TY - BOOK AU - Collins,Dave AU - Abbott,Angela AU - Richards,Hugh TI - Performance psychology: a practitioner's guide SN - 0443067341 AV - GV342.22 .P47 2011 U1 - 613.7019 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Edinburgh, New York PB - Elsevier KW - Physical education and training KW - Psychological aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: getting ready to perform / Dave Collins -- Aims, principles and methodologies in talent identification and development / Angela Button -- Expertise the goal of performance development / Nicola Hodges and Joseph Baker -- Psychological characteristics of developing excellence / Aine MacNamara -- Talent development environments: key considerations for effective practice / Russell Martindale and Paddy Mortimer -- Implications and applications -- views from the performer's panel / Dave Collins -- Introduction: organisational issues in providing support / Dave Collins -- Organising for excellence / Veronica Burke -- The team perspective: promoting excellence in performance teams / Alan Macpherson and Pat Howard -- Planning for physical performance, the individual perspective: planning, periodisation, prediction, and why the future ain't what it used to be / John Kiely -- Practical dimensions of providing for excellence: views from the performer's panel / Dave Collins -- Introduction: practice regimens for excellence / Dave Collins -- "Keeping it together": motor control under pressure / Chris Button, Clare MacMahon and Rich Masters -- Skill acquisition: designing optimal learning environments / Joan N. Vickers -- Effective skill development: how should athletes' skills be developed? / Andy Abraham and Dave Collins -- Mental practice: neuroscientific support for a new approach / Paul Holmes and Claire Calmels -- Developing the performance brain: decision making under pressure / Duncan R.D. Mascarenhas and Nickolas C. Smith -- Practical dimensions of developing skill: views from the performers' panel / Dave Collins -- Introduction: performing on the day / Dave Collins -- Coping and mental toughness / Hugh Richards -- Emotional issues of peak performance: managing mood -- Attention / Aidan Moran -- Putting it together: skills for pressure performance / Mark Wilson and Hugh Richards -- Putting them together: skills packages to optimise team/group performance / Dace Collins and Judy Collins -- Practical dimensions of realising your peak performance / Dave Collins -- Conclusion: where next?: getting help in your pursuit of excellence / Amanda Martindale and Dave Collins ER -