True competition : a guide to pursuing excellence in sport and society / David Light Shields.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2009.Description: viii, 239 p.: ill; 26 cmContent type:
  • Text
Media type:
  • Unmediated
Carrier type:
  • Volume
ISBN:
  • 978-0-7360-7429-2
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 306.483 Sh61t
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographic references and index

English

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.

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