| Description |
112 pages : illustrations (mostly color), photographs ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Science behind sports |
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Science behind sports.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-104) and index. |
| Contents |
Peach baskets and playoffs -- The discipline of training -- Sports medicine -- High-tech equipment -- The physics behind the moves -- Bodies in motion -- The psychology of winning. |
| Summary |
Provides an overview of the origins and history of basketball, its management and current issues affecting the game. Also describes the scientific principles and concepts relevant to the sport, the biomechanics and physiology that influence basketball players, and the elements of sports medicine uniquely associated with the game. |
| Subject |
Basketball -- Juvenile literature.
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Sports sciences -- Juvenile literature.
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Basketball.
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Sports sciences.
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| ISBN |
9781420502930 hardcover |
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142050293X hardcover |
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