Sport and the brain : the science of preparing, enduring and winning. Part A
Başlık:
Sport and the brain : the science of preparing, enduring and winning. Part A
ISBN:
9780128118283
Edition:
First edition.
Yayın Bilgileri:
Cambridge, MA : Academic Press, 2017.
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource.
Series:
Progress in brain research ; volume 232
Progress in brain research ; v. 232.
Contents:
1. Great British medalists: Psychosocial biographies of Super-Elite and Elite athletes from Olympic sports<br> <i>Lew Hardy, Matthew Barlow, Lynne Evans, Tim Rees, Tim Woodman and Chelsea Warr</i><br>2. On elite and super-elite Great British athletes: Some theoretical implications from Hardy et al.'s (2016) findings<br> <i>Timothy C. Howle and Robert C. Eklund <br></i>3. The psychosocial development of world class athletes: Additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity<br> <i>Daniel Gucciardi</i><br>4. The journey of a thousand miles... Notes on Hardy et al's Great British Medalists Project<br><i> Joseph Baker<br></i>5. Embedding the psychosocial biographies of Olympic medalists in a (meta-) theoretical model of dynamic networks<br><i> Ruud J. R. Den Hartigh1, Nico W. Van Yperen, and Paul L. C. Van Geert<br></i>6. Assessing Risk Factors for Athletic Excellence<br> <i>Kielan Yarrow</i><br>7. In Search of the Golden Skill<br> <i>John W. Krakauer</i><br>8.Much Ado About....? A response to Hardy et al.<br> <i>Dave Collins and Aine MacNamara</i> <br>9. The Stress Test: Does what doesn't kill me, make me a Super-Elite Athlete?<br><i> Ian H. Robertson</i><br>10. Adversity-Related Experiences are Essential for Olympic Success: Additional Evidence and Considerations<br> <i>Mustafa Sarkar and David Fletcher</i> <br>11. Getting gritty about practice and success: Motivational characteristics of great performers<br> <i>Nicola Jane Hodges, Mark Williams, Paul Ford and David Hendry</i> <br>12. Great British Medalists: A commentary based on a developmental systems theory perspective<br> <i>Martin Ian Jones and Mark R. Wilson</i> <br>13. Eventual sport performance level: what about the role of type of sport, perception of critical life events, and practice quality?<br> <i>Tynke Toering</i><br>14. Is A Peaceful Mind A Winning Mind? Comment on Hardy et al (2016)<br> <i>Liwei Zhang</i><br>15. Super Elite Athletes: Some Complimentary Observations from Australia and Some Lessons for Sports Expertise Research -- Comment on Hardy et al.<br><i> Damian Farrow<br></i>16. A culture of striving augments use of working memory? Implications for attention control<br> <i>Tim Buszard and Rich S. W. Masters</i> <br>17. The Tales Athletes Tell: Narrative Structure and Identity in Great British Medalists<br> <i>Tristan Coulter, Clifford J. Mallett and J Conncoll</i> <br>18. Great British medalists: Response to the commentaries<br> <i>Lew Hardy, Matthew Barlow, Lynne Evans, Tim Rees, Tim Woodman and Chelsea Warr</i>
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Elsevier
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Dil:
English