Coping and Emotion in Sport: Second Edition

by David Lavallee, Marc Jones, Joanne Thatcher

Book Overview

The emotional highs and lows of competitive sport, whether experienced as a competitor, spectator or coach may be the essential ingredient that gives sport its universal and compelling appeal. Emotion is clearly a pervasive force within competitive sport, and this is reflected in the burgeoning interest over recent decades in athletes' emotions and strategies for coping with these emotions. The interplay between emotion and coping is a critical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415578183
• ISBN13: 9780415578189
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"