Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Assessing skills. Sport psychology and assessing skills -- Part 2. Enhancing skills. Confidence and self-efficacy -- Imagery -- Concentration, attention and focus -- Mental toughness -- Part 3. Setting skills and using techniques. Goal setting and motivation -- The zone, flow and mindfulness -- Cognitive intervention: NLP and CBT -- Part 4. Stress, health and injury. Arousal and anxiety -- Stress management -- Stress and injuries -- Injury interventions -- Exercise psychology -- Part 5. Unique and individual aspects. Talent identification -- Extreme sport -- Reaction time -- Gender differences -- Part 6. Into the future. Using social media to improve and enhance sport and exercise psychology -- Considerations in using sport psychology.

Covers the key topics in sport psychology, but also addresses current issues such as talent identification, mental toughness, risk taking, NLP, reaction times, sporting injuries and social media. It contains examples for a multitude of sports from around the world, and new developing areas such as strength and conditioning, extreme sports and combat sports. Recognising the importance for students to fully understand the topic in order to apply this knowledge, the book provides a comprehensive overview of each topic before presenting practical applications in the book as well as through online resources. Each chapter focuses around answering a key question integral to this topic within sports psychology, helping students progress in their learning from the theory to the practical. Sports used as examples/case studies include: Football, rugby, tennis, squash, fencing, real tennis, drag racing, free diving, bob sleighing, slalom skiing, weight lifting, mixed martial arts, athletics (track & field), baseball, and American football.