Science and Racket Sports II

, by Hughes, Mike; Maynard, Ian; Lees, Adrian; Reilly, Thomas

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ISBN: 9780203474617 | 0203474619
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Copyright: 11/1/2002

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The proceedings of the Second World Congress of Science and Racket Sports contain six keynote lectures which provide the latest research on a range of sports science topics as applied to tennis, table tennis, squash and badminton.

Preface
Introduction
Physiology of racket sports
Physiological demands and fitness for squash
Maximum oxygen uptake in junior and senior elite squash players
Cardiorespiratory adjustments in middle-level tennis players: are long term cardiovascular adjustments possible? Tennis versus golf: profile of demands and physical performance in senior players
Regional body composition in professional tennis players
Nutritional aspects of racket sports
Nutrition for racket sports
Body fluid loss during competitive tennis match-play
Fluid loss during international standard match-play in squash
Metabolic responses and performance in tennis after caffeine ingestion
The effect of carbohydrate ingestion on shot accuracy during a conditioned squash match
Preparation for play in racket sports
Conditioning for tennis: preventing injury and enhancing performance strength and conditioning for racket sports
A preliminary investigation into a sports specific fitness test for table tennis players
The efficacy of training routines as a preparation for competitive squash
The travelling racket sports player
Psychology of racket sports
From the laboratory to the courts: Understanding training, anticipation and decision making
Visual search strategy in "live" on-court situations in tennis: An exploratory study
Perceptions of the direction of multi-dimensional state anxiety during performance in elite and non-elite male tennis players
The method of research on specific movements and anticpation in sport under simulated conditions in table tennis
Using performance profiles with a regional junior table tennis squad
Analysis of self-regulation techniques in critical situations in table tennis
Technical rehearsal and imagery: a system for enhancing technical skills in table tennis
Type 'A' behaviour in squash
The psychological skills of Britain's top young squash players
Stress and arousal in elite youth badminton players: a reversal theory perspective
Medical, biomechanical and technical aspects of racket sports. Is the inhibition of smashing and serving movements due to anatomical variations? The importance of the speed of ball flight for the performance of junior tennis players
Knowledge based system for the simulation of decision making of the serve-return phase in tennis: the LIFT system
A qualitative 3D analysis of the forehand strokes in table tennis
An experimental investigation into the influence of the speed and spin by balls of different diameters and weights
Notational analysis of racket sports
The application of notational analysis to racket sports
Analysing championship squash match-play as a dynamical system
Using computerised notational analysis to create a template for elite squash and its subsequent use in designing hand notation systems for player development
A preliminary investigation into the provision of computerised anaysis feedback to elite squash players
A notational analysis of time factors of elite mens' and ladies' singles tennis on clay and grass surfaces
A match analysis of elite tennis strategy for ladies' singles on clay and grass surfaces
Movement analysis of elite level male "serve and volley" tennis players
A comparison of patterns of play between the top under 18 junior tennis players in Britain and those in the rest of the world
Reliability and validity of a computer based notational analysis system for competitive table tennis
Game performance and game understanding in badminton of Finnish primary school children
Notational analysis of rallies in European circuit badminton
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