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Sporting Performances

Author : Shannon L. Walsh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429560184
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Sporting Performances written by Shannon L. Walsh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sporting Performances is the first anthology to tackle sports and physical culture from a performance perspective; it serves as an invitation and provocation for scholarly discourse on the connections between sports and physical culture, and theatre and performance. Through a series of intriguing case studies that blur the lines between the realms of politics, sports, physical culture, and performance, this book assumes that sporting performances, much like theatre, serve as barometers, mirrors, and refractors of the culture in which they are enmeshed. Some of the topics include nineteenth-century variety show pugilists, athletes on Broadway, sumo wrestlers, rhythmic gymnasts, and Strava enthusiasts. While analyzing sport through the lens of theatre and performance, this anthology reflects on how physical culture and sports contribute to identity formation and the effects of nuanced imprints of physical activity on the mind, soul, and tongue. Written primarily for those interested in physical fitness, sports, dance, and physical theatre, this interdisciplinary volume is a crucial tool for Performance and Theatre Studies students and those in the fields of Sports Studies, Cultural Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and American Studies more broadly.

Recovery for Performance in Sport

Author : Christophe Hausswirth
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1450434347
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Recovery for Performance in Sport written by Christophe Hausswirth and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2013 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recovery for Performance in Sport encompasses the latest scientific research in the study of recovery and draws from the experience of applied sport scientists working with elite athletes in leading performance and recovery centers around the globe.

Coaching for Sports Performance

Author : Timothy Baghurst
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000024288
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coaching for Sports Performance written by Timothy Baghurst and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coaching for Sports Performance provides a practical overview of the many disciplines necessary to be an effective coach. Using experts from across the sports science fields, this book teaches readers the core concepts in a practical, easy to understand style, separated into four sections. Part I explains the fundamentals of effective coaching including the development of coaching philosophies, best practices for coaching effectively, how athletic technique matures, and what coaches can and cannot do in specific health-related situations. Part II provides practical ways to improve athletic performance where readers learn the fundamentals of biomechanics and how to use technology to analyze performance, the physiological functions and adaptations to exercise, how the body can be physically trained and properly fueled, and mental strategies to optimize athletic outcomes. Part III introduces the business side of coaching, the important responsibilities involved in sport management, and practical methods for marketing as well as working with the media. Last, Part IV offers specific strategies for coaching across age and skill levels. Chapters are split into youth and high school, collegiate, and professional athletes, and the nuances of coaching each level are explained. Being called "Coach" is an honor, but with this title comes the responsibility of being professional, knowledgeable, and effective. Coaching for Sports Performance provides the platform for becoming a successful coach and assisting athletes in achieving their potential. Coaching for Sports Performance provides a practical overview of the many disciplines necessary to be an effective coach.

Flow in Sports

Author : Susan A. Jackson
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 9780880118767
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Flow in Sports written by Susan A. Jackson and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With help from sports psychology researcher Jackson, Csikszentmihalyi (human behavior, U. of Chicago) pares down his now-famous concept of flow to basic explanations and self-assessment exercises. Emphasis is on achieving a balance between challenges and skills, setting goals, taking advantage of feedback, focusing on the present, controlling the controllables, and having fun. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

High-Performance Training for Sports

Author : David Joyce
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1492584622
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book High-Performance Training for Sports written by David Joyce and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-Performance Training for Sports changes the landscape of athletic conditioning and sports performance. This groundbreaking work presents the latest and most effective philosophies, protocols and programmes for developing today’s athletes. High-Performance Training for Sports features contributions from global leaders in athletic performance training, coaching and rehabilitation. Experts share the cutting-edge knowledge and techniques they’ve used with Olympians as well as top athletes and teams from the NBA, NFL, MLB, English Premier League, Tour de France and International Rugby. Combining the latest science and research with proven training protocols, High-Performance Training for Sports will guide you in these areas: • Optimise the effectiveness of cross-training. • Translate strength into speed. • Increase aerobic capacity and generate anaerobic power. • Maintain peak conditioning throughout the season. • Minimise the interference effect. • Design energy-specific performance programmes. Whether you are working with high-performance athletes of all ages or with those recovering from injury, High-Performance Training for Sports is the definitive guide for developing all aspects of athletic performance. It is a must-own guide for any serious strength and conditioning coach, trainer, rehabilitator or athlete.

Players All

Author : Robert E. Rinehart
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253115621
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Players All written by Robert E. Rinehart and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998-12-22 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Players All is a stunning accomplishment, an agenda-setting work; it opens the space for a bold, and innovative, critical, performance-based discourse on mass sport, sport as entertainment, and spectatorship in the global, postmodern society." -- Norman K. Denzin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign In a book that is both scholarly and engagingly personal, Robert E. Rinehart takes us into the world of contemporary sport performances, from the Olympic Games to "The eXtreme Games," the Super Bowl to "The American Gladiators." He introduces us to sports tourism and the highly commercialized world of global sport. Rinehart analyzes the emergence of such "sports" as paint ball (and its associations with the Vietnam War) and indoor rock climbing (and its links to environmentalism and self-mastery). He shows how sports have become theatrical events and paints a revealing portrait of the new postmodern culture of sports.

Stability, Sport, and Performance Movement

Author : Joanne Elphinston
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781556437465
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Stability, Sport, and Performance Movement written by Joanne Elphinston and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Stability, Sport, and Performance Movement, renowned physiotherapist and performance consultant Joanne Elphinston teaches that sporting technique is rooted in movement efficiency, stability, symmetry, and balance. These elements work together to ensure that physical restrictions and inefficient muscle recruitment patterns don’t inhibit technical movement goals. The right muscles firing at the right time, and in the right sequence, can help athletes achieve their full physical potential. Elphinston provides clear explanations using applied sports examples, shows how to evaluate movement accurately, and provides a detailed method for improving performance. Filled with Performance Movement guides readers through an approach that has been used with international-level athletes in every sport. A major focus is on injury prevention. Athletes sustain injuries and want to know why they have them and how to prevent them. Sports medicine professionals need to know how to relate their rehabilitation back to sports-specific movement, and coaches need to understand the relationship between injury prevention and performance. This practical guide presents new ways to understand stability as it pertains to injury prevention in sport, bridging the gap between sports science and sports medicine.

Sport and Performance in the Twenty-First Century

Author : Kelsey Blair
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000819221
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Sport and Performance in the Twenty-First Century written by Kelsey Blair and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzing sport through the lens of performance and theorizing performance through the lens of sport, Sport and Performance in the Twenty-First Century offers a field intervention, a series of in-depth performance analyses, and an investigation of the intersection between sport performances and public life in the historical present in the global north. The objectives of this book are three-fold. First, the book advocates for the study of sport in the fields of Theatre and Performance Studies and, through in-depth performance analyses, demonstrates how the critical language and methods of performance studies help illuminate the manifold impacts of the practices, activities, and events of sport. Second, the book introduces new critical language that was originally developed in conjunction with sport but is also designed for cross-genre performance analysis. In introducing novel terminology, the book aims to simultaneously facilitate analysis of sport performances and to demonstrate how the study of sport can contribute to the fields of Theatre and Performance Studies. Finally, the book investigates the epistemological, affective, and socio-political effects of sport performances in order to illuminate how sport performances influence, and are influenced by, their historical conditions. This study will be of great interest to students and scholars in Theatre and Performance Studies, Physical Culture Studies, and Socio-Cultural Sports Studies.

Optimizing player health, recovery, and performance in basketball

Author : Davide Ferioli
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832510779
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Optimizing player health, recovery, and performance in basketball written by Davide Ferioli and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-01-05 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sport, Performance and Sustainability

Author : Daniel Svensson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000883647
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Sport, Performance and Sustainability written by Daniel Svensson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-19 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the logic of ‘faster, higher, and stronger’ and the technoscientific revolution that has driven tremendous growth in the sports economy and in sport performance over the last 100 years. It asks whether this logic needs revisiting in the light of the climate crisis and sport’s environmental responsibilities. Drawing on multi-disciplinary work in sport history, sport pedagogy, sport philosophy, sport science, and environmental history, the book considers not only how sportification may have contributed to the growing environmental impact of sport but also whether it might be used as a tool of positive social change. It reflects on the ways that sport sets performance limits for other ethical reasons, such as doping controls, and asks whether sport could or should set limits for environmental reasons too. Sport, Performance and Sustainability touches on key themes in sport studies, including digitisation, activism, social media, empowerment, youth sport, and physical education. This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport, the environment, development, sociology, or culture. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Caffeine for Sports Performance

Author : Louise Burke
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1492582212
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Caffeine for Sports Performance written by Louise Burke and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caffeine for Sports Performance is the definitive resource for all your questions regarding caffeine and its impact on sports performance. Based on the most recent research, studies, and guidelines, this guide is ideal for athletes and fitness enthusiasts looking to improve training and competition. Inside you will find these features: • The history of how caffeine has become the most widely used drug in the world • The pros and cons of using caffeine, including habitual daily caffeine intake, to boost sports performance • Personal usage guides that can be applied to various sports or scenarios of caffeine use in training and competition • Health advice regarding caffeine use • Performance effects of caffeine use • Safety considerations and potential risks • Best and worst sources for caffeine Caffeine for Sports Performance provides plenty of practical tips for using caffeine. In particular you will find sidebars that feature interviews with top athletes and coaches who have interesting stories to tell regarding their experiences using caffeine. You will also gain new insight into current attitudes towards caffeine and how those attitudes have changed over the years. Caffeine for Sports Performance gives you all you need to understand and use caffeine to get the most out of your sport.

Maximum Sports Performance

Author : James F. Fixx
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780207152641
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (526 download)

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Download or read book Maximum Sports Performance written by James F. Fixx and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sports Performance

Author : Kazuyuki Kanosue
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 4431553150
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Sports Performance written by Kazuyuki Kanosue and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on sports performance. According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, "performance" refers to "how well or badly a person, company etc. does a particular job or activity" and "high performance" describes "cars, computers etc. that are able to go faster, do more work etc. than normal ones". In the 100-m dash Usain Bolt is indubitably the fastest person in history and Javier Sotomayor, the world record holder in the high jump, has exhibited the highest level of performance in this event. In these contests, the index of sports performance is unitary; it is simply the time or the jumping/throwing distance. What is it that allows such performers to achieve the fastest running time or the highest jump? One of the topics covered in this book is an attempt to clarify some of the unique motor skills and/or physical abilities that underlie such high performances. This book comprises a compilation of updated reviews on performance in various sports, including both basic and applied research and is divided into three parts. The central theme of Part I is the brain. Basic research on human locomotion, motor imagery, and cognitive function are included in this part. In Part II, the focus is on basic information involving high performance in sports, including the athletes’ physiology, genetics, nutrition and biomechanics. In Part III, entitled “Performance and Coaching in Various Sports”, the latest findings involving skills and performance in individual sports are presented. These performances are thoroughly described and to the extent possible, explained utilizing observations that involve applied biomechanics, coaching science and information technology. In the e-book version, videos and images are available, which provide valuable information on movement in sports. This book will awaken a deeper and more sophisticated interest in exceptional sports performance, not only in specialists such as researchers, athletes, and coaches, but also in laypeople who enjoy participating in and watching sports.

Achieving Excellence in High Performance Sport

Author : Tim Kyndt
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408182149
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Achieving Excellence in High Performance Sport written by Tim Kyndt and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it take for a person starting out in their career to succeed in a highly challenging environment? Apart from the technical skills, what are the key values, attitudes and behaviours that deliver outstanding performance in a constantly changing and demanding world? This book examines these questions within the demanding world of elite sport, a stage that places arduous pressures not only on the dedicated athletes, but also on the backstage talent of coaches, scientists and medical support staff. With case studies and interviews throughout, this book provides students with a practical analysis of the personal strengths, determination and interpersonal skills required to reach the top. The book also contains practical guidance for students wishing to begin a career in elite sports, including further reading, websites and contact details of organisations at this elite level.

Data Mining and Machine Learning in High-Performance Sport

Author : Rabiu Muazu Musa
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811970491
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Data Mining and Machine Learning in High-Performance Sport written by Rabiu Muazu Musa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-05 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the application of data mining and machine learning techniques in studying the activity pattern, decision-making skills, misconducts, and actions resulting in the intervention of VAR in European soccer leagues referees. The game of soccer at the elite level is characterised by intense competitions, a high level of intensity, technical, and tactical skills coupled with a long duration of play. Referees are required to officiate the game and deliver correct and indisputable decisions throughout the duration of play. The increase in the spatial and temporal task demands of the game necessitates that the referees must respond and cope with the physiological and psychological loads inherent in the game. The referees are also required to deliver an accurate decision and uphold the rules and regulations of the game during a match. These demands and attributes make the work of referees highly complex. The increasing pace and complexity of the game resulted in the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to assist and improve the decision-making of on-field referees. Despite the integration of VAR into the current refereeing system, the performances of the referees are yet to be error-free. Machine learning coupled with data mining techniques has shown to be vital in providing insights from a large dataset which could be used to draw important inferences that can aid decision-making for diagnostics purposes and overall performance improvement. A total of 6232 matches from 5 consecutive seasons officiated across the English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A as well as the German Bundesliga was studied. It is envisioned that the findings in this book could be useful in recognising the activity pattern of top-class referees, that is non-trivial for the stakeholders in devising strategies to further enhance the performances of referees as well as empower talent identification experts with pertinent information for mapping out future high-performance referees.

Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport

Author : Rachel Arnold
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000353109
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport written by Rachel Arnold and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport provides the first comprehensive and contemporary overview of stress in sport and its implications on performance and well-being. It explores how athletes’, coaches', and support staffs' performance can be enhanced while simultaneously optimizing their well-being in contemporary sport. Divided into four sections following the stress process, Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport covers key topics including: Appraising and coping with stress in sport Responses to and outcomes of stress in sport Moderators of the stress process in sport Stress management to promote thriving in sport Bringing together theory and practice, each chapter discusses conceptual and theoretical issues, current research, and innovative practical implications. Written by scholars around the globe, Stress, Well-being, and Performance in Sport offers an international perspective. It is important reading for students of sport psychology as well as coaches, athletes, and support staff.

Essentials of Performance Analysis in Sport

Author : Mike Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317691385
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Essentials of Performance Analysis in Sport written by Mike Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, Essentials of Performance Analysis in Sport is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to this core discipline of contemporary sport science. It introduces the fundamental theory of match and performance analysis, using real-world illustrative examples and data throughout, and explores the applied contexts in which analysis can have a significant influence on performance. This second edition includes three completely new chapters covering the key emerging topics of dynamic systems, momentum and performance profiling, as well as updated coverage of core topics in the performance analysis curriculum such as: designing notation systems analysing performance data qualitative analysis of technique time-motion analysis probability using feedback technologies performance analysis and coaching. With extended coverage of contemporary issues in performance analysis and contributions from leading performance analysis researchers and practitioners, Essentials of Performance Analysis in Sport is a complete textbook for any performance analysis course, as well as an invaluable reference for sport science or sport coaching students and researchers, and any coach, analyst or athlete looking to develop their professional insight.