Coaching Mental Excellence: It Does Matter Whether You Win or Lose Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is concise, written in language that a layman can understand, and is results oriented rather than all theoretical information. It is a great tool for a coach regardless of the sport. The authors understand coaches, the role coaches play in the development of athletes and the value of the coaching profession. That was a refreshing change from so many books written by people on athletic topics who have no understanding of coaches, what they do, and what they go through to do their profession.
Topics covered include:
Team Dynamics
Effective motivation
Building real confidence
Developing concentration
How to maintain composure
Conducting effective practice sessions
Also covered are topics just for coaches such as dealing with burnout and balancing family life with the coaching profession.
Great book!
Kevin Sivils - author of Game Strategy and Tactics for Basketball: Bench Coaching for Success
Game Strategies and Tactics for Basketball: Bench Coaching for Success

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A highly readable survey of the major responsibilities, opportunities and challenges involved in coaching today's athlete. It emphasizes the mental techniques known through the latest research in sport psychology to enhance performance and enjoyment in sports.

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The Mental Athlete Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the best mental training book that I have ever found. In 1985 I was on the National Team for my sport, but I was not up to par for the other aspects of my sport. I found "The Mental Athlete" and it totally changed my athletic life. The book teaches you how to visualize, do relaxation exercise, run mental training programs, etc. Even though it is not specific to my sport, you can incorporate the techniques into any sport. It is an amazing book. It is not a boring, hard to understand technical book, it is written very well. This book took me from a good athlete to a National Champion (many times over). This book is worth it's weight in gold.

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Improved mental ability means improved sports performance. Athletes who excel do so not just because of their physical abilities but because of their mental awareness, preparation, and skills as well. The Mental Athlete will help improve your overall performance by providing the tools, guidance, and practical insight you need to sharpen your mental skills.

This conditioning manual for the mind will help you

further enhance mental strengths and address weaknesses through effective self-assessments,increase confidence in personal abilities and avoid the fear of failure,heighten awareness of inner-thought processes and learn ways to improve them, and be free of inhibitions to initiate action and to respond intuitively and positively to challenges.

No matter what sport you play and at what level you play, you will find this practical, reader-friendly book useful because it not only lets you know what you need to do to improve your mental abilities, but it also shows you how to improve them. It contains exercises, tests, and worksheets that help you move through the steps of mental achievement.

In addition, The Mental Athlete contains the following features:

Sections that cover specific sports and issuesSport-specific visualizations for football, soccer, volleyball, and many other sportsInformation on issues such as team building; recovering from injuries; and letting go of mistakes, losses, anger, and fear

Take full advantage of your physical skills by fully developing your mental skills—the aim of The Mental Athlete!

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