BOOK LIST for PE33000 SEMESTER BOOK REPORT

Students will choose a Sports Psychology book (from popular literature) from the list below. Other books can be used at the discretion of the Instructor. Students will read the book and write a 3-4 page paper on how they can apply what they read to their own lives. Students WILL give a summary of the book and then take the information presented and show how it can positively impact them in their sports, career, schooling, relationships, or family life.
DUE DATE: Saturday November 30th
PREFERENCE BOOK for BOOK REPORT:
In Pursuit of Excellence (Any Edition) by Dr. Terry Orlick
OTHER BOOKS TO CHOOSE FROM:
10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins by Jason Selk
Ahead of the Game by Jeremy Lazarus
Bounce by Mathew Syed
Flourish by Dr. Martin Seligman
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
How Sports Psychology Can Make You a Champion by Rob Gilbert
Playing in the Zone by Andrew Cooper
Psyching for Sport: Mental Training for Athletes by Terry Orlick
Psychology of Champions by James Barrell
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Raley
Talent is Overrated: What really separates World Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin
The Champion’s Mind by Jim Afremow
The Mental Athlete by Dr. Kay Porter
The Mental Game of Baseball by H.A. Dorfman
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
The Warrior Athlete by Dan Millman
Winning is Everything and other American Myths by Thomas Tutko
With Winning in Mind by Larry Bassham
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observation by John Wooden