Sport and Exercise Science

Joanne Thatcher, Rhys Thatcher, Mel Day, Matthew Portas, Simon Hood (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2009
Learning Matters Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84445-187-6 (ISBN)

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Whatever areas of Sport and Exercise Science students are studying, this will be the resource they turn to first and return to most often.

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.

Joanne Thatcher is a lecturer at Aberystwyth University. Rhys Thatcher is a lecturer at Aberystwyth University. Melissa Day is Senior Lecturer at the University of Chichester Matt Portas is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Teeside Simon Hood is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Teeside

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.4.2009
Reihe/Serie	Active Learning in Sport Series
Verlagsort	Exeter
Sprache	englisch
Maße	171 x 246 mm
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
ISBN-10	1-84445-187-9 / 1844451879
ISBN-13	978-1-84445-187-6 / 9781844451876
Zustand	Neuware