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Mental health issues are one of the hottest topics discussed in the field of athletics today. Anxiety and depression aren’t just battled off the court or field — athletes have to battle them on the court, too, and we discuss this topic in greater detail in Chapter 13.

Managing stress is such an important topic in sports psychology today that we chose to dedicate another chapter to it entirely. After reading Chapter 14, you’ll be better prepared to understand the sources of stress in your life and manage them more effectively in the future.

We get so many requests from parents and high school athletes to help them navigate the ever-changing recruitment process from high school to college athletics that we devote a whole chapter about it — Chapter 15. It is a complicated process, and we believe that this chapter simplifies the process.

Ever wonder how the skills in this book can be applied outside of sport? Well, wait no longer, because Chapter 16, “Using Sports Psychology Skills in Daily Life,” is written just for you!

Since writing the first edition of this book in 2010, the field of sports psychology has expanded so dramatically in popularity that we get requests on a weekly basis from students interested in the field asking us for direction and career advice. What a wonderful development! Thus, we dedicated an entire chapter — Chapter 17 — to exploring the career path of a sports psychologist. If you are a student with interest in this field, this chapter is written with you in mind.

Sports psychology is a growing and ever-changing field of study and applied techniques, and this popularity is due in part to how applicable sports psychology is to life outside of sports, too.