The Mental Athlete: Inner Training for Peak Performance in All Sports by Kay Porter

Synopsis

Intended to help athletes improve their overall performance by sharpening their minds, this guide explains the utility of keeping journals, setting goals, self-talk, relaxation exercises, and visualizations. Self-assessment tests, exercises, and wor ksheets move the reader through the steps of the achievement process. Porter is a trainer, counselor, and consultant. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Biography

Kay Porter, PhD, has worked in the sport psychology field since 1979 and has trained hundreds of athletes and teams. She is the owner of Porter Performance Systems, a training, counseling and consulting company. Formerly a professor at the University of Oregon, she spent 13 years as a sport psychology consultant to the athletic department.

She is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry and a consultant in sport psychology, certified by the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP). She is considered an international expert in the field of mental training and has given presentations and workshops at conferences nationally and internationally.

Porter is a former varsity athlete in tennis and was a national champion in master's track in the 1500 meters and competed in master's running for 20 years. Additionally, she coaches a walking group every year for the Portland Marathon. Porter has published more than 30 articles on mental training and peak performance and has produced two videotapes and 20 recorded guided visualizations for sports performance. She wrote The Mental Athlete in its original version and was published in English, German, French, and Japanese. Additionally, she is the author of a book titled Visual Athletic published by W.C. Brown/McGraw-Hill.

Porter lives in Eugene, Oregon, and enjoys running and walking marathons, hiking, meditating, and traveling. For more information on Kay Porter visit www.thementalathlete.com.