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Bring Your "A" Game: A Young Athlete's Guide to Mental Toughness [Paperback]

Jennifer L. Etnier (Author), Dominy Alderman (Illustrator)
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Mental training is just as important as physical training when it comes to success in sport. And like physical fitness, mental toughness is something that can be taught and learned. Yet many young athletes have not learned the psychological skills needed to develop their best game. This book was written specifically for young athletes interested in improving their performance and reaching their potential in sport.

Bring Your "A" Gameintroduces key strategies for mental training, such as goal setting, pre-performance routines, confidence building, and imagery. Each of the seventeen chapters focuses on a single mental skill and offers key points and exercises designed to reinforce the concepts. The book encourages athletes to incorporate these mental skills into their daily lives and practice sessions so that they become second nature during competition.

Whether used at home by student athletes or assigned by coaches as part of team development, Bring Your "A" Game will help young performers develop a plan for success and learn to deal with the challenges of pursuing excellence in sport.

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Editorial Reviews

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"Bring Your 'A' Game introduces young athletes to key strategies such as goal setting, pre-performance routines, confidence building, and imagery."
--Carolina Country

"Offers young athletes . . . a nice primer for mental training. . . . [A] great first step . . . helping young 'achievers' understand the mental aspect of their game or other activity."
--PA West Touchline

"Teaches how to implement the mental skills that contribute to mental toughness. . . . While [it] is written for the young athlete, adults who work with young people will also find it helpful."
-ForeWord

"Offers strategies for junior- and high-school athletes to reach their potential through mental training. . . . The advice is concrete and clearly rooted in the author's wide experience."
-Kirkus Reviews

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Mental training is just as important as physical training when it comes to success in sport. This book was written specifically for young athletes interested in improving their performance and reaching their potential in sport. Etnier introduces 17 key strategies for mental training, such as goal setting, pre-performance routines, confidence building, and imagery, and offers key points and exercises designed to reinforce the concepts. The book encourages athletes to incorporate these mental skills into their daily lives and practice sessions so that they become second nature during competition.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (November 22, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0807859907
  • ISBN-13: 978-0807859902
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Advice to Help Athletes (and others) Achieve, January 20, 2010
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I am not a child and I'm not an athlete, but I read this book to learn about some of the psychological aspects of sports training, and how I can apply it to my own life and career as an artist.

The book is clearly written and spells out various strategies that a young athlete can use to develop "mental toughness." These include imagery, negative thought-stopping, coming up with pre-performance routines, and dealing with setbacks. I especially liked the section that explains whether a person is process or outcome-oriented (I was surprised to find out what I was!), and I liked the advice about how to build confidence.

This book is essential reading for any young athlete that wants to compete at a high level, and should also be required reading for that athlete's parents as well. Much of the information can be used by non-athletes who want to prepare for presentations or performances, or anyone who wants to learn how to get to the top of their chosen field, as well. I found it had better advice and was less gimmicky than many of the pop psychology books I've read over the years.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for your aspiring athletes, January 27, 2010
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I bought this book for my daughter who is a competitive swimmer. She is 12 years old and really gets extremely anxious during swim meets. Since her anxiety is created within herself, I started searching means to help her deal with this issue. Fortunately I stumbled on Bring Your A Game by Jennifer Etnier and I was very impressed with this book. I can't believe that it just came out when I really started trying to figure out ways to help my daughter cope with her anxiety. It is very well written and my daughter and I really enjoyed reading it together and discussing the topics outlined in the book. Not only has this book helped my daughter reduce her anxiety during swim meets, but also for taking test in school. I would highly recommend this book for all young people to read. Thank you!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Start for Young Athletes, August 4, 2010
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This book has great introductory insight for young athletes about what it takes to be mentally tough, not just in sports but in school and day to day life. It is very comprehensive but presented in a way that middle school and high school aged kids alike can grasp. My 13 year old brother has really liked the tools presented at the end of each chapter to use as he charts out his monitored progress.
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