Performing Under Pressure

Performing Under Pressure is an essential resource on improving sporting performance in high-pressure situations. Perry's work guides coaches and athletes through nine key elements of the sporting mindset to help athletes to perform at the highest standards, even under the most pressurized of situations.

"Performing Under Pressure: PsychologicalStrategiesfor Sporting Success by Josephine Perry strikes a great balance between reviewing relevant scientific evidence and presenting easy to follow practical tips for how to perform more effectively under pressure. As such, the book provides a great overview of core psychological factors both influencing and determining performance under pressure, and also presents good evidence-based interventions. I would recommend this book to both students wishing to understand more about sport psychology and athletes seeking to both understand and enhance their own mental performance." - Stewart Cotterill, Head of School, School of Psychology, Sport and Physical Activity; Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology; AECC University College "There's lots of chatter these days about the mind's power to push you onward or hold you back athletically. In Performing Under Pressure, Josephine Perry goes beyond the clichés to explore which mental factors matter most and, crucially, provides us with a comprehensive and evidence-based toolkit to build our psychological strengths and shore up our weaknesses. Perry's well-organised and highly readable approach will help athletes, coaches, and students put the theories of sports psychology into practice when in matters most: in the heat of competition." - Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

Autorentext

Dr Josephine Perry is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist who supports those in sport, on stage and in the professions to maximise their success. She specialises in supporting those with performance anxiety and athletes with ADHD. She writes extensively in the media and has published five other books including: Performing under Pressure: Strategies for Sporting Success, ICan: The Teenage Athlete's Guide to Mental Fitness and The 10 Pillars of Success.

Klappentext

Performing Under Pressure is an essential resource on improving sporting performance in high-pressure situations. Perry's work guides coaches and athletes through nine key elements of the sporting mindset to help athletes to perform at the highest standards, even under the most pressurized of situations.

Inhalt

1. Gaining Confidence

2. Increasing Motivation

3. Improving Focus

4. Beating Irrational Thinking

5. Overcoming Nerves

6. Stopping Self-Sabotage

7. Avoiding Addiction

8. Dealing with Anger and Frustration

9. Coping with Expectations

10. Beating Imposter Syndrome