| Description |
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits |
| Series |
The science behind sports |
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Gale eBooks
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Science behind sports.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
ch 1. Peach baskets and playoffs -- ch 2. The discipline of training -- ch 3. Sports medicine -- ch 4. High-tech equipment -- ch 5. The physics behind the moves -- ch 6. Bodies in motion -- ch 7. The psychology of winning. |
| Summary |
Explores the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports. Covers origins, history and changes, the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical concerns, and the causes and treatment of sports-related injuries. This volume covers basketball. |
| Subject |
Basketball.
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Sports sciences.
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| Added Author |
Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Basketball. Detroit, Mich. : Lucent Books, c2011 9781420502930 (DLC) 2010035239 |
| ISBN |
9781420506372 (electronic book) |
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9781420502930 (hardcover) |
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142050293X (hardcover) |
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