A Review of Mind Gym: Revisiting a Sports Management Classic

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Authors

  • Kimberly Outlaw PhD Candidate in Rehabilitation Studies, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
  • Lei Xu Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
  • Tracy Carpenter-Aeby Associate Professor, School of Social Work, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
  • Victor G. Aeby Associate Professor, Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
  • Wenhua Lu Assistant Professor, Silver School of Social Work, New York University, 1 Washington Square N, New York, NY, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/SEMOJ-1-123

Abstract

Every sports fan remembers watching a game where one team that clearly dominated another in skill and power and then, magically, quickly, unexpectedly the other team won. Expert commentators and fans alike are left scratching their heads, “what happened?” Sports psychologists have the answer. Sports psychologists emphasize that being successful in sports is not only about the physical game on the field but also the inner game of psychology. In sports management classic, Mind Gym, Gary Mack1 discusses mastering the inner game. Mack1 uses his experience with top athletes and research on the psychological factors of success to teach the reader what it takes for athletes to master themselves and make the most of their physical skills so that they can achieve their potential on the field of their choice.

References

Mack G. Mind gym. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Tenenbaum G, Ecklund R. Handbook of sports psychology. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. Sport Exerc Med Open J Page 160

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Published

2015-11-10

How to Cite

Kimberly Outlaw, Lei Xu, Tracy Carpenter-Aeby, Victor G. Aeby, & Wenhua Lu. (2015). A Review of Mind Gym: Revisiting a Sports Management Classic. Sports and Exercise Medicine , 1(5), 159–160. https://doi.org/10.17140/SEMOJ-1-123

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Vol. 1 No. 5 (2015): Volume 1 Issue 5 2015

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