Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Mental Skills
Part II: Mental Skills
A: The Mind (Cognitive Skills)
Chapter 2: Positive Self-Talk, Confidence, and Focus
Chapter 3: Motivation
Chapter 4: Imagery
Chapter 5: Problem Solving and Continuous Learning to Build Resilience
B: The Body (Physiological Skills and the Mind-Body Connection)
Chapter 6: Relaxation, Controlling Performance Anxiety, and Mindfulness
Chapter 7: Automaticity and Practice
Chapter 8: Routines
Part III: Team Skills and Special Situations
Chapter 9: Role Clarity for Team Sports
Chapter 10: The Importance of Team Values
Chapter 11: Strategic Goal Setting for Teams
Chapter 12: Preparing for the Big Event
Part IV: Epilogue
Epilogue
Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Western Kentucky University, USA, is a performance psychologist with 35+ years of experience working in business, industry, government, education, and sports with individuals, teams, and organizations to achieve performance excellence.
"Mental Skills for Athletes is an excellent volume that is a must
have for any applied sport psychologist working with athletes and
coaches. We can always use additional worksheets/exercises for our
toolboxes, and Shoenfelt does a great job providing background for
different critical areas within our sport performance contexts and
provides wonderful exercises to address these key areas. Specific
examples from a variety of sports are provided that make the
exercises even more useful. This book will also be very helpful for
classes addressing mental skills training". - Michael L. Sachs,
Temple University, USA."Mental Skills for Athletes is written by
Elizabeth Shoenfelt, a sport psychologist with more than 35 years
of practical experience working with Olympic and variety athletes
and weekend warriors. This exciting Workbook is an in-depth,
thoughtfully organized introduction to important mental techniques
such as self-talk, relaxation and arousal, and performance routines
for enhancing sport performance. A major contribution to the
literature is the accompanying exercises designed for perfecting
the use of the sport psychology techniques and then practicing them
for success use in diverse competitive sport environments." -
Bonnie G. Berger, Ed.D., Bowling Green State University, USA.
"While today’s athletes and coaches are keenly aware of the
importance of mental skills in achieving successful performances,
few know what these skills are or how to acquire and improve them.
Often these important skills are relegated to the simplistic
slogans of "just believe in yourself" or "think positive". This
book provides a valuable alternative. Based on research findings,
Dr. Shoenfelt clearly enumerates, defines, and explains the
specific mental skills that are associated with high level
performance. This book provides highly valuable tools and
instructions for self-evaluation of mental skills and detailed
specific exercises for improving each skill." - Jack J. Lesyk,
Ph.D., CMPC, Director, Ohio Center for Sport Psychology, USA.
"Shoenfelt’s Mental Skills for Athletes delivers on the promise of
being a user-friendly workbook that is chock-full of practical and
innovative mental training tools for athletes. The content is
science-based, but goes beyond the typical "why" presented in other
books to the sorely needed "how to" in terms of providing specific
worksheets and exercises that can be used to directly train mental
skills in a systematic way. This cleverly organized book is a
must-have for coaches, consultants, and/or athletes looking for
concrete, individualized strategies to build mental skills." -
Robin S. Vealey, Ph.D, CMPC, Miami University, USA."Despite Yogi
Berra’s claim, 90% of any game isn’t mental but the 10% that is can
make all the difference. This book will teach you how to work on
enhancing the mental skills you need for optimal performance. While
Shoenfelt shares the research and theory, in understandable terms,
her many examples and exercises are the heart of the matter, for
individuals, teams, and coaches at any level of competence." - Dr.
Kate F. Hays, Ph.D., C.Psych., CMPC, The Performing Edge, Canada.
"In Mental Skills for Athletes Shoenfelt shares her insights,
strategies and exercises developed in more than 35 years of working
as a performance psychologist with athletes at many levels of
competitions. Grounded in state-of-the-art science the biggest
asset of this book are the many useful worksheets and exercises.
These can be readily adapted and applied by athletes and coaches in
any sport and at any performance level - or by mental performance
consultants wanting to expand their "toolbox". Having not only
blank worksheets, but also sample sheets from a variety of sports
is especially helpful. This hand-on approach helps highlight
Shoenfelt’s main message: Working to achieve competitive excellence
is all about the journey. Mental Skills for Athletes is an
excellent resource to help guide and shape this process." -
Sebastian Brueckner, Ph.D., CMPC, Director of Applied Services,
German Society for Sport Psychology, Germany."Dr .Shoenfelt served
as the sport psychologist for my Women's Basketball team that went
to 3 Final Fours and a National Championship appearance. In her
book, Mental Skills for Athletes she explains the key mental skills
that underlie Championship Teams and provides exercises to help
athletes and coaches at all levels achieve their potential. In
reading the book from cover to cover, many techniques were familiar
but I learned some new and innovative approaches as well. I highly
recommend this book for coaches and athletes who want a winning
edge against the Competition." - Paul Sanderford, Managing Member,
E & S Developers, USA.
"Mental Skills for Athletes is an excellent volume that is a must
have for any applied sport psychologist working with athletes and
coaches. We can always use additional worksheets/exercises for our
toolboxes, and Shoenfelt does a great job providing background for
different critical areas within our sport performance contexts and
provides wonderful exercises to address these key areas. Specific
examples from a variety of sports are provided that make the
exercises even more useful. This book will also be very helpful for
classes addressing mental skills training". - Michael L. Sachs,
Temple University, USA."Mental Skills for Athletes is written by
Elizabeth Shoenfelt, a sport psychologist with more than 35 years
of practical experience working with Olympic and variety athletes
and weekend warriors. This exciting Workbook is an in-depth,
thoughtfully organized introduction to important mental techniques
such as self-talk, relaxation and arousal, and performance routines
for enhancing sport performance. A major contribution to the
literature is the accompanying exercises designed for perfecting
the use of the sport psychology techniques and then practicing them
for success use in diverse competitive sport environments." -
Bonnie G. Berger, Ed.D., Bowling Green State University, USA.
"While today’s athletes and coaches are keenly aware of the
importance of mental skills in achieving successful performances,
few know what these skills are or how to acquire and improve them.
Often these important skills are relegated to the simplistic
slogans of "just believe in yourself" or "think positive". This
book provides a valuable alternative. Based on research findings,
Dr. Shoenfelt clearly enumerates, defines, and explains the
specific mental skills that are associated with high level
performance. This book provides highly valuable tools and
instructions for self-evaluation of mental skills and detailed
specific exercises for improving each skill." - Jack J. Lesyk,
Ph.D., CMPC, Director, Ohio Center for Sport Psychology, USA.
"Shoenfelt’s Mental Skills for Athletes delivers on the promise of
being a user-friendly workbook that is chock-full of practical and
innovative mental training tools for athletes. The content is
science-based, but goes beyond the typical "why" presented in other
books to the sorely needed "how to" in terms of providing specific
worksheets and exercises that can be used to directly train mental
skills in a systematic way. This cleverly organized book is a
must-have for coaches, consultants, and/or athletes looking for
concrete, individualized strategies to build mental skills." -
Robin S. Vealey, Ph.D, CMPC, Miami University, USA."Despite Yogi
Berra’s claim, 90% of any game isn’t mental but the 10% that is can
make all the difference. This book will teach you how to work on
enhancing the mental skills you need for optimal performance. While
Shoenfelt shares the research and theory, in understandable terms,
her many examples and exercises are the heart of the matter, for
individuals, teams, and coaches at any level of competence." - Dr.
Kate F. Hays, Ph.D., C.Psych., CMPC, The Performing Edge, Canada.
"In Mental Skills for Athletes Shoenfelt shares her insights,
strategies and exercises developed in more than 35 years of working
as a performance psychologist with athletes at many levels of
competitions. Grounded in state-of-the-art science the biggest
asset of this book are the many useful worksheets and exercises.
These can be readily adapted and applied by athletes and coaches in
any sport and at any performance level - or by mental performance
consultants wanting to expand their "toolbox". Having not only
blank worksheets, but also sample sheets from a variety of sports
is especially helpful. This hand-on approach helps highlight
Shoenfelt’s main message: Working to achieve competitive excellence
is all about the journey. Mental Skills for Athletes is an
excellent resource to help guide and shape this process." -
Sebastian Brueckner, Ph.D., CMPC, Director of Applied Services,
German Society for Sport Psychology, Germany."Dr .Shoenfelt served
as the sport psychologist for my Women's Basketball team that went
to 3 Final Fours and a National Championship appearance. In her
book, Mental Skills for Athletes she explains the key mental skills
that underlie Championship Teams and provides exercises to help
athletes and coaches at all levels achieve their potential. In
reading the book from cover to cover, many techniques were familiar
but I learned some new and innovative approaches as well. I highly
recommend this book for coaches and athletes who want a winning
edge against the Competition." - Paul Sanderford, Managing Member,
E & S Developers, USA."Mental Skills for Athletes: A Workbook for
Competitive Success is an exceptionally insightful and innovative
new resource for athletes and those who coach, train and support
them. … While Shoenfelt no doubt wrote Mental Skills with a fairly
specific audience in mind, most of the concepts and techniques she
describes in such articulate and uncomplicated detail also have
much broader application. … In a very real sense, "Mental Skills"
has a somewhat universal appeal; i.e., certainly one that extends
beyond the sports realm." –Aaron W. Hughey, Western Kentucky
University, USA.
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