{"product_id":"mindfulness-and-acceptance-in-sport-how-to-help-athletes-perform-and-thrive-under-pressure-paperback","title":"Mindfulness and Acceptance in Sport: How to Help Athletes Perform and Thrive Under Pressure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristoffer Henriksen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJakob Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarsten Hvid Larsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMindfulness- and acceptance-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness Acceptance Commitment (MAC) are gaining momentum with sport psychology practitioners who work to support elite athletes. These acceptance-based, or third wave, cognitive behavioral approaches in sport psychology highlight that thought suppression and control techniques can trigger a metacognitive scanning process, and that excessive cognitive activity and task-irrelevant focus (self-focused attention such as trying to change thoughts) disrupts performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing this perspective, the aim of sport psychology interventions is not to help the athletes engage in the futile task of managing and controlling internal life. Rather, it suggests that sport psychology practitioners should work to increase athletes' willingness to accept negative thoughts and emotions in pursuit of valued ends. Key aspects of such interventions include: teaching athletes to open up and accept, teaching athletes to mindfully engage in the present moment, and helping athletes formulate the values and engage in committed actions towards these values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe goal of \u003cem\u003eMindfulness and Acceptance in Sport: How to Help Athletes Perform and Thrive under Pressure\u003c\/em\u003e then is to provide students, researchers, practitioners, and coaches of sport psychology with practical guidance for implementing mindfulness and acceptance approaches in their work with athletes. This book brings together highly experienced practitioners and shares their working methods, exercises, and cases to inspire the sport psychology profession. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKristoffer Henriksen\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor at the Institute of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics at the University of Southern Denmark, and a sport psychology practitioner in Team Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJakob Hansen is a full-time private performance consultant in sport, business, and other performance domains. From 2008 to 2018 he was a sport psychology practitioner in Team Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarsten Hvid Larsen is an associate teaching professor at the Institute of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics at the University of Southern Denmark, and sport psychology practitioner in Team Denmark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487360172210,"sku":"9781138624009","price":103.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bcdaa97c79b6bcdbc83eb9bbba4c7584.webp?v=1779331534","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/mindfulness-and-acceptance-in-sport-how-to-help-athletes-perform-and-thrive-under-pressure-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}