In praise of failure : the value of overcoming mistakes in sports and in life / Mark H. Anshel.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016Description: xvi, 188 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442251571
  • 1442251573
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV 706.4 .A568 2016
Contents:
Introduction: defining "failure" and "success" in sport and exercise -- How we promote sports performance failure -- Dimensions of failure : physical, mental, emotional, and values-based -- Explaining the causes of performance failure -- Failure improves intrinsic motivation -- Errors lead to optimal performance -- Proper coping with failure -- Linking effective sport leadership to failure -- Effective communication skills for performance feedback and instruction -- Failure and children : helping kids fail safely -- Handling failure in sport settings -- Handling failure in exercise settings.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: defining "failure" and "success" in sport and exercise -- How we promote sports performance failure -- Dimensions of failure : physical, mental, emotional, and values-based -- Explaining the causes of performance failure -- Failure improves intrinsic motivation -- Errors lead to optimal performance -- Proper coping with failure -- Linking effective sport leadership to failure -- Effective communication skills for performance feedback and instruction -- Failure and children : helping kids fail safely -- Handling failure in sport settings -- Handling failure in exercise settings.

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