The Sport Psych Handbook
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Book Description
Contains a wealth of information on what it takes to excel in the mental game, giving athletes breawkthrough methods to strengthen and manage inner drive, emotional control, interactive skills, coping mechanisms, and mental readiness.
About the Author
Dr. Shane Murphy is one of the nation's leading sport psychologists, with expertise in performance excellence, competitiveness, and teamwork. He is currently assistant professor at Western Connecticut State University. Murphy served as a sport psychologist to the U.S. Olympic team at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, the U.S. Olympic team at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, and the 1996 U.S. slalom canoe and kayak teams in Atlanta. In addition, he was sport psychology consultant to the U.S. snowboard team from 1999 to 2002. For seven years he worked for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as head of its sport psychology department and later as the associate director of its sport science and technology division. Murphy is a popular speaker and author of the best-selling book The Achievement Zone: An 8-Step Guide to Peak Performance in All Arenas of Life. He has appeared on many television and radio programs on ABC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, and NPR. He also has had articles containing or referring to his work in USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsweek, and other major publications. He is a former president of the division of sport and exercise psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA) and is a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP).
Murphy lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, Annemarie, and two children, Bryan and Theresa.
The Sport Psych Handbook,Shane M. Murphy,Human Kinetics Publishers,0736049045,Boating - General,Handbooks, manuals, etc,Psychological aspects,Sports,Sports & Recreation,Sports Psychology
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