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True Competition [Electronic Resource] : a Guide to Pursuing Excellence in Sport and Society by DAVID LIGHT SHIELDS, PHD BRENDA LIGHT BREDEMEIER, PHD,HUMAN KINETICS is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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__True Competition: A Guide to Pursuing Excellence in Sport and Society__ offers a blueprint for maximizing the potential of competition to foster excellence and enjoyment. It provides a novel perspective on competition that challenges traditional beliefs through a research-backed defense that—up until now—has been lacking. With this text, readers will learn the differences between positive and negative competition, and they will discover how to implement change in their organizations, teams, and individual practices. The authors of this groundbreaking book, who are leading experts in sport psychology, redefine what competition is and should be. Unlike the more typical and often socially destructive form of competition—which they call __decompetition__—true competition brings out excellence in participants, fosters positive character development, and leads to lasting enjoyment. This socially and psychologically positive perspective on competition challenges Alfie Kohn's __No Contest: The Case Against Competition__, which has been called the definitive critique of competition. The authors propose that competition itself is not problematic; rather, they question how competition is so

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Author

DAVID LIGHT SHIELDS, PHD BRENDA LIGHT BREDEMEIER, PHD,HUMAN KINETICS

Publisher

Human Kinetics, Inc.

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781492583318

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sports, Sociology, Anthropology

Rating

3.75 / 5 (20 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14