The Psychology of Team Sports (Book)

Every fan knows that individual talent is vital to a team. But sport psychologists understand that the key to success is to incorporate talent into a supportive team unit. The editors of Psychology of Team Sports have assembled a variety of articles to address the psychological issues related to team sport activities on and off the court or field. In addition to addressing the major theoretical concepts related to team sport activities, Psychology of Team Sports discusses the experiences of sport psychologists who have worked with professionals and national teams. Author/Editor: Ronnie Lidor, Keith Page Henschen Copyright: 2003 Binding: Paper Pages: 290pp Issues include: Methodological Principles Ethics Pre-Performance Routines in Self-Paced Tasks The Principles of Team Building Understanding and Managing Emotions Gender Differences Working With Professional Basketball Players Improving Concentration Skills for Soccer Players Issues in Baseball Optimal Use of Sport Psychology for Developing Confidence Ronnie Lidor is a senior lecturer at both the Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the Wingate Institute and at the Faculty of Education at Haifa University (Israel). Dr. Lidor has published about 70 articles, book chapters, and proceedings chapters in English and Hebrew. He is the senior editor of the books Sport Psychology: Linking Theory and Practice, (1999), and The World Sport Psychology SourceBook (3rd ed.), (2001), published by Fitness Information Technology (FIT). From 1997 to 2001 Dr. Lidor served as President of the Israeli Society for Sport Psychology and Sociology (ISSPS), and since 1997 he has been a member of the Managing Council of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP). In 2001 he was elected as the Secretary General of the ISSP, and he has been the editor of MovemenN Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (Hebrew) since 1999. Keith Page Henschen is a professor in the department of exercise and sport science at the University of Utah, with an area of expertise in the psychosocial aspects of sport. Dr. Henschen received a PED degree from Indiana University in 1971 and has been a member of the University of Utah faculty for the past 30 years. His research interests include the psychology of performance, use of psychological interventions in sport, and sport psychology for special populations. Dr. Henschen has co-authored four textbooks and published approximately 200 articles, 24 chapter