Team Psychology in Sports - Theory and Practice

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Team Planning, Effectiveness and Growth
3. Teamworking
4. Performance Environment and
5. Roles, Team Functioning and Team Performance
6. Developing Effective Communication diff title
7. Cohesion in Sport
8. Motivation and Collective Efficacy
9. Managing Emotions Within the Team
10. Momentum in Sport
11. Team Leadership
12. Team Resilience
13. Team Tactics and Decision-Making

About the author

Stewart T. Cotterill is Head of School for Health and Rehabilitation at Health Sciences University, and a Professor in the Psychology of Human Performance. He is a HCPC registered sport and exercise psychologist, and BASES accredited sport and Exercise Scientist, He has over 25 years' experience working as a sport and performance psychologist across a wide range of performance domains including professional and Olympic sport, the performing arts, business, the military, medical professions and eSports. Stewart has worked with multiple teams across a broad range of sports including football, cricket and rugby. He has also undertaken significant research relating to leadership and captaincy in sports teams. In addition, Stewart was the inaugural editor for the journal Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, as well as sitting on the editorial boards of a number of other journals.

Product details

• Authors: Stewart (University of Winchester Cotterill, Cotterill Stewart
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032139883
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3213988-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Arithmetic, algebra; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology, Sports psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Groups & group theory, Sport science, physical education, Groups and group theory, group dynamics;team sports;applied sport psychology