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Stretching? Sleep? Fatigue? Psychological Safety? Pregnancy? Leadership?
Sport Performance is a complex, highly studied, highly debated and often controversial mixture of theories, opinions and evidence. This book aims to demystify some of the most pervasive myths, misconceptions and realities surrounding the how, what and why of improving performance in sport.
Ultimately, you'll learn the truth about a particular myth, based on the most credible evidence available.
The subject is multidisciplinary in nature, made up of a myriad of sciences and philosophies, with the aim (the majority of the time) of improving performance, well-being, and health. Readers will learn multidisciplinary perspectives of sport and performance, from the physiological, psychological, pedagogical, sociological, and even philosophical.
Yes, this book is underpinned by science, but we also invited authors from around the world to bring their own personal experiences to the chapters, hence including not just experts within academia, but also those working on the ground of sport and performance. Contributors include lead sport scientists working in national institutes of sport, physiotherapists, sport and exercise psychologists, former athletes and high-performance consultants. It is important to us that this book is read by practitioners in the field of sport, and therefore is informed by those successfully working in these areas.
Whichever area of sport you compete, participate, work, or have an interest in, this book provides both the research underpinnings and practical considerations for you to be able to apply to your own environment and context. Whether you just become more aware of a specific topic, or you actually change what you do as a result, we hope you enjoy reading as much as we enjoyed putting together.
Contents
Knowing Stuff - Myths, Science and Reality
Christopher R. Matthews
Winning Matters Most in Elite Sport
Elliott Newell, Cath Bishop, Laurence Halsted and Katie Mobed
The Myth of the Zombie: Why Automaticity is Insufficient for (Aspiring) Elite Athletes
Henrik Herrebrøden
Busting myths: Navigating pregnancy as an elite athlete
Melanie J Hayman, Margie H Davenport, Nicola Bullock, Amy E Whitehead
"All Feedback is Beneficial" A Deconstruction of Feedback
Ross Corbett, Dr. Mark Partington, Lisa Ryan and Ed Cope
The Myth of "Periodisation"
James Steele, James Fisher, Jeremy Loenneke, Samuel Buckner
The myth that being a good mother and an elite athlete are not compatible
Kelly Massey and Amy Whitehead
"Stretching the Truth: A critical examination of stretching for athletes"
Tim Pigott
Distinguishing the truths from the myths: The Dual Axis Framework
Philip E Kearney, Frank J Nugent, & Andrew Harrison.
10. Smoke and Mirrors: the superficial rise of women's sport
Alex Lascu
Physical fatigue in football: A challenge to the importance of fatigue in determining performance in football match-play
Liam Anderson, Thomas Brownlee, Barry Drust, Matej Varjan
"Seeking Clarity on Psychological Safety: Tackling Myths and Misconceptions in Competitive Sport
Michael Cooke, Kyle Paradis, Lee Ann Sharp, David Woods, & Mustafa Sarkar
Harnessing the power of attention: exploring 'focus of attention' theories, practice, and myths.
Marianne Davies, Robin Owen, Vicky Gottwald, Harjiv Singh
Menstrual cycle myths
Jacky J. Forsyth
Challenging the Myths of High Performance in Esports
Laura Swettenham, Kabir Bubna, Matthew Watson
Think Using Electronics Before Bed and Only Getting 5 Hours of Sleep is OK? We Bust These Athlete Sleep Myths
Kathleen Miles, Stephanie Shell, Dean Miller
Leadership: a title bestowed from above; a position of awarded power. Truth or myth?
Jane Booth
"If you want to go fast go alone. If you want to go far, go together" - engaging productively with a Coach Developer
Andrew Bradshaw
