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Books

Stewart has published a range of books and book chapters designed for a range of different audiences including researchers, expert practitioners / consultants, the general public and learners. A number of which are listed below:

Team psychology in sports

Stewart explores how pressure affects performance and the cognitive and emotional strategies that help people excel when it counts. Covering decision-making, emotion, resilience/mental toughness, confidence and recovery, it links key theory to practical guidance and learning activities for students, coaches and performers.

2018

A concise guide to performing under pressure, this book explains psychological factors that shape results in sport, public performance, and demanding work. It offers practical ways to build expertise, sharpen confidence and decision-making, and optimise mindset, sleep, nutrition, and recovery.

2017

Stewart explores how pressure affects performance and the cognitive and emotional strategies that help people excel when it counts. Covering decision-making, emotion, resilience/mental toughness, confidence and recovery, it links key theory to practical guidance and learning activities for students, coaches and performers.

2016

A practitioner-focused collection of case studies that integrates research and real-world applied work in sport and exercise psychology. It showcases interventions across issues such as pressure performance, teamwork, injury rehabilitation, career transitions, and exercise/health concerns, supported by online learning resources for study and reflective practice.

2013

A practical guide to cricket’s mental game, explaining how confidence, motivation, concentration and emotional control often separate success from failure. It shows players and coaches how to build mental toughness with usable mental skills for training and match situations, and offers advice on what underpins effective teams and leadership.

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Team Psychology in Sports explains how to turn talented individuals into an effective team, blending psychological theory with practical tools and real sporting examples. It covers planning, communication, cohesion, motivation, emotions, momentum, leadership and recovery, and offers evidence-based interventions to enhance team functioning and performance for students, coaches and practitioners.

Book chapters

In addition to the above books I have also recently contributed the following chapters to other books: 

Cotterill, S. T., & Tibbert, S. (2024). Destructive Leadership in the Context of Sports. In K. Breevaat, B. Schyns, & P.Neves (Eds) Destructive Leadership: Forms, context and boundary conditions’. Information Age Publishing Inc.

Cotterill, S. T., & Britton, D. (2023). Psychological techniques to enhance golf performance. In D. Hill, J. Barker & K. Steptoe (Eds). The psychology of golf performance under pressure. London: Routledge.

Cotterill, S. T., & Hurley, O. A. (2023). Going online: How to enhance consultancy practice using digital technology. In V. Shanmuganathan-Felton & S. Smith (Eds). Developing a sport psychology consultancy practice. London: Routledge.

A full list of book chapters is available here: book chapters list

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