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SPSS for Sport and Exercise Studies: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students, 2nd Edition
By Nikos Ntoumanis
SPSS is the international standard software package for data analysis in the social sciences. This book is the only SPSS guide designed specifically for students in the fields of sport, exercise and kinesiology. It Includes sport specific cases and data throughout....
July 2011 | 978-0-415-44339-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Sports Biomechanics: Reducing Injury and Improving Performance, 2nd Edition
By Roger Bartlett
When working with athletes and sports people the biomechanist is faced with two apparently incompatible goals: preventing injury and improving performance. Now in a fully updated and revised edition, Sports Biomechanics introduces the fundamental principles that underpin our understanding of the...
June 2011 | 978-0-415-55838-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Mental Toughness in Sport: Developments in Theory and Research
Edited by Daniel Gucciardi, Sandy Gordon
The pursuit of excellence in sport depends on four key facets of performance, namely physical, technical, tactical and mental skills. However, when physical, technical and tactical skills are evenly matched, a common occurrence at elite level, it is the performer with greater levels of mental...
June 2011 | 978-0-415-57298-9 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Coping and Emotion in Sport: Second Edition
Edited by Joanne Thatcher, Marc Jones, David Lavallee
The emotional highs and lows of competitive sport, whether experienced as a competitor, spectator or coach may be the essential ingredient that gives sport its universal and compelling appeal. Emotion is clearly a pervasive force within competitive sport, and this is reflected in the burgeoning...
June 2011 | 978-0-415-57819-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Talent Identification and Development in Sport: International Perspectives
Edited by Joseph (Joe) Baker, Steve Cobley, Jörg Schorer
Identifying talent in athletes and developing that ability to its fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches and sports policy makers. This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the...
June 2011 | 978-0-415-58161-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Human Environmental Physiology
By Mike Tipton, Igor Mekjavic
Most of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, desert, ice or mountains. Thus for humans (a sub-tropical, low altitude, air-breathing animal) most of the planet represents a hostile environment. This important new book presents an in-depth introduction to human physiological and psychological...
May 2011 | 978-0-415-49101-3 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Clinical Skills for Exercise Science
By Paul D. Bromley
Clinical Skills for Exercise Science is an accessible and authoritative ‘how to’ guide to laboratory and clinical procedures in exercise physiology. Designed for students and practitioners working in health, medicine and exercise science, the book offers clear, practical advice on how to implement...
May 2011 | 978-0-415-48159-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies
Edited by Carol Thomas, Nick Watson, Alan Roulstone
A detailed and up-to-date overview, the Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies provides an authoritative overview of the main issues in the field around the world today. Consisting entirely of newly commissioned chapters and arranged thematically, it surveys the state of the discipline, examining...
April 2011 | 978-0-415-57400-6 | Hardback (Routledge)