Proceedings of Mathsport international 2017 conference [PDF]
Proceedings of MathSport International 2017 Conference, held in the Botanical Garden of the University of Padua, June 26-28, 2017. MathSport International organizes biennial conferences dedicated to all topics where mathematics and sport meet.
Carla De Francesco, Luigi De Giovanni, Marco Ferrante, Giovanni Fonseca, Francesco Lisi, Silvia Pontarollo
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Biomechanics and Sports Performances
Biomechanics is the application of the principles of mechanics to humans; that is, the study of the motion of bodies and the causes that determine it [...]
Giustino V., Patti A.
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Perceptions and determinants of healthy eating in high performing male adolescent rugby players : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]
Background: Rugby is a competitive sport in New Zealand, with the leading team, the All Blacks, ranked first in the world. Since nutrition plays an important role in sports performance, understanding how to facilitate young high-performing rugby players ...
Stokes, Emily Grace
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This paper examines the idea of the sports record and its relation to our ideas of excellence, achievement and progress. It begins by recovering and reviewing the work of Richard Mandell, whose definition of the record emphasizes three central ideas ...
Parry, J.
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Sports policy analytics for professional sports leagues [PDF]
The organisers of most professional sports leagues now employ one or more forms of policy intervention such as revenue sharing and salary capping schemes.
Evans, Richard
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Health and well-being implications surrounding the use of wearable GPS devices in professional rugby league: A Foucauldian disciplinary analysis of the normalised use of a common surveillance aid [PDF]
Wearable GPS tracking devices have become commonplace coaching aids across professional field sports to enhance sports performances and reduce injury rates, despite the implications of the technology being poorly understood.
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Background: The aim of this study was to analyze validity of BORG-Scale (6-20) while eccentric muscle activity. BORG-Scale is a very valid possibility to rate perceived exertion while concentric muscle activity. It allows to estimate heart rate and therefore stress for cardiovascular system in an easy applicable manner.
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From Nascar to Cirque du Soleil: Lessons in Audience Development [PDF]
Examines marketing trends and principles in entertainment and performance. Case studies include nonprofit arts organizations, mega-concert promoters, for-profit entertainment conglomerates, sports promoters and religious ...
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Toward next generation coaching tools for court based racquet sports [PDF]
Even with today’s advances in automatic indexing of multimedia content, existing coaching tools for court sports lack the ability to automatically index a competitive match into key events.
Connaghan, Damien, O'Connor, Noel E.
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Background Individual time to peak blood bicarbonate (HCO3 −) has demonstrated good to excellent reproducibility following ingestion of both 0.2 g kg−1 body mass (BM) and 0.3 g kg−1 BM sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), but the consistency of the time trial ...
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