Current Research in Sports Sciences: An International Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Identification and Development of Talent in Sport....Pages 1-4
Expert Coaches’ Strategies for the Development of Expert Athletes....Pages 5-19
Selection of Children for Sports....Pages 21-25
Control of Motor Function and its Role in Selection and Orientation of Young Sportsmen....Pages 27-30
Neurological and Pathopsychological Criteria for Sport Selection....Pages 31-34
Correlation of Physical Working-Capacity with Morphofunctional Characteristics in Boys Aged 9–15....Pages 35-39
Nutrition for Young Athletes....Pages 41-46
Fat and Fat Distribution in Elite Rhythmic Gymnasts....Pages 47-54
Body Composition and Nutritional Intake in Belgian Volleyball Players....Pages 55-60
A Computer System for Analysis and Correction of Antioxidant Intake....Pages 61-65
Mental Training for Sport and Life....Pages 67-76
Professional Sport as Sub-Culture....Pages 77-80
Psycho-Pedagogical Analysis of Individual Style of Operational Problem Solving....Pages 81-85
Prediction of the Efficiency of Skilled Athletes....Pages 87-90
Mental Relaxation—Neuro-Dynamic Markers and Psychophysiological Mechanisms....Pages 91-100
Long-Acting Regulators of Mental State in Elite Sport....Pages 101-106
Effects of Mental Training on Sense of Rhythm....Pages 107-110
Experience of the Applying Application of Meditation to Shaping....Pages 111-115
Anatomical Data for Biomechanical Calculations....Pages 117-121
Mathematical Modelling of Sports Human Movements....Pages 123-130
The Control of Movement....Pages 131-136
The Application of Computer Technologies to the Management of Sport Specific Training in Rhythmic Sports....Pages 137-145
Computer Software for Canoeing Simulation....Pages 147-153
Nutritional Preparation for Sports Performance....Pages 155-163
Ergogenic Effects of the Creatine Supplementation During the Training of Top-Class Athletes....Pages 165-172
Effect of Products of Enhanced Biological Value on the Performance of Athletes....Pages 173-177
The Metabolic Basis of Rowing....Pages 179-185
Relationships Between Fatigue and Rehabilitation....Pages 187-190
Energetic, Biomechanical, and Electromyographic Characteristics of Elite Kayakers and Canoeists....Pages 191-197
Myocardial Dystrophy in Athletes....Pages 199-204
New Methods for the Measurement of Specific Working Capacity of Top-Level Athletes (Dynamics of Training Development)....Pages 205-211
Finger Dermatoglyphs as Markers of the Functional Features....Pages 213-216
Measurement of Anaerobic Performance Characteristics of Athletes....Pages 217-223
Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Health....Pages 225-241
The Value of Physical Culture in a Healthy Life-Style....Pages 243-246
Physical Activity Levels of School-Aged Children in St. Petersburg....Pages 247-253
The Effects of Fitness and Quality of Health on Rating of Perceived Exertion....Pages 255-259
Influence of Ecological Conditions on the Physical Activity and Physical Status Of Schoolchildren....Pages 261-264
A Screening Method for Fitness Assessment....Pages 265-269
Factors of Unfitness (Fitless Factors)....Pages 271-273
Physical Fitness in Polish Children and Adolescents....Pages 275-282
Individual Approach in Exercise for Health....Pages 283-289
Comparison of Testing Methods for the Assessment of Aerobic Endurance....Pages 291-294
Effect of Exercise Training and Acute Exercise on Essential Hypertensives....Pages 295-301
Self-Resistance Gymnastics and Physical Rehabilitation of Wheelchair-Disabled in Russia....Pages 303-306
Nutrition, Moderate Exercise, and Health....Pages 307-319
Metabolic and Ventilatory Effects of Caffeine During Light Intensity Exercise in Trained and Sedentary Low Habitual Caffeine Users....Pages 321-332
Exercise Training and High Carbohydrate Diet....Pages 333-338
Radioisotopic Investigation of Gastric Emptying and Small Intestine Function at Different Exercise Levels....Pages 339-343
Back Matter....Pages 345-346