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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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Main Authors: Toner, John
Group Author: Montero, Barbara, 1962-; Moran, Aidan P.
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2022.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Athletes > Training of.
Athletes > psychology.
Sports > Physiological aspects.
Mind and body.
Athletics > Psychological aspects.
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.

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