Psychology of Gamesmanship: How to Manage Mind Games and Tricks 2nd edition

Can you protect yourself from ruthless gamesmanship? If you are an active sports participant, fan, or official, you have experienced or observed games that were lost because of some successful mind trick or trap. This material provides descriptions of many of those distracting efforts - and how to stop or counter them. Study how player's can lose their concentration and focus. Learn how to recognize these mind attacks, and then prevent them from being effective. With this knowledge, you can play, enjoy, and judge sports competitions with greater awareness. This book gives you the tools to bring sportsmanship back into your sport. Also see the author's Billiards Blog on the Billiard Gods web site.