Sport and Exercise Psychology Practitioner Case Studies BPS Textbooks in Psychology Series

SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGICAL

"This book is a joy to read and greatly needed. The overall scholarly quality is very strong, and the chapters are clear, accessible, helpful and interesting - a rare combination. There are few texts that examine sport and exercise from a practitioner?s perspective, and fewer that help students and trainees navigate the complex terrain of practice. The editors should be congratulated on pulling together a book that educates, inspires, provokes, and will be of practical use."
?Professor Brett Smith, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham

Sport and Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies is a contemporary text focusing on current issues in the discipline of sport and exercise psychology. Integrating research and practice in order to develop a coherent understanding of existing knowledge, future research directions and applied implications within the field, the text explores issues pertinent to the applied practitioner/supervisor and draws on expert commentary to investigate potential solutions to many key issues. Each chapter uses a case study approach to allow internationally recognized contributors to highlight and evaluate their experience across a broad range of sport and exercise performance areas. Practitioners are provided with a full range of available interventions to address specific types of psychological issue including performing under pressure, working with teams, injury rehabilitation, working with coaches, mental toughness, career transitions, athlete well- being, physical activity promotion, exercise and body image, lifestyle interventions, exercise dependence, and motor learning and control.

Sport and Exercise Psychology is supported by a range of online materials designed to help both study and practice. It presents content that is directly applicable to those seeking to enter the profession, and which can also inform the ongoing development of reflective practitioners.

About the Contributors ix

Acknowledgements xix

About the Companion Website xxi

PART 1 Sport and Performance Psychology

Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Stewart Cotterill, Neil Weston, and Gavin Breslin

Chapter 2 Managing Difficult Interpersonal Relationships: A Basic Psychological Needs Approach 7
Richard Hampson and Chris Harwood

Chapter 3 The Use of Team Strengths at a Major Championship 21
Tim Holder

Chapter 4 Concentration and Optimal Performance Under Pressure 37
Stewart Cotterill and Aidan Moran

Chapter 5 A Search for Meaning: An Integrative Approach to Stress Management Following a Career‐ending Injury 55
Christopher R. D. Wagstaff

Chapter 6 Personality and Group Functioning: Managing a Narcissist’s Ego 73
Chelsey Dempsey, Chin Wei Ong, Ross Roberts, and Tim Woodman

Chapter 7 Returning to Sport Following Serious Injury: A Case Study of a Professional Rugby Union Player 93
Lynne Evans

Chapter 8 Transition Indecision: A Case Study of an Athlete’s Move from Playing to Coaching 111
Robert Morris and David Tod

Chapter 9 Ahead of the Competition: Anxiety Control in Archery 125
Joanne Batey and Rebecca Symes

PART 2 Coaching Psychology

Chapter 10 Impression Management in Professional Football: A Case Study from the Coach’s Perspective 149
Andrew Manley and Richard Thelwell

Chapter 11 Managing Coach Stress in Teams Through Enhanced Role Clarity and Communication 175
Neil Weston

Chapter 12 Training a Coach to be Autonomy‐Supportive: An Avenue for Nurturing Mental Toughness 193
John W. Mahoney, Daniel F. Gucciardi, Sandy Gordon, and Nikos Ntoumanis

Chapter 13 Creating a Successful and Eff ective Coaching Environment through Interpersonal Sports Coaching 215
Vaithehy Shanmugam and Sophia Jowett

PART 3 Motor Learning and Control

Chapter 14 The Role of Psychology in Enhancing Skill Acquisition and Expertise in High Performance Programmes 241
Keith Davids, Ian Renshaw, Ross Pinder, Dan Greenwood, and Sian Barris

Chapter 15 Developing Motor Skill in Practice: A Case of Mastering ‘Heelfl ips’ 261
Keith Lohse and Nicola J. Hodges

Chapter 16 Improving Anticipation in Racket Sports: An Evidence‐based Intervention 279
David T. Hendry, Colm Murphy, Nicola J. Hodges, and A. Mark Williams

PART 4 Psychology of Physical Activity and Exercise

Chapter 17 Promoting Physical Activity in Ireland: A Case Study of All Island All Active (AIAA) 301
Gavin Breslin, Fiona Chambers, and Deirdre Brennan

Chapter 18 Athlete Wellbeing 315
Abbe Brady

Chapter 19 Physical Activity and Self‐concept: A Humanistic Intervention 333
Susan O’Neill and John Kremer

Chapter 20 Developing a School‐based Physical Activity Protocol for Those with Intellectual Disabilities 355
Ben Lee Fitzpatrick, Gavin Breslin, and Laurence Taggart

Chapter 21 Exercise and Body Image 373
Ruth Lowry

Chapter 22 Physical Activities to Improve Children’s Health (PATCH): Implementing a School‐Based Intervention for Children 395
Gavin Breslin, Conor Cunningham, and Marie H. Murphy

Chapter 23 Contemporary Lifestyle Interventions for Public Health – Potential Roles for Professional Sports Clubs 417
Colin Baker, Elizabeth Loughren, Diane Crone, Adam Tutton and Peter Aitken

Chapter 24 Exercise Dependence 437
Dave Smith, Bruce D. Hale, and Christine Selby

Chapter 25 Long‐term Behaviour Change Through an Exercise Intervention During Breast Cancer Treatment 457
Anna Campbell and Kate Heff eron

Index 479

Dr Stewart Cotterill is a Reader in Sport and Performance Psychology at the University of Winchester. Dr Cotterill is the author of several books, including Team Psychology in Sports (2012) and The Psychology of Cricket (2013). He is the inaugural editor of the AASP journal Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology (CSSEP), and serves on the BPS Sport and Exercise Psychology committee. He has extensive applied experience and is currently working as a consultant in professional rugby.

Dr Neil Weston is a Principal Lecturer in Sport Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. He is a BPS Chartered, and Health and Care Professions Council Registered, Sport and Exercise Psychologist with experience of working with a variety of athletes and coaches. Dr Weston is a member of the BPS Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology Training Committee.

Dr Gavin Breslin is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Ulster University. Dr Breslin has co-authored over 40 peer reviewed articles in the area of sport and exercise, is the Course Director for the MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Ulster, and is a committee member of the BPS Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology (DSEP).