Performance Psychology

399 Pages·2011·11.19 MB·English

by  Dave Collins

Performance Psychology
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Performance
Psychology
A Practitioner’s Guide
E d i t e d b y
Dave Collins
BEd MSc PhD CPsychol CSci FSMA AFBPsS FBASES
Director, Grey Matters Performance/Chair of Coaching and Performance,
University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK
Angela Button
PhD MSc BA(Hons)
Research Fellow, University of Otago, Otago, New Zealand
Hugh Richards
CPsychol
Director, Postgraduate Programmes in Performance Psychology, Institute for Sport,
PE & Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
F or e w o r d by
Andy Robinson
OBE
Scotland Head Coach, Scottish Rugby, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, UK
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Foreword
Getting it right mentally is crucial to performance. anddeployingpracticeregimes.Ohyes,ANDdoing
Nowacknowledgedbyperformersandcoachesalike, everythingrightinpreparationforthespecificevent.
performancepsychologyisanincreasinglyimportant Reflectingthislongertermperspective,thisbook
feature of preparation. However, psychological offersexemplarsforeachstageoftheprocess.Justas
aspects are not just something which is addressed importantly,thefourstageprocessiscrucialtoper-
immediately before the big game. Getting it right formanceinmanydomains.Theexpertpanelinthis
mentally is something that starts a lot earlier, often bookservetodemonstratehoweachstageiscrucial
before the elite coach gets his or her hands on the forperformanceinthelongterm,acrossdomainsas
performers. This book covers the whole ‘mental variedasathletics,rugby,danceandextremesports.
preparation’ process; from talent development, Iftheprinciplesworkacrossthislot,theywillwork
thoughsettinguptherightenvironment,todesigning anywhere!
Andy Robinson, OBE
Scotland Head Coach
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Acknowledgements
Over the years and in the different places and jobs We are grateful for the opportunities this work has
thatwehaveworked,manyindividualshavecontrib- provided and for the insights that we have gained
uted to our understanding of psychology and its from you.
impact on performance. There are far too many to Wewouldalsoliketoacknowledgethecontribu-
mentionindividually,butincludecolleagues,clients, tionsmadetothisbookbytheauthors,photoprovi-
collaborators, students,supervisorsandsupervisees. dersandotherswhohavehelpedtoshapeitscontent.
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Dedications
Dave’s Dedication
To HelsBels, Joe, Judy, Rosie, Ruby and Lily
Angela’s Dedication
For my Familiy
Hugh’s Dedication
ToElspethandtomygirls,Anya,LucyandBronwyn
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List of Contributors
AndrewAbrahamMSc JohnKielyHDipBSc(Hons)MSc
PrincipalLecturerinSportsCoaching,LeedsMetropolitan SeniorLecturerinElitePerformance,InstituteofCoaching
University,Leeds,UK andPerformance,UniversityofCentralLancashire,
Lancashire,UK;StrengthandConditioningConsultant,UK
JosephBakerPhD Athletics,AthleticsHouse,Solihull,WestMidlands,UK
AssociateProfessorofLifespanHealthandDevelopment,
SchoolofKinesiology&HealthScience,YorkUniversity, ClareMacMahonPhD
Toronto,Canada SeniorLecturer,MotorLearningandSkilledPerformance,
InstituteofSport,ExerciseandActiveLiving(ISEAL),
VeronicaBurkeBA(Hons)PGCEMAPhD VictoriaUniversity,Melbourne,Australia
ProgrammeDirector–GeneralManagementProgrammes,
CranfieldUniversity,SchoolofManagement,Bedford,UK A´ineMacNamaraPhD
SeniorLecturerinElitePerformance,InstituteofCoaching
AngelaButtonPhDMScBA(Hons) andPerformance,UniversityofCentralLancashire,
ResearchFellow,UniversityofOtago,Dunedin, Lancashire,UK
NewZealand
AlanC.MacPhersonPhD
ChrisButtonBSc(Hons)PhD LecturerinSportandExercisePsychology,Instituteof
AssociateProfessor,SchoolofPhysicalEducation, Sport,PhysicalEducation&HealthSciences,Universityof
UniversityofOtago,Dunedin,NewZealand Edinburgh,Edinburgh,UK
ClaireCalmelsPhD AmandaMartindaleBSc(Hons)MScCPsycholPhD
Researcher,INSEP,ResearchService,Paris LecturerinSportandPerformancePsychology,
PhysicalEducation,SportandLeisureStudies,
UniversityofEdinburgh,Edinburgh,UK
DaveCollinsBEdMScPhDCPsycholCSciFSMAAFBPsS
FBASES
Director,GreyMattersPerformance/ChairofCoaching RussellMartindaleBScMScPhD
andPerformance,UniversityofCentralLancashire, LecturerinSportPsychologyandCoaching,Napier
Lancashire,UK University,Edinburgh,UK
JudyCollinsBScPsychCertCBT DuncanR.D.MascarenhasPhD
PsychologyDepartment,UniversityofLeicester, SeniorLecturerinSportandExercisePsychology,
Leicester,UK SportandExerciseSciences,GlyndwˆrUniversity,
Wrexham,UK
NicolaJ.HodgesBScMScPhD
AssociateProfessor,SchoolofHumanKinetics, RichMastersBA(Hons)MADPhil
UniversityofBritishColumbia,Canada ProfessorandAssistantDirector(Research),Instituteof
HumanPerformance,TheUniversityofHongKong,
HongKong
PaulHolmesPhD
Director,InstituteforPerformanceResearch,Manchester
MetropolitanUniversity,Crewe,Cheshire,UK AidanMoranBAMAPhD
ProfessorofCognitivePsychology,SchoolofPsychology,
UniversityCollege,Dublin,Ireland
PatrickW.HowardBPharmMPSFINSIA
ChiefOperationsOfficer,Cromwell,Brisbane,Australia
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ListofContributors
PatrickMortimerBEd(Hons) JoanN.VickersEdD
PrivateConsultant,AubreyPerformance Professor,FacultyofKinesiology,UniversityofCalgary,
(formerlyPerformanceManager,RugbyFootballLeague/ Alberta,Canada
ChelseaFootballClubAcademy,
Cheshire,UK) MarkR.WilsonPhD
SeniorLecturerinSportPsychology,SchoolofSportand
HughRichardsCPsychol HealthSciences,UniversityofExeter,Exeter,UK
Director,PostgraduateProgrammesinPerformance
Psychology,InstituteforSport,PE&HealthSciences, Performance Panel
UniversityofEdinburgh,Edinburgh,UK
SteveBackleyOBE
SheelaghRodgersDClinPsycholMSCMBABA(Hons) RetiredInternationalOlympicAthlete;DesignatedPartner
AreaClinicalPsychologist,NHSHighland,Inverness,UK atBackleyBlack
NickolasC.SmithPhDCPsychol KevinBowringBEd
PrincipalLecturer,SportandExercisePsychology, HeadofEliteCoachDevelopment,RugbyFootballUnion,
DepartmentofSportandExerciseScience,Manchester Bristol,UK
MetropolitanUniversity,Cheshire,UK
SaraMatthews
BrittTajet-FoxellBScMSc ArtisticDirector,CentralSchoolofBallet,London,UK
CognitiveBehaviouralPsychotherapist,TheRoyalBallet,
London,UK;CharteredPsychologist,Olympiatoppen, RayRoweBCULevel5Coach
TheOlympicHighPerformanceCentre,Oslo,Norway Teacher,UK
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Introduction
Performance psychology:
developing a peak performance
culture
Dave Collins
GreyMatters/UCLan
CHAPTER CONTENTS here is a guide to developing your own performance
pathway, right from consideration of preparation
Whatdowecoverandwhy? . . . . . . . . . . . 1
(earlyidentification/selection–ifthisisreallyadvanta-
Whymightpsychology bedifferentfrom
geous),throughprovision(ofsupport–structuringand
othersupportdisciplines? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
managingyourtrainingandperformanceenvironment)
Sohowdo wecoveritand why? . . . . . . . . 2
throughconsiderationsofpracticeandthementalskills
Enfin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 stufftohelpyoutoensurethebestperformance.
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 At the timeof writing thereseems to be anever
increasingnumberofsubspecialismsinperformance
support. On a personal level, I would always rather
workinaninclusiveandinter/crossdisciplinefashion
Timesarebad.Childrennolongerobeytheirparentsand toensurebenefitsfromthecomponentsubjectsand
everyoneiswritingabook.
theirinteractions.AsGandalfsays‘hethatbreaksa
Cicero,c.43BC thing to find outwhat it is has left the path of wis-
dom’(p.276).OK,that’sabitpretentious,butIdo
So, on the basis that some things haven’t changed
feelthattreatingcoaching,skillacquisitionandtalent
muchsinceRomantimes,wedecidedtogettogether
identificationasseparateconcernscarriessomerisk.
withsomefriendsandcolleaguesandwriteoneour-
Consequently, you will find them all covered, and
selves.Ourmotivationinproducingthismagnificent
hopefully integrated, in this text.
tomewassimple;toattempttheprovisionofacom-
prehensive guide for mental aspects of physical
Why might psychology be
performance.
different from other support
What do we cover and why? disciplines?
There are loadsof textson sportpsychology,andan
increasingnumberthatlookattheapplicationofthese Sportscienceisamulti-disciplinaryfieldconcernedwith
techniques to other performance domains such as theunderstandingandenhancementofhumansporting
performance.Sportsciencecanbethoughtofasa
dance,musicand/orbusiness.Toourminds,however,
scientificprocessusedtoguidethepracticeofsportwith
thevastmajoritymaketheerrorofconcentratingon
theultimateaimofimprovingsportingperformance.Itis
the‘traditional’methodsofsportpsychology,namely aboutusingthebestavailableevidenceattherighttime,in
the mental skills and strategies taught to athletes, therightenvironment,fortherightindividualtoimprove
ratherthanconsideringeveryaspectoftheperformance theirperformance.
environment.Insimpleterms,whatwetrytoprovide Bishop,2008,p.254
ã2011,ElsevierLtd.
DOI:10.1016/B978-0-443-06734-1.00026-2