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Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Buzzer-beaters, walk-off homers, and more! In this Sports Illustrated Kids book, discover the all-time greatest clutch moments in sports history. Discover more about Christian Laettner's last-second shot in the NCAA playoffs. Read about how Kerri Strug landed a near-perfect vault performance on an injured ankle, helping the U.S. gymnastics team win gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Find out how the "Hail Mary" football play first got its name in...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Champions, as the familiar adage preaches, are not born, they're made. Reaching the top of any sport, or any aspect of life, takes years upon years of dedication and proper preparation. But if there's a huge pool of individuals who have undertaken the same commitment and steps towards becoming the best, what truly separates the winners from everyone else? Joanna Zeiger believes proper mental preparation is the answer. The Champion Mindset is a much-needed...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This program discusses the growth and development of sport psychology, applications and techniques used in sport psychology, extrinsic and intrinsic aspects of sport participation as well as exercise. The factors that motivate athletes are examined along with common social and cognitive-behavioral theories applied by sport psychologists such as self-efficacy theory and self-determination theory.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
"Para sacarle partido al lado más positivo del fútbol. Si el fútbol es el deporte favorito de tus peques, sácale partido a lo positivo. Valores de oro es un libro que los animará a alcanzar sus propios sueños, aprovechando su interés por el fútbol. Un libro con 22 cualidades imprescindibles para que las personas a quienes educamos sean más felices cada día y, pasito a pasito, vayan construyendo la felicidad de toda una vida. Además, el...
Series
Eyes of Nye volume 6
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the physics behind sports, take a look at the mental aspect that world-class athletes bring to their efforts, and explore why people play and watch sports"--Container.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Sportswriter and columnist Sally Jenkins spent her whole life literally stamping great coaches and athletes down in letters. But somewhere along the line, she realized, they had begun to write her. Their example could shape her into something better if she paid attention. What she learned from great athletes and coaches is that champions are the product of their own work. This book is an effort to catalog the inner qualities that allow ordinary people...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An "NFL insider on Fox NFL Sunday, an MMA coach, actor, and a veteran advocate and founder of MVP (Merging Vets and Players) offers honest, in-your-face advice and insights gleaned from his fight through depression and anxiety, [and] his successful careers in NFL journalism and business, as well as his work with military vets struggling with PTSD. The result is a relentless, unapologetic, and no-nonsense approach to overcoming your self-doubts, fears,...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Understanding the sports psychology concepts of motivation, anxiety, focus, and arousal is essential for achieving high levels of performance in sport. This video examines the effects of repetitive training on motivation and the internal and external factors that can affect it. Sports psychologists and coaches discuss the effects of anxiety and the pressures, both intrinsic and extrinsic, that athletes often feel. Athletes and their coaches also discuss...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning coach and sports psychologist Jim Afremow has helped everyone from Olympians to professional athletes train their mind, body, and spirit. Now, in this new young adult edition of his highly praised The Champion's Mind , Dr. Afremow is helping student athletes do-and feel-their best. Whether you are striving to balance your school and sports accomplishments, or just get that extra edge in your sport, his sage advice will be a much-needed...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Michael Jordan credits George Mumford with transforming his on-court leadership of the Bulls, helping Jordan lead the team to six NBA championships. Mumford also helped Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom and countless other NBA players turn around their games. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford is sharing his own story and the strategies that have made these athletes into stars in The Mindful Athlete: The Secret to Pure Performance....
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