Contents

Preface

Part I - The Nature and Scope of Sport and Performance Psychology

1. History of Sport and Performance Psychology / Alan S. Kornspan
2. The Psychology of Performance in Sport and Other Domains / Kate F. Hays
3. Sport and Performance Psychology: Ethical Issues / Douglas M. Hankes
4. The Role of Superior Performance Intelligence in Sustained Success / Graham Jones
5. Performance Psychology in the Performing Arts / Sanna M. Nordin-Bates

Part II - Individual Psychological Processes in Performance

6. Concentration: Attention and Performance / Aidan Moran
7. Conscious and Unconscious Awareness in Learning and Performance / Rich Masters
8. Emotion Regulation and Performance / Marc V. Jones
9. Anxiety: Attention, the Brain, the Body, and Performance / Mark R. Wilson
10. Cognitions: Self-Talk and Performance / Yannis Theodorakis, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, and Nikos Zourbanos
11. The Role of Imagery in Performance / Jennifer Cumming and Sarah E. Williams
12. Motivation: Self-Determination Theory and Performance in Sport / Martyn Standage
13. Modeling and Performance / Penny McCullagh, Barbi Law, and Diane Ste-Marie
14. Efficacy Beliefs and Human Performance: From Independent Action to Interpersonal Functioning / Mark R. Beauchamp, Ben Jackson, and Katie L. Morton
15. Perfectionism and Performance / Joachim Stoeber

Part III - Social Psychological Processes in Performance

16. Teamwork and Performance / Albert V. Carron, Luc J. Martin, and Todd M. Loughead
17. Leadership and Manifestations of Sport / Packianathan Chelladurai
18. The Psychology of Coaching / Daniel Gould and E. Missy Wright
19. Moral Behavior in Sport / Maria Kavussanu
20. Gender, Identity, and Sport / Emily A. Roper
21. Relationships and Sport and Performance / Sam Carr
22. Culture/Ethnicity and Performance / Anthony P. Kontos

Part IV - Human Development and Performance

23. A Developmental Approach to Sport Expertise / Jean Côté and Bruce Abernethy
24. Training for Life: Optimizing Positive Youth Development Through Sport and Physical Activity / Maureen R. Weiss, Lindsay E. Kipp, and Nicole D. Bolter
25. Talent Development: The Role of the Family / Chris G. Harwood, Julie P. Douglas, and Antoinette M. Minniti
26. Expert Masters Sport Performers: Perspectives on Age-Related Processes, Skill Retention Mechanisms, and Motives / Bradley W. Young and Nikola Medic
27. Transitions: Ending Active Involvement in Sports and other Competitive Endeavors / Albert J. Petitpas, Taunya Marie Tinsley, and Amy S. Walker

Part V - Interventions in Sport and Performance Psychology

28. Counseling Performers in Distress / Zella E. Moore
29. Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drug Use / Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Eleanna Varangis, and Justine K. Lai
30. Burnout: A Darker Side to Performance / Kate I. Goodger and Martin I. Jones
31. The Body and Performance / William B. Strean and Joseph P. Mills
32. Injury and Performance / John Heil and Leslie Podlog
33. Pain and Performance / John Heil and Leslie Podlog
34. Eating Disorders in Sport / Trent A. Petrie and Christy Greenleaf
35. Physical Activity Interventions / Stuart J.H. Biddle and Trish Gorely
36. The Role of the Sport and Performance Psychologist with the Coach and Team: Implications for Performance Consulting / Christopher M. Carr
37. The Performance Coach / Dave Collins and Sara Kamin
38. Optimal Performance: Elite Level Performance in “The Zone” / Robert J. Harmison and Kathleen V. Casto
39. Supervision and Mindfulness in Sport and Performance Psychology / Mark B. Andersen

Part VI - Future Directions

40. Sport and Performance Psychology: A Look Ahead / Kirsten Peterson, Charles Brown, Sean McCann, and Shane Murphy