Sports Psychology

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Introduction to Sports Psychology 

• Goal Setting for Motivation and Self-Confidence 
• Deciding Your Goals 
• Setting Your Goals Effectively 
• Where Goal Setting Can Go Wrong 
• Achieving Goals and Feedback 
• Summary of Goal Setting 
• Imagery & Simulation - Practising in Your Mind
• What You Should Use Imagery For 
• Making Training Better With Imagery 
• Learning to Use Imagery 
• Using Simulation 
• Improving Technique Through Observation 
• Summary of Imagery and Simulation 
• Focus & Flow - How to Achieve Perfect Concentration 
• How You Learn in Training and Concentrate In Performance 
• Learning How To Flow 
• Improving Focus 
• How to Improve Your Moods 
• Learning to Control Distractions 
• How to Manage Stress 
• Discovering Your Optimum Stress Levels 
• Symptoms of Stress 
• 'Psyching Up' 
• A Selection of Stress Management Techniques 
• Avoiding Burn-Out 
• Tools for Sports Psychology:
• Deciding What You Want Out of Sport 
• Building Self-Confidence 
• Achieving Excellence 
• Bringing It All Together - Your Training & Performance Diary 
• Your Pre-Competition Routine 
• Performing Your Best 
• Your On-Site Psych Plan 
• Your Refocussing Plan 
• Getting Into Sport Psychology by Barbara T. Waite, Ph.D.
• References 

• Commercial Resources:
• Winning! with Sports Psychology: video, Mind Tools Approved
• SportDoc - an effective email advice service for Sport Psychology