Bowling Psychology
Human Kinetics (Verlag)
978-1-4925-0408-5 (ISBN)
As the leading authority on bowling’s mental game, Dean Hinitz has worked with the premier players, coaches, and teams in the sport. He’s helped countless pros elevate their scores, avoid slumps, and overcome stressors impacting performance. He’s improved their play, now he’s ready for you.
In Bowling Psychology, you’ll learn the mental strategies to perform your best, day in day out. From progressive muscle relaxing techniques to positive self-talk and focus cues, you will pick up spares more consistently, improve accuracy, and overcome anxieties.
You’ll also find invaluable insights, advice, and anecdotes from bowling’s best, including:
• Kim Terrell-Kearney
• Jason Belmonte
• Diandra Asbaty
• Carolyn Dorin-Ballard
• Rick Steelsmith
• Bill O’Neil
• Mike Fagan
• Gordon Vadakin
• Jeri Edwards
• Bob Learn, Jr.
• Amleto Monicelli
• Fred Borden
• LeAnne Hulsenberg
• Del Warren
• Del Ballard, Jr.
• Rod Ross
• Tommy Jones, Jr.
• Jason Couch
Manage pressure, find your focus, and reach your full potential With detailed information on topics including mindfulness training, sensory awareness, and the body–mind connection, Bowling Psychology is your all in one toolbox for mental mastery of the lanes.
Dean Hinitz, PhD, has been practicing sport psychology for more than 30 years. He is the sport psychologist for the U.S. bowling team, with facilities at the International Training and Research Center at USBC headquarters in Arlington, Texas, previously training at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He is the lead mental game consultant in revising the curriculum for the United States Bowling Congress Gold Coaching Program. Hinitz has been the consulting sport psychologist for esteemed bowling programs at Wichita State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Robert Morris University, and Webber International University—all of which have won national championships. He is the consulting psychologist for the Trevino Golf Institute and has consulted to the gymnastics team at the University of Minnesota as well as to the men’s basketball and baseball teams and the women’s volleyball and basketball teams at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is also a consultant to the athletic department at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Hinitz has worked with numerous champions on the men’s and women’s pro bowling tours as well as with many amateur champions. For more than 10 years, he was a staff writer for Bowling This Month. He is considered by many to be the leading authority worldwide on the mental game of bowling. Hinitz earned his PhD in psychology from the University of Nevada at Reno, where he is an adjunct professor. He is a former governor’s appointee to the Nevada State Board of Psychological Examiners and was previously the chief of psychology at West Hills Hospital in Reno. Hinitz maintains a private practice in Reno.
Chapter 1 Goal Setting and Self-Assessment
Chapter 2 Thinking Like a Champion
Chapter 3 Establishing Your Preshot Routine
Chapter 4 The Shot Cycle: One Shot for the Money
Chapter 5 Toughness to Overcome Adversity
Chapter 6 Mental Secrets to Making Spares
Chapter 7 Raising Peaks and Filling Valleys
Chapter 8 Team Building
Chapter 9 Coaching and Raising a Champion
Chapter 10 Putting It All Together to Play Boldly
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.06.2016 |
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| Vorwort | Jason Belmonte |
| Verlagsort | Champaign, IL |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 522 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4925-0408-4 / 1492504084 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4925-0408-5 / 9781492504085 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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