Existential Psychology and Sport: Implications for Research and Practice Book

Existential Psychology and Sport presents a radical alternative to the cognitive-behavioral approaches that currently dominate sport psychology. The book reveals how an existential perspective, with its focus on larger questions of meaning, choice and responsibility, can be used to help athletes towards career-long personal and performance development. For sport psychologists, this involves going beyond skills training to engage more fully with athletes as individuals, directly supporting them in their search for success and fulfillment through competitive sport. The book covers: DT the characteristics and principles of existential psychologyDT phenomenology and research in sportDT the existential-phenomenological approach to anxietyDT existential counseling in sport psychologyDT an existential approach to working with elite sports performersDT existentialism, ethics and practice in sport psychologyDT real-life case studies involving sports performers in a variety of settings Existential Psychology and Sport provides a new framework for understanding applied practice in sport psychology, and is essential reading for both students and practitioners.Read More