Sport and Exercise Science

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84445-187-6
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: Active Learning in Sport Series

This text introduces students to the essentials of the major contributing disciplines – biomechanics, physiology and psychology. It provides detailed knowledge and understanding of each subject area combined with explicit advice on how to study effectively, research further and think critically. Case studies clearly relate theory to practice and learning exercises support readers throughout the text.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thatcher, Joanne

Portas, Matthew

Thatcher, Rhys

Day, Mel

Hood, Simon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Trainingswissenschaft, Sportunterricht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Understanding research
Planning research
Positivist research
Interpretative research
Motivation in sport and exercise
Stress, anxiety and emotions
Group dynamics
Exercise psychology
Nutrition
Skeletal muscle
Cardiovascular system
Describing motion and quantifying kinetics
Analysing motion and quantifying kinetics
A multidisciplinary approach to sport and exercise science

Über Autor(innen)

Day, Mel
Melissa Day is Senior Lecturer at the University of Chichester

Thatcher, Rhys
Rhys Thatcher is a lecturer at Aberystwyth University.

Thatcher, Joanne
Joanne Thatcher is a lecturer at Aberystwyth University.

Portas, Matthew
Matt Portas is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Teeside

Hood, Simon
Simon Hood is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Teeside