology -- The psychology of athletic injuries and career termination -- Negative aspects of sport and exercise.