E-raamat: Science and Racket Sports II

Preface. Introduction. Part One: Physiology of racket sports.
Physiological demands and fitness for squash. Maximum oxygen uptake in junior
and senior elite squash players. Cardiorespiratory adjustments in
middle-level tennis players: are long term cardiovascular adjustments
possible? Tennis versus golf: profile of demands and physical performance in
senior players. Regional body composition in professional tennis players.
Part Two: Nutritional aspects of racket sports. Nutrition for racket sports.
Body fluid loss during competitive tennis match-play. Fluid loss during
international standard match-play in squash. Metabolic responses and
performance in tennis after caffeine ingestion. The effect of carbohydrate
ingestion on shot accuracy during a conditioned squash match. Part Three:
Preparation for play in racket sports. Conditioning for tennis: preventing
injury and enhancing performance strength and conditioning for racket sports.
A preliminary investigation into a sports specific fitness test for table
tennis players. The efficacy of training routines as a preparation for
competitive squash. The travelling racket sports player. Part Four:
Psychology of racket sports. From the laboratory to the courts: Understanding
training, anticipation and decision making. Visual search strategy in "live"
on-court situations in tennis: An exploratory study. Perceptions of the
direction of multi-dimensional state anxiety during performance in elite and
non-elite male tennis players. The method of research on specific movements
and anticpation in sport under simulated conditions in table tennis. Using
performance profiles with a regional junior table tennis squad. Analysis of
self-regulation techniques in critical situations in table tennis. Technical
rehearsal and imagery: a system for enhancing technical skills in table
tennis. Type 'A' behaviour in squash. The psychological skills of Britain's
top young squash players. Stress and arousal in elite youth badminton
players: a reversal theory perspective. Part Five: Medical, biomechanical and
technical aspects of racket sports. Is the inhibition of smashing and serving
movements due to anatomical variations? The importance of the speed of ball
flight for the performance of junior tennis players. Knowledge based system
for the simulation of decision making of the serve-return phase in tennis:
the LIFT system. A qualitative 3D analysis of the forehand strokes in table
tennis. An experimental investigation into the influence of the speed and
spin by balls of different diameters and weights. Part Six: Notational
analysis of racket sports. The application of notational analysis to racket
sports. Analysing championship squash match-play as a dynamical system. Using
computerised notational analysis to create a template for elite squash and
its subsequent use in designing hand notation systems for player development.
A preliminary investigation into the provision of computerised anaysis
feedback to elite squash players. A notational analysis of time factors of
elite mens' and ladies' singles tennis on clay and grass surfaces. A match
analysis of elite tennis strategy for ladies' singles on clay and grass
surfaces. Movement analysis of elite level male "serve and volley" tennis
players. A comparison of patterns of play between the top under 18 junior
tennis players in Britain and those in the rest of the world. Reliability and
validity of a computer based notational analysis system for competitive table
tennis. Game performance and game understanding in badminton of Finnish
primary school children. Notational analysis of rallies in European circuit
badminton.

Mike Hughes, Ian Maynard, Adrian Lees, Thomas Reilly