Sports Science: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself - Brossura

Rea, Simon

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1473614899 ISBN 13: 9781473614895

Casa editrice: Teach Yourself, 2015

Riassunto

Written by a Lecturer in Sport and Fitness with over ten years' experience in teaching and devising degree modules, Sports Science: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value features like summaries of key experiments and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam.

Each chapter covers a key introductory area, so by the end of the book you'll have a clear understanding of the essential principles of sport science. Starting with key points in anatomy and physiology, it covers sports psychology, biomechanics and also introduces sports nutrition, as well as how to plan research in sport.

It is structured to mirror the way sports science is taught on many first year undergraduate and foundation degree courses. By the end you'll have a clear understanding of the essential principles of sport science.

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Descrizione del libro

The most student-focused introduction to sport science on the market
Written by a leading expert and practising university teacher, Sport Science gives you all the key knowledge and information you need to succeed quickly and easily.

Sports Science employs the 'Breakthrough Method' to help you advance quickly at any subject, whether you're studying for an exam or just for your own interest. The Breakthrough Method is designed to overcome typical problems you'll face as learn new concepts and skills.

- Problem: "I find it difficult to remember what I've read."; Solution: this book includes end-of-chapter summaries and questions to test your understanding.
- Problem: "Lots of introductory books turn out to cover totally different topics than my course."; Solution: this book is written by a university lecturer who understands what students are expected to know.

L'autore

Simon Rea is a Lecturer on the Sport and Fitness award at the Open University. He has been teaching in Higher and Further Education for over 20 years, has spent time training personal trainers, and has also worked as a performance coach in first class cricket. His specialist areas are strength and conditioning and nutrition for sports performance.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Teach Yourself
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1473614899
• ISBN 13: 9781473614895
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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