O'Donoghue / Holmes / Robinson Doing a Research Project in Sport Performance Analysis

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-21302-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Sports Performance Analysis

The research project or dissertation has become a core component of any good degree programme. This incredibly useful book provides a complete step-by-step guide to doing a research project in sport performance analysis. It covers the whole research process, from identifying a research question and system development, to data collection, data analysis and discussing and writing up results. The book introduces the fundamentals of project planning and management, highlights the importance of research ethics, and explains the differences between successful undergraduate and postgraduate projects. This is an indispensable guide for any student working in sport performance analysis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Donoghue, Peter

Holmes, Lucy

Robinson, Gemma

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Trainingswissenschaft, Sportunterricht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Student Research Projects

2. Sports Performance Analysis Research

3. Sports Performance Analysis Research Topics

4. Enterprise Projects

5. The Research Proposal

6. Ethical Issues

7. System Development

8. Data Gathering and Analysis

9. Postgraduate Research Projects

10. Writing the Thesis

Über Autor(innen)

Peter O'Donoghue is a Reader in Sports Performance Analysis in Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. He is also the Programme Director of the B.Sc Hons Sports Performance Analysis degree. He has worked as a performance analyst in Gaelic football (inter-county level) and netball (junior and senior international levels as well as in the National Superleague). Peter is a member of the International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport and General Editor of the International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport.

Gemma Robinson is a lecturer in Performance Analysis in the Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. Her research to date has centered upon the development of a new classification system for the identification of injury risk movements, from automatically captured time- motion data. She teaches courses on performance analysis and research methods at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Lucy Holmes is a lecturer in Performance Analysis in the Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. Her research interests include the use of technology in sport and education
; the use of performance analysis and technology to provide feedback to athletes
, and the use of performance analysis in assisting the development of sport specific fitness assessments and training programmes. She teaches a course on computerised performance analysis.