Expert Approaches to Sport Psychology

Disappointing. Arrogant glossy montages of folks... not one teachable sentence. I was very upset when i learned the Polish co-author actually lived and worked in the USA. I wanted to read about the 50 year state success that Poland has had fine-tuning SP.... i give it a 1. Not a 10.

This book is awesome because you can really get great insight into what other sport psychologists do with their clients. Great seller.

I highly recommend this book to any reader interested in the field of Sport Psychology. Whether you want to learn what this field is even about, hear what the experts have to say, work on developing your own theory, or learn how to handle athletes/performers as a coach or counselor; this book will be very helpful! It provides multiple well established Sport Psychologist's philosophies and theories. The book illustrates each psychologist's own approach to working with athletes, coaches, performers, etc. as well as their broad theory of what works and what does not work within Sport Psychology. It is very valuable to see how each psychologist approaches the field, even though there is some overlap between chapters.

This book is the future of sport psychology. It is about time that one book grasps all of the theories and ideas of the greatest sport psychologists in the world. Everyone that reads this book will be able to resonate with one or even more theories from these psychologists. I recommend this book to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students who are interested in discovering the many pathways one can take within the career of sport psychology. Some of the theories made me think, others made me mad, but all of them made me a better student and I know will make me a better coach in my future. A must read!

If you are even remotely curious about the words performance or psychology, then this is the book for you. Each chapter is a selection of great sport and performance psychologist in the field that allows for numerous narratives about their theories of excellence. As a first year sport psychologist, this taught me the importance of developing an idea for what we consider to be excellent. For athletes and coaches, it offers a perspective on how you can be consulted in the field. Advice for consulting ranges everywhere from NBA, Olympics, performing arts, and even to youth activities. This book is a great accumulation of literature already in the scientific community.

Expert Approaches is a wonderful collaboration of sentiment from some of the most respected Sport Psychology Consultants in the field today. The editors' vision is clearly translated through the arrangement of the text, and the individual authors' presentations of their "Theories of Performance Excellence" are effectively captivating.

This book is one of the most helpful resources for theoretical development of (and practical application in) performance psychology from extremely talented and experienced professionals' perspectives.