Mental Toughness Training for Basketball: Maximizing Technical & Mental Mechanics
Written by Mike Voight, Ph.D., and Jeff House, Asst. Coach for the Virginia Cavaliers, formerly of the WNBA’s New York LIberty & Washington Mystics
This book goes beyond conditioning, drills, and X’s and O’s to reveal an overlooked yet crucial part of playing sound basketball - the mental game. Mental Toughness Training for Basketball Maximizing Technical & Mental Mechanics introduces numerous concepts, including mental mechanics, performance barriers, expanding player capacities, mechanical breakdowns, automaticity of performing, and mental-skills training strategies. Dr. Mike Voight takes the most current research in sport science, sport psychology, motor development, and exercise physiology, and distills it into easy-to-understand and apply language that can be used by coaches at any age and skill level. He brings in a wealth of experience working with basketball players and teams into this text.
2009 200 pages
Released in March, 2009 order your copy now $16.95