Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance: 2026 Release ISE

Jean M. Williams is a professor emeritus at the University of Arizona. She taught courses in stress and coping of excellence. She consulted with intercollegiate athletes and coaches and with top amateur and professional athletes. Earlier in her career she coached nationally ranked fencing teams. Williams has published nine books (seven are edited texts) and more than 100 research articles and book chapters. She is a past president, fellow, and certified consultant in the Association of Applied Sport Psychology and a fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology. Vikki Krane is a professor of teaching excellence in the School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies at Bowling Green State University. Krane’s scholarship focuses on gender and sexuality in sport. She has published over 100 book chapters and journal articles and is editor of the book Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Sport: Queer Inquiries. Krane has been the editor of The Sport Psychologist and the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal. Krane has consulted with a variety of athletes, including at the high school, rising elite adolescent, and college levels.

• Chapter 1 Sport Psychology: Past, Present, FuturePART ONE LEARNING, MOTIVATION, AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONChapter 2 Motor Skill Learning for Effective Coaching and PerformanceChapter 3 A Positive Approach to Coaching Effectiveness and Performance EnhancementChapter 4 The Motivational Climate, Motivation, and Implications for Empowering Athletes and the Promotion of the Quality of Sport EngagementChapter 5 The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Theory: When Coaches' Expectations Become RealityChapter 6 Leadership in Sports: The Critical Importance of Coach and Athlete LeadershipChapter 7 The Sport Team as an Effective GroupChapter 8 Communicating EffectivelyPART TWO MENTAL TRAINING FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTChapter 9 Psychological Characteristics of Peak PerformanceChapter 10 Increasing Awareness for Sport PerformanceChapter 11 Goal Setting for Peak PerformanceChapter 12 Understanding and Managing Stress in SportChapter 13 Using Imagery as a Mental Training Tool in SportChapter 14 Cognitive Techniques for Building Confidence and Enhancing PerformanceChapter 15 Concentration and Strategies for Controlling ItChapter 16 Mindfulness in SportPART THREE IMPLEMENTING A TRAINING PROGRAMSChapter 17 Integrating and Implementing a Psychological Skills Training ProgramChapter 18 A Social-Cognitive Approach to Conducting Evidence Based Coach-Training ProgramsChapter 19 Gender, Diversity, and Cultural CompetencePART FOUR ENHANCING HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGChapter 20 When to Refer Athletes to Other Helping ProfessionalsChapter 21 Doping in Sport: Causes and CuresChapter 22 Athlete Burnout: An Individual and Organizational PhenomenonChapter 23 Injury Risk and Rehabilitation: Psychological ConsiderationsChapter 24 Athletes' Careers and TransitionsChapter 25 Exercise and Physical Activity Participation: An Identity-Centered Approach