Continuous improvement : intertwining mind and body in athletic expertise /
How is it possible for world-class athletes who are already at the top of their game to keep improving? This book addresses this puzzle by presenting a theory of 'continuous improvement', exploring the psychological and physical processes behind advancing elite performance.
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | 2022. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Summary: |
How is it possible for world-class athletes who are already at the top of their game to keep improving? This book addresses this puzzle by presenting a theory of 'continuous improvement', exploring the psychological and physical processes behind advancing elite performance. |
Carrier Form: | ix, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780198852261 0198852266 |
Index Number: | GV711 |
CLC: |
G804.8 G808.1 |
Call Number: | G808.1/T664 |
Contents: | The phenomenology of continuous improvement -- Habit and skilled action -- Is optimal performance really 'mindless'? -- Deliberate practice -- Cognitive control -- Bodily awareness during skilled action -- Aesthetic awareness in athletic performance -- Exploring the orthogonal relationship between controlled and automated processes -- Practical and methodological considerations -- Explaining continuous improvement. |