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Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology [Hardcover]

Robert S. Weinberg , Daniel Gould , Robert S. Weinburg
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Robert N. Singer, PhD - Chair, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences - University of Florida, Gainesville

“An exceptionally comprehensive book about the nature and scope of sport psychology..."

Ronald E. Smith, PhD - Professor of Psychology - University of Washington

”The second edition of Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology sets a new standard for comprehensiveness."

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This introduction explains the basic concepts and principles in the field of sport and exercise psychology, and shows how they can be applied to counselling, teaching, coaching, sports medicine and fitness instruction.

About the Author

Robert S. Weinberg, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies at Miami University in Ohio, USA. He was voted one of the top 10 sport psychology specialists in North America by his peers.

In addition to teaching undergraduate sport psychology for more than 20 years, Weinberg has written extensively on topics related to sport psychology. He has published more than 125 journal articles and presented more than 250 scholarly papers at sport psychology conferences. He has served as president of both the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. He also has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology and The Sport Psychologist. Currently he is editor of the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. He is a certified consultant and a member of the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry.

Daniel Gould, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. He has taught sport psychology for more than 20 years. An active researcher, Don has published more than 100 articles on sport psychology. He was also the founding coeditor of The Sport Psychologist.

Don has been voted one of the top 10 sport psychology specialists in North America and was the first Australian sport psychology scholar. Gould is the former president of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (1988-89) and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Sport Psychology Academy (1986). In addition to teaching undergraduate sport psychology, Dr. Gould is extensively involved in coaching education from youth sports to Olympic competition. He also uses his psychology skills as a consultant for Olympic and world-class athletes and worked with U.S. athletes at the Nagano Olympic Games in 1998.

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