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Basketball / Diane Yancey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yancey, Diane, author.
- Series:
- Science behind sports.
- The science behind sports
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Basketball.
- Sports sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit, Mich. : Lucent Books, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explores the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports. Covers origins, history and changes, the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical concerns, and the causes and treatment of sports-related injuries. This volume covers basketball.
- Contents:
- ch 1. Peach baskets and playoffs
- ch 2. The discipline of training
- ch 3. Sports medicine
- ch 4. High-tech equipment
- ch 5. The physics behind the moves
- ch 6. Bodies in motion
- ch 7. The psychology of winning.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-104) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781420506372
- 1420506374
- OCLC:
- 701015161
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