A basketball player’s success on the court is dependent on the status of four pillars of performance: Physical, technical, tactical and psychological. Players who are consistently proficient in applying their athleticism (Physical), skills (Technical), knowledge of the game (Tactical), and mental (Psychological) approach will achieve in success.
The number of sport-related event management jobs increases as the sport industry continues to grow. Almost every professional sports team and collegiate athletic program, sport governing body hires an event manager. But what type of skills are essential for students who are seeking jobs in sport event management?
In this article Professors Asker Jeukendrup and Michael Gleeson who are the authors of Sport Nutrition 4th edition explain why nutrition is an important factor for Olympic athletes aiming to win a medal in their sport.
We asked the authors of the new book Sport Nutrition (4th edition), Professors Asker Jeukendrup and Michael Gleeson to tell us what their recently published book, is about, what is new, and why they think it should be adopted for college, university and online sport nutrition courses around the world.
Strength training is the most effective way for women over 40 to stay young, fit, and strong to enjoy life year after year as they age. Unfortunately, it is too common to see women back off from doing serious workouts as they age and regress to walking as their only exercise.Â
As we approach the end of the year, here are ten key books released in 2023. We have selected the most essential Human Kinetics titles for this year, covering yoga, strength training, sports history, and running.
This article is written by our guest author, Future Fit Training. Did you know that 90% of all people who qualify as Personal Trainers leave the industry within 12-18 months? The main reason for this is money. Either not enough coming in or too much going out, it’s important to understand how to fund your Personal Training business before you start accepting clients.
As we celebrate women in sport throughout March we wanted to hear our women authors’ thoughts on what the future holds for women in sport. We spoke with some of our women authors to see what they felt had changed for women in sport over recent years and what the future might hold.
