Psychology in physical education and sport / Rontay Pierre.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Psychology : an introduction -- Sports psychology -- Personality in sports -- Motivation and emotion -- Role of heredity and environment in sports -- Social psychology in sport -- Forensic psychology in sports -- Training methods -- Clinical psychology in physical education and sports.

The material in this book entitled psychology in physical education and sport is critically intended for those indulged in the field of sport and physical education, specially coaches, athletes, teachers and students of physical education etc. The present book is particularly well-suited as a text for classes in sport psychology and psychology of coaching. The book will be a valuable reference for practicing coaches and sport psychologists who did not have the opportunity for such training in their own formal education. The whole book is arranged into nine comprehensive chapters providing relevant information of sport psychology. Hopefully, the present study will prove very useful for the physical educators, prospective coaches, students and teachers of physical education, sportsperson, as well as for the general readers.