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Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Critical introduction ... - Routledge

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Contents<br />

Foreword ix<br />

Preface xi<br />

Acknowledgements xv<br />

List of figures xvii<br />

Part one<br />

Introducing sport <strong>and</strong> exercise psychology 1<br />

1 Introducing sport <strong>and</strong> exercise psychology: discipline<br />

<strong>and</strong> profession 3<br />

Part two<br />

Exploring athletic performance: key constructs 41<br />

2 Motivation <strong>and</strong> goal-setting in sport 43<br />

3 “Psyching up” <strong>and</strong> calming down: anxiety in sport 81<br />

4 Staying focused in sport: concentration in sport performers 127<br />

5 Using imagination in sport: mental imagery <strong>and</strong> mental<br />

practice in athletes 165<br />

6 What lies beneath the surface? Investigating expertise<br />

in sport 201<br />

http://www.psypress.com/sport-<strong>and</strong>-exercise-psychology-9780415434317<br />

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