To be a complete rugby player, you must master both the physical and mental skills of the game. You must be prepared, committed and determined to succeed. You must be focused—Focused for Rugby.Authors Dr. Adam Nicholls and Jon Callard, former England International player and professional coach, pool their years of experience and offer a mental training programme designed to maximise performance on the rugby field. You’ll learn instantly applicable strategies for coping wit...

This book describes the methods and mental skills necessary for optimal performance in individual and team sports. Forty brief chapters representing such topics as attention and concentration, goal-setting, imagery, mental preparation, and mental toughness are covered. The book will be of interest to coaches, college and club level athletes, high school players, and athletes' parents

Written by experts, RELEASE YOUR WORRIES is just the tool you need to help you take control of your anxieties. The authors understand that what works for one person may not work for another. This is why they have drawn on simple yet effective techniques from a range of the most up-to-date psychological approaches. Case studies illustrate key points, while exercises are included to guide you on the path to nurturing mind, body and spirit. With its clear, down-to-earth approach, RELEASE YOUR...

Resident parenting expert on Channel 9's Parental Guidance Dr Justin Coulson, on raising kids who'll bounce back from adversity and challenging times.'How can I help my child be more resilient?' is a question Dr Justin Coulson often hears from worried mums and dads.9 Ways to a Resilient Child gives parents practical strategies to help their children cope with the challenges that life throws at them - from friendship problems and bullying t...

'Another masterpiece from a cutting-edge expert' IRISH TIMES'Simply but expertly, Emotional Resilience give you the tools to heal yourself and deal with the slings and arrows of modern life' Cathy Kelly, bestselling author and UNICEF ambassadorTHE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThere are many challenges facing our mental health. We are living in the middle of an anxiety epidemic, depression is one of t...

Sport Psychology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value features like summaries of key experiments and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam.The book uses a structure that mirrors the way sports psychology is taught on many university cours...

The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Problem Solving Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a short, simple and to-the-point guide to an effective self-help therapy and how to make it work for you. In just 96 pages, the reader will discover how to replace negative thoughts with stronger and more empowering positive ones, helping them overcome problems and achieve a ...

Finally, a parenting book which demystifies the latest thinking on neurobiology, physiology and trauma and explains what the research means for the everyday life of parents of children who hurt. As experts on adoption and fostering who are adoptive parents themselves, Caroline Archer and Christine Gordon explain how this knowledge can help parents to better understand and care for their child. They explain why conventional parenting techniques are often not helpful for the child who has ex...

Self-harm is a much more common occurrence than we might think. It is not something we may care to think about and it is easy not to spot the signs, even the obvious ones. Yet once the thoughts invade our thinking, they are compelling.It may be you. Or someone you know and love might well be suffering in silence.This book explores the issues in a detailed and practical way, so that both sufferers from self-harm and their nearest and dearest can begin to deal with this terrib...

Elite athletes know that there is as little as 1% difference between being the best, and being at the back of the field. Excel at Sports by Jimmy Petruzzi is a simple, concise and ground-breaking guide to NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming and other techniques that can give you that extra 1%, whether in sports, business or life in general.

The mental side of cricket is what separates the best players from the rest.Technical, tactical, and physical preparation are important for top class performances but it is often what happens inside a player's mind that is the difference between success and failure. Whether batting, bowling, or fielding, a player's psychological strength has been identified by coaches, players, and commentators as a critical ingredient for winning cricket matches.The very best players and t...

At the highest level, athletes are highly skilled, highly trained, and highly proficient machines. Take the 100m sprint for example. All of the athletes in the Olympic final can run sub-ten seconds. They are all fast! But on the day, the deciding factor is often not how fast they are, but rather, how fast they can run under the high pressure circumstances of an Olympic final. The ability to deal with pressure is not about any physical or technical skill, but is more about what goes on betw...