The Complete Guide to Sport Motivation

Book excerpt: This practical handbook tells you everything you need to achieve excellence in sport, treating the mind as an essential part of training. It covers psychological skills training; anxiety and peak performance; self-confidence, motivation and mental toughness; coping with pressure; communication and team-building; concentration; psychological rehabilitation from injury; goal-setting; planning a total training programme. The ability to focus the mind, overcome pressure and deal with nerves is crucial in all sports, especially in competition. The Complete Guide to Sport Motivation is an indispensable guide to sport psychology for coaches, personal trainers, athletes and anyone involved with sports performance, revealing how anyone can develop the self-confidence and mental toughness needed to succeed.