Does unhelpful thinking influence your sporting performance, or the athletes you work with?
Athletes of all levels experience barriers to performance beyond the physical challenges they face. These can range from, performance anxiety, overthinking, and lack of concentration, to issues of motivation or difficulties when dealing with team members.
ACT – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – is a brand new and effective psychological approach according to a scientific understanding of human thought and emotional processes. ACT uses a practical and easy-to-use framework for skill development through values-based action, commitment, defusion, mindfulness, and acceptance.
By utilising ACT, athletes will flourish into their better selves and strengthen their performances across their sports and beyond.
ACT in Sport is a practical workbook that provides a lot of simple strategies for athletes, sport psychologists, and coaches – irrespective of their level of ability – for growing their skills. This can be a manual for any individual wanting to grow to be accustomed to this an increasing number of popular but poorly understood approach to the psychology of sports performance.
More than 20 practical exercises are included, and a free-to-download workbook accompanies the book.
Foreword by Patrick Smith and Steven C. Hayes.
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