Psychology in Physical Education and Sport Rontay Pierre
- ISBN: 9781788823920
- Edition: 1st
- ©Year: 2020
- List Price : 150
About the Book
The material in this book entitled Psychology in Physical Education and Sport is critically intended for those indulged in the field of sport and physical education, specially coaches, athletes, teachers and students of physical education etc. The present book is particularly well-suited as a text for classes in sport psychology and psychology of coaching. The book will be a valuable reference for practicing coaches and sport psychologists who did not have the opportunity for such training in their own formal education. The whole book is arranged into nine comprehensive chapters providing relevant information of sport psychology. Hopefully, the present study will prove very useful for the physical educators, prospective coaches, students and teachers of physical education, sportsperson, as wellasforthegeneral readers.
Contents: 1. Psychology: An Introduction, 2. Sports Psychology, 3. Personality in Sports, 4. Motivation and Emotion, 5. Role of Heredity and Environment in Sports, 6. Social Psychology in Sport, 7. Forensic Psychology in Sports, 8.Training Methods, 9. Clinical Psychology in Physical Education and Sports.
Rontay Pierre is an associate professor. He has taught sport psychology for over seven years. His research has focused primarily on historical issues related to sport and exercise psychology. His research articles have been published in such journals as the Sport Psychologist, the Journal of Sport Behavior, and the Journal of Mental Imagery. Rontay Pierre is a former secretary-general of the International Society of Sport Psychology, a member of the board of the Norwegian Sport Psychology Association, and the current president of the Federation of Sport Psychology. Pierre is a fellow in the Academy of Physical Education and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. He is the first professional practice editor of The Sport Psychologist and is a leading contributor to the areas of supervision and the education and training of applied sport psychologists.