Emotions in Sport is the first comprehensive treatment of how
individual and team emotions affect athletic performance. Edited
by renowned Olympic advisor, researcher, and teacher Yuri Hanin,
the book provides you with a comprehensive understanding of
emotional patterns such as anxiety, anger, and joy, as well as
their impact on individual and team performance; solid methods
for determining the optimal emotional state of individual
athletes; innovative strategies for avoiding overtraining,
burnout, and fatigue, while helping enhance performance; an
overview of injury management and the positive emotional states
that can actually accelerate the healing process; and a long-
overdue look at exercise, emotions, and mental health. Created
and developed by Dr. Hanin during 30 years as a sport
psychologist, the Individual Zones of Optimal Functioning (IZOF)
model is the key conceptual framework in Emotions in Sport. The
model can help you describe, predict, and explain the dynamics
of emotion/performance for individu