Edwin A.Locke and Gary P.Latham (Eds.). New Developments in Goal Setting and Task Performance. New York, NY: Routledge, 2013, 688 pages, $85.00 hardcover.

Introduction to the special issue on coaching elite performers.

“…Performance-psychology coaches use many tools to assist in dealing with these sorts of issues. Andersen (2009) described a common canon of skills training used extensively in performance psychology, and tools can include applied relaxation (Laaksonen, Ainegren, & Lisspers, 2011), self-talk (Van Raalte, Vincent, & Brewer, 2017), imagery (Simonsmeier, Frank, Gubelmann, & Schneider, 2018), goal setting (Toaddy, 2015), and concentration (Paz-Baruch, Leikin, & Leikin, 2016). Other strategies used to assist elite performance include working with emotional intelligence (McCann, 2009) and addressing mental preparation (Bandura, 2001; Foster, Lloyd, & Kamin, 2009).…”