Handbook of Embodied Cognition and Sport Psychology

Handbook of Embodied Cognition and Sport Psychology is a reference handbook edited by Massimiliano L. Cappuccio that connects cognitive science with sports psychology. The volume investigates the mind–body relationship through athletic skill and sporting practice.

Across twenty-six chapters, contributors treat athletic skill as a legitimate form of intelligence involving cognitive faculties comparable in complexity to mathematical problem solving. Coverage connects perspectives ranging from the philosophy of mind to the sociology of sports.

The volume explores sensorimotor skill acquisition, ecological affordances, and the social dimensions of team athletics. It also includes a foreword by Richard S. W. Masters and David Papineau.