Acceptance and Commitment Approaches for Athletes Wellbeing and Performance

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Elite sport can be an unforgiving and harsh environment. This book explores psychological predictors of wellbeing and performance excellence in elite level athletes, and presents an innovative approach for optimizing mental wellbeing and sporting performance. Jointly developed by performance psychologists, clinical psychologists and sport scientists the Flexible Mind approach draws on contemporary psychological theory and research to help athletes build 'psychological flexibility' - the ability to experience challenging thoughts and emotions and still be true to one's values. A range of case studies relating to different sports are used to demonstrate how three core components - Being Present, Being Open and Doing What Matters - can improve athletes' performance and wellbeing. This book will be a game-changing resource for sports psychologists, mental health practitioners, coaches and support staff who are committed to helping athletes to excel and stay well. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Flexible Mind: What is it and what does it offer?.- 2. Mindfulness- and Acceptance Based Interventions for Performance and Mental Health Outcomes in Sport.- 3. Setting the Scene for the Flexible Mind approach.- 4. Introducing Athletes to the Flexible Mind approach.- 5. Mind full vs. Mindful.- 6. Orientating to Our Inner Compass.- 7. Being Open, Living Big.- 8. Getting Present with the Discomfort.- 9. Flexibility of the Psychological Kind.- 10. Developing the Game Plan.- 11. Getting the Environment Right.