Science and Racket Sports 2 (Science and Racket Sports)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
Physiological demands and fitness for squash......Page 22
Maximum oxygen uptake in junior and senior elite squash players......Page 33
Cardiorespiratory adjustment in middle-level tennis players: are long term cardiovascular adjustments possible?......Page 39
Tennis versus golf: profile of demands and physical performance in senior players......Page 46
Regional body composition in professional tennis players......Page 53
Nutrition for racket sports......Page 62
Body fluid loss during competitive tennis match-play......Page 71
Fluid loss during international standard match-play in squash......Page 75
Metabolic responses and performance in tennis after caffeine ingestion......Page 79
The effect of carbohydrate ingestion on shot accuracy during a conditioned squash match......Page 87
Conditioning for tennis: preventing injury and enhancing performance......Page 96
A preliminary investigation into a sport specific fitness test for table tennis players......Page 105
The efficacy of training routines as a preparation for competitive squash......Page 110
The travelling racket sports player......Page 116
From the laboratory to the courts: understanding and training anticipation and decision-making......Page 128
Visual search strategy in 'live' on-court situations in tennis: an exploratory study......Page 140
Perceptions of the direction of multi-dimensional state anxiety during performance in elite and non-elite male tennis players......Page 148
The method of research into the speed of specific movements and anticipation in sport under simulated conditions in table tennis......Page 154
Using performance profiles with a regional junior table tennis squad......Page 161
Analysis of self-regulation techniques in critical situations in table tennis......Page 167
Technical rehearsal and imagery: a system for enhancing technical skills in table tennis......Page 172
Type 'A' behaviour in squash......Page 180
The psychological skills of Britain's top young squash players......Page 187
Stress and arousal in elite youth badminton players: a reversal theory perspective......Page 193
Is the inhibition of smashing and serving movements due to anatomical variations?......Page 200
The importance of the speed of ball flight for the performance of junior tennis players......Page 209
Knowledge based system for the simulation of decision-making of the serve-return phase in tennis: the LIFT system......Page 215
A qualitative 3D analysis of forehand strokes in table tennis......Page 220
An experimental investigation into the influence of the speed and spin by balls of different diameters and weights......Page 225
The application of notational analysis to racket sports......Page 230
Analysing championship squash match-play as a dynamical system......Page 240
Using computerised notational analysis to create a template for elite squash and its subsequent use in designing hand notation systems for player development......Page 246
A preliminary investigation into the provision of computerised analysis feedback to elite squash players......Page 254
A notational analysis of time factors of elite men's and ladies' singles tennis on clay and grass surfaces......Page 260
A match analysis of elite tennis strategy for ladies' singles on clay and grass surfaces......Page 266
Movement analysis of elite level male 'serve and volley' tennis players......Page 273
A comparison of patterns of play between the top under 18 junior tennis players in Britain and in the rest of the world......Page 279
Reliability and validity of a computer based notational analysis system for competitive table tennis......Page 284
Game performance and game understanding in badminton of Finnish primary school children......Page 288
Notational analysis of rallies in European circuit badminton......Page 294
Author Index......Page 302
Subject Index......Page 304