Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part A, Volume 231 reflects recent advancements in the understanding of how elite athletes prepare for—and perform at—peak levels during competition. The latest release in this series focuses on a variety of topics, including chapters on Great British medalists: Psychosocial biographies of Super-Elite and Elite athletes from Olympic sports, a chapter on elite and super-elite Great British athletes: Some theoretical implications from Hardy et al.’s (2016) findings, and The psychosocial development of world class athletes: Additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity.
This series takes a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on aspects of psychology, neuroscience, skill learning, talent development and physiology.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 2 2. 2 Methods - p. 4 3. 3 Results - p. 11 4. 4 General Discussion - p. 106 5. 5 Concluding Remarks - p. 113 6. Acknowledgments - p. 114 7. Chapter 2: On elite and super-elite Great British athletes: Some theoretical implications from Hardy et al.’s (2017) findings - p. 119 8. Chapter 3: The psychosocial development of world-class athletes: Additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity - p. 125 9. Chapter 4: The journey of a thousand miles…: Notes on Hardy et al.’s Great British Medalists Project - p. 132 10. Chapter 5: Embedding the psychosocial biographies of Olympic medalists in a (meta-)theoretical model of dynamic networks - p. 136 11. Chapter 6: Assessing risk factors for athletic excellence - p. 140 12. Chapter 7: In search of the golden skill - p. 144 13. Chapter 8: Much Ado about…? A response to Hardy et al. - p. 148 14. Chapter 9: The stress test: Does what doesn’t kill me, make me a super-elite athlete? - p. 154 15. Chapter 10: Adversity-related experiences are essential for Olympic success: Additional evidence and considerations - p. 158 16. Chapter 11: Getting gritty about practice and success: Motivational characteristics of great performers - p. 165 17. Chapter 12: Great British medalists: A commentary based on a developmental systems theory perspective - p. 173 18. Chapter 13: Eventual sport performance level: What about the role of type of sport, perception of critical life events, and practice quality? - p. 179 19. Chapter 14: Is a peaceful mind a winning mind? Comment on Hardy et al. (2017) - p. 185 20. Chapter 15: Super-elite athletes: Some complimentary observations from Australia and some lessons for sports expertise research: Comment on Hardy et al. - p. 190 21. Chapter 16: A culture of striving augments use of working memory? Implications for attention control - p. 195 22. Chapter 17: The tales athletes tell: Narrative structure and identity in Great British medalists - p. 200 23. Chapter 18: Great British medalists: Response to the commentaries - p. 205 24. Index - p. 217
Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part A, Volume 231 reflects recent advancements in the understanding of how elite athletes prepare for—and perform at—peak levels during competition. The latest release in this series focuses on a variety of topics, including chapters on Great British medalists: Psychosocial biographies of Super-Elite and Elite athletes from Olympic sports, a chapter on elite and super-elite Great British athletes: Some theoretical implications from Hardy et al.’s (2016) findings, and The psychosocial development of world class athletes: Additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity.
This series takes a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on aspects of psychology, neuroscience, skill learning, talent development and physiology.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 2 2. 2 Methods - p. 4 3. 3 Results - p. 11 4. 4 General Discussion - p. 106 5. 5 Concluding Remarks - p. 113 6. Acknowledgments - p. 114 7. Chapter 2: On elite and super-elite Great British athletes: Some theoretical implications from Hardy et al.’s (2017) findings - p. 119 8. Chapter 3: The psychosocial development of world-class athletes: Additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity - p. 125 9. Chapter 4: The journey of a thousand miles…: Notes on Hardy et al.’s Great British Medalists Project - p. 132 10. Chapter 5: Embedding the psychosocial biographies of Olympic medalists in a (meta-)theoretical model of dynamic networks - p. 136 11. Chapter 6: Assessing risk factors for athletic excellence - p. 140 12. Chapter 7: In search of the golden skill - p. 144 13. Chapter 8: Much Ado about…? A response to Hardy et al. - p. 148 14. Chapter 9: The stress test: Does what doesn’t kill me, make me a super-elite athlete? - p. 154 15. Chapter 10: Adversity-related experiences are essential for Olympic success: Additional evidence and considerations - p. 158 16. Chapter 11: Getting gritty about practice and success: Motivational characteristics of great performers - p. 165 17. Chapter 12: Great British medalists: A commentary based on a developmental systems theory perspective - p. 173 18. Chapter 13: Eventual sport performance level: What about the role of type of sport, perception of critical life events, and practice quality? - p. 179 19. Chapter 14: Is a peaceful mind a winning mind? Comment on Hardy et al. (2017) - p. 185 20. Chapter 15: Super-elite athletes: Some complimentary observations from Australia and some lessons for sports expertise research: Comment on Hardy et al. - p. 190 21. Chapter 16: A culture of striving augments use of working memory? Implications for attention control - p. 195 22. Chapter 17: The tales athletes tell: Narrative structure and identity in Great British medalists - p. 200 23. Chapter 18: Great British medalists: Response to the commentaries - p. 205 24. Index - p. 217
