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Sport psychology resources

There are many good books on sport psychology, and on its use with specific sports. Some particularly useful books are listed below.

Sport psychology books for athletes

Attitude Clarkson, M. (1999). Competitive fire.
Motivation Hodge, K. (1994). Sport motivation.
Mental skills Orlick, T. (2000), In pursuit of excellence (3rd ed.)
Flow Jackson, S. & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1999). Flow in sports.
Teamwork McLean, R. (2006). Any given team.

Psychology books on specific sports

A few good books for athletes, alphabetically by sport.

Football (soccer) Beswick, B. (2001). Focussed for soccer.
Football (soccer) Bull, S. & Shambrook, C. (2004). Soccer: The mind game.
Football (soccer) Srebro, R. (2002). Winning with your head.
Golf Martin, G. & Ingram, D.  (2001).  Play golf in the zone.
Ice hockey Miller, S. (2003). Hockey tough.
Rugby Hodge, K. & McKenzie, A. (1999). Thinking rugby.
Rugby Hale, B. & Collins, D. (2002). Rugby tough.
Surfing Bennett, R. (2004). The surfer's mind.
Tennis Van Raalte, J. & Silver-Bernstein, C. (1999). Sport psychology library: Tennis.
Tenpin bowling Hinitz, D. (2003). Focussed for bowling.

Useful websites

APS College of Sport Psychologists