True competition : a guide to pursuing excellence in sport and society /
Light Shields, David
True competition : a guide to pursuing excellence in sport and society / David Light Shields. - Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2009. - viii, 239 p.: ill. 26 cm.
Includes bibliographic references and index
Prelude: Compass for the journey -- The case against competition : was Kohn right? -- Naming the imposter : unmasking decompetition -- True competition : a field guide -- Interlude: Character and competition -- Motivation : pathways to enjoyment -- Goals : pathways to excellence -- Opponents : allies and adversaries -- Regulation : upholding the spirit of the game -- Playing and winning : the pursuit of victory -- The ideal contest : embracing the challenge -- Postlude: Reclaiming competition.
Offers a blueprint for maximising the potential of competition to foster excellence and enjoyment. This book helps readers learn the differences between positive and negative competition and they discover how to implement change in their organisations, teams and individual practices.
English
978-0-7360-7429-2
Competition
Sports--Psychological aspects
Sports--Sociological aspects
Success
306.483 Sh61t
True competition : a guide to pursuing excellence in sport and society / David Light Shields. - Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2009. - viii, 239 p.: ill. 26 cm.
Includes bibliographic references and index
Prelude: Compass for the journey -- The case against competition : was Kohn right? -- Naming the imposter : unmasking decompetition -- True competition : a field guide -- Interlude: Character and competition -- Motivation : pathways to enjoyment -- Goals : pathways to excellence -- Opponents : allies and adversaries -- Regulation : upholding the spirit of the game -- Playing and winning : the pursuit of victory -- The ideal contest : embracing the challenge -- Postlude: Reclaiming competition.
Offers a blueprint for maximising the potential of competition to foster excellence and enjoyment. This book helps readers learn the differences between positive and negative competition and they discover how to implement change in their organisations, teams and individual practices.
English
978-0-7360-7429-2
Competition
Sports--Psychological aspects
Sports--Sociological aspects
Success
306.483 Sh61t