Will the athlete you're working with put it all together when everything is on the line? What can you do to make sure an athlete performs best when it really counts? Are certain conditions more likely to lead to success (or failure) for her? Will he be able and willing to make the changes required to be more successful? In today's highly competitive environment the answers to these questions often spell the difference between success and failure not only for individuals but also for entire teams and organisations. At the upper levels of performance in situations where competing individuals and teams have all the technical skill and tactical knowledge required to be successful psychological factors become the most important determinants of outcome. The ability to control emotions, to communicate effectively and to perform under pressure is what separates winners from losers. Sport psychologists are beginning to uncover the links between thought processes and physiology; as a result today's testing tools have much greater utility and relevance than ever before. Today more than ever before sport psychology professionals must have the skills necessary to bridge the worlds of science and application.
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Robert Nideffer is the founder and CEO of Enhanced Performance Systems, a company that develops and provides performance enhancement products and services to elite level performers and organizations around the world. He has been the sport psychologist for several Olympic teams and has been recognized by his peers as a world leader in the field of sport psychology. He is currently an adjunct professor at San Diego State University. Dr. Nideffer is the author of 15 books and over 100 articles related to assessment and performance enhancement.
Marc Sagal is Chief Operating Officer of Enhanced Performance Systems (EPS). He has consulted with Olympic and professional athletes from around the world and has conducted psychological assessment and training for fortune 500 companies. Marc has developed a new model of the structural features of competitive sport based upon his research and work with high-level performers. He has authored publications relating to both theoretical and practical issues in performance psychology and has presented research data and professional papers at prestigious international congresses. Marc holds a United States Soccer Federation "A" level-coaching license and has played professional soccer in the United States, Belgium, and Sweden. He has represented the United States in several International competitions.
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Human beings are constantly engaged in the process of assessment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
likely response set, athlete lose control, direct your involvement, behavior control scale, future assessment work, external distractibility, attentional scales, internal distractibility, narrowing scale, strengths within the context, negative affect expression, sport psychology research, external awareness, person making the referral, does the athlete, absolute elevation, interpersonal characteristics, interpersonal side, concentration strength, concentration skills, brief reason, consensual validation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Mountain View, Speed of Decisions, Intellectually Competitive, Shifting Focus, Conceptual Skill, World Series, American Psychological Association, American Psychologist, United States, Would Howard, New Berlin, San Diego New!
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Human beings are constantly engaged in the process of assessment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
likely response set, athlete lose control, direct your involvement, behavior control scale, future assessment work, external distractibility, attentional scales, internal distractibility, narrowing scale, strengths within the context, negative affect expression, sport psychology research, external awareness, person making the referral, does the athlete, absolute elevation, interpersonal characteristics, interpersonal side, concentration strength, concentration skills, brief reason, consensual validation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Mountain View, Speed of Decisions, Intellectually Competitive, Shifting Focus, Conceptual Skill, World Series, American Psychological Association, American Psychologist, United States, Would Howard, New Berlin, San Diego New!
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- Information Technology by Williams Gareth on page 29, and page 150
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn on page 194
- Mountain View by Virginia Pinchbeck Anderson on page 29
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