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Encyclopedia of International Sports Studies (2010)

Encyclopedia of International Sports Studies (2010)

Roger Bartlett, Chris Gratton, Christer G. Rolf

Year: 2010
Authors: Roger Bartlett, Chris Gratton, Christer G. Rolf
Publishers: Routledge
Pages: 1564
Print type: BOOK

Description:

The "Encyclopedia of International Sports Studies" covers the full range of sub-disciplines within sports studies; including scientific, social scientific and medical approaches. The encyclopedia is alphabetically organized and consists of: principal articles covering key disciplinary areas, such as sports economics and sports history; large topical entries on central subjects such as resistance training and the diagnosis of sports injuries; smaller topical entries on subjects such as cross training and projectile motion; short overviews of other important terms and concepts, from metabolism and motivation to muscle tension-length relationship.