Applied Sport Science

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. It analyzes behaviour acros..

Understanding the ‘human operator’ is a central concern of both ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists. This cutting-edge collection draws on a wide diversity of disciplines, including applied anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, engineering, psychology, and design to establish important method..

Leading researchers from the fields of both sports science and sports social science explore the controversial question of how a relatively small geographical area of Africa has produced such a high number of the world’s greatest middle- and long-distance runners...

This text explores the latest knowledge on biomechanics in football from leading international experts. It bridges the gap between theory and practice to offer an up-to-date reference of the underlying mechanics of high-level football performance...

Kinanthropometry VIII is the collected proceedings of the eighth conference of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK)...

This is the first book to bring together the reflections of international experts and practitioners using REBT in the field, to discuss the use of REBT in sport and exercise. It offers case-studies to give a rare and detailed insight into the use of REBT in sport and exercise across a diverse range ..

Drawing on the experiences of scientists, researchers, practitioners and teachers in a wide range of sport and exercise settings, this book explores contemporary issues in reflective practice and considers the way that reflective practice impacts upon applied practice, on research methodology and on..

Drawing on the experiences of scientists, researchers, practitioners and teachers in a wide range of sport and exercise settings, this book explores contemporary issues in reflective practice and considers the way that reflective practice impacts upon applied practice, on research methodology and on..

Science and Football VII showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as ‘football’. These include soccer, the national codes (American football, Australian rules football and Gaelic football), and the rugby codes (union and league). Bridging the gap between theory ..

First published in 1990, this reissue contains the papers presented at the First World Scientific Congress of Golf, held at the University of St Andrews. This Congress was the first gathering of its kind, bringing together leading scientists researching into golf,  including specialists in sports me..

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers is still the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to the physiology, biomechanics and psychology behind the world's most popular sport. Offering important guidance on how science translates in..

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers is still the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to the physiology, biomechanics and psychology behind the world's most popular sport. Offering important guidance on how science translates in..