Sport science, physical education Books

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  • Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills

    Human Kinetics Publishers Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe early elementary years are a critical time for children to acquire physical skills. While many books detail the motor skills children need to learn, few focus on how to teach those skills.That’s where Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition, comes in.This practical text, formerly titled Teaching the Nuts and Bolts of Physical Education, does just that, because motor skills are the nuts and bolts of physical education.“We believe that instruction can be motivating and enjoyable,” says lead author Vonnie Colvin. “Although fun is not the goal of education, it can be a very motivating by-product. When children are motivated and they receive sound instruction, they focus more on learning.”Through Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, elementary physical educators will guide their students in mastering the critical elements of 8 locomotor and 17 manipulative skills. “The approach offers a perfect balance between sound pedagogy and fun activities that will engage your students and keep them learning,” Colvin says.Value-Packed ResourceThe text offers teachers a multitude of tools and ideas to foster student learning: Sequenced illustrations of four to six critical elements necessary for the skill to be correctly performed Cue words to help students remember each critical element Partner skill check assessments that help partners evaluate each other’s progress Success builders to reinforce correct performance Activities for practicing the entire skill Troubleshooting charts to address problem areas and help students learn and improve Scripted lesson plans that guide teachers through the instruction sequence New ContentThis latest edition also includes new content and teaching aids: Video clips of each skill, performed at regular speed and in slow motion to show correct execution and to further enhance understanding Video clips showing one or more incorrect critical elements so PETE students and teachers can learn to detect errors and provide cues and corrections Sidebars on promoting social and emotional health within the skill lessons to foster student well-being Sidebars on how to adapt lessons to meet the needs of children with different abilities (These don’t take the place of an adapted physical education book, individualized education program, or 504 plan, but they do help ensure all children can be included in the lesson.) Sidebars for at-home modifications to help remote learners and homeschoolers, with lists of typical home items that can be used in place of typical physical education equipment. For example, a balled-up pair of socks can become a ball, and many plastic bags can combine to become a soccer ball. AncillariesOn HK’s delivery and learning platform, HKPropel, teachers can access the aforementioned video clips as well as reproducible forms, troubleshooting charts, illustrations of critical elements, and animations of critical elements for the 17 manipulative and 8 locomotor skills.Teaching Foundational SkillsThis new edition of Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, written by authors with a combined 140 years of teaching experience, will help children learn fundamental motor skills that provide the foundation for acquiring future sports skills.“The skills covered in this book represent the fundamentals of building a successful physical education curriculum for children,” says Colvin. “This book is a collection of teaching strategies and ideas that are kid tested, and they have been very successful in our elementary schools.”Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with this ebook.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Building Skills for SuccessChapter 2. Locomotor SkillsHoppingGallopingSlidingRunningSkippingJumpingJumping in the Vertical PlaneJumping in the Horizontal PlaneLeapingChapter 3. Underhand RollingChapter 4. ThrowingUnderhand ThrowingOverhand ThrowingTwo-Hand Overhead ThrowingChapter 5. CatchingCatching Above the WaistCatching Below the WaistChapter 6. PassingBounce PassingChest PassingChapter 7. StrikingUnderhand StrikingSidearm StrikingTwo-Hand Sidearm StrikingChapter 8. VolleyingForearm PassingOverhead VolleyingChapter 9. Kicking and PuntingKickingPuntingChapter 10. DribblingDribbling With HandsDribbling With Feet

    2 in stock

    £51.30

  • Higher Physical Education second edition

    HarperCollins Publishers Higher Physical Education second edition

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisExam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Physical EducationFirst Teaching: 2018, First Exam: 2019The Higher Physical Education Course Notes help teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.Full coverage of the new Higher course specifications with list of learning intentionsAttractive layout with clear text featuresKey questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intentionWhat the examiner/assessor is looking for to help teachers & students feel secureEnd of unit material unit assessment, exam-style questions with worked answers and examiners commentary, self-assessmentCourse Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance.

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    £21.99

  • Oxford University Press Oxford IB Diploma Programme Sports Exercise and

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    Book SynopsisWritten by an experienced teacher, this comprehensive book will provide students with all the material and practice they need to succeed in this brand new subject area. Packed with visual explanation and practice, it will help students fully understand the science behind the body and its relationship to human well-being.Trade ReviewThe Oxford IB course books are the best ever resource for teachers and students. They are practical, insightful and fully in line with the IB course outcomes. * Pat Hanson, IB Coordinator, Academy of the Holy Cross, USA *We have adopted most of the Oxford IB course book. We find them well-written, well linked to TOK issues and age-appropriate. * Sheta Saha, IB Coordinator, Chatsworth International School, Singapore *Table of Contents1. Musculoskeletal anatomy ; 2. Cardio-respiratory exercise physiology ; 3. Nutrition and energy systems ; 4. Movement analysis ; 5. Skill in sport ; 6. Measurement and evaluation of human performance ; 7. Training to optimise physiological performance ; 8. Environmental factors and performance ; 9. Non-nutritional ergogenic aids ; 10. Individual difference in sport ; 11. Motivation in sport and exercise ; 12. Arousal, anxiety and performance ; 13. Psychological skills training ; 14. Overtraining, stress and burnout in adolescent athletes ; 15. Physical activity in health ; 16. Nutrition for sport and exercise ; 17. Internal assessment and practical work ; 18. Preparing for your exams ; Glossary

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  • Routledge Handbook of Primary Physical Education

    Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook of Primary Physical Education

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Primary Physical Education goes further than any other book in exploring the specific theoretical and practical components of teaching PE at the primary or elementary school level. As the most comprehensive review of theory, research and practice in primary PE yet published, it represents an essential evidence-based guide for all students, researchers and practitioners working in this area. Written by a team of leading international primary PE specialists from academic and practitioner backgrounds, this handbook examines the three discourses that dominate contemporary PE: health, education and sport. With case studies from twelve countries, including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Spain and South Korea, it provides a truly international perspective on key themes and issues such as: primary PE pedagogy, policy and curriculum development assessment and standards Table of Contents1. Introduction [Gerald Griggs and Kirsten Petrie] Part I: The Nature and Purpose of the Primary Physical Education Discourse 2. Primary Physical Education and Health [Darren Powell] 3. Moving Beyond Sport in Primary Physical Education [Gavin Ward] 4. Educational Discourses and Primary Physical Education [Gerald Griggs] Part II: Educational Policy and Curriculum 5. Curriculum Drivers [Dawn Penney and Maree DinanThompson] 6. The Deliverers Debate [Richard Blair] 7. Assessment and Standards [Maree DinanThompson and Dawn Penney] Part III: Learning and Learners 8. Developing the Whole Child in Primary Physical Education [Lisette Burrows] 9. Pre-service Primary Physical Education Teacher Education [Niki Tsangaridou and Ermis Kyriakides] 10. The Primary Teacher, Professional Development and Physical Education [Mike Jess, Nicola Carse and Jeanne Keay] 11. Teacher Educators in Primary Physical Education [Julia Lawrence] 12. Diversity and Inclusion [Alison Wrench and Robyne Garrett] 13. Enhancing Practice by Rethinking Practice [Kirsten Petrie and Kate Kernaghan] 14. Significant Factors that Impact on Young Children Negotiating Transition from Primary to Secondary Physical Education [Paul Rainer] 15. Creative Approaches to Primary Physical Education [Angela Pickard] Part IV: Primary Physical Education in the Global Context 16. Primary Physical Education in England [Helen Ives] 17. Primary Physical Education in Scotland [Nicky Carse, Mike Jess and Jeanne Keay] 18. Primary Physical Education in the Republic of Ireland/Éire [Dierdre Ni Chronin] 19. Primary Physical Education in Wales [Nalda Wainwright and Heddwen Davies] 20. Primary Physical Education in South Korea [Okseon Lee] 21. Elementary Physical Education in the United States [Melissa Parker and Kevin Patton] 22. Primary Physical Education in Australia [Maree DinanThompson] 23. Primary Physical Education in Aotearoa New Zealand [Kirsten Petrie and Denise Atkins] 24. Primary Physical Education in Spain [Luis M. García-.López and David Gutiérrez] 25. Primary Physical Education in Cyprus [Ermis Kyriakides and Niki Tsangaridou] 26. Primary Physical Education in Norway [Laura Suominen, Gunn Engelsrud, Vegard Fusche Moe and Petter Erik Leirhaug] 27. Primary Physical Education in Chile [Alberto Moreno-Doña] 28. Where to Go From Here? [Kirsten Petrie and Gerald Griggs]

    1 in stock

    £45.99

  • Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

    Taylor & Francis Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisWorld-class rehabilitation of the injured athlete integrates best practice in sports medicine and physical therapy with training and conditioning techniques based on cutting-edge sports science. In this ground-breaking new book, leading sports injury and rehabilitation professionals, strength and conditioning coaches, biomechanists and sport scientists show how this integrated model works across the spectrum of athlete care. In every chapter, there is a sharp focus on the return to performance, rather than just a return to play.The book introduces evidence-based best practice in all the core areas of sports injury risk management and rehabilitation, including: performance frameworks for medical and injury screening; the science of pain and the psychology of injury and rehabilitation; developing core stability and flexibility; performance retraining of muscle, tendTrade Review"This book’s editors have worked in a physiotherapy and coaching capacity for various high-level sports teams, including rugby and football... Divided into six parts, the book offers a series of expert masterclasses reviewing current best practice in the sports injury prevention and rehabilitation field... It is one of the most up-to-date texts available."— Helen Oakes, Chartered Socieity of Physiotherpay "A genuine new approach to the prevention and management of sports injuries that combines evidence based medicine with the practicalities of the day to day necessities of dealing with the ever expanding and exciting new field of practice that is Sports and Exercise Medicine. Highly recommended to all SEM practitioners from whatever profession."— Dr Kirill Micallef Stafrace, Vice President, European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations "The focus of this edited text by Joyce and Lewindon (both are rehabilitation specialists) is the return to performance of an athlete, rather than a simple return to play. Each chapter includes best practice protocols, as well as athletic competencies and a thorough examination of specific, common injury types ... Evidence based chapters provide an exceptional approach to the topic of an athlete's return to performance. Overall, the chapters are concise, yet full of useful information and data ... This work is essential for courses in sports injuries, sports therapy, and sports medicine. The book is intended for physicians, therapists, coaches, and trainers who assist with both the deterrence and rehabilitation of various sports injuries. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above; researchers and professionals." — E. S. Lensch, CHOICE Table of ContentsPart 1: The Performance Team 1. Reconditioning: A Performance-Based Response to Injury 2. Strength and Conditioning in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation 3. Psychology in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation 4. Nutrition in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Part 2: Athletic Competencies 5. Medical Assessment and Pre-Participation Evaluations 6. The Athletic and Injury Screening Process 7. Assessing the Kinetic Chain, Asymmetries and Compensations 8. Assessing Athletic Qualities 9. Running Mechanics in Injury Prevention and Performance 10. Landing Mechanics in Injury Prevention and Performance 11. Throwing Mechanics in Injury Prevention and Performance 12. Core Stability in Injury Prevention and Performance 13. Flexibility in Injury Prevention and Performance Part 3: Injury Processes, Prevention and Return to Performance 14. Muscle Injury 15. Tendon Injury 16. Bone Injury 17. The Effect of Pain on Performance 18. Determining Return to Play Part 4: Managing the Injured Athlete 19. The Athletic Neck 20. The Athletic Shoulder 21. The Athletic Elbow 22. The Athletic Spine 23. The Athletic Hip and Groin 24. The Athletic Knee 25. The Athletic Shin 26. The Athletic Foot and Ankle Part 5: Managing the Training Athlete 27. The Integrated Approach to Managing the Season 28. Monitoring Training Load 29. Optimizing Athlete Recovery 30. Environmental Stress Part 6: Special Considerations 31. The Developing Athlete 32. The Female Athlete 33. The Travelling Athlete

    1 in stock

    £61.99

  • A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology

    Taylor & Francis A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis new fourth edition remains the only textbook in the field which provides a detailed overview of key theories, concepts and findings within the discipline of sport psychology, as well as a critical perspective that examines and challenges these core foundations.Fully revised and updated, the new edition covers topics affecting both participation and performance in sport, including motivation, anxiety, emotional coping, concentration, mental imagery, expertise, and team cohesion. In addition, the book includes a range of helpful features that bring the science to life, including critical thinking exercises, suggestions for student projects, boxes highlighting key advances in theory or practice, and end-of-chapter summaries. The final chapter examines some new horizons in sport psychology, including embodied cognition, and a comprehensive glossary is also included.Sport is played with the body but often won in the mind; that is the theory. A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology is the definitive textbook for anyone wishing to engage critically with this fascinating idea.

    1 in stock

    £42.74

  • Taylor & Francis The Science of Strength and Conditioning for

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe game of football is one of the most popular in the world and is followed by millions of spectators on all continents. In recent years, football has undergone both technical, tactical and physical evolution, whereby players are subjected to ever higher physical stimuli. To be properly prepared, strength and conditioning coaches must use the most advanced scientific evidence to help inform decision-making regarding conditioning their players.The Science of Strength and Conditioning for Football summaries the current scientific evidence in the field for the sport. This evidence serves as a rationale for the decisions practitioners make with their football players, to monitor and develop training programs that will help drive improvements in the relevant physical capacities for the game. This new book develops important arguments in football training with chapters examining such questions as: 1) game model and training, 2) monitoring and testing, 3) recovery and match

    1 in stock

    £37.99

  • Integrative Sport and Exercise Nutrition

    Taylor & Francis Integrative Sport and Exercise Nutrition

    1 in stock

    1 in stock

    £37.99

  • Football Coaching

    Taylor & Francis Football Coaching

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisFootball Coaching: Putting the Theory into Practice is an essential guide for any student who is studying not just an undergraduate or postgraduate football coaching degree but any degree that has a focus on coaching. In addition to this, it is also a vital resource for any football coach, especially those working through their UEFA coaching qualifications. Football coaches constantly ask how academic research should inform applied coaching practice and in turn how coaches should apply academic research into their professional activities. This book presents answers to these questions by discussing the key academic research that is integral to coaching practice. It will also provide actual specific examples that demonstrate how these theories can be applied within the coaching environment and more specifically within the coaching practice of a football coach. It is written by contributors, with expertise as academics within higher education, whilst also having years of experience working at the highest level within the industry. Football Coaching: Putting the Theory into Practice is key reading for all students on any coaching degree, especially those studying football coaching, as well as benefitting any football coach and coaches from other sports, specifically coaches from sports that are classified as invasion games.

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    £37.99

  • Routledge Applying ModelsBased Practice in Physical Education

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  • Good to Go: How to Eat, Sleep and Rest Like a

    Pan Macmillan Good to Go: How to Eat, Sleep and Rest Like a

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis'A must-read for all athletes, from the professional to the weekend warrior.'Wall Street JournalThe NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING account of the new frontier of sports recovery science, which shows what we should and shouldn't be doing between exercising to achieve maximum performance.All athletes, from Olympians to weekend warriors, must find the balance between training and recovery to maximize the benefits of workouts and reach optimal performance. For the longest time, coaches and training manuals have emphasized training above all else. However, science shows that recovery is a crucial component of exercise training and it may even be the most important one.Good to Go is the first definitive account of this new frontier in sports and exercise science. Christie Ashwanden takes you on a first-person tour through the science of exercise recovery, from ice baths and cryogenic freezing chambers to the science behind Usain Bolt’s love of chicken nuggets and Tom Brady’s recovery pyjamas.Full of eye-opening revelations, Aschwanden takes us on an invigorating journey through the science and potions of sports recovery and debunks the junk to give a clear picture of what we should actually be doing to achieve peak performance.Trade ReviewChristie Aschwanden is simply one of the best science writers in the world. Whether you’re striving for a personal best or simply wondering about that post-workout beer, Good to Go is the definitive tour through a bewildering jungle of scientific (and pseudo-scientific) claims that comprise a multi-billion dollar recovery industry. -- David Epstein, bestselling author of The Sports GeneRecovery is the great athletic obsession of our time. But how much do we really understand about it? Christie Aschwanden cuts through the hype to explore the topic with nuance, humor, and – most important – scientific rigor. The result is a much-needed reappraisal of how we should think about recovery, making Good to Go the most important book about training you’ll read this year. -- Alex Hutchinson, bestselling author of EndureThis authoritative, delightful, and much-needed book slices through the hype around athletic recovery, and will surely cement Christie Aschwanden’s status as one of the world’s top science writers. Even if you’ve never run a race in your life, you’ll sprint through it. I laughed a lot, and learned even more. -- Ed Yong, bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes'A fascinating, whirlwind investigation into recovery techniques. The book offers a useful introduction to how scientific research works - and why, in sports science, it often doesn’t. Such insights make Good to Go appealing to more than just gym rats and weekend warriors. It’s for anyone who wonders how scientific studies happen, and how they influence the claims on products found in grocery stores and athletic stores alike.' * Science News *Deeply researched and artfully written. . . a must-read for all athletes, from the professional to the weekend warrior. * The Wall Street Journal *As buzzy as recovery is among athletes right now, the question of how to best adapt to and benefit from training is still fraught with confusion…Christie Aschwanden offers much-needed clarity on the subject in Good to Go. * Runner's World *Table of ContentsIntroduction - Introduction: Introduction Chapter - 1: Just-So Science Chapter - 2: Be Like Mike Chapter - 3: The Perfect Fuel Chapter - 4: The Cold War Chapter - 5: Flushing the Blood Chapter - 6: Calming the Senses Chapter - 7: The Rest Cure Chapter - 8: Selling Snake Oil Chapter - 9: Losing Your Zoom Chapter - 10: The Magic Metric Chapter - 11: Hurts So Good Section - Conclusion: Conclusion Acknowledgements - Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements Section - Notes: Notes Index - Index: Index

    1 in stock

    £11.69

  • The Perfection Point Predicting the Absolute

    Pan Macmillan The Perfection Point Predicting the Absolute

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisJohn Brenkus has spent the last decade studying and popularizing the unique characteristics of the world's greatest athletes. He created the groundbreaking series Fight Science for National Geographic and presents and produces the Emmy Award-winning programme Sport Science on ESPN. He lives in Los Angeles.

    1 in stock

    £13.49

  • AQA A Level Physical Education Student Guide 1:

    Hodder Education AQA A Level Physical Education Student Guide 1:

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisReinforce your students' understanding throughout their course with this guide packed full of reliable content and sample questions and answers with commentary. Written by best-selling authors of our My Revision Notes and teachers with extensive examining experience, this guide can help your students to improve their exam technique and achieve their best. - Helps students identify what they need to know with a concise summary of the topics examined at A-level - Consolidates understanding through assessment tips and knowledge-check questions - Offers opportunities for students to improve their exam technique by consulting sample graded answers to exam-style questions - Develops independent learning and research skills - Provides the content students need to produce their own revision notesThis guide covers the content and exam support you need for Paper 1:1. Applied anatomy and physiology2. Skill acquisition3. Sport and society

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    £15.48

  • Human Kinetics Publishers Adventure Education

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisAimed at undergraduate students in physical education, as well as outdoor recreation professionals, this book provides strategies for adventure activities in a variety of recreational, educational, leisure and community settings. It explores the role of games, activities and initiatives in the practical application of outdoor adventure pursuits.Table of ContentsPart I. Exploring Adventure EducationChapter 1. Introduction to Adventure EducationDick ProutyChapter 2. Philosophy and Theory of Adventure EducationAlan Ewert and Dan GarveyChapter 3. Cornerstones of Adventure EducationJane PanicucciChapter 4. Risk and Safety in Adventure ProgrammingCharles R. GreggChapter 5. Individual Outcomes of Participating in AdventureJim Stiehl and Melissa ParkerPart II. Defining Skills and Competencies for Adventure PractitionersChapter 6. Responsibilities of Adventure Education LeadersDenise Mitten and Kent ClementChapter 7. Facilitating the Adventure ProcessMichael A. Gass and Cheryl A. StevensPart III. Planning and Implementing Adventure ExperiencesChapter 8. Portable Adventure ActivitiesLisa Faulkingham HuntChapter 9. Low-Element Challenge CoursesAlison RheingoldChapter 10. High-Element Challenge CoursesChristopher J. DamboiseChapter 11. Teaching and Leading Outdoor Adventure PursuitsMark Wagstaff, Aram Attarian, and Jack K. DruryChapter 12. Adventure Education Programming and Career PathsSteven Guthrie and Rita YerkesAppendix: Overview of the Accreditation Standards of the Association for Experiential Education

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    £35.10

  • Taylor & Francis Case Studies in Sport Coaching and Development

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    £37.99

  • Taylor & Francis Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning

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    £45.59

  • Taylor & Francis Athlete Burnout

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  • McGraw-Hill Education Children Moving

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    £53.99

  • An Essential Guide to Sports Performance

    Nova Science Publishers Inc An Essential Guide to Sports Performance

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book analyzes several hot topics in scientific literature about individual and team sports performance. To optimize the athletes' performance is necessary to understand several factors that could influence sportive success such as training and match loads encountered by players, individual physical performance, anthropometric characteristics and optimal recovery strategies after match-play. To better understand the training process, it is convenient to study the influence of contextual variables and initial players' level on the athletes' performances as well as the flexibility interventions and protocols. This knowledge allows coach staffs and physical trainers of players to establish an appropriate distribution of the training loads throughout each macrocycle during the competitive season. Additionally, this book focuses on cycling, one the most practiced sports around the world. Two chapters are prepared to bring both the amateur and professional practioners towards novel sport perspectives. Therefore, one chapter is based on leisure cycling and women's participation in Scotland, and another chapter is developed to improve the saffle height configuration of cyclists to achieve better performance. This collection offers novel evidence-based approaches for coach staffs and practitioners in order to optimize the training process in individual and team sports. The findings provided within the book could allow coaches and physical trainers to apply some of these results to their training methodologies and strategies to enhance better athlete performance, and consequently, better sportive success.Table of ContentsPreface; Match Analysis and Its Applications for Soccer Training; The Influence of Situational Variables on Technical Performance in Elite Spanish Goalkeepers during Official Competition; Anthropometric Characteristics and Physical Performance of Senior Soccer Players: Effect of Competitive Level and Field Position; Differences in Power Performance Attending to Sprint Capacity and Asymmetry Level in Young Elite Soccer Players; Role of Aerobic Fitness in Recovery Capacity Assessment through Heart Rate Recovery in Young Soccer Players; Training Load Periodization in Soccer with One Official Match a Week: A Systematic Review; Methodology of Muscle Force Development in Spike in Elite Volleyball Players; Mindful Compassion and Psychological Flexibility Based Interventions to Sport Performance; Women's Participation in Leisure Cycling: A Scottish Perspective; Saddle Height Configuration Based on Measurement of Dynamic Knee Flexion Angle Leads to Greater Self-Reported Cycling Comfort in Amateur Cyclists; Index.

    1 in stock

    £138.39

  • Concussion Awareness: A Resource Guide for

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  • Fitness & Cardiovascular Risk Factors: What

    Nova Science Publishers Inc Fitness & Cardiovascular Risk Factors: What

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Fitness is a widespread practice especially in Western countries and is being investigated in several respects from a scientific and health perspective as well as its role in obtaining a pleasing physical appearance. The authors also discuss fitness as a recreational hobby. Since it involves physical exercises that require an adequate preparation and not completely without risk to health, it is essential that those practitioners are made aware of both the basic principles of fitness and the potential adverse effects associated with it. This is true primarily when cardiovascular risk factors are concerned. The purpose of this book is to describe these topics in a concise way with bare suggestions for understanding the subject.

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    £146.24

  • Handbook of Physical Education Research: Role of

    Nova Science Publishers Inc Handbook of Physical Education Research: Role of

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisAn effective planning in Physical Education entails taking into account a set of psychological, sport training-related, and pedagogical principles developed in a particular educational setting. This is a complex task that teachers usually do without the necessary time to develop it carefully. Several problems associated with this process are explained in this book. The objectives of planning in physical education, independently of the context where it will be applied, have to be aligned to the respective national standards in each country. This book explores the world of physical education in schools. It includes discussions on several topics which include a historical overview of the relation between health and physical education; new institutional designs to achieve better results for children; the role of professionally guided physical education in primary school; effects of traditional games played in physical education classes with elementary school students; school-based physical activity interventions to prevent or reduce obesity; and the psychosocial dynamics of physical education for students with disabilities.

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  • Sequoia Books ADHD IN SPORT

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  • Nikephoros -- Zeitschrift fur Sport und Kultur im

    Georg Olms Verlag AG Nikephoros -- Zeitschrift fur Sport und Kultur im

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    Book SynopsisAfter a long break, another volume of the international journal Nikephoros. Zeitschrift für Sport und Kultur im Altertum is now available, which will again be published annually from now on. Founded in 1988 by Wolfgang Decker, Joachim Ebert and Ingomar Weiler, the journal, which deals with sport in its most diverse forms as well as its embedding in religion, culture, politics and everyday life, is not limited in content to the so-called Classical Antiquity, but also deals with sport and related phenomena in the fields of prehistory and early history, Ancient Oriental Studies, Egyptology and Byzantine Studies as well as their reception history. Moreover, contributions on other early advanced civilisations, for example ancient China or the ancient American cultures, as well as ethnological works are included.

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    £81.74

  • Talent Identification: (Un)conscious gold

    Aalborg Universitetsforlag Talent Identification: (Un)conscious gold

    4 in stock

    Book SynopsisTalent identification. A concept dating back to Greek philosophers, now as it was then, is about the ability to identify talent in different contexts. The ability to identify talent has become increasingly popular over the past few years. It has long been considered a crucial parameter for success in sport, but has spread to different contexts such as education, business, and culture. Until recently, research on talent identification (particularly in sports) has been predominantly concerned with finding a recipe for identifying talent in formal circumstances, such as talent testing. However, talent identification is much more than that. Rather, talent identification should be seen as something everyone practices to some extent. Every day. All the time.This book provides an insight into talent identification and puts forward new ways of understanding and approaching talent identification.

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