The Sport Psychologist's Handbook - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0470863560 ISBN 13 : 9780470863565

Editeur : Wiley, 2005

Synopsis

A practical handbook for sports psychologists that outlines the most effective interventions for athletes across a variety of sports.

• A practical manual for the growing force of sports psychologists helping today's athletes to unprecedented levels of application and success
• Offers specific guidance on the psychological assessment of athletes, uniquely presented in an accessible sport-by-sport format
• Written by an experienced practicing sports psychologist and author, who draws on his own methods and experience in the field

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Joaquin Dosil is a professor at the University of Vigo in Northwest Spain and head of the doctoral course: "Current Perspectives of Physical Activity and Sport Psychology". His areas of research interest include peak performance in different sports, eating disorders in sport, cyberpsychology of sport, and referees' sport psychology. He is a foundation member and the current President of the Ibero-American Society of Sport Psychology (SIPD), as well as a member of the International Society of Sport psychology. He is on the editorial board for the two most important sport psychology journals in Spain, along with various sport science reviews. Dr Dosil is the Director of a sport psychology unit in Santiago de Compostela, where he attends athletes and sport teams from various modalities and levels. In particular he works with many Olympic athletes, golfers, world-leading motorcyclists and tennis players, while directing psychological programmes with various professional football and basketball teams. He has published 11 sport psychology books-most notably, the leading text in the Hispanic world: Psicologia de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte (Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport), published by McGraw-Hill-and has produced over 70 articles and chapters. Professor Dosil frequently participates as a lecturer in international and national congresses, master's and doctoral degree programmes. He is an avid runner, specialising in distance events, particularly the half-marathon. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife (Olaia), family and friends, as well as practicing surfing, beach volley, football, basketball and tennis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0470863560
• ISBN 13: 9780470863565
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 736
• Éditeur: Dosil Joaquin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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