Table of Contents

General Introduction, A. G. Papaioannou and D. Hackfort Section 1: Understanding participants in sport and exercise contexts: Athanasios Papaioannou and Cliff Mallett 1.Developmental Perspectives on Sport and Physical Activity Participation, T. S. Horn and J. Butt 2. Nurturing Talent in Youth Sport, J. Côté, D. J. Hancock and B. Abernethy 3. Self-esteem and self-perceptions in sport and exercise K. R Fox and M. Lindwall 4. Achievement motivation, G. C. Roberts and A. G. Papaioannou 5. Promoting Motivational Coaching Environments, N. Ntoumanis and C. J. Mallett 6. Emotions, J. Hanin and P. Ekkekakis 7. Individuals With Disabilties, J. J. Martin, F. Vitali and L. Whalen 8. Gender and Sexual Orientation, V. Krane and C. Symons 9. Cultural Diversity, D. L. Gill and T. V. Ryba 10. Perfectionism in sport: The influence of personality, H. K. Hall, G. E. Jowett and A. P. Hill 11. Coaches, Lorimer, R., and Jowett, S. Section 2 Understanding the influence of environments on sport and exercise: Sophia Jowett 12. Families, S. Carr and D. A. Weigand 13. Peer Relationships And The Youth Sport Experience, A. L. Smith and F. d’Arripe-Longueville 14. Audience Influences On Athlete Performances, B. Strauss and C. MacMahon 15. The Psychology Of Decision Making In Sports Officials, C. MacMahon and B. Strauss 16. Media, E. Kristiansen and G. Lines Section 3 Promoting motor skills: Thomas Schack and Hiroshi Sekiya 17. Attention and Neurocognition, Essig, K., Janelle, C., Borgo, F., Koester, D. 18. Modeling and Feedback, D. I. Anderson, A. M. Rymal and D. M. Ste-Marie 19. Organization of Practice, D. L. Wright, H. Sekiya and J. Rhee 20. Elements and Construction of Motor Control, T. Schack, B. Bläsing, C. Hughes, T. Flash, M. Schilling Section 4 Enhancing performance: Dieter Hackfort, Gershon Tenenbaum 

About the Author

Athanasios Papaioannou is Chair of Sport Science at the University of Northumbria, UK, and he holds an adjunct position as Professor of Sport Psychology at the University of Thessaly, Greece. He is member of the Managing Council of the ISSP and the editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Professor Papaioannou has co-authored 5 books, and more than 100 articles, and has been the scientific coordinator of national and European projects aiming to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles.





Dieter Hackfort is Professor for Sport and Exercise Psychology, and also currently serving as Head of the Institute for Sport Science, both at the University FAF Munich, Germany. His research has been published in 25 books and edited volumes, and in more than 150 contributions in national and international journals. His main research interests are in performance enhancement management, and assessment and training of mental capacities.

Reviews

"This extensive collection of articles represents perhaps the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the sport and exercise literature available, with chapters addressing everything from the physiology of motor behavior, to performance enhancement, to motivational interventions with athletes. Moreover, this is the most truly international presentation of the field available, giving voice to perspectives from around the globe, and from top scholars in multiple disciplines. Whether one’s interest is in the basic science or applied practice of sport and exercise psychology, this is an essential volume." - Richard M. Ryan, Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, USA"It is an impressive author list of top scholars in the various topics covered in the book… I think it is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners that provides the reader with up-to-date knowledge and practical guidelines about how-to do it." - Andreas Stenling (January 2016) Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Your companion in the sport and exercise psychology jungle: A comprehensive and learning-focused collection, idrottsforum.org

"This is an excellent resource for anyone interested in sport and exercise psychology. The contributing authors are all highly regarded experts on their fields. Each chapter is written in an accessible style appropriate for undergraduates, while also providing the most current research findings in the content area... the depth and breadth of information provided make the book a must-have for those teaching those courses... Summing up: Highly Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers." - L.J. Burton, University of Connecticut, in CHOICE, October 2014"This extensive collection of articles represents perhaps the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the sport and exercise literature available, with chapters addressing everything from the physiology of motor behavior, to performance enhancement, to motivational interventions with athletes. Moreover, this is the most truly international presentation of the field available, giving voice to perspectives from around the globe, and from top scholars in multiple disciplines. Whether one’s interest is in the basic science or applied practice of sport and exercise psychology, this is an essential volume." - Richard M. Ryan, Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, USA