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by John Perry (Author)
Think about your favorite sport. Now ask yourself how much of success in that sport is down to physical skills and how much is down to mental skills?
We all know that physical skills are vital for performance and understand about training them. We know that psychology is important too, but what people actually do to understand and train in it is less well known. Sport Psychology: A Complete Introduction gives you the answers, explaining everything you need to know in one place.
Author Biography
John Perry is an experienced lecturer, researcher, and practitioner in sport psychology. As an academic, John has taught undergraduate to doctoral students for 16 years, published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and many book chapters, and presented his research all over the world. As a practitioner, John has worked with all levels of performer, from junior to elite in many different sports. He is Head of Psychology at Mary Immaculate College in Ireland having previously worked at several UK universities.
