Routledge handbook of applied sport psychology

s:1006:""[This book] is a definitive guide to the theory and practice of applied sport psychology. It goes further than any other book in surveying the full variety of issues that practicing sport psychologists will confront in their working lives, introducing the most important tools and skills that psychologists will need and adopting a holistic definition of the role of the sport psychologist. Seven thematic sections address counseling; assessment; theoretical and therapeutic models; issues for the individual athlete, from injury and overtraining to depression; issues for teams, from conflict resolution to travel; working with special populations; and mental skills, such as imagery, goal setting, and concentration. The authors argue convincingly that psychologists would benefit from attempting to understand athletes' social and familial contexts, their health, happiness, and interpersonal dynamics in the broadest sense, if they are to serve their clients' best interests."--Adapted from publisher.";