The Science of Strength and Conditioning for Football summaries the current scientific evidence in the field. This evidence serves as a rationale for the decisions practitioners make with their football players, to monitor and develop training progr...Daugiau...
This book explores the unique psychological dynamics that emerge in sport and exercise groups. It provides a clear and thorough guide to contemporary theory, research, and applied practice, covering core themes and cutting-edge topics as well as hig...Daugiau...
This text brings together reviews of issues in the relationship between physical activity, fitness and depression, stimulating individual reflection and including debate on research, methodologies, and applied practices. This book helps the reader u...Daugiau...
Bringing together international authors writing from a social science perspective on babies, toddlers and pre-school sport and physical activity, this book explores the social and cultural context in which children take part in sport and physical ac...Daugiau...
This short book examines the history, origins and unintended consequences of the commonly used and widely accepted practice of long and low riding and training in dressage. International rider and trainer Paul Belasik explains the little-known origi...Daugiau...
Professional Development in Exercise Science prepares students and complements their academic foundation for a career or professional opportunity. This textbook provides students with the knowledge and skills to bridge gaps more effectively between...Daugiau...
Why are so many people committed to sports? Why are they so committed? Why do fans remain loyal when this seems illogical and counter-intuitive? The Psychology of Sports Fans explains the intricate psychological foundations of sports fandom, explori...Daugiau...
This book examines the digital transformation of the sports industry. It explores the digital and technological changes that will shape the sports industry for years to come. Topics covered include digital innovation, AI, machine learning, optimizat...Daugiau...
Sports, and the fans that follow them, are everywhere. The third edition of Sport Fans: The Psychology and Social Impact of Fandom examines the affective, behavioral, and cognitive reactions of fans to better comprehend how sport impacts individual...Daugiau...
This is the first book to focus on social justice pedagogies in physical education from a student perspective. This is invaluable reading for any trainee or in-service teacher or coach working in physical education or youth sport....Daugiau...
Presented across four sections, each progressively guiding the reader from fundamental insights into the workings of the human body to more intricate subjects pertaining to motor control and learning, this book equips readers with a comprehensive un...Daugiau...
This important book provides practical and immediately applicable information about consulting in sport psychology in an accessible, step-by-step manner, focusing on lessons based on individual, team, and organizational levels....Daugiau...
This pioneering book integrates mathematics into swim training to create an intellectual journey into patterns. Exercise your body and mind with over 35 training programs derived from mathematical ideas. Dive into the history of mathematics and comp...Daugiau...
This is the first book to present a critical analysis of the concept of the European Model of Sport (EMS). The EMS concept is widely used by policy makers at national and EU level, and by some sports organisations, yet it has never been comprehensiv...Daugiau...
First published in 1998, Jackie Robinson includes presentations from Long Island Universitys three-day celebration, especially chosen for their fresh perspectives and illuminating insights. A mix of journalism, scholarship, and memory offers a pres...Daugiau...
This book provides important new insights into the interplay between gender, technology, sport, and media in the Nordic context, offering a deeper understanding of how digitalization affects sports practices, values, and structures....Daugiau...
This book combines the pedagogical, academic, and practical knowledge of a team of experts in the global game-based approaches community and innovates by offering unique cultural perspectives and diversity in the pedagogical interpretations made in...Daugiau...
In this revised edition of Isokinetics: Muscle Testing, Interpretation and Clinical Applications, a group of international experts cover the main developments that have taken place in the field of isokinetics....Daugiau...
No sector can escape the challenge of the climate crisis. This book brings together a team of academic experts to urgently examine the intersection of sustainability and the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs)....Daugiau...
This guidebook provides a comprehensive, holistic, and evidence-based account for improving the decision making of sports officials across different sports and levels....Daugiau...
There are few posts more dramatic, more controversial, or more public than a football Managers. The pressures of success, and failure; the problems of finance and business management; the challenge of tactics and training: these are just some of the...Daugiau...
Tracing the history of sports medicine from the ancient world through to the present day, this book shines new light on the embedded relationship between physicians, performance enhancement and doping in elite sport....Daugiau...
Mountaineering in the Alps (1971) examines the two centuries of alpineering where mountaineering as we know it today was first invented and developed. It traces the first beginnings of the sport, as intrepid explorers ventured into the Alps, all the...Daugiau...
This is the first book to examine physical education from the perspective of workforce research and development. It adopts a whole system approach - including schools, higher education and public policy - to advance an action-oriented framework for...Daugiau...
This is the first book to focus on sports betting from a sociological perspective. Drawing on multi-stage sociological research, it deepens our understanding of an increasingly significant aspect of the contemporary sport industry....Daugiau...
Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Sport and the Media: Managing the Nexus combines in-depth analysis of the rapidly developing sport media industry with a clear and straightforward guide to practical sport media management skills....Daugiau...
It focused on the strategies, challenges and choices in the renaissance of modern sports. It brought together scientists, sports persons, decision makers from across the globe to share research approaches, methods and results. It analyzed ways for i...Daugiau...
This book presents a series of important and fascinating cases - including campaigns for equal pay for players; governance, ethics and womens rights in Spanish football; the legacies of the Australian Matildas; and the impact of fan spaces that tog...Daugiau...
Chess and Corporate Strategy is an intriguing journey through cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence and game theory. The innovative methodology employed by the author leverages the metaphor of chess to furnish a compendium of corporate strat...Daugiau...
