Sport science, physical education

Throughout the developed world there is an increasing prevalence of childhood obesity.

The Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science is a landmark work of reference.

The Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science is a landmark work of reference.

In our increasingly risk-averse society, touch and touching behaviours between professionals and children have become a fraught issue.

In our increasingly risk-averse society, touch and touching behaviours between professionals and children have become a fraught issue.

Children and Exercise XXVIII presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport.

Children and Exercise XXVIII presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport.

The work of French sociologist, anthropologist and philosopher Pierre Bourdieu has been influential across a set of cognate disciplines that can be classified as physical culture studies.

The work of French sociologist, anthropologist and philosopher Pierre Bourdieu has been influential across a set of cognate disciplines that can be classified as physical culture studies.

Science and Football VI showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as football.

Science and Football VI showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as football.

This book provides an up-to-date review of research and scientific knowledge in the field of kinanthropometry.

This book provides an up-to-date review of research and scientific knowledge in the field of kinanthropometry.

Mathematics and Science for Sport and Exercise introduces students to the basic mathematical and scientific principles underpinning sport and exercise science.

Mathematics and Science for Sport and Exercise introduces students to the basic mathematical and scientific principles underpinning sport and exercise science.

How can or does youth sport reconcile what seems to be a fundamental contradiction between understandings of sport and disability?

How can or does youth sport reconcile what seems to be a fundamental contradiction between understandings of sport and disability?

Across the full range of human movement studies and their many sub-disciplines, established institutional practices and forms of pedagogy are used to (re)produce valued knowledge about human movement.

Across the full range of human movement studies and their many sub-disciplines, established institutional practices and forms of pedagogy are used to (re)produce valued knowledge about human movement.

The work of dope testers is constantly being obstructed by the development of ever harder-to-trace new forms of banned substances.

The work of dope testers is constantly being obstructed by the development of ever harder-to-trace new forms of banned substances.

Science and Racket Sports IV presents a selection of important contemporary research into the four core racket sport disciplines of tennis, badminton, squash and table tennis.

Science and Racket Sports IV presents a selection of important contemporary research into the four core racket sport disciplines of tennis, badminton, squash and table tennis.

Children and Exercise XXIV presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport.

Children and Exercise XXIV presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport.

How can we predict the trajectory of a baseball from bat to outfield?

How can we predict the trajectory of a baseball from bat to outfield?

Masters athletes are those that continue to train and compete, typically at a high level, beyond the age of thirty-five and into middle and old age.

Masters athletes are those that continue to train and compete, typically at a high level, beyond the age of thirty-five and into middle and old age.

How do children and young people experience and understand sport and physical activity?

How do children and young people experience and understand sport and physical activity?

What is physical literacy?

What is physical literacy?

A step-by-step approach to problem-solving techniques using SPSS in the fields of sports science and physical education Featuring a clear and accessible approach to the methods, processes, and statistical techniques used in sports science and physical education, Sports Research with Analytical Solution using SPSS emphasizes how to conduct and interpret a range of statistical analysis using SPSS.

A step-by-step approach to problem-solving techniques using SPSS in the fields of sports science and physical education Featuring a clear and accessible approach to the methods, processes, and statistical techniques used in sports science and physical education, Sports Research with Analytical Solution using SPSS emphasizes how to conduct and interpret a range of statistical analysis using SPSS.

A new volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series from the International Olympic Committee, this volume Canoeing provides an accessible and comprehensive summary of the topic.

A new volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series from the International Olympic Committee, this volume Canoeing provides an accessible and comprehensive summary of the topic.

Motor Behavior: Control, Learning and Development explores the realm of Motor Behavior, a field intricately examining human action and movement across a lifetime - from their initial acquisition to refinement and evolution.

In recent years a new set of psychological principles has emerged from research investigating adventure and adventurous activities.

In recent years a new set of psychological principles has emerged from research investigating adventure and adventurous activities.

This book examines the role that research plays in pedagogical practices when teaching disabled children and young people in physical education classes.

This book examines the role that research plays in pedagogical practices when teaching disabled children and young people in physical education classes.

Sport and exercise psychology as a profession is becoming increasingly popular, with a growth in the number of students applying for and studying Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees in sport and exercise psychology in recent years within the UK and International Higher Education landscape.

Sport and exercise psychology as a profession is becoming increasingly popular, with a growth in the number of students applying for and studying Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees in sport and exercise psychology in recent years within the UK and International Higher Education landscape.

This is the first book to introduce flipped learning in the context of physical education.

This is the first book to introduce flipped learning in the context of physical education.

This book assesses the landscape of physical education today and the issues that shape it as a curriculum subject, particularly in the era of COVID-19.

This book assesses the landscape of physical education today and the issues that shape it as a curriculum subject, particularly in the era of COVID-19.

The coaching process is about enhancing performance by providing feedback about the performance to the athlete or team.

The coaching process is about enhancing performance by providing feedback about the performance to the athlete or team.