The Playmaker's Advantage : How to Raise Your Mental Game to the Next Level - Leonard Zaichkowsky

The Playmaker's Advantage

How to Raise Your Mental Game to the Next Level

By: Leonard Zaichkowsky, Daniel Peterson

Paperback | 1 March 2019

Sorry, we are not able to source the book you are looking for right now.

We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were no matches. You can try selecting from a similar category, click on the author's name, or use the search box above to find your book.

Discover the next frontier in sports training—improving your mental game, no matter your age or experience—and how to become the Playmaker, both in your professional and personal life.

Coaches search for it. Parents dream of it. Fans love it. Athletes want it.

The playmaker on any sports team possesses it: an elusive, intangible quality combining anticipation, perception, and decision-making skills. This quality raises their game above the competition and allows them to pass when no one else can, anticipate the movement of opponents, avoid costly mental mistakes, and ultimately, hold the team together.

Now, for the first time, cognitive science research is revealing the secrets of the playmaker’s keen sense of awareness. Just as tests of speed, strength, and agility have provided a baseline of physiological biomarkers, coaches can now capture cognitive metrics including attention, pattern recognition, anticipation, and the ability to take quick, decisive action during the chaos of competition.

The Playmaker’s Advantage is a groundbreaking book that will educate athletes of all ages about this essential creative capability in an accessible, easy to understand method.

About the Authors

Leonard Zaichkowsky, a professor, researcher, and consultant for almost four decades at Boston University, pioneered sports psychology by bringing cognitive neuroscience and sports performance together as an interdisciplinary science. His academic textbooks and research publications demonstrated the importance of an athlete’s remarkable brain in anticipating and acting on opportunities during competition. He has consulted with teams in the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, Australian Rules Football, the Spanish men’s national soccer team, and Olympic sports organizations around the world.

Len is a former president and a fellow of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, and currently section editor on psychology for the International Journal of Health, Sport and Science. Recently, the American Psychological Association honored Len with the “Distinguished Service to the Profession” award. Today, Len is a cofounder and senior consultant at 80 Percent Mental Consulting, advising coaches, teams, and sports organizations on developing athlete cognition. After too many Boston winters, he and his wife now live in Fort Myers, Florida.

Daniel Peterson is a writer and consultant specializing at the intersection of neuroscience and sports performance. He combined twenty-five years of technology management experience with his second life as a sports dad and coach to explore how athletes make decisions. Now, ten years later, as cofounder and director of 80 Percent Mental Consulting, he works with coaches, trainers, and teams to understand and improve their cognitive game. Dan and his wife live outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, patiently waiting for the next generation of Peterson playmakers.

Other Editions and Formats

ePUB

Published: 8th February 2019

Instant Digital Delivery to your Booktopia Reader App

More in Sports & Recreation

Relentless : From Good to Great to Unstoppable - Tim Grover
Australian Bushcraft : Guide to Survival and Camping - Richard Graves
Epic Hikes of the World : Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 1st Edition - Lonely Planet Travel Guide
Unbreakable - Jess Halloran

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$19.95

20%
OFF
HARD - Rugby League In The 70s - Graeme Hughes

RRP $54.95

$41.90

24%
OFF
Ocean Pools : 75 pools across Australia for saltwater swimmers - Chris Chen
Showing Up : Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable - Nedd Brockmann
No Spin : The autobiography of Shane Warne - Shane Warne

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF
Be Water, My Friend : The True Teachings of Bruce Lee - Shannon Lee
Breath : The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor

RRP $24.99

$23.75

Swainston's Fishes of Australia : The complete illustrated guide - Roger Swainston
Lonely Planet Epic Hikes of Australia & New Zealand : Epic - Lonely Planet
The Showman - Glenn Maxwell

Paperback

RRP $36.99

$33.25

10%
OFF