Science and Racket Sports I

Edited by: T. Reilly Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. M. Hughes The Centre for Notational Analysis, Cardiff lnstitute, Cardiff, UK and A. Lees Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

Part 1 Physiology of racket sports: a metabolic characterization of singles tennis, M.A. Christmass et al; investigation of exercise intensity in male singles lawn tennis, T. Reilly and J. Palmer; seasonal variability in physiological strain - matching performance to demand, R.D. Hansen; fluid replacement needs of young tennis players, K. Kavasis; cramps, heat stroke and abnormal biological responses during a strenuous tennis match, A. Therminarias et al; physiological demands of training in elite badminton players, M.G. Hughes; physiological evaluation of specific training in badminton, R. Dias and A.K. Ghosh; physiological effects of squash participation in different age-groups and levels of play, T. Reilly and D.L. Halsall. Part 2 Fitness in racket sports: development of an on-court aerobic test of elite badminton players, M.G. Hughes and F.M. Fullerton; a phosphase decrement test for adolescent racket sports players, G.F. Treble et al; influence of physical fitness specific to the game of tennis, morphological and psychological factors on performance level in tennis in different age groups, P. Unierzyski; kinanthropometric discrimination between county and club female tennis players, T. Reilly and K. Benton; physiological profiles of squash players of different standards, S. Mellor et al; the physiological profile of elite junior squash players, C.A. Mahoney and N.C.C. Sharp; determination of pre-season physiological characteristics of elite male squash players, M.K. Todd and C.A. Mahoney. Part 3 Biomechanics of racket sports: the biomechanics of tennis stroke production, B.C. Elliott; a three-dimensional analysis of the tennis serves of National (British) and County standard male players, R.M. Bartlett et al; a biomechanical analysis of the tennis serve, examining the effect of altering the foot-fault rule, R. Higgins and A. Lees; a biomechanical analysis of the double-handed grip forces, R.A. Stretch; three-dimensional cinematographic analysis of the badminton forearm smash - movements of the forearm and hand, H.P. Tang et al. Part 4 Racket sports equipment: an ergonomic evaluation of the shoe-surface interface in badminton, N.A. Smith and A. Lees; computer aided design of rackets, H. Sol; computer aided prediction of the vibration and rebound velocity characteristics of tennis rackets with various physical properties, Y. Kawazoe; the effectiveness of damping material in reducing impact shock in the tennis freehand smash, R. Tomosue et al; ball dynamic characteristics - a fundamental factors in racket dynamic optimization, M. Caffi and F. Casolo. Part 5 Sports medicine. Part 6 Psychology of racket sports. Part 7 Match analysis.