Taking a refreshingly different approach to the subject this new textbook uses original case . Over 400 million people will watch the football world cup final in johannesburg this summer yet one of the most important contests will be taking place before the players have walked onto the pitch as each athlete battles to win the psychological edge over their opponents now brian hemmings and tim holders pioneering new title. Applied sport psychology a case based approach brian hemmings tim holder isbn 978 1 119 10455 1 264 pages january 2015 description taking a refreshingly different approach to the subject this new textbook uses original case studies of psychological support work with individual athletes and groups to illustrate the underlying theory . Applied sport psychology a case based approach edited by brian hemmings and tim holder is without a doubt a very welcome addition to sport psychology library i personally could not think of better persons to edit such a book as both authors are not only exceptional academics but also highly reputable sport psychology consultants