Taylor & Francis India: Sports and Leisure

By Christophe Brissonneau, Jeffrey Montez de Oca

Drawing on rich empirical material from elite French sport, this book offers a detailed history of how the concept of doping evolved from the twentieth to the twenty-first century. The first study to span the period from 1950 to 2010, it sheds new light on the extraordinary world of elite sport in…

Paperback – 2019-12-06
Routledge

Edited by Hiroyuki Nunome, Ewald Hennig, Neal Smith

Football Biomechanics explores the latest knowledge of this core discipline in sport science across all codes of the sport. Encompassing a variety of styles, including original scientific studies, syntheses of the latest research, and position statements, the text offers readers the most up-to-date…

Paperback – 2019-12-05
Routledge

Edited by Nils Asle Bergsgard, Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, Richard Giulianotti, Jan Ove Tangen

Sport, Outdoor Life and the Nordic World explores the Nordic model of sport and outdoor life with respect to such issues as sport facilities, mountain guiding, women and ethnic minorities, urban planning, anti-doping, health, elite sport coaching and leadership, and the globalization of sport. The…

Hardback – 2019-12-04
Routledge
Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

By Eero Laine

Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage examines professional wrestling as a century-old, theatrical form that spans from its local places of performance to circulate as a popular, global product. Professional wrestling has all the trappings of sport, but is, at its core, a theatrical…

Hardback – 2019-12-03
Routledge
Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies

Edited by Bettina Callary, Brian Gearity

Global interest in quality sport coaching is at an all-time high, but until now, there hasn’t been a go-to resource to help national governing bodies, sport organizations, or coach educators within universities to structure coach education, learning, and development. Coach Education and Development…

Paperback – 2019-12-03
Routledge

Edited by Hugh McLeod, Nils Martinius Justvik, Robert Hess

Sport and Christianity examines sport and Christianity from a variety of historical perspectives, with the main focus on the period from the nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries. The book is not limited to a narrow definition of Christianity, but rather encompasses a wide range of…

Hardback – 2019-12-03
Routledge
Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives

Edited by Manuel Armenteros, Anto J. Benitez, Miguel Ángel Betancor

For a long time, various different lobbying sectors have claimed that the use of video technology is an effective aid in decision-making. Now the IFAB has taken a historic step in the approval of experiments on the use of video to provide support to football refereeing. The Use of Video…

Hardback – 2019-12-02
Routledge
Routledge Research in Sports Technology and Engineering

Edited by Kristen Guest, Monica Mattfeld

This book demonstrates how horse breeding is entwined with human societies and identities. It explores issues of lineage, purity, and status by exploring interconnections between animals and humans. The quest for purity in equine breed reflects and evolves alongside human subjectivity shaped by…

Hardback – 2019-12-02
Routledge
Routledge Human-Animal Studies Series

By John Cissik

Strength and Conditioning: A Concise Introduction offers a concise but comprehensive overview of training for athletic performance. Introducing essential theory and practical techniques in all of the core areas of athletic training, the book clearly demonstrates how to apply fundamental principles…

Paperback – 2019-12-02
Routledge

By David Lightsey

Many nutrition science and food production myths and misconceptions dominate the health and fitness field, and many athletes and active consumers unknowingly embrace a myriad of what can be deemed “junk science” which has now infiltrated many related science fields. Consumers simply have no…

Paperback – 2019-12-02
Routledge

By James C. Balogh, William J. Walker

Golf Course Management & Construction presents a comprehensive summary and assessment of technical and scientific research on the environmental effects of turfgrass system construction and maintenance. Although the book focuses on golf courses, it also discusses turfgrass systems for residential…

Paperback – 2019-12-02
CRC Press

Edited by Colum Cronin, Kathleen Armour

While it is accepted that sport coaches should safeguard participants, Care in Sport Coaching: Pedagogical Cases argues that coaches have a duty of care that moves beyond protection and involves the development of caring relationships with athletes. Recent high-profile incidents of abuse in sport…

Paperback – 2019-11-29
Routledge