The Psychology of Team Sports

Acknowledgments ix Preface x Part I: Introduction Working With Team Sports: Applying a Holistic Approach 1(20) Ronnie Lidor Keith Henschen Part II: Looking for Empirical Support: Related Issues for Team Sports Methodological Principles in the Study of Behaviors in Team Sports: An Example of Aggressive Acts in Ice Hockey and Basketball 21(36) Gersbon Tenenbaum Barry Kirker Ethical Issues in Team Sports 57(12) Richard D. Gordin Preperformance Routines in Self-Paced Tasks: Developmental and Educational Considerations 69(30) Ronnie Lidor Robert N. Singer The Principles of Team Building and Their Applications to Sport Teams 99(16) Paul A. Estabrooks Paul W. Dennis Understanding and Managing Emotions in Team Sports 115(16) Cal Botterill Tom Patrick Gender Differences When Working With Men's and Women's Teams 131(12) Gloria Balague Part III: Performing Sport Psychology within the Team: Specific Sports Working With Professional Basketball Players 143(18) Keith Henschen David Cook Improving Concentration Skills in Team-Sport Performers: Focusing Techniques for Soccer Players 161(30) Aidan Moran Issues for the Sport Psychology Professional in Baseball 191(26) Tom Hanson Ken Ravizza The U.S. Women's Olympic Gold Medal Ice Hockey Team: Optimal Use of Sport Psychology for Developing Confidence 217(18) Peter Haberl Leonard Zaichkowsky Working With Individual Team Sports: The Psychology of Track and Field 235(30) Ralph A. Vernacchia About the Editors 265(1) About the Contributors 266(7) Index 273