Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science

Canoeing
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-119-09720-4
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 186 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 338 g

A new volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series from the International Olympic Committee, this volume Canoeing provides an accessible and comprehensive summary of the topic. 
- Provides a concise, authoritative overview of the science, medicine and psycho-social aspects of canoeing
- Offers guidance on medical aspects unique to the training and coaching of canoe athletes
- The only book on this subject endorsed by the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Canoe Federation (ICF)
- Written and edited by global thought leaders in sports medicine

Autoren/Hrsg.

McKenzie, Don

Berglund, Bo

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Physiotherapie, Physikalische Therapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Sportmedizin
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sportmedizin, Medikamentenmissbrauch, Doping
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Wassersport Kanu und Kajak

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors, vi

Foreword by ICF President, viii

Foreword by IOC President, ix

Preface, x

1 Introduction, 1
Ian Mortimer and Don McKenzie

2 Biomechanics and equipment (sprint and slalom): a review of scientifically confirmed information, 12
Barney Wainwright

3 The canoe/kayak athlete, 40
Petra Lundström, Jorunn Sundgot Borgen, and Don McKenzie

4 Physiology of canoeing, 47
Hans Rosdahl, Jose Calbet, A. William Sheel, and Robert Boushel

5 Sport psychology for canoe and kayak, 62
Penny Werthner

6 Training for canoeing, 71
Martin Hunter and Sylvain Curinier

7 Medical problems in canoeing and kayaking, 91
Bo Berglund

8 Orthopaedic injuries in canoeing, 97
Jozsef Dobos

9 Paracanoe, 106
John Edwards, Anna Bjerkefors, Johanna Rosen,and Olga Tarassova


10 Exercise performance in masters canoeing athletes, 116
Bo Berglund

11 Diversity in canoe sport, 122
Don McKenzie and Kari-Jean McKenzie

Index, 133

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Don McKenzie and Bo Berglund and written by an international team of expert contributing authors, this book is an essential resource for anyone working with canoe athletes.