Psychology in Professional Sports and the Performing Arts: Challenges and Strategies (ISSP Key Issues in Sport and Exercise Psychology)

1. Embarking on sport psychology with professional level athletes / Dieter Hackfort and Robert J. Schinke -- 2. Context is everything : working with the transitioning athlete / Angus Mugford -- 3. How to become a consulting business / Robert M. Nideffer -- 4. Overcoming resistance from clients and stakeholders / Frank L. Gardner -- 5. Working with transnational professional athletes / Zella E. Moore -- 6. Ethical practice challenges of consultation in professional sport / Edward F. Etzel and Jack C. Watson II -- 7. Twenty years' experience working within professional tennis / Chris Harwood -- 8. My consulting life on the PGA tour : a 25 year experience / Richard Gordin -- 9. How a plant pot led me to performance psychology in women's professional golf / Christian Smith -- 10. The strategies and methods for working with professional motor racing drivers / Dieter Hackfort -- 11. Consultancy with elite professional boxers and their working teams / Robert J. Schinke -- 12. Working within professional mixed martial arts / Rebecca Symes -- 13. Mental training program for a sumo wrestler / Yoichi Kozuma -- 14. Working within polo: a wonderland experience / Stiliano "Ani" Chroni -- 15. Working within the National Hockey League / Paul Dennis -- 16. Working within professional football / Mark S. Nesti -- 17. Working within Professional Rugby Union / Stephen D. Mellalieu -- 18. Working within elite professional cricket : the role of a sport psychology consultant / Stewart T. Cotterill -- 19. Working within professional baseball : reflections and recommendations on the practice of sport and performance psychology / Charles A. Maher -- 20. From the sport world to the big top : Jean Francois Menard's journey with Cirque du Soleil / Leslee A. Fisher and Jean Francois Menard -- 21. Performance psychology in ballet and modern dance / Sharon A. Chirban and Miriam R. Rowan -- 22. My journey into sports psychology : strategies, challenges and case studies / Lois Butcher-Poffley -- 23. Synthesis and reflections on professional sport consulting / Dieter Hackfort and Robert J. Schinke. The relationship between sport and exercise psychology and the realm of professional sport and performance has grown exponentially in recent years. Elite athletes increasingly see the value in seeking psychological advice and expertise, while consultants now work in a wider range of elite performance environments. Psychology in Professional Sports and the Performing Arts: Challenges and Strategies is a unique and timely collection that brings together the experiences and knowledge of a range of applied psychologists working in these exciting industries. The book begins with a section outlining the core skills practitioners require in the field, before chapters discussing individual sports, team sports and the performing arts. Each author looks at how theoretical principles can be applied within a particular professional context, delineating how performers may benefit from working with a psychologist, as well as the ethical and cultural challenges that they faced. Assessing the role of applied psychologists across a truly unique range of activities, from polo to motor racing and ice hockey to modern dance, Psychology in Professional Sports and the Performing Arts: Challenges and Strategies offers unrivalled insights into how sport and exercise psychology can be put into practice in challenging professional environments. It will appeal to anyone studying sport and exercise psychology, or working in the field. Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Biographies -- 1 Embarking on sport psychology with professional level athletes -- Section I Core skills -- 2 Context is everything: working with the transitioning athlete -- 3 How to become a consulting business -- 4 Overcoming resistance from clients and stakeholders -- 5 Working with transnational professional athletes -- 6 Ethical practice challenges of consultation in professional sport -- Section II Individual and pair sports -- 7 Twenty years' experience working within professional tennis