| Description |
xvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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EBL Titles
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| Contents |
21. Technical rehearsal and imagery: a system for enhancing technical skills in table tennis -- 22. Type 'A' behaviour in squash -- 23. The psychological skills of Britain's top young squash players -- 24. Stress and arousal in elite youth badminton players: a reversal theory perspective -- Pt 5 Medical, biomechanical and technical aspects of racket sports 25. Is the inhibition of smashing and serving movements due to anatomical variations? -- 26. The importance of the speed of ball flight for the performance of junior tennis players -- 27. Knowledge based system for the simulation of decision-making of the serve-return phase in tennis: the LIFT system -- 28. A qualitative 3D analysis of forehand strokes in table tennis -- 29. An experimental investigation into the influence of the speed and spin by balls of different diameters and weights -- Pt 6 Notational analysis of racket sports 30. The application of notational analysis to racket sports -- 31. Analysing championship squash match-play as a dynamical system -- 32. Using computerised notational analysis to create a template for elite squash and its subsequent use in designing hand notation systems for player development -- 33. A preliminary investigation into the provision of computerised analysis feedback to elite squash players -- 34. A notational analysis of time factors of elite men's and ladies' singles tennis on clay and grass surfaces -- 35. A match analysis of elite tennis strategy for ladies' singles on clay and grass surfaces -- 36. Movement analysis of elite level male 'seve and volley' tennis players -- 37. A comparison of patterns of play between the top under 18 junior tennis players in Britain and in the rest of the world -- 38. Reliability and validity of a computer based notational analysis system for competitive table tennis -- 39. Game performance and game understanding in badminton of Finnish primary school children -- 40. Notational analysis of rallies in European circuit badminton |
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Contents : Introduction -- Pt 1 Physiology demands and fitness for squash 1. Physiological demands and fitness for squash -- 2. Maximum oxygen uptake in junior and senior elite squash players -- 3. Cardiorespiratory adjustment in middle-level tennis players: are long term cardiovascular adjustments possible? -- 4. Tennis versus golf: profile of demands and physical performance in senior players -- 5. Regional body composition in professsional tennis players -- Pt 2 Nutritional aspects of racket sports 6. Nutrition for racket sports -- 7. Body fluid loss during competitive tennis match-play -- 8. Fluid loss during international standard match-play in squash -- 9. Metabolic responses and performance in tennis after caffeine ingestion -- 10. The effect of carbohydrate ingestion on shot accuracy during a conditioned squash match -- Pt 3 Preparation for play in racket sports 11. Conditioning for tennis: preventing injury and enhancing performance -- 12. A preliminary investigation into a sport specific fitness test for table tennis players -- 13. The efficacy of training routines as a preparation for competitive squash -- 14. The travelling racket sports player -- Pt 4 Psychology of racket sports 15. From the laboratory to the courts: understanding and training anticipation and decision making -- 16. Visual search strategy in 'live' on-court situations in tennis: an exploratory study -- 17. Perceptions of the direction of multi-dimensional state anxiety during performance in elite and non-elite male tennis players -- 18. The method of research into the speed of specific movements and anticipation in sport under simulated conditions in table tennis -- 19. Using performance profiles with a regional junior table tennis squad -- 20. Analysis of self-regulation techniques in critical situations in table tennis -- |
| Notes |
"Proceedings of the Second World Congress of Science and Racket Sports and the Fifth International Table Tennis Federation Sports Science Congress." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Racket games -- Congresses.
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Racket games -- Physiological aspects -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Lees, A.
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International Table Tennis Federation Sports Science Congress (5th)
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World Congress on Science and Racket Sports (2nd)
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| LC no. |
98016459 |
| ISBN |
0419230300 |
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