Dr Nichola Kentzer, whose interest spans across sport psychology and education, recently published a book chapter combining the two areas. Nichola’s chapter, written with Dr Emma Huntley from Edgehill University, ‘Sport, Psychology and Christianity: The Importance of Reflective Practice’ examines how sport psychologists can work with athletes of faith effectively. The chapter forms part of a textbook aimed to support applied practitioners.
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New Book
Simon Rea is currently writing a companion piece to his previous sports science text book. This current book focusses on 4 chapters around careers in sport:
- Intro – Studying sport / sports science:
Routes into sports career
- A series of 20 interviews adding insights into their career in sport – how they got into that position and the scope of their current role and how they developed the skills they need:
- Sports nutritionist
- Football agent
- Sports broadcaster
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Sports psychologist
- Sports biomechanists
- Developing the skills you need to work in sport:
- Developing relationships
- Communication
- Motivation
- Working with other people
- Landing the job – working on specific skills such as:
- Writing a CV
- Suit / Tracksuit – What to wear for a sports specific interview
- Interview techniques
- How to prepare
Simon is hoping to publish this in spring 2019…watch this space!