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In praise of failure : the value of overcoming mistakes in sports and in life

Anshel, Mark H. (Mark Howard), author.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield,
Pub date: [2016]
Pages: xvi, 188 pages ;
ISBN: 9781442251571

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Northwestern Polytechnic - Grande Prairie Learning Commons
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GV 706.4 A568 2016 1 Book On Shelf
Red Deer Polytechnic Library
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In praise of failure : the value of overcoming mistakes in sports and in life
    Anshel, Mark H. (Mark Howard), author.
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In praise of failure : the value of overcoming mistakes in sports and in life
    Anshel, Mark H. (Mark Howard), author.
Personal Author: Anshel, Mark H. (Mark Howard), author.
Title: In praise of failure : the value of overcoming mistakes in sports and in life / Mark H. Anshel.
Publication: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Copyright date: ©2016
Physical description: xvi, 188 pages ; 24 cm
Content type: text txt
Media type: unmediated n
Carrier type: volume nc
Subject term: Sports--Psychological aspects.
Subject term: Athletes--Psychology.
Subject term: Failure (Psychology)
Subject term: Life skills.
Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN: 9781442251571 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: (ISBN invalid)9781442251588 (ebook)
key: 7582183
LCCN: 2015037827