{"product_id":"sport-and-the-brain-the-science-of-preparing-enduring-and-winning-part-a-hardback-9780128118276","title":"Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part A (Hardback) 9780128118276","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part A\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamines recent advancements in the understanding of how elite athletes prepare for—and perform at—peak levels during competition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Wilson (Volume editor), Vincent Walsh (Volume editor), Beth Parkin (Volume editor)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128118276, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 June 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e238 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 19 x 2.1 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part A, Volume 231\u003c\/i\u003e reflects recent advancements in the understanding of how elite athletes prepare for—and perform at—peak levels during competition. The latest release in this series focuses on a variety of topics, including chapters on Great British medalists: Psychosocial biographies of Super-Elite and Elite athletes from Olympic sports, a chapter on elite and super-elite Great British athletes: Some theoretical implications from Hardy et al.’s (2016) findings, and The psychosocial development of world class athletes: Additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis series takes a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on aspects of psychology, neuroscience, skill learning, talent development and physiology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Great British medalists: Psychosocial biographies of Super-Elite and Elite athletes from Olympic sports\u003cbr\u003e2.  On elite and super-elite Great British athletes: Some theoretical implications from Hardy et al.’s (2016) findings\u003cbr\u003e3. The psychosocial development of world class athletes: Additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity\u003cbr\u003e4. The journey of a thousand miles…  Notes on Hardy et al’s Great British Medalists Project\u003cbr\u003e5. Embedding the psychosocial biographies of Olympic medalists in a (meta-) theoretical model of dynamic networks\u003cbr\u003e6. Assessing Risk Factors for Athletic Excellence\u003cbr\u003e7. In Search of the Golden Skill\u003cbr\u003e8. Much Ado About….? A response to Hardy et al.\u003cbr\u003e9. The Stress Test: Does what doesn’t kill me, make me a Super-Elite Athlete?\u003cbr\u003e10. Adversity-Related Experiences are Essential for Olympic Success: Additional Evidence and Considerations\u003cbr\u003e11. Getting gritty about practice and success: Motivational characteristics of great performers\u003cbr\u003e12. Great British Medalists: A commentary based on a developmental systems theory perspective\u003cbr\u003e13. Eventual sport performance level: what about the role of type of sport, perception of critical life events, and practice quality?\u003cbr\u003e14. Is A Peaceful Mind A Winning Mind? Comment on Hardy et al (2016)\u003cbr\u003e15.  Super Elite Athletes: Some Complimentary Observations from Australia and Some Lessons for Sports Expertise Research – Comment on Hardy et al.\u003cbr\u003e16. A culture of striving augments use of working memory? Implications for attention control \u003cbr\u003e17. The Tales Athletes Tell: Narrative Structure and Identity in Great British Medalists \u003cbr\u003e18. 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