José Afonso

Filipe Manuel Clemente

Rui Araújo

Rafael Oliveira

Rui Silva

Zeki Akyildiz

Halil Ibrahim Ceylan

Javier Raya González

Francisco Tomás González Fernández

Hugo Sarmento

Ricardo Lima

Bruno Silva

Sérgio Matos

Yung-Sheng Chen

This book systematically summarizes the accuracy, precision, and repeatability levels of field-based tests applied in soccer. It considers such details as the effectiveness of tests for different age categories and sexes. In this book, the readers will be able to check all the field-based tests conceived for fitness assessment in soccer through a large systematic review made to the literature. In addition a brief characterization of each test and presentation of the concurrent validity and repeatability levels for each test will be provided. Finally, the book contains a general discussion of the implications of the tests for different methodological approaches to training. It will be use to sports scientists and practitioners.

Methodological Concerns and Applications

Field-based Tests for Soccer Players

Beat Knechtle

Luca Paolo Ardigò

Ana Filipa Silva

Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo

Gibson Moreira Praça

Rodrigo Aquino

Daniel Castillo

Javier Raya-González

Hugo Borges Sarmento

Training Methodology: A Multidimensional Approach For Team Sports

Fernando Manuel Lourenço Martins

Rui Sousa Mendes

Explaining how graph theory and social network analysis can be applied to team sports analysis, This book presents useful approaches, models and methods that can be used to characterise the overall properties of team networks and identify the prominence of each team player. Exploring the different possible network metrics that can be utilised in sports analysis, their possible applications and variances from situation to situation, the respective chapters present an array of illustrative case studies. Identifying the general concepts of social network analysis and network centrality metrics, readers are shown how to generate a methodological protocol for data collection. As such, the book provides a valuable resource for students of the sport sciences, sports engineering, applied computation and the social sciences.

Social Network Analysis Applied to Team Sports Analysis

Chong Chen

Suk Yu Sonata Yau

Toru Ishihara

The Effects of Physical Activity and Exercise on Cognitive and Affective Wellbeing

Wook Song

Matthieu E. M. Lenoir

Luis Paulo Rodrigues

Hermundur Sigmundsson

Children’s Exercise Physiology

Cristiana Bessa

Filipe Pinto

Diogo Ribeiro

Beatriz Moura

Tiago Rocha

Marcus Vinícius

Rui Canário-Lemos

Rafael Peixoto

This book describes the structural and functional asymmetries in human body movement by providing cases and examples using illustrations and easy-to-understand scenarios. Specifically, it adopts an evidence-based approach to demonstrate (i) the role of structural (e.g., bone dimensions) and functional (e.g., hemispheric dominance) asymmetries in the human body; (ii) the asymmetric nature of most daily activities (e.g., gait, mastication); (iii) the benefits of asymmetry for physical performance; and (iv) the role of asymmetry in preventing injury. More than just a scientific book, it bridges the gap between theory and practice, and includes practical examples and applications. The book appeals to academics and practitioners in the fields of kinesiology, human movement, sports sciences, strength and conditioning, and physiotherapy.

From Daily Activities to Sports Performance

Asymmetry as a Foundational and Functional Requirement in Human Movement

Filipe Manuel Clemente

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