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Computational Metrics for Soccer Analysis: Connecting the dots (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Filipe Manuel Clemente João Bernardo Sequeiros Acácio F. P. P. Correia Frutuoso G. M. Silva Fernando Manuel Lourenço MartinsThis book provides an account of the use of computational tactical metrics in improving sports analysis, in particular the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) data in soccer. As well as offering a practical perspective on collective behavioural analysis, it introduces the computational metrics available in the literature that allow readers to identify collective behaviour and patterns of play in team sports. These metrics only require the bio-dimensional geo-referencing information from GPS or video-tracking systems to provide qualitative and quantitative information about the tactical behaviour of players and the inter-relationships between teammates and their opponents. Exercises, experimental cases and algorithms enable readers to fully comprehend how to compute these metrics, as well as introducing them to the ultimate performance analysis tool, which is the basis to run them on. The script to compute the metrics is presented in Python. The book is a valuable resource for professional analysts as well students and researchers in the field of sports analysis wanting to optimise the use of GPS trackers in soccer.
Computer Science in Sport: Modeling, Simulation, Data Analysis and Visualization of Sports-Related Data
by Daniel MemmertIn recent years, computer science in sport has grown extremely, mainly because more and more new data has become available. Computer science tools in sports, whether used for opponent preparation, competition, or scientific analysis, have become indispensable across various levels of expertise nowadays. A completely new market has emerged through the utilization of these tools in the four major fields of application: clubs and associations, business, science, and the media. This market is progressively gaining importance within university research and educational activities.This textbook aims to live up to the now broad diversity of computer science in sport by having more than 30 authors report from their special field and concisely summarise the latest findings. The book is divided into four main sections: data sets, modelling, simulation and data analysis. In addition to background information on programming languages and visualisation, the textbook is framed by history and an outlook. Students with a connection to sports science are given a comprehensive insight into computer science in sport, supported by a didactically sophisticated concept that makes it easy to convey the learning content. Numerous questions for self-testing underpin the learning effect and ensure optimal exam preparation. For advanced students, the in-depth discussion of time series data mining, artificial neural networks, convolution kernels, transfer learning and random forests offers additional value.
Computer Science in Sport: Research and Practice (Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science)
by Arnold BacaComputers 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 both research and applied aspects. Beginning with a clear explanation of the functional principles of hardware and software, the book examines the key functional areas in which computer science is employed in sport, including: knowledge discovery and database development data acquisition, including devices for measuring performance data motion tracking and analysis systems modelling and simulation match analysis systems e-learning and multimedia in sports education Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book is important reading for any student, researcher or practitioner working in sport science, sport performance analysis, research methods in sport, applied computer science or informatics.
Computer Vision in Sports (Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)
by Graham Thomas Thomas B. Moeslund Adrian HiltonThe first book of its kind devoted to this topic, this comprehensive text/reference presents state-of-the-art research and reviews current challenges in the application of computer vision to problems in sports. Opening with a detailed introduction to the use of computer vision across the entire life-cycle of a sports event, the text then progresses to examine cutting-edge techniques for tracking the ball, obtaining the whereabouts and pose of the players, and identifying the sport being played from video footage. The work concludes by investigating a selection of systems for the automatic analysis and classification of sports play. The insights provided by this pioneering collection will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners involved in computer vision, sports analysis and media production.
Con la lengua fuera: Críticas, chascarrillos y explicaciones sobre el léxico deportivo
by Álex Grijelmo¿Un jugador equivoca un tiro? ¿Existen las finales a cuatro? ¿Puede un equipo ser más líder en una jornada respecto a la anterior? ¿En el mundo del deporte se utilizan metáforas como en la poesía? La lengua en el deporte da mucho juego. Entre 2016 y 2019, Álex Grijelmo publicó en As una serie de artículos sobre la lengua española en el deporte de los que ahora pueden disfrutar todos los lectores interesados en el idioma y en su tratamiento en los medios de comunicación. En ellos el autor muestra cómo el léxico utilizado por deportistas, comentaristas y periodistas se mueve entre la tradición, la innovación y los extranjerismos, y los usos incorrectos que empobrecen el lenguaje o le privan de eficacia y belleza. Pero también le reconoce hallazgos léxicos, metáforas brillantes y frases memorables. En este libro hay propuestas de mejora del estilo junto con elogios hacia aportaciones certeras. Se habla de fútbol, de baloncesto, de balonmano, de boxeo, de tenis, de los deportes de motor... Pero sobre todo, se habla de la lengua española. Un tema que da mucho juego. «Píldora tras píldora, constituía un tratamiento que en el tiempo fue haciendo efecto. Comprobé cómo poco a poco redactores descuidados dejaban de serlo, se ahorraban latiguillos, sustituían barbarismos por su adecuado equivalente en castellano. Y cuando alguno no lo hacía, no faltaba quien se lo decía con las tablas de la ley en la mano, como se llegó a conocer en la redacción aquella serie de instrucciones-reconvenciones que Grijelmo desarrollaba [...]. El deporte tiene un alto consumo y todo lo que se haga para que no envicie sino limpie el castellano es justo y necesario. Eso le da un valor único a estas píldoras medicinales que Álex Grijelmo escribió, según él, con la lengua fuera.»Del prólogo de Alfredo Relaño La crítica ha dicho:«Nuestros textos se enriquecerían si prestáramos atención a las reflexiones de Álex Grijelmo.»Soledad Gallego-Díaz, El País «Un libro didáctico que se lee con la pasión de una novela.»Gabriel García Márquez, sobre El estilo del periodista «Grijelmo viaja a los orígenes de nuestra lengua y de sus asuntos de género para evitar confusiones y expresiones tan políticamente correctas como ridículas.»Laura Revuelta, ABC, sobre Propuesta de acuerdo sobre el lenguaje inclusivo «Si alguien aúna con esmero periodismo y preocupación por el lenguaje, es Álex Grijelmo.»El País
Con todo, contra todos
by José Carlos Yrigoyen"Mi obsesión, que sé compartida y superada por otros, es la de querer saber todo acerca de la selección. Cuando digo todo, tomémoslo lo más literalmente que se pueda". Del Nene Cubillas a Paolo Guerrero, José Carlos Yrigoyen ha hecho un trabajo enciclopédico: contar y comentar, partido tras partido, proceso a proceso, 50 años de la selección peruana de fútbol, un periplo que cubre tres mundiales, once eliminatorias y dieciséis Copas América. El resultado de esta minuciosa investigación es la historia más completa de la Blanquirroja, la cual permite analizar por primera vez, con detalle, contexto y análisis deportivo, el auge y caída de un combinado que ha sabido ser campeón, pero que también ha escrito algunas de las páginas más oscuras del fútbol internacional. En esta crónica de medio siglo de fútbol peruano se añaden decenas de semblanzas de los héroes de la selección y perfiles de todos los entrenadores que vistieron el buzo nacional. Especial atención merece el periodo de Ricardo Gareca, a quien se le dedica un capítulo extenso en el que se examinan las razones de su éxito. No exento de polémica y con un tono que oscila entre el completismo y la historia cultural, Yrigoyen ha escrito el libro definitivo sobre el equipo de todos.
Con todos, contra todos (2da. edición): Una historia de la selección peruana 1968-2022. Los pormenores de la era Gareca
by José Carlos YrigoyenLos pormenores de La era Gareca En esta edición revisada y aumentada de Con todo, contra todos, José Carlos Yrigoyen retoma un trabajo enciclopédico: contar y comentar, partido a partido, proceso a proceso, más de medio siglo de la selección peruana de fútbol, un periplo que cubre cuatro Mundiales, doce eliminatorias y diecisiete Copas América. El resultado de esta minuciosa investigación es la historia más completa y apasionada de la Blanquirroja, la cual permite analizar con detalle, contexto y rigor deportivos, los avatares de un combinado que ha sabido ser campeón, pero que también ha escrito algunas de las páginas más oscuras del balompié internacional. En esta crónica se añaden decenas de semblanzas de los héroes de la selección y perfiles de todos los entrenadores que vistieron el buzo nacional. Especial atención merece el periodo de Ricardo Gareca, a quien se le dedica dos capítulos extensos en los quese examina las razones de su éxito y su etapa final con el conjunto peruano. No exento de polémica y con un tono que oscila entre el completismo y la historia cultural, Yrigoyen ha escrito el libro definitivo sobre el equipo de todos.
Concealed Carry for Women
by Gila HayesConcealed Carry for Women explains the mindset, skills, equipment and accessories necessary for successful concealed carry, with a focus on challenges unique to women.This book will help you:Decide to carry a gun for self defenseThe legalities and society's unwritten rules for armed citizensShooting skills for concealed carryIntegrating a concealed handgun into one's lifeSelecting a handgunHow holsters work with the female figureWomen's fashions and concealed carry: what works, what doesn't
Concentration (Junior Martial Arts)
by Kim EtingoffMartial arts students don't just learn how to fight. They also learn lots of other important things they use every day--like concentration, for example. Martial artists are good at focusing on one thing at a time--and by practicing martial arts, you too can get better at concentrating. Concentration will help you do better in and out of school. Discover how martial arts can help you concentrate!
Concepts of Athletic Training Fifth Edition
by Ronald P. Pfeiffer Brent C. MangusThis outstanding introductory text presents key concepts pertaining to the field of athletic training in a comprehensive, logically sequential manner that will assist future professionals in making the correct decisions when confronted with an activity-related injury or illness in their scope of practice.
Concise History Of Major League Baseball
by Leonard KoppettBaseball's greatest asset is the richness of its lore, and Leonard Koppett has made the entire treasure of the game's history accessible in one enjoyable volume. In his lively narratives on the shape and significance of each season from baseball's nineteenth-century beginnings to the updated and expanded sections on the last decade, Koppett explains the changes in baseball-the-game and baseball-the-business that forged the major leagues we know today. Each chapter recounts trends, players, and events during different eras; offers succinct seasonal recaps, and summarizes how the consequences of that particular baseball era set the stage for the next. On the origins and evolution of on-the-field play—from the 1880s origin of pitching high and tight then low and away, to modern-day use of body armor at bat—plus statistics and record-breaking achievements, Koppett's got it covered. On business and organizational controversies, such as the introduction of night baseball, radio and TV broadcasting, free agency, strike actions, divisional play-offs, and the policies of owners and commissioners, Koppett's got it covered. One-stop reading for the most essential stories, statistics, and opinions on the major leagues, Koppett's Concise History of Major League Baseball is the most original baseball reference available.
Concurrent Aerobic and Strength Training: Scientific Basics and Practical Applications
by Moritz Schumann Bent R. RønnestadThis book provides an extensive guide for exercise and health professionals, students, scientists, sport coaches, athletes of various sports and those with a general interest in concurrent aerobic and strength training. Following a brief historical overview of the past decades of research on concurrent training, in section 1 the epigenetic as well as physiological and neuromuscular differences of aerobic and strength training are discussed. Thereafter, section 2 aims at providing an up-to-date analysis of existing explanations for the interference phenomenon, while in section 3 the training-methodological difficulties of combined aerobic and strength training are elucidated. In section 4 and 5, the theoretical considerations reviewed in previous sections will then be practically applied to specific populations, ranging from children and elderly to athletes of various sports. Concurrent Aerobic and Strength Training: Scientific Basics and Practical Applications is a novel book on one of the “hot topics” of exercise training. The Editors' highest priority is to make this book an easily understandable and at the same time scientifically supported guide for the daily practice.
Concussed: Sport's Ticking Timebomb
by Sam PetersBy recounting the untold story of the most influential sports campaign in British newspaper history, which turned concussion in professional rugby from a niche issue into front and back page news, Concussed poses the questions all sports lovers need answering as evidence grows linking sports-related concussions to premature deaths and dementia.Written by Sam Peters, the journalist who spearheaded the Mail on Sunday's Cudlipp Prize nominated concussion campaign, Concussed reveals one man's attempts to blow the whistle on a mounting head injury crisis. For years, his efforts saw him labelled a 'pariah' and almost forced him out of the sport he loved for good.Including exclusive interviews with bereaved families whose stories have never been told before, as well as high-profile administrators, medics, current and past players, coaches, lawyers and media figures, Peters recounts the countless battles he fought and the threats he faced in a sport whose macho culture masked the urgent need to radically overhaul player welfare standards. Expanding his research from rugby to football, NFL and cricket, Peters brings an unparalleled breadth of experience and depth of knowledge to a subject he has written about and campaigned over for almost a decade. Now sport's 'dirty secret' is out in the open, Peters asks what it must now do to ensure future generations of players are not left permanently damaged and how parents can be persuaded their children are safe to play contact sports. Ultimately, in an increasingly risk-averse world, Concussed: Sport's Ticking Timebomb asks: will concussion kill sport?
Concussion
by Jeanne Marie Laskas<P>Soon to be a major motion picture starring Will Smith, Concussion is the riveting, unlikely story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the pathologist who made one of the most significant medical discoveries of the twenty-first century, a discovery that challenges the existence of America's favorite sport and puts Omalu in the crosshairs of football's most powerful corporation: the NFL. <P>Jeanne Marie Laskas first met the young forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu in 2009, while reporting a story for GQ that would go on to inspire the movie Concussion. Omalu told her about a day in September 2002, when, in a dingy morgue in downtown Pittsburgh, he picked up a scalpel and made a discovery that would rattle America in ways he'd never intended. <P>Omalu was new to America, chasing the dream, a deeply spiritual man escaping the wounds of civil war in Nigeria. The body on the slab in front of him belonged to a fifty-year-old named Mike Webster, aka "Iron Mike," a Hall of Fame center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of the greatest ever to play the game. After retiring in 1990, Webster had suffered a dizzyingly steep decline. Toward the end of his life, he was living out of his van, tasering himself to relieve his chronic pain, and fixing his rotting teeth with Super Glue. <P>How did this happen?, Omalu asked himself. How did a young man like Mike Webster end up like this? The search for answers would change Omalu's life forever and put him in the crosshairs of one of the most powerful corporations in America: the National Football League. <P>What Omalu discovered in Webster's brain--proof that Iron Mike's mental deterioration was no accident but a disease caused by blows to the head that could affect everyone playing the game--was the one truth the NFL wanted to ignore. <P> Taut, gripping, and gorgeously told, Concussion is the stirring story of one unlikely man's decision to stand up to a multibillion-dollar colossus, and to tell the world the truth. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Concussion Management for Primary Care: Evidence Based Answers to Cases and Questions
by Deepak S. PatelConcussions are increasing in incidence each year, and each state has a law on management of concussions in children. These factors strengthen the need for primary care providers to be well-versed in the evaluation and management of them. This text provides primary care physicians and clinicians with an evidence-based yet practical approach to diagnosing and treating concussions in children and adults.The book begins with a general overview of concussions. It then goes on to identify risks, signs and symptoms of concussions. Next, physicians and providers learn when and how to perform appropriate physical exams for suspected concussions. The following chapters focus on finding the correct type of testing to perform in suspected concussions. The testing options addressed include diagnostic, neurocognitive and imaging. Return-to-learn and return-to-play recommendations are then discussed to ensure that providers are able to properly educate patients on them. The book concludes by explaining post-concussion syndrome and identifying methods to prevent concussions and complications in the future. Each chapter presents a specific case along with 3-5 followup questions as well as a summary of key concepts. Written from the unique perspective of a primary care physician who also specializes in sports medicine and concussions, Concussion Management for Primary Care is a first-of-its-kind book that serves as a valuable resource for primary care physicians, sports medicine physicians and any other clinician treating patients suffering from a possible concussion.
Concussion Management for Primary Care: Evidence-Based Answers to Cases and Questions
by Deepak S. PatelConcussions remain a common problem for all ages and not just specific for athletes. Recent scientific literature has expanded our understanding of concussions. Therefore, concussion guidelines and recommendations continue to evolve. All health care professionals and clinicians are often challenged to keep up with these advances. Written from the unique perspectives of a primary care physicians who also specialize in sports medicine and have extensive concussion clinical experience, Concussion Management for Primary Care, 2e serves as a valuable resource for physicians, providers, and any other clinician evaluating or treating patients with a possible concussion. This fully revised and expanded second edition, provides evidence-based yet practical approach to diagnosing and treating concussions in children and adults. Each chapter includes practical, clinically based questions and explanations. An updated literature search and clinical expertise is included in each section. The chapters conclude with a &“key points&” section with quick and essential take home points. All these features make this text an invaluable resource to anyone wanting to learn more about concussions.
Concussion Management for Wheelchair Athletes: Evaluation and Examination
by Kenneth Lee Michael William Harper Michael Joseph Uihlein Michael McCreaThis book arises from the challenges and difficulties involved in the evaluation and management of concussions in wheelchair athletes. Concussions are most readily identified in the ambulatory population via identifying gross motor instability or when athletes lose their balance and stumble after a blow to the head or neck region. Because wheelchair athletes participate in sport while sitting down and using a wheelchair, clinicians must be extra attentive to identify a potential concussion. Once a potential concussion is identified, there are many challenges in evaluation of the wheelchair athlete population due to their comorbidities. At baseline, they may have signs and symptoms that mimic a concussion, and their impairments can also alter their cognitive and balance assessments. Therefore, it is critical to make a distinction between these athletes’ baseline comorbid impairments and potential new exam findings in a concussion. Filling in a critical gap in the literature, this is a concise pocket guide for any clinician, trainer, or rehabilitation specialist who is involved in wheelchair sports. It focuses on the unique challenges in evaluating a concussion in the wheelchair athlete, including baseline testing, the process of evaluating the signs and symptoms of a concussion, cognitive and vestibular examination, new clinical techniques specific to wheelchair athletes, and the return to play process. A Concussion Management Program (CMP) for use on the sideline as well as in the office is included. Practical and timely, Concussion Management for Wheelchair Athletes is a valuable resource to increase awareness, provide guidance on the unique challenges within this population, and generate interest in future research and investigation.
Concussion in Professional Team Sports: Time for a Harmonised Approach?
by Alexandra VeutheyThe risk of athletes sustaining concussion while participating in professional team sports raises two serious concerns both nationally and internationally.First, concussion in sport carries a public health risk, given that injured athletes may have to deal with significant long-term medical complications, with some of the worst cases resulting in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).Secondly, sports governing bodies are now exposed to the risk of financial and reputational damage as a consequence of legal proceedings being filed against them. A good example of this, among many other recent examples, is the case of the United States of America’s National Football League (NFL), the governing body for American football, which, in 2015, committed to pay US$ 1 billion to settle the class action filed by its former professional players.This book examines how to most efficiently reduce these public health and legal risks, and proposes a harmonised solution across sports and legal systems.
Concussions and Our Kids: America's Leading Expert on How to Protect Young Athletes and Keep Sports Safe
by Mark Hyman Robert CantuA leading doctor &“shines the light&” on concussions, CTE, and keeping youth sports safe (Gregg Easterbrook, ESPN football columnist). See the movie Concussion. But first read the classic book from the acclaimed concussion doctor who&’s changing how America thinks about safety in youth sports. From Washington to Quebec, from offices at the NFL to the New York Times, from the NHL players union to the soccer fields of Anytown, USA, people are talking about concussions. Long believed by experts to be a silent epidemic, concussions are fast becoming the most dominating and important issue in all of sports. At the center of this crisis—and one of the key reasons for this increased awareness—is Dr. Robert Cantu, the country&’s leading expert on athletic brain trauma and a pioneer in the study of the link between concussions and progressive brain disease in athletes. He has treated thousands of patients who have experienced brain trauma, from high-profile professional athletes to peewees, including young boys and girls who play soccer, football, lacrosse, hockey, and other sports. And he is on the frontlines of groundbreaking research that is changing the way sports are played. Concussions and Our Kids is the first prescriptive book of its kind to address the issue of head trauma in sports and provide preventive solutions to protect athletes and give guidelines for the way sports can be played safely. Dr. Cantu and sports journalist Mark Hyman have crafted a book that is part manifesto, part manual, explaining to parents and coaches what head trauma is, why it has become a focus of national attention, and why some practices in youth sports must change. They also outline the measures we can take to protect our children. Readers will learn: • The signs and symptoms of a concussion • Three concussion tests parents can give at home • Concussions and what &“rest&” really means • How concussions improperly treated can develop into post-concussion syndrome • Why total brain trauma (not just the number of concussions) is a risk factor for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) • Why helmets are no guarantee of safety • Why concussions are prevalent in all sports, not just football and hockey Addressing what sportswriter Bill Simmons calls &“the single most important issue in sports today,&” this book is essential reading for parents, coaches, players, and all those interested in young athletes, their safety, and their future well-being.
Concussions in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior
by Semyon M. Slobounov Wayne J. SebastianelliConcussions in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior is a timely and major contribution to the literature that comprehensively addresses the neuromechanisms, predispositions, and latest developments in the evaluation and management of concussive injuries. Also known as mild traumatic brain injury, concussion in athletics is a growing public health concern with increased attention focusing on treatment and management of this puzzling epidemic. Despite the increasing occurrence and prevalence of concussions in athletics, there is no universally accepted definition, or "gold standard," for its assessment. Concussion in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior provides a range of major findings that may shed important light on current controversy within the field. The book is organized in five parts: Evaluation of Concussion and Current Development; Biomechanical Mechanisms of Concussion and Helmets; Neural Substrates, Biomarkers and Brain Imaging of Concussion Research; Pediatric Sport-related Concussions; and Clinical Management and Rehabilitation of Concussions. An invaluable contribution to the literature, Concussions in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior is a state-of-the-art reference that will be of significant interest to a wide range of clinicians, researchers, administrators, and policy makers.
Concussions in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior
by Semyon M. Slobounov Wayne J. SebastianelliNow in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this comprehensive text remains a timely and major contribution to the literature that addresses the neuromechanisms, predispositions, and latest developments in the evaluation and management of concussive injuries. Concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury, continues to be a significant public health concern with increased attention focusing on treatment and management of this puzzling epidemic as well as controversies within the field. The book is comprised of five thematic sections: current developments in evaluation; biomechanical mechanisms; neural substrates, biomarkers, genetics and brain imaging; pediatric considerations; and clinical management and rehabilitation. Since the publication of the original edition in 2014, much has changed regarding the current understanding of mild traumatic brain injury including development of more precise imaging modalities, development and classification of new biomarkers, and updates to clinical treatment and management of athletic concussion. This new edition will include new chapters targeting the influence of genetics on concussive injury, as well as an expansion on the knowledge of pediatric response to concussion and the influence of repetitive subconcussive impacts on athlete health. An invaluable contribution to the literature, Concussions in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior reestablishes itself as a state-of-the-art reference that will be of significant interest to a wide range of clinicians, researchers, administrators, and policy makers, and this updated version aims to narrow the gap between research findings and clinical management of sports-related concussion and other mild traumatic brain injury. The second edition also attempts to broaden the scope of the knowledge to apply to more professionals and pre-professionals in the fields of neuroscience, neuropsychology, and other allied health professionals that closely work with athletes and sports medicine professionals.
Conditioned and Small-Sided Games for Team Sports Training: Bridging the Gap from Theory to Practice (Routledge Research in Sports Coaching)
by Filipe Manuel Batista ClementeConditioned Games for Team Sports Training allows the reader to discover the dynamic world of conditioned games, popularly known as “small-sided games.” This groundbreaking book unlocks the secrets to revolutionizing training dynamics, via comprehensive exploration of conditioned games, unveiling the unique characteristics that set conditioned games apart, and examines the impacts of manipulating task constraints on players’ acute responses and chronic adaptations. Coaches seeking to elevate their teams and achieve specific training objectives have long relied on these modified game formats. To address multiple coaching goals simultaneously, these games are comprehensive exercises that require a thorough understanding of how to design them, when to design them, and why to design them.This book is the first to offer a dual-purpose resource: a robust theoretical foundation detailing how task constraints impact team sports players, then moving to provide examples for a number of major team sports, demonstrating how to implement conditioned games and incorporate them into a weekly training schedule. This new, cutting-edge volume is not just about theory; it’s also a practical guide that bridges the gap between research evidence and real-world applications. Whether you’re a student or an academic in the field of sport coaching and performance, or a practicing coach looking to transform your approach, Conditioned Games for Team Sports Training serves as a roadmap to incorporating conditioned games and unlocking the full potential of your training activities to elevate your coaching game and bring a new dimension to your team’s performance.
Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness
by David Musnick Mark Pierce Sandra K. ElliottOffers a collection of exercises and key aerobic and strength training concepts incorporating functional strength and balance training. Explores how each region of the body works and describes conventional and functional exercises to improve fitness and activity performance for specific sports. Most of the 155 exercises are illustrated with photos of male and female athletes. For easy cross-reference, exercises are numbered consecutively throughout and are coded by symbols identifying the sports to which they apply. Includes a section on basic principles such as nutrition and stretching, and covers special issues for women. A chapter on body posture and movement patterns incorporates the Aston-Patterning approach. Musnick is a sports medicine physician in Seattle, WA. Pierce is an athletic trainer in Bellevue, WA. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance
by Chris Bishop T. Jeff Chandler W. Britt ChandlerThe field of strength and conditioning is growing and changing rapidly. This new fourth edition of Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance updates the reader with new developments in the field and focuses on the information a strength and conditioning coach needs to be informed and successful.With a new flow of chapters and modifications to existing chapters, the topics are organized to be relevant and useful to all readers. Providing balanced content to meet the needs of the professor and the student in the field of strength and conditioning, this book is designed for an academic class in strength and conditioning in the final year of an undergraduate program or the first year of a graduate program. No other book provides such a thorough grounding in the science of strength and conditioning or better prepares students for evidence-based practice.The book is easy to implement for instructors and written to be understandable to the student of strength and conditioning. Students are provided access to PowerPoint slides, key points, case examples, discussion questions, real-world applications, and other ancillary material. In addition, instructors are provided exam questions and other ancillary materials.
Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance: Third Edition
by T. Jeff Chandler Lee E. BrownFully revised and updated, the third edition of Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance provides strength and conditioning students with the clearest and most accessible introduction to the scientific principles underpinning the discipline. Covering bioenergetics and nutrition, a systematic approach to physiological and endocrinological adaptations to training and the biomechanics of resistance training, no other book provides such a thorough grounding in the science of strength and conditioning or better prepares students for evidence-based practice.