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Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training

Of all the gaze within the scan path in golf, only one has emerged as an indicator of both higher levels of skill and accuracy.

Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology

The instruction to "imagine your pelvis is a basin and avoid having the contents spill out by letting it tip" is sometimes used by teachers in an effort to maintain desired alignment of the pelvis.

Sport and Character

How does "team magic" come about? There are no guarantees, but it requires the genuine respect of the team members for each other and for the team.

Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology

Environmental factors, such as wind speed and precipitation, can increase injury risk

Running Anatomy eBook

Other than with strength training, how can running form and performance be improved?

Secrets to Success in Sport & Play-2nd Edition

Because connective tissue shortens if not periodically stretched, a heavily used muscle may actually shorten, causing tightness and a loss in range of motion.

Reversing the Obesogenic Environment eBook

Most Americans watch several hours of television each night and are bombarded by commercials (Holmes, 2008). But Americans are not alone in their television habits, despite the health detriments associated with excessive viewing.

Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise 3rd Edition eBook With Web Resource

The purpose of a qualitative anatomical analysis is to determine the predominant muscular activity during specific phases of a performance and to identify instants when large stresses may occur due to large muscle forces or extremes in joint ranges of motion.

Clinical Guide to Musculoskeletal Palpation Image Bank

Positions: Patient: supine, with the cervical spine in neutral. Clinician: standing or sitting at the head of the table.

Doing Exercise Psychology

Presence is the starting place for helpful and healing alliances with our clients. Freud (1912/1958) described this stance a century ago, well before the advent of mindfulness approaches in psychotherapy: "It rejects the use of any special expedient (even that of taking notes). It consists simply in not directing one�s notice to anything in particular and in maintaining the same �evenly suspended attention� in the face of all that one hears."

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	Abnormal ECGs not always concerning for athletes It is not unusual for athletes to exhibit an “abnormal” ECG due to the effect of exercise training on the anatomy and autonomic control of the heart. However, it is important to understand which ECG abnormalities may be physiologic and which are likely to be pathologic.
	Author Jorge Iber featured on CNN.com Jorge Iber, co-author of Latinos in U.S. Sport, comments on the current and historical challenges Latinos face as they compete in traditional U.S. sports.
	Gerald Gems discusses the history of sport, current issues, and future challenges Read an interview with Gerald Gems, author of Sports in American History
	Jorge Iber discusses historical and current issues facing Latinos in U.S. sport Jorge Iber featured in recent podcast by New Books in Sport
	Pollutants affect exercising outdoors Urban environments with high level of pollutants cause concern for outdoor exercisers
	Strategies for developing healthy body fat levels in athletes Tips to help develop healthy body fat levels in athletes.