Science and Racket Sports past, present and future Adrian Lees Liverpool John Mores University, UK 6th World Congress of Racket Sport Science
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Science and Racket Sports origins of S&RS past achievements present status future prospects 6 th World Congress of Racket Sport Science
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ICSSPE International Council of Sports Science and Physical Education WCSS Prof. Jan Clayrys World Commission for Sports Science origins
AIMS To bring together scientists and practitioners whose interests lay in specific sports and the current scientific information on those sports WCSS World Commission Sports Science To ensure that the scientific for findings presented at each gathering were made widely available and easily disseminated to both scientist and practitioner origins
WCSS World Commission for Sports Science swimming football origins
WCSS World Commission for Sports Science swimming winter sports cycling football golf soccer origins
WCSS World Commission for Sports Science swimming winter sports cycling football golf racket sports soccer origins
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Science and Racket Sports past achievements
Table. Past congresses Congress Date Location 4 99 997 6 Liverpool, UK Lillishall, UK Paris, France Madrid Spain Suzhou, China published papers 44 4 44 4 past achievements
Table. Domicile of principle author of published papers Europe Asia N. America Africa S. America Middle East Liverpool UK 8 Lillishall UK 4 Paris France 6 6 Madrid Spain 9 Suzhou China 7 4 TOTAL 6 8 past achievements
Table. Sport focus of published papers Tennis Table Tennis Badminton Squash others Liverpool UK 8 7 Lillishall UK 4 9 Paris France 4 8 4 Madrid Spain Suzhou China 4 9 4 TOTAL 7 9 6 past achievements
Table 4. Scientific topics addresses by published papers physiology performance analysis psychology biomechanics medicine equipment sociology coaching TOTAL Liverpool UK 7 6 Lillishall UK 4 Paris France 7 6 4 4 Madrid Spain 9 4 6 Suzhou China 8 4 44 4 44 4 TOTAL 6 49 9 8 7 past achievements
Table. Physiology themes Aerobic capacity e.g. direct, indirect from HR Heart Rate e.g. %max, recovery Biochemistry e.g. blood, plasma parameters, biopsy Hydration e.g.fluid intake, weight loss Training e.g. interventions Anaerobic capacity e.g. blood sample, Wingate test Biometrics e.g. body fat, mass, composition Diet e.g. nutrition, supplements Performance e.g. sport related, speed agility tests Fitness e.g. speed, strength, power, flexibility Perceived exertion e.g. RPE, Borg scale Liverpool UK Lillishall UK Paris France Madrid Spain Suzhou China 9 8 9 4 9 4 6 6 4 6 4 trend past achievements
Science and Racket Sports present status
years growth in: research and educational opportunities technological capability media coverage of racket sports participation across age, gender, ability and disability coach education and professionalization present status
BWF Research Grant programme 4 (n=7) BWF Research Grant Topics testing- fitness and agility training and performance Physiology -fatigue -nutrition/hydration -health Biomechanics -muscle strength -technique psychology -anticipation notational analysis player development (n=) 6 (n=6) 7 (n=) present status
present status
Science and Racket Sports future prospects
Science and Racket Sports in the future: year legacy of research communications large and diverse research base International Federation supported research.but. future prospects
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options for the future: Science and Racket Sports Steering Group Membership Society World Commission for Science and Racket Sports future prospects
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