Gymnastics (Sport Psychology Library) (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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"Peter Vidmar has done it again. Sport Psychology: Gymnastics is a comprehensive guide for athletes, coaches, and parents. This book outlines the philosophy that made Vidmar and Olympic gold medalist and provides the details that can make you a champion both in and out of the gym." -- Bart Conner & Nadia Comeneci -- Olympic Gold Medalists

"The young reader will be inspired by the stories and examples from their gymnastics heroes and will gain tremendous insight on how to deal with the mental challenges of gymnastics. Vidmar and Cogan stuck the landing!" -- Tim Dagget -- Olympic Gold Medalist

"Peter Vidmar has done it again. Sport Psychology: Gymnastics is a comprehensive guide for athletes, coaches, and parents. This book outlines the philosophy that made Vidmar and Olympic gold medalist and provides the details that can make you a champion both in and out of the gym." -- Bart Conner & Nadia Comeneci -- Olympic Gold Medalists<br /><br />"The young reader will be inspired by the stories and examples from their gymnastics heroes and will gain tremendous insight on how to deal with the mental challenges of gymnastics. Vidmar and Cogan stuck the landing!" -- Tim Dagget --Olympic Gold Medalist

Product Description

A must-read for every gymnast coach parent or fan this book offers solutions to the mental and physical challenges gymnasts face in training in competing and in integrating the sport into their lifestyles. Included are tips from champions strategies for approaching the apparatus and exercises for self-assessment.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: Fitness Info Tech (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885693176
• ISBN-13: 978-1885693174
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #166,135 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'll give this book a 10 for being so imformative and useful, February 24, 2004

By	StarGymnast (California, USA) - See all my reviews

Whether you're a competitive gymnast on the club level or a collegiate gymnast, or even just a beginner, you will benifit from this marvelous book. It was written by two former gymnasts, Peter Vidmar and Karen Cogan, who also happens to be a sport psychologist. It will help you improve on your performance by learning how to play the mental game of gymnastics and gives you many strategies to practice and to use to make yourself an even better gymnast that you were before.

This book gives you an instruction of the mental side of gymnastics, and then goes on to give tips about relaxation and energization strategies, positive thinking, mental imagery, developing focus and concentration, and goal setting to get where you want to be. The book then goes on to give individual chapters to each apparatus, highlighting the type of skills needed, mental skills that will help you on that apparatus, and other useful tips. But that's not all- you'll also get information on overcoming mental blocks and fear, dealing with fans, pressure, and fame, keeping the fun in gymnastics, body image and eating disorders, parents and coaches, and much more. This book is a much-needed look at how you can use mental skills to become the best gymnast that you can possibly be.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sport Psychology Library: Gymnastics, October 15, 2000

By	Catherine (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

A terrific book for any gymnast that has fears, anxiety, or any thing like that. Peter Vidmar and Karen Cogan have done a beautiful job writing this book. I have visited Karen Cogan 4 times for my own fears in Gymnastics and she recommended this book. It was great! It really helped me in my gymnastics, and now, I finally have a series on beam! I highly recommend this book to all gymnasts and coaches!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sport psychology librairy gymnastics, June 10, 2000

By	Lisa Kern (usa) - See all my reviews

This book is an absolute must for any parent or gymnast who wishes to gain insite on the other side of the sport the mental gymnastics required as this sport evolves. There are many quick and easy quizes and practical tests that the gymnasts can use every day in thier paractices and at competitions.