Sports Slump Busting

by Alan S. Goldberg

Sports are full of ups and downs. But the best athletes and teams are mentally tough and bounce back quickly after an off day. That's exactly what this book will help you do so you can maintain positive concentration and perform to your true potential with consistency.This book is specifically written for athletes, coaches, or parents of athletes who are interested in developing greater mental toughness and peak performance strategies in sports, from teens up to adults. You'll gain a positive, more confident mindset for boosting the performance of slumping athletes, getting them (or yourself) out of their ruts, and staying clear of slumps of blocks in the future through a better outlook on failure, motivation, winning, handling the pressure of sports competition, interacting with others, and other challenges both on and off the field.This information is presented in a very straight-forward way, providing guidance and clear prescriptions for application in any sport. You'll learn what happens internally when an athlete is suddenly unable to perform, and most importantly how to overcome these situations. Pressure, staleness, mental blocks, lack of confidence, nervousness, miscommunication, tension, inability to concentrate on the right things, inconsistency in performances. These are all things you'll be able to see more clearly and address with a deeper understanding after reading this book. You'll learn practical and highly effective techniques - such as tracking arousal, visualization, balanced goal setting, effective concentration, and more - in order to move past whatever may be holding you back from truly rising to any occasion in your sports.It will also be a great help to coaches and parents in supporting athletes and helping them to overcome sports challenges so they can thrive in their sport while having fun and performing at their best.Whether you are a young athlete just getting started or an experienced coach looking to expand your understanding or approach, you will gain some great value here, this is a must-have!

Genres: Sports

277 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

About the author

Alan S. Goldberg, EdD, is the director of Competitive Advantage, a sports consulting firm in Amherst, Massachusetts. A practicing sport psychology consultant since 1983, he has worked with hundreds of coaches and slumping athletes and teams across a wide variety of sports, competition levels, and ages.

Reviews

[Mailin Gupta · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Sports Slump Busting" is an interesting and helpful book. I would definitely recommend this book to athletes and people who are struggling in something and need advice. This book was very enjoyable for me because I was in a rough spot with my sport and I needed something to help me understand what I needed to do to get back to where I was. My only complaint is that it is a slightly "dry" read, by "dry" I mean it is a little boring at times. It gives you brilliant strategies and mind sets to go into competitions with. You can also apply these strategies to your daily life. This book evaluates how mentally fit you are, gives you strategies, and boosts your self confidence. "Sports Slump Busting" can help so much in sports and gives amazing strategies to tackle tough projects with.