Sports Performance Analysis

Containing worked examples from real sporting events throughout, the book introduces the basics of quantitative and qualitative performance analysis, reviews the different types of data and information that performance analysis can generate, and explains how to test for reliability. It presents a st..

Offering a new set of theoretical and analytical tools for understanding elite sport, this book is the first to combine methods from analytics, complex systems theory, multi-disciplinary diagnostics and sports performance analysis. It considers sport as a multi-level complex system, with the athlete..

Computers are an important tool in sport science research, performance analysis, and 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. Clea..

Making sense of research data can be a challenging task but is nevertheless an essential part of performance analysis investigations. Focusing on techniques used in the analysis of sport performance, this book introduces the fundamental principles of data analysis and offers guidance on the presenta..

Based on data collected from the German Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League and packed full of examples, this translation of a successful German text introduces cutting-edge methods, challenging long-held assumptions and encouraging a new way of thinking about football analysis...

Based on data collected from the German Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League and packed full of examples, this translation of a successful German text introduces cutting-edge methods, challenging long-held assumptions and encouraging a new way of thinking about football analysis...

This book provides a complete step-by-step guide to doing a research project in sport performance analysis. It covers the whole research process, from identifying a research question to discussing and writing up results. It introduces the fundamentals of project planning and management and also high..

In a fully revised and updated second edition, Essentials of Performance Analysis in Sport is a comprehensive guide to this core discipline of contemporary sport science. Using real-world examples, the book introduces the fundamental theory of match analysis and explores the applied contexts in whic..

In a fully revised and updated second edition, Essentials of Performance Analysis in Sport is a comprehensive guide to this core discipline of contemporary sport science. Using real-world examples, the book introduces the fundamental theory of match analysis and explores the applied contexts in whic..

Written to address the nutritional needs of women over the age of 18 who partake in sports on a regular basis, this book covers a series of concerns specific to active women. It also discusses the link between nutrition and athletic performance and translates research into practical applications for..

Filling an important gap in the performance analysis literature, this book explores the key characteristics of team sports and presents a general framework for analysis. Drawing on cutting-edge research and data, it examines individual, paired and collective behaviours in team sports, as well as the..

Effective performance analysis is now an essential component of the high performance strategy of any elite sport team or individual athlete. Performance Analysis of Sport IX is the latest in a series of volumes that showcase the very latest scientific research into performance analysis, helping to b..