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The ultimate guide for student athletes to train, play, and feel their best, from an expert in sports psychology.

Sports psychologist Jim Afremow has earned accolades from Olympians to professional athletes for his insightful approach to training the mind, body, and spirit of a competitor. Now this award-winning coach is turning his talents to student athletes in the new young adult edition of his highly praised The Champion's Mind.

As student athletes strive to balance their school and sports accomplishments, Dr. Afremow's sage advice will be a much-needed guide in helping them navigate the field—or rink or court. The Young Champion's Mind covers such topics as how to get in a "zone," thrive on a team, and stay humble, and how to progress within a sport and sustain long-term excellence. Customizable preparation routines promote full-power performance.

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ISBN-13:	9781635650563
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/13/2018
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	288,001
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Dr. Jim Afremow is a sought-after mental-game coach and licensed professional counselor. Founder of Good to Gold Medal, PLLC, a leading coaching and consulting practice, he is passionate about helping others achieve peak performance and personal excellence to reach their true potential. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife and daughter. Visit him at goldmedalmind.net.

Introduction: Six Inches From Triumph Or Disaster ix

Chapter 1 Champion Your Life 1

Chapter 2 Training Your Mind 27

Chapter 3 The Antifragile Athlete 65

Chapter 4 Playing In The Zone 85

Chapter 5 Visualization On The Go 101

Chapter 6 Personal Responsibility-My Zone Of Control 139

Chapter 7 Your Gold-Medal Game Plan 161

Epilogue: Thinking And Feeling Is Preparation For Playing Like An MVP 183

Acknowledgments 187

Appendix: Q & A With DR. A 189

References And Recommended Reading 199

Index 201

About The Author 211

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01/29/2018
Afremow brings the ideas behind his adult book, The Champion’s Mind, to a teenage audience, highlighting the significance of mental discipline alongside physical to do one’s best in sports and in life. Chapters explore developing a positive and confident state of mind; becoming an “antifragile” athlete, one with resilience and perspective; achieving a state of flow when performing; nutrition and health; and using visualizations to lay the groundwork for success. Anecdotes from sports figures show how athletes’ success depends on getting onto the field or gym, being willing to make mistakes (and open to constructive criticism), and finding joy in learning and training, not just in the end goal. Nonathletes may find the advice just as applicable to their academic and personal aspirations. Ages 12–up. Agent: Helen Adams Zimmermann, Zimmermann Literary. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Demonstrating that mental conditioning benefits sports performance, this guide by a sports psychologist helps young athletes build on their talents and skills by cultivating their self-awareness... Commendably, the text covers a variety of sports beyond the expected baseball, basketball, soccer, and football, such as golf, tennis, track and field, and gymnastics... valuable information for teen athletes onquality sleep and nutrition, in addition to the above topics, makes it relevant and useful. Young athletes will find much of value in this guide to developing a winning mindset.” –Kirkus Reviews

“Highlighting the significance of mental discipline alongside physical to do one’s best insports and in life. Chapters explore developing a positive and confident state of mind; becoming an “antifragile” athlete, one with resilience and perspective; achieving a state of flow when performing; nutrition and health;and using visualizations to lay the ground work for success. Anecdotes from sports figures show how athletes’ success depends on getting onto the field orgym, being willing to make mistakes (and open to constructive criticism), and finding joy in learning and training, not just in the end goal. Non athletes may find the advice just as applicable to their academic and personal aspirations.” –Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

04/01/2018
Gr 8 Up—Afremow, author of several books on sport psychology and founder of a coaching and consulting practice, has written a well-intentioned guide. He reminds readers that an athlete must have (in this order) the mental, emotional, and physical skills to achieve success in their chosen field. Most of the chapters focus on training the mind, visualizing success, obtaining flow (being in the zone), and acquiring antifragility (reacting positively to stress, disorder, or mistakes). Inspirational stories and an overabundance of quotations from famous athletes are included throughout, along with reminders about the importance of a healthy diet and adequate sleep each night. Afremow offers a wide variety of good information, but getting teens to read it might be another issue. Some of the information is repetitive, including a Q&A appendix that offers the same advice from the earlier chapters. VERDICT Suitable for the serious student-athlete who wants to know more about the mind-body connection. An optional purchase.—Anne Jung-Mathews, Plymouth State University, NH

School Library Journal

2018-02-05
Demonstrating that mental conditioning benefits sports performance, this guide by a sports psychologist helps young athletes build on their talents and skills by cultivating their self-awareness.Adapted for young readers from his book for adults The Champion's Mind (2014), this version combines three revised chapters from the original book with new sections geared toward student athletes. Peppered with quotes from noted individuals in the sporting world and other fields, topics covered include advice for attaining your goals, using visualization, finding your flow state, and learning to grow from negative or stressful experiences. Commendably, the text covers a variety of sports beyond the expected baseball, basketball, soccer, and football, such as golf, tennis, track and field, and gymnastics. While the design of the book is lackluster and the tone is earnest and somewhat dry, valuable information for teen athletes on quality sleep and nutrition, in addition to the above topics, makes it relevant and useful.Young athletes will find much of value in this guide to developing a winning mindset. (appendix, references and recommended reading, index) (Nonfiction. 12-16)

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