A comprehensive textbook covering fundamentals of psychology and its application and usage in sports and related activities.
Sports Psychology is based on the premise that one's participation and performance in sports is as much psychology oriented as it is a matter of physiological skill and talent. This textbook offers to build a sound groundwork in concepts and theories of psychology for their appropriate application to enhance participation in sports activities. The contents of the book will aid students, teachers, trainers, coaches as well as players to improve and maintain their performance in various sports activities.
Written in a simple and user-friendly style, the textbook covers the syllabi of psychology courses on the subject as well as course curriculums of BPEd and MPEd programmes. Besides being an indispensable asset to students, the book will prove to be beneficial for coaches and sport psychologists engaging in the task of training, coaching and guiding the trainees and athletes.
Key Features:
- Chapters arranged to aid sequential learning and understanding of the concepts with a balanced blend of theory and practice
- Traces the historical evolution of sports psychology as a subject of study and its current status and future trends
- Throws light on the issues related to athletes' mental health including anxiety, stress, frustrations and conflicts, aggression and violence, and sports injuries and their management
- Content adequately illustrated with examples, case studies, boxed materials, figures and tables
Mangal, S. K.: - S. K. Mangal, PhD (Education), was the principal, professor and the head of the Department of Post Graduate Studies at C. R. College of Education, Rohtak, Haryana. He has authored several books associated with the pure and applied aspect of the subject of psychology, including, the essentials of educational psychology, advanced educational psychology and emotional intelligence: Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Win in Life, Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences, Statistics in Psychology and Education, Psychology for Nursing, Psychology for Physiotherapy, General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of Learning and Development and Child Psychology and Development. Mangal has been a distinguished administrator and researcher. He has devised various educational and psychological tests and has published in reputed journals. The areas of his interest are emotional intelligence and teacher adjustment.
Mangal, Shubhra: - Shubhra Mangal, PhD (Education), was the principal, professor and the head of the Department of Post Graduate Studies, C. R. S. College of Education, Noida. She has devised an emotional intelligence inventory for the measurement of emotional intelligence of school teachers. She has coauthored and also written a number of books related to the pure and applied aspect of the subject of psychology which include Introductory Psychology, Our Life and Psychology, Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Win in Life, Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences, Psychology of Learning and Development and Child Psychology and Development. The areas of her research interest are emotional intelligence and teacher education.
