Sport Pressure

Most incidents and accidents are down to "human error". Unfortunately, human error is normal and common, and we can't get rid of it. However, we can reduce the likelihood of one of those - "oh shit moments" - if we have an understanding of human factors and develop our non-technical skills. This is a globally unique book containing decades of research and practice from high-risk domains translated into the world of recreational and technical diving.

Are you searching for more consistency, better control under pressure, or a way to bring your true ability from the range to the course? The Modern Psychology of Golf is the essential guide for golfers who recognize that their mental game is their biggest obstacle. Written by Kevin Cotter, PGA Professional and certified in Sport Psychology, this book uniquely blends real on-course experience with modern performance science to help you play your best when it matters most. Inside, you will learn how to: Master your emotions: Stop the anger and negative self-talk that cost you strokes. Build ...

Gary Player is one of golf’s greatest champions. As one of the "Big Three" of golf’s golden era (with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer), he helped launch golf as a major international sport. He sits fourth on the list of most major victories on the PGA Tour and built a reputation of being fearless on the course and steely on the greens. Don’t Choke is his look at what it takes to achieve success when the pressure is on. Player explains how and why he became a champion and what it takes to win in big-time golf, but he also explains how learning to cope in pressure situations can help anyone.

Kayla is the best gymnast on her team. When she misses her vault at an important gymnastics meet, no one sees her mistake - except her best friend, Chandra. When Chandra pressures her to tell the truth, Kayla must decide if keeping her trophy is worth losing her friend.

LOCK IN: The 30-Day Mental Game Playbook That Turns Nervous, Self-Doubting Athletes Into Focused, Confident Competitors Just 5 minutes a day. No lectures. No boring theory. Just short, science-backed drills any 12- to 18-year-old athlete can do in their room, in the car, or right before they take the field. You have watched it happen. Your athlete has the talent. They put in the hours in the gym, the pool, the field. But the moment the pressure turns up, something breaks. They freeze. They overthink. They come home after a loss and spiral into "I'm just not good enough." You cannot buy them...

In practice, you beat these players. In matches, you don't. The serve that never misses in the warm-up breaks on break point. You've been told for years to "just be tougher" and it has never once told you what to actually do. Tougher is a wish. This book is a system. Tennis Under Pressure is about training the brain that walks onto the court. Written by a coach with twenty-five years on the bench and twelve state titles behind him, it takes apart what really happens to a player at 5-3 in the third and gives you the tools to change it.

Every pool player knows the feeling of pressure when the shot matters most. The shaking hands, the racing heart, and the voice of doubt that creeps in right before contact. In those moments, it is not your stroke that fails you. It is your mind. In The Mental Edge Vol. 2, mindset coach and lifelong pool player Bane Kalanj goes beyond the basics of focus and confidence to reveal the deeper mechanics of peak performance. Building on the foundation of the first book, this volume explores how elite players train their thoughts, control emotions, and create consistent results under pressure.

Navigating youth sports has become a full-time job for parents, driven by a mix of living vicariously through our children and chasing the dream of them reaching the “big stage.” But are we doing this for the right reasons? With the sports industry valued at $480 billion, it’s worth asking if our wallets—and our kids—are being exploited. Growing up in a small town, I was raised with values that emphasized hard work, teamwork, and personal growth—lessons that sports have instilled for generations. Yet today, parents will stop at nothing to push their child to the pinnacle of ...

Transform game-day anxiety into unstoppable confidence with actionable sports psychology designed for young competitors. Whether you are battling pre-game jitters on the commute to the field or struggling to shake off a major mistake, this empowering guide provides real solutions. Stop letting...

You know what you're supposed to do. So why can't you do it? You've had lessons. You've practiced the corrections. For a while, they worked. Then they disappeared—on the course, under pressure, when it mattered most. The problem isn't your swing. It's not your commitment, your talent, or even your instructor. The problem is that no one taught you how learning actually works. Most golf instruction stops at "what" and "how." This book reveals "why"—and changes everything. Traditional instruction focuses on positions, mechanics, and fundamentals. But beneath those surface fixes lies a ...

In Metrovale, basketball isn’t just a game — it’s a fault line. When a doctored video ignites a citywide scandal, rising NBA star Jalen “Skyline” Redd becomes the face of a controversy he didn’t create. Overnight, he’s accused of point‑shaving, targeted by a shadowy betting syndicate, and dragged into a fan war that splits the city in half. Inside the arc, Jalen dominates. Beyond the arc, WNBA legend Arielle “The Architect” Vega reigns supreme. Together, they become unwilling symbols of a cultural battle neither asked to fight. As the league launches an investigation and...

Riley and Blake have been best friends forever, even though Blake is a daredevil and teases Riley. That all ends when Blake finds a new group of friends. Riley joins the swim team, and soon finds he doesn't need Blake's friendship to get by. But when Blake tries a crazy stunt and dangerous at the lake one day, can Riley put the past aside and save his former friend?

Discover how to perform under pressure and play your best when it matters most. Wicked Smart Golf III is your roadmap for thriving in tournament golf—whether you're playing your first event or chasing your next big win. Written by +2 handicap and mental golf coach Michael Leonard, this audiobook delivers proven strategies to help you compete with confidence, stay consistent, and perform like a seasoned player—without changing your swing.

The #1 Teen Sports Book for Building Confidence, Focus, and Mental Strength — Written by Young Athletes, for Young Athletes! If your teen athlete struggles with pressure, self-doubt, or game-day anxiety, this mental toughness for young athletes book will change how they compete — and how they see themselves. “A Young Athlete’s Guide to Mental Toughness” is not just another sports psychology lecture. It’s a collection of real stories from 12 teen athletes who turned fear into focus, and pressure into performance. 💪 Inside This Powerful Sports Book, Your Athlete Will Learn: ...

A college sports romance about pressure, trust, heartbreak, and the girl who saw the captain behind the fame. Nolan Pierce is the captain everyone watches. On the field, he is confident, talented, and expected to lead Westbridge University to victory. Fans cheer his name, teammates trust his voice, and the whole campus sees him as the perfect athlete under the stadium lights. But behind his captain’s smile, Nolan carries pressure no one truly understands — family expectations, public judgment, hidden grief, and the fear of failing the people who believe in him. Elena Brooks has no ...

When bullies mess with Riley at the skate park one night, Bernie Chu, the best skater in town, saves his board. But the next day, Bernie pretends like he never saw Riley before. The biggest contest of the year is coming up, and Riley knows that Bernie is his chief competition.

Rick Ankiel had the talent to be one of the best pitchers ever. Then, one day, he lost it. The Phenomenon is the story of how St. Louis Cardinals prodigy Rick Ankiel lost his once-in-a-generation ability to pitch -- not due to an injury or a bolt of lightning, but a mysterious anxiety condition...

ESPN’s Tim MacMahon goes behind the scenes of Luka Dončić’s years with the Dallas Mavericks—before his trade to the Lakers stunned the basketball world—telling the story of a franchise’s quest to build a championship team around a prodigy. In 2018, the Dallas Mavericks landed the...

One of the world's greatest mountain climbers and adventurers tells her first-hand leadership stories of coming to grips to life literally on the edge—8000 meters up. "Irresistible ... offers amazing timely, practical lessons and authentic inspiration delivered with candor and spunk."...

The Architecture of Pressure: A Clinical and Zen Masterclass in High-Stakes Performance [A High-Impact One-Hour Masterclass / Kindle Short Read] Panic is not a psychological failing. It is a biological equation. And you are about to learn how to solve it. For decades, we have fundamentally misunderstood stress. We treat it as a modern disease to be medicated away or a weakness to be hidden. But step onto a multi-million-dollar trading floor, the 18th green of a championship, or the final table of the World Series of Poker, and a different reality emerges. In the crucible of high-stakes ...