Sport Psychology: Linking Theory and Practice (Book)

Sport Psychology: Linking Theory and Practice stems from the Ninth World Congress of Sport Psychology held at the Wingate Institute of Physical Education and Sport, Netanya, Israel. Author/Editor: Ronnie Lidor, Michael Bar-Eli Copyright: 1999 Binding: Paperback Pages: 328 pp. Part 1: Historical Perspectives Part 2: Basic Concepts of Sport Psychology Part 3: Cognitive Aspects of Skilled Motor Behavior Part 4: Motivation and Emotion Part 5: The Interface Between Behavioral Sciences and Society Ronnie Lidor is the head of the Motor Behavior Laboratory at the Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the Wingate Institute and a lecturer at the School of Education at Haifa University (Israel.) Dr. Lidor has published about 60 articles, book chapters and proceedings chapters in English and Hebrew. He has published (as author, coauthor, and editor) 8 books in the Hebrew language. Among these books are Motor Development in Childhood, Motor Learning, Talent Detection in Sport, Thoughts and Behavior in Tennis, and Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education and Sport. He has published more than 100 articles in professional journals for coaches, physical educators, and administrators. Dr. Lidor is the president of the Israeli Society for Sport Psychology and Sociology. In addition, he was elected in 1997 as a member of the managing council of the ISSP (International Society of Sport Psychology).