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Living in the sweet spot : preparing for performance in sport and life / Amy L. Baltzell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baltzell, Amy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Psychological aspects.
- Sports.
- Positive psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (327 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Preparing for performance in sport and life
- Place of Publication:
- Morgantown, WV : Fitness Information Technology, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Living in the Sweet Spot: Preparing for Performance in Sport and Life is a fresh, inspiring guide of how to get ready for life's big performances. The author integrates the best of the new field of positive psychology with the essentials of sport psychology.Readers of this book learn how to strengthen their experience of daily fulfillment and concurrently get the most out of themselves when the big moments take place. The issues performers face when under pressure come to life through examples of top athletes, musicians and from the author's experiences as an Olympian and America's Cup sailor.
- Contents:
- Living in the Sweet Spot; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Part I: The Building Blocks of a Champion Approach; Chapter 1 What Is Living in the Sweet Spot?; Chapter 2 Self-Awareness and Your Strengths; Chapter 3 Positive Emotional Experience; Chapter 4 Small Changes; Chapter 5 The Learning Approach; Chapter 6 The Positive Perspective; Part II: Preparing for Performance or Competition; Chapter 7 Flow and Engagement; Chapter 8 Facing Negative Emotions; Chapter 9 Coaches, Family, Teammates, and Friends; Chapter 10 Imagery and Scripting for Performance
- Chapter 11 Mental-Emotional Goals for PerformancePart III: The Day of Performance; Chapter 12 Empowered Thinking; Chapter 13 Emotions on the Day of Performance; Chapter 14 Motivational Flexibility; Chapter 15 Your Plan for Game Day; References; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-301) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-935412-38-8
- OCLC:
- 849246191
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