Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science – serie
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Science of Figure Skating
Av Jason Vescovi, Jaci VanHeest
Häftad, 2021
762 kr
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The Science of Figure Skating is the first book to provide an evidence-based and comprehensive reference for the scientific underpinnings of this complex Olympic sport, where early specialization presents unique challenges for coaches and athletes alike.Drawing on cutting-edge research and …
Sociocultural Examinations of Sports Concussions
Av Matt Ventresca, Mary McDonald
Inbunden, 2019
2578 kr
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Sport’s "concussion crisis" has been characterized by controversial scientific discoveries, athlete suicides, and high-profile lawsuits involving professional sports leagues, while provoking widespread media coverage, changes to game rules, and debate about the future of many popular sports. …
Relative Age Effects in Sport
International Perspectives
Av Jess Dixon, Sean Horton m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2673 kr
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Individual achievement in sport is often constrained by an athlete’s age relative to the peers with whom they participate. A common practice within sport and educational domains is to group youth based on their chronological ages to help promote equal competition, age appropriate instruction, and …
Complex Sport Analytics
Av Felix Lebed
Häftad, 2019
798 kr
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This book is the first to combine principles from analytics, complex systems theory, multi-disciplinary diagnostics and sport performance analysis. It considers athletes, teams, and sport organizations in individual and team games as complex systems, and demonstrates how complexity studies can …
Skill Acquisition for Judo
Principles into Practice
Inbunden, 2024
2673 kr
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First introduced as an Olympic sport in Tokyo 1964, judo is a dynamic grappling sport where it’s competitors win by throwing and pinning their opponents to the floor or forcing submission through armlocks or strangles. To become an elite judoka, athletes are required to develop a high level of …
Detecting Doping in Sport
Av Stephen Moston, Terry Engelberg
Häftad, 2021
722 kr
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The book explores the changing landscape of anti-doping investigations, which now largely centre on the collection of intelligence about doping through processes such as surveillance, interviews with witnesses and interrogation of athletes. It examines why and how investigative processes, hitherto …
Athlete Apperception Technique
Manual and Materials for Sport and Clinical Psychologists
Av Petah M. Gibbs, Mark B. Andersen m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
362 kr
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As the field of sport psychology has matured, so a greater appreciation for a diversity of training models, research methodologies, and therapeutic approaches, opposed to the dominant models of objective testing, has developed. The Athlete Apperception Technique (AAT) sets out a sport-specific …
Relative Age Effects in Sport
International Perspectives
Av Jess Dixon, Sean Horton m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
736 kr
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Individual achievement in sport is often constrained by an athlete’s age relative to the peers with whom they participate. A common practice within sport and educational domains is to group youth based on their chronological ages to help promote equal competition, age appropriate instruction, and …
Skill Acquisition for Judo
Principles into Practice
Häftad, 2026
751 kr
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First introduced as an Olympic sport in Tokyo 1964, judo is a dynamic grappling sport where it’s competitors win by throwing and pinning their opponents to the floor or forcing submission through armlocks or strangles. To become an elite judoka, athletes are required to develop a high level of …
Modelling and Simulation in Sport and Exercise
Häftad, 2020
710 kr
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Modelling and simulation techniques are of central importance to conducting research in sport and exercise science, informing data collection and helping to analyze patterns of movement and physical performance. Modelling and Simulation in Sport and Exercise is the first book to offer an …
Science of Judo
Av Mike Callan
Häftad, 2020
762 kr
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The Science of Judo is the first book to set out and discuss the science, coaching and history behind judo performance. Evidence-based and informed by the latest research, the book offers practical guidance on preparing athletes for high performance and understanding the core tenets of sport …
Exercising Female
Science and Its Application
Av Jacky Forsyth, Claire-Marie Roberts
Häftad, 2021
689 kr
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The Exercising Female: Science and Its Application is the first book to provide students, researchers, and professionals with an evidence-based reference on the exceptional scientific issues associated with female participation in sport and exercise. Based on the latest research, and treating women …
Human Fatigue
Evolution, Health and Performance
Häftad, 2020
710 kr
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Fatigue is a condition spanning the breadth of human functioning in health and disease and is a central concern in sport and exercise. Even so we are yet to fully understand its causes. One reason for this lack of understanding is that we seldom consider fatigue from an evolutionary perspective - …
Psychological Aspects of Sport-Related Concussions
Av Gordon Bloom, Jeffrey Caron
Häftad, 2020
710 kr
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Recognition of concussion as a serious injury, informed by neurological and physiological research, is now commonplace in sport. However, research on the psychology of concussive injury—its psychological implications and outcomes, and psychological interventions for prevention and recovery—has …
Genetics and the Psychology of Motor Performance
Av Sigal Ben-Zaken, Véronique Richard m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
718 kr
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Despite the prevalence of behavioral research conducted through genetic studies, there is an absence of literature pertaining to the genetics of motor behavior. Genetics and the Psychology of Motor Performance is the first book to integrate cutting-edge genetic research into the study of the …
Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences
Case Studies in Sport, Physical Education and Dance
Av Oleguer Camerino, Marta Castaner m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
874 kr
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Mixed methods research techniques, combining both quantitative and qualitative elements, have become well established throughout the social, behavioural and natural sciences. This is the first book to focus on the application of mixed methods research in the movement sciences, specifically in …
Mental Toughness in Sport
Developments in Theory and Research
Av Daniel Gucciardi, Sandy Gordon
Inbunden, 2011
2433 kr
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The pursuit of excellence in sport depends on four key facets of performance, namely physical, technical, tactical and mental skills. However, when physical, technical and tactical skills are evenly matched, a common occurrence at elite level, it is the performer with greater levels of mental …
Attachment in Sport, Exercise and Wellness
Av Sam Carr
Inbunden, 2011
2433 kr
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Attachment theory is a concept well known to ‘mainstream’ psychologists, informing the literature in areas as diverse as psychodynamics, developmental psychology, social psychology and counselling. This important new book is the first to demonstrate the relevance of attachment theory to the …
Paediatric Biomechanics and Motor Control
Theory and Application
Av Mark De Ste Croix, Thomas Korff
Inbunden, 2011
2659 kr
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Paediatric Biomechanics and Motor Control brings together the very latest developmental research using biomechanical measurement and analysis techniques and is the first book to focus on biomechanical aspects of child development. The book is divided into four main sections – the biological changes …
Complexity and Control in Team Sports
Dialectics in contesting human systems
Av Felix Lebed, Michael Bar-Eli
Inbunden, 2013
2433 kr
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Complexity and Control in Team Sports is the first book to apply complex systems theory to ‘soccer-like’ team games (including basketball, handball and hockey) and to present a framework for understanding and managing the elite sports team as a multi-level complex system. Conventional …
Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences
Case Studies in Sport, Physical Education and Dance
Av Oleguer Camerino, Marta Castaner m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2578 kr
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Mixed methods research techniques, combining both quantitative and qualitative elements, have become well established throughout the social, behavioural and natural sciences. This is the first book to focus on the application of mixed methods research in the movement sciences, specifically in …
Psychoneuroendocrinology of Sport and Exercise
Foundations, Markers, Trends
Av Felix Ehrlenspiel, Katharina Strahler
Inbunden, 2012
2578 kr
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Psychoneuroendocrinology is the study of the interaction between hormones, the brain and human behaviour. This is the first book to examine psychoneuroendocrinology in the context of sport and exercise, offering a comprehensive review of current research and assessment techniques and highlighting …
Eccentric Exercise
Physiology and application in sport and rehabilitation
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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Eccentric muscle contraction, during which a muscle lengthens while under tension, is a fundamental process of human movement but a surprisingly under-researched area of exercise science. Evidence suggests that training programmes which incorporate both eccentric and concentric contractions can …
Life Story Research in Sport
Understanding the Experiences of Elite and Professional Athletes through Narrative
Av Kitrina Douglas, David Carless
Inbunden, 2014
2904 kr
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What is life really like for the elite athlete? How does the experience of being a professional sports person differ from the popular perceptions of fans, journalists or academics? Why might elite sports people experience mental health difficulties away from the public gaze?In the first book-length …
Computer Science in Sport
Research and Practice
Av Arnold Baca
Inbunden, 2014
2818 kr
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Computers are a fundamentally important tool in sport science research, sports performance analysis and, increasingly, in coaching and education programmes in sport. This book defines the field of ‘sport informatics’, explaining how computer science can be used to solve sport-related problems, in …
Complex Systems in Sport
Av Keith Davids, Robert Hristovski m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
2904 kr
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Complex systems in nature are those with many interacting parts, all capable of influencing global system outcomes. There is a growing body of research that has modeled sport performance from a complexity sciences perspective, studying the behavior of individual athletes and sports teams as …
Mental Toughness in Sport
Developments in Theory and Research
Av Daniel Gucciardi, Sandy Gordon
Häftad, 2013
881 kr
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The pursuit of excellence in sport depends on four key facets of performance, namely physical, technical, tactical and mental skills. However, when physical, technical and tactical skills are evenly matched, a common occurrence at elite level, it is the performer with greater levels of mental …
Attachment in Sport, Exercise and Wellness
Av Sam Carr
Häftad, 2013
825 kr
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Attachment theory is a concept well known to ‘mainstream’ psychologists, informing the literature in areas as diverse as psychodynamics, developmental psychology, social psychology and counselling. This important new book is the first to demonstrate the relevance of attachment theory to the …
Paediatric Biomechanics and Motor Control
Theory and Application
Av Mark De Ste Croix, Thomas Korff
Häftad, 2013
881 kr
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Paediatric Biomechanics and Motor Control brings together the very latest developmental research using biomechanical measurement and analysis techniques and is the first book to focus on biomechanical aspects of child development. The book is divided into four main sections – the biological changes …
Science of Judo
Av Mike Callan
Inbunden, 2018
2673 kr
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The Science of Judo is the first book to set out and discuss the science, coaching and history behind judo performance. Evidence-based and informed by the latest research, the book offers practical guidance on preparing athletes for high performance and understanding the core tenets of sport …
