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Continuous improvement : intertwining mind and body in athletic expertise / John Toner, Barbara Montero, Aidan Moran.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toner, John, author.
- Montero, Barbara, author.
- Moran, Aidan P., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Athletes--Training of.
- Athletes.
- Athletes--Psychology.
- Sports--Physiological aspects.
- Sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- How is it possible for world-class athletes who are already at the top of their game to keep improving? This book addresses this puzzle by presenting a theory of 'continuous improvement', exploring the psychological and physical processes behind advancing elite performance.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Continuous Improvement
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. The phenomenology of continuous improvement
- 2. Habit and skilled action
- 3. Is optimal performance really 'mindless'?
- 4. Deliberate practice
- 5. Cognitive control
- 6. Bodily awareness during skilled action
- 7. Aesthetic awareness in athletic performance
- 8. Exploring the orthogonal relationship between controlled and automated processes
- 9. Practical and methodological considerations
- 10. Explaining continuous improvement
- Index.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-259382-X
- 0-19-188696-3
- 0-19-259381-1
- OCLC:
- 1281982901
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