Recovery and Well-being in Sport and Exercise

Michael Kellmann is Professor of Sport Psychology at the Faculty of Sport Science at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. He is also an Honorary Professor in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland, Australia. Jürgen Beckmann is Professor of Sport Psychology, Emeritus of Excellence at the School of Medicine and Health at Technical University of Munich, Germany. He is also Honorary Professor in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland (Australia) and Adjunct Professor at the Dept. of Physical Education and Sport Sceinces of the University of Limerick, Ireland.

Part I: Conceptualizing the problem

1: The value of recovery-stress monitoring for athletes’ well-being

Jahan Heidari, Sarah Jakowski, & Michael Kellmann

2: Developing athlete monitoring systems: Theoretical basis and practical applications

Coutts, A. J., Crowcroft, S., & Kempton, T.

3: Perceptions and practises of recovery modalities in athletes

Venter, R., Diacon, N., & De Wet, J.

Part II: Psychophysiological determinants of underrecovery

4: Overtraining – what do we know?

Meeusen, R., & De Pauw, K.

5: Managing the training load of overreached athletes: Insights from the detraining, reduced training and tapering literature

Bosquet, L., Berryman, N., & Mujika, I.

6: Recovery-stress balance and injury risk in team sports

Brink, M., & Lemmink, K.

7: Stress, underrecovery, and health problems in athletes

Nixdorf, R., Nixdorf, I., & Beckmann, J.

8: Quantification of training and competition loads in endurance sports: A key to recovery-stress balance and performance

Sharma, A. P., & Mujika, I.

Part III: The impact of sleep on recovery

9: The role of sleep in the performance of elite athletes

Caia, J., Kelly, V. G., Driller, M & Halson, S. L.

10: The role of nocturnal dreams in performance and recovery of athletes

Erlacher, D., Schmid, D. & Ehrlenspiel, F.

11: Domestic and international travel: Implications for performance and recovery in team-sport athletes

Duffield, R., & Fowler, P. M.

Part IV: New approaches to recovery

12: Mental fatigue and the concept of mental recovery in sport

Loch, F., Jakowski, S., Hof zum Berge, A., & Kellmann, M.

13: The psychology of rest in sports performers

Eccles, D. W.

14: Recovery and well-being in sport and exercise: A concluding summary

Kellmann, M., & Beckmann, J.