ABSTRACT
Anyone who has ever played with Lego has probably had a similar experience. When you get a new set, the first thing you do is build whatever it’s supposed to be, maybe a submarine or a pirate ship. It works well that first time, but pretty soon you start to think about what else could be made with the bricks. As you play, you discover infinite ways to reassemble them and add bits from other sets. The endpoint that we all arrive at is that, once you understand how the individual pieces work, you can fit them together in multiple ways depending on your objective. This concluding chapter summarizes the information presented in the book and shows the reader how the underlying psychological principles can be adapted and combined to solve problems in their own environments. Future research directions are highlighted with an emphasis on drawing approaches from other disciplines and promoting the application of psychology in the management and prevention of injuries across all levels of sport.
