Peak Performance Psychology for Endurance Athletes
Lewis Walker.
- 272 pages : illustrations (black and white)
Increasingly across the globe, coaches and athletes are coming to a key realisation: in the battle for podium placings in major competitions, where as a 'ticket of admission' event finalists have very similar physiological profiles, the 'difference that really makes the difference' between medalling and being an also-ran is psychological preparation. 'Peak Performance Psychology for Endurance Athletes' is unique in pulling fundamental theory and science-based practice together in a new multidisciplinary psycho-physiological model: The Performance Space. Building on four theories; Self-Efficacy, Revised Reinforcement Sensitivity, Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes, and the Psychobiological Model of Endurance, this model aids skilful navigation through the seemingly complex interaction between personality, psychological skills, emotional regulation and self-monitoring.