SELF-DIRECTED COACHING MANUAL:
sport psychology resources for elite athletes
"Self-Directed Coaching Manual"
, © Anda Vitols, draft1, 2011
Introduction & Preface
Contents
Section 1>> Goal Setting
ch 1)
Big Picture
ch 2)
Measuring Sports Performance
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}
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
Section 4>> Control of Emotions and Environment
ch 10)
Categorizing Emotions
ch 11)
Intervention Methods for Emotions
ch 12)
Nurturing Sports Environment
Closing Thoughts
hint!
Main focus for elite athletes is in
Section 3
, Control of Physical Behavior.
Sections 1,2 and 4 are supportive chapters.
Analyser Integrater. The science of cognitive behaviour.
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