Key Concepts in Sport Psychology
- John Kremer - Queen's University Belfast, UK
- Aidan Moran - University College Dublin, Ireland
- Graham Walker - University of Ulster, UK
- Cathy Craig - Queen's University Belfast, UK
SAGE Key Concepts series
"An excellent text to offer more depth on theories and concepts within Sports Psychology and provide learners with a greater understanding of current psychological theories. The text helps in enforcing knowledge gained and also provides a plethora of references for further reading around any of the chapters covered within the text."
- John Harrison, Tyne Metropolitan College
"This book provides a good introduction to sports psychology, and enables students to obtain a basic understanding of the key concepts. I will recommend this book to my level 4 students."
- Marie Robbins, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
"Provided an excellent synthesis of key topics in sport psychology. The content draws upon leaders in the field both from a research and applied sport psychology perspective."
- Andrew Balsdon, Canterbury Christ Church University
The concise and authoritative entries have been selected by experienced teachers and researchers; each one defines, explains and develops a key topic in sport psychology acting as a springboard for further reading and debate. This is a stimulating and practical resource for students defined by the clarity of writing and relevant examples. Each concept gives the student:
- clear definitions
- up-to-date suggestions for further reading
- careful cross-referencing.
Easy to use and intelligently judged this book offers the modern student the basic materials, tools and guidance for planning essays and passing exams.
A really helpful and readily accessible guide to a wide range of theoretical concepts in Sport and Exercise Psychology.
The book provides relevant and important theories, though the layout requires diagrams, pictures and tables to illustrate the text to engage our students.
I think students will like this book. It's short, heavily-referenced sections act as a good signpost. Consequently, I'll be recommending it to students to studying applied sport psychology in particular as a useful source.
This book is excellent for level 4 and possibley level 5 sport psychology students. It covers the key areas required for the subject area.
The format is understandable and interesting.
It will go onto the module reading list
An informative but short copy. Definitely relevant for BTEC Level 3 students but needed in conjuction with other texts. As a stand alone book it would be pretty weak for this level of learner but as an addition to reccomended reading it would be very useful. I will include on assignment and course reccomended reading guides and suggest the library orders a few copies.
