Burston, David Huw,

In depth sport psychology : reclaiming the lost soul of the athlete / David Burston. - xvi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue : before the beginning, meet depth sport psychology -- The beginning. "The knowledge"; stone tools to video chat in 30,000 years -- The Greek legacy of sport -- Sports here and now -- Don't play at your peril. -- Dealing with the opposition -- Women's sports -- Numbers, phases and myths that speak to sports -- Endings. repair, the return to Freud -- Good stress or bad stress in the 21st century -- Prologue : the soul of the athlete

"In Depth Sport Psychology: Reclaiming the Lost Soul of the Athlete is a unique exploration of the vital archetypal elements and themes that emerge when considering elite sports psychology through a depth psychological lens. It provides athletes, young people, coaches and clinicians with ways to harness the self, placing athletes on a path towards personal growth and sporting excellence by reconnecting their spirit to their sport"--

College of Education Bachelor of Physical Education


Text in English

9781138500983 (pbk.)

2018036553


Sports--Psychological aspects.

GV706.4 / .B84 2019

796.01 B94 2019