Behavioral Sport Psychology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Overview of Behavioral Sport Psychology

      • Garry L. Martin, Kendra Thomson

      Pages 3-21

3. Assessment and Measurement

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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4. Assessment And Measurement

   1. Actigraphy: The Ambulatory Measurement of Physical Activity

      • Warren W. Tryon

      Pages 25-41

   2. Quantitative Analysis of Sports

      • Derek D. Reed

      Pages 43-59

   3. Single-Case Evaluation of Behavioral Coaching Interventions

      • James K. Luiselli

      Pages 61-78

   4. Cognitive Assessment in Behavioral Sport Psychology

      • Bradley Donohue, Yani L. Dickens, Philip D. Del Vecchio III

      Pages 79-95

5. Performance Enhancement

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97

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   2. Goal Setting and Performance Feedback

      • Phillip Ward

      Pages 99-112

   3. Cognitive–Behavioral Strategies

      • Jeffrey L. Brown

      Pages 113-126

   4. Establishing and Maintaining Physical Exercise

      • Christopher C. Cushing, Ric G. Steele

      Pages 127-141

   5. Behavioral Momentum in Sports

      • Henry S. Roane

      Pages 143-155

6. Special Topics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157

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   2. Developing Fluent, Efficient, and Automatic Repertoires of Athletic Performance

      • Brian K. Martens, Scott R. Collier

      Pages 159-176

   3. Sport Neuropsychology and Cerebral Concussion

      • Frank M. Webbe

      Pages 177-197

   4. Aggression in Competitive Sports: Using Direct Observation to Evaluate Incidence and Prevention Focused Intervention

      • Chris J. Gee

      Pages 199-210

   5. Behavioral Effects of Sport Nutritional Supplements: Fact or Fiction?

      • Stephen Ray Flora

      Pages 211-226

   6. Cognitive–Behavioral Coach Training: A Translational Approach to Theory, Research, and Intervention

      • Ronald E. Smith, Frank L. Smoll

      Pages 227-248

   7. Conclusions and Recommendations: Toward a Comprehensive Framework of Evidenced-Based Practice with Performers

      • Gershon Tenenbaum, Lael Gershgoren

      Pages 249-262

Sport psychology is a topic of growing interest. Many professionals read journals such as The International Journal of Sports, Journal of Sport Behavior, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and The Sport Psychologist. In August 2008, Monitor on Psychology, the monthly publication of the American Psychological Association (APA), featured a special issue on sport psychology. Indeed, Division 47 of APA is devoted to "the scientific, educational, and clinical foundations of exercise and sport psychology." The North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) convene conferences each year to present scientific findings and new developments in a rapidly expanding field. The AAASP and other organizations also qualify professionals as certified sport and exercise psychology consultants. Finally, a visit to any bookstore will reveal the lay public’s fascination with sports, as revealed in numerous self-help books and guides to perfecting athletic performance. Behavioral psychologists have studied sport psychology for more than three decades (Martin, Thompson, & Regehr, 2004). Applied behavior analysis (ABA), in particular, has been an instrumental approach to behavioral coaching in many sports, including baseball (Osborne, Rudrud, & Zezoney, 1990), basketball (Pates, Cummings, & Maynard, 2002), figure skating (Ming & Martin, 1996), football (Ward & Carnes, 2002), golf (Pates, Oliver, & Maynard, 2001), ice hockey (Rogerson & Hrycaiko, 2002), soccer (Brobst & Ward, 2002), swimming (Hume & Crossman, 1992), and tennis (Allison & Ayllon, 1980). ABA stresses the application of learning theory principles, objective measurement of athletic skills, controlled outcome evaluation, and socially significant behavior-change. Cognitive behavior therapy, or CBT, also has been a dominant approach to psychological intervention insports (Meyers, Whelan, & Murphy, 1996; Weinberg & Comar, 1994). CBT addresses athletic performance through cognitive-change methods combined with behavioral practice and environmental modifications. The purpose of the book described in this proposal is to compile the most recent experimental and applied research in behavioral sport psychology. Several journal articles have reviewed critical dimensions of behavioral sport psychology (Martin et al., 2004; Martin, Vause, & Schwartzman, 2005) but no book has covered the topic with an emphasis on ABA and CBT methodology and practice. Accordingly, Behavioral Sport Psychology: Evidence-Based Approaches to Performance Enhancement is a first of its kind volume.

• Athletic performance
• Behavioral coaching
• Exercise psychology
• Mental training
• Performance enhancement
• Physical Exercise

From the reviews:

“Luiselli and Reed provide a thorough review of the more significant areas of behavioral sport psychology. The chapters are written by recognized experts in the field and provide readers with the most current thinking and research. … the book was written for an academic audience, practicing psychologists, and readers with an interest in athletics. … would be appropriate for less experienced readers, including those with a general interest in athletics. Overall, this book provides something of interest to most readers. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels.” (L. J. Burton, Choice, Vol. 49 (6), February, 2012)

• May Institute, Randolph, USA

  James K. Luiselli

• , Dept. Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA

  Derek D. Reed

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