Tag: Kevin Till

The edited collection Women’s Football by Jacky Forsyth and Claire-Marie Roberts (Routledge) provides a thorough, yet straightforward and accessible, analysis of the key physiological, biomechanical and social-psychological issues that can be applied to achieve women’s footballing development. Our knowledgeable reviewer Payam Ansari in turn provides a useful introduction to this rich tome which offers cutting-edge insights into all aspects of women’s football, including match play, talent identification, eating disorders, and breast health.

TSP is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. The Forum Editor’s choice from the current issue: Fostering Psychosocial Characteristics Within an English Soccer Academy by Tom O. Mitchell, Ian H.J. Cowburn, David Piggott, Martin A. Littlewood, Tony Cook, Kevin Till.

International Sport Coaching Journal is a venture of the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE). Its mission is to advance the profession of coaching. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: An Ecological Insight Into the Design and Integration of Attacking Principles of Play in Professional Rugby Union: A Case Example by Jim McKay, Keith Davids, Sam Robertson, Carl T. Woods.

SEPP publishes papers in all areas of sport, exercise, and performance psychology for applied scientists and practitioners that supports the application of psychological principles. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The effectiveness of team reflexivity interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. by Robin L. J. Lines, Simon Pietsch, Monique Crane, Nikos Ntoumanis, Philip Temby, Sally Graham & Daniel F .Gucciardi.

På självaste Världshälsodagen publicerar vi Suzanne Lundvalls kritiskt granskande recension av antologin Health and Elite Sport: Is High Performance Sport a Healthy Pursuit?, sammanställd av Joseph Baker, Parissa Safai & Jessica Fraser-Thomas (Routledge). Boken ger ett nordamerikanskt perspektiv på idrott och idrottsutövande.

Marie Hedberg debuterar som recensent på idrottsforum.org med en recension av antologin Practical Sports Coaching, sammanställd av Christine Nash. Det finns en fin ambition med boken att skapa en brygga mellan teori och praktik, men det lyckas inte fullt ut, menar vår recensent.

Talangjakten inom idrotten fortsätter med oförminskad styrka, och en ny bok vill lära ut tekniker för att lyckas. Rune Dall Jensen recenserar antologin Talent Identification and Development in Sport: International Perspectives av Joseph Baker, Steve Cobley & Jörg Schorer.