SELF DIRECTED COACHING MANUAL (2011 edition)
CONTENTS SUMMARY
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Section 1>> Goal Setting
- ch 1) Big Picture
- ch 2) Measuring Sports Performance
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Section 2>> How the Brain and Nervous System Works
- ch 3) Physiology of Nervous System and Brain {biological psychology}
- ch 4) How the Brain and Body Learn Things {cognitive psychology}
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Section 3>> Control of Physical Behavior
- ch 5) Learning Sport Procedures
- ch 6) Rehearsing and Recalling Sport
- ch 7) Performing Sport
- ch 8) Fixing Problems
- ch 9) Setting New Performance Standards
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Section 4>> Control of Emotions and Environment
- ch 10) Categorizing Emotions
- ch 11) Intervention Methods for Emotions
- ch 12) Nurturing Sports Environment
FULL CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
Section 1: GOAL SETTING
deciding where and how to make changes
- ch 1) The Big Picture
- Big Picture
- Recursive cycles of behavior
- Towards actualization
- Steps to Actualization
- Overview
- Solid Foundation: what is healthy sport environment?
- Solid Steps: how to define solid steps athletes can stick too
- Elite standards
- Controlled interventions: how do we find our unique steps?
- Monitoring performance
- ch 2) Measuring Sport Performance
- Measuring Results
- Scientific Methodology
- Sport Psychology
Section 2: HOW THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM WORKS
practical information of nervous system and brain as it relates to sport
- ch 3) Physiology of Nervous System and Brain {biological psychology}
- Biological Psychology for Sport
- Physiology of Central Nervous System
- Physiology of Peripheral Nervous System
- Somatic Nervous System
- Autonomic Nervous System
- Physiology of Neurons
- Neurons at Micro Level
- Neurons at Macro Level
- ch 4) How Learning Occurs in Brain and Nervous System {cognitive psychology}
- Cognitive Psychology for Sport
- Information Processing Model for Sport
- Background and assumptions
- Information processing model
- Learning at Neurological Level
- Association
- Rehearsal
- Forgetting and fading from memory
- Learning at Higher Heuristic Level
- Prototypes
- Analyzing and integrating
Section 3: CONTROL OF PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR
- ch 5) Learning Sports Procedures
- Overview
- Athletic Development
- Describing different levels of athletic ability
- Athlete’s learning curve
- Types of athletic styles
- Cycle of Learning
- ch 6) Rehearse and Recall Sport
- Retrieval Cues
- How to make retrieval cues
- Types of retrieval cues
- Priming: Preparation for Performance
- Priming body
- Priming mind
- Practical example
- ch 7) Performing Sport
- Focus and Flow
- Attention
- End Points as Stimulus Control
- How to use end points: step by step
- Putting it All Together: Point Form Summary
- ch 8) Fixing Problems
- Fixing Problems with Performance
- Interference
- Preventing interference
- Getting rid of interference
- ch 9) Setting New Performance Standard
- Reaching Personal and World Goals
- Procedural steps
- Neurological explanation
- Normal curves
Section 4: CONTROL OF EMOTIONS AND ENVIRONMENT
- ch 10) Categorizing Emotions
- Introduction
- Making a personal adjustment to create harmony
- Emotions
- Arousal
- Stress
- Anxiety, Fear
- Anger, Aggression
- ch 11) Intervention Methods for Emotions
- Control of Physiological Arousal
- Control of Stress
- Control of Anxiety
- Deciding Appropriate intervention
- ch 12) Safe and Nurturing Sports Environment
- Defining Safe Environment
- Creating Safe Environment
Closing Thoughts
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