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The Application of Transactional Analysis to Sports Psychology

Pages 240-250
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article discusses the contribution of transactional analysis to sports psychology. After looking at sports from the perspective of ego state theory, the author focuses on the relationship with the athlete and the work of mental coaching. The importance of contracting and implicit OKness is emphasized, and a case study is presented to illustrate how transactional analysis can be applied in working with athletes.

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Andrea Nespoli

Author Biography
Andrea Nespoli is a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), a psychologist and psychotherapist, and a level II EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) practitioner. He works in private practice as a sports psychologist with clubs and athletes and as a trainer and supervisor with social work teams. Andrea can be reached at Via Buonarroti 45, 20831 Seregno (MB), Italy; email: .