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This encyclopedia--put together by Bartlett (physical education, U. of Otago, New Zealand), Gratton (director, Sport Industry Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam U., UK), and Rolf (sports medicine, Sheffield Centre Sports Medicine, U. of Sheffield, UK)--brings together established and current research from all of the various academic disciplines involved in the study of sport, including sports medicine, sport science, the social science of sport, and sports engineering and technology. Some.

1000 entries include principal entries of about 3000 words explaining disciplines such as sports biomechanics, informational entries of about 1200 words on such broad topics as the origins of sport or lower back injury, more specific 600-word entries on such topics as anterior draw test or fanzines, and small entries on even more specific topics or general outlines of the scope of broad topics. Other examples of entries include adventure sports, aggression and morality, Americanization,

Angular motion, anti-doping agencies, Asian sports, body composition, broadcasting rights, carbohydrate metabolism, cognitive motor control, gymnastics, kinematics, massage, neural recruitment in prolonged exercise, optics variables, psychometrics, and serial and parallel processing. Each entry includes a guide to further reading and "see also" cross-referencing. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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