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Author:   Jonathan C. Reeser ,  Roald Bahr
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Blackwell Science Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780632059133

ISBN 10:   0632059133
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   22 April 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

List of contributors, vii Foreword by the IOC, ix Foreword by the FIVB, x Preface, xi 1 Introduction: a brief history of the sport of volleyball, 1 Jonathan C. Reeser Part 1 Basic and Applied Science 2 Energy demands in the sport of volleyball, 11 Jaci L. VanHeest 3 The biomechanics of jumping, 18 Albert Gollhofer and Sven Bruhn 4 Peak conditioning for volleyball, 29 Tudor O. Bompa and Michael C. Carrera 5 Optimal nutrition and hydration for the volleyball athlete, 45 D. Enette Larson-Meyer Part 2 The Volleyball Medical Professional 6 The role of the volleyball medical professional: the preparticipation examination, 61 William W. Briner, Jr. 7 Medical coverage of volleyball events, 73 Fernando Pena and Elizabeth Arendt Part 3 Volleyball Injuries 8 Volleyball injury epidemiology, 81 Jonathan C. Reeser 9 Environmental concerns in volleyball, 87 William W. Briner, Jr. 10 Injury prevention, 94 Roald Bahr 11 Principles of volleyball injury rehabilitation, 107 Jonathan C. Reeser 12 Shoulder injuries in volleyball, 118 Andrea Ferretti and Angelo DeCarli 13 Knee and ankle injuries in volleyball, 130 Karim Khan and Roald Bahr 14 Other volleyball-related injuries, 141 Jonathan C. Reeser Part 4 Special Considerations 15 The young volleyball athlete, 153 Jonathan C. Reeser 16 The female volleyball athlete, 164 David Wang and Elizabeth Arendt 17 The disabled volleyball athlete, 175 Jonathan C. Reeser 18 The elite volleyball athlete, 183 Steef Bredeweg Part 5 Performance Enhancement 19 Ergogenic aids, 195 Roald Bahr 20 Visual perception and decision making in volleyball, 203 Darlene A. Kluka 21 Applications of sports psychology to volleyball, 211 Heiner Langenkamp and Michael Gasse Index, 223

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