Biomechanics in sport : performance enhancement and injury prevention

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Brainteaser physics : challenging physics puzzlers by Grimvall, Göran

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Track and field by MacKay, Jenny, 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Up, up, and away : jumping events and the pole vault -- ch 4. A toss-up : shot put, hammer throw, discus, and javelin -- ch 5. …”
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13th World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport and 13th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport

Table of Contents: “…Soccer Analytics - Analysing Tracking Data -- Level Up the Exergame – Attractive and Effective Training for Body and Brain -- Smart Sensing Technologies in Sports Science -- Training and Performance Analysis in Team Sports -- High execution quality leads to more beneficial break point angles during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise -- Mobile Applications for Training -- Effects of test modality and hip flexion on resultant knee flexor moments -- Head Kinematics in Soccer Headers and their Lab-Based Surrogates -- Individualized Feedback Training in High Performance Rowing -- Can pose estimation be used for performance analysis in the shot put - a pilot study.…”
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Cinematography theory and practice : imagemaking for cinematographers and directors by Brown, Blain

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Cinematography : theory and practice : imagemaking for cinematographers and directors by Brown, Blain

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Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics by Banks, Robert, 1922-2002

Table of Contents: “…Units and dimensions and mach numbers -- Alligator eggs and federal debt -- Controlling growth and perceiving spread -- Little things falling from the sky -- Big things falling from the sky -- Towing and melting enormous icebergs : part I -- Towing and melting enormous icebergs : part II -- A better way to score the Olympics -- How to calculate the economic energy of a nation -- How to start football games, and other probably good ideas -- Gigantic numbers and extreme exponents -- Ups and downs of professional football -- A tower, a bridge, and a beautiful arch -- Jumping ropes and wind turbines -- The crisis of the deficit : Gompertz to the rescue -- How to reduce the population with differential equations -- Shot puts, basketballs, and water fountains -- Balls and strikes and home runs -- Hooks and slices and holes in one -- Happy landings in the snow -- Water waves and falling dominoes -- Something shocking about highway traffic -- How tall will I grow? …”


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Projectile Dynamics in Sport : Principles and Applications. by White, Colin

Table of Contents: “…; Chapter 2: Launching projectiles into motion; Chapter 3: Motion of projectiles under the influence of gravity; Chapter 4: Impact and bounce; Chapter 5: Drag and lift; Chapter 6: The effects of spin; Part II: Practical applications; Chapter 7: Shot put and hammer; Chapter 8: Discus; Chapter 9: Javelin; Chapter 10: Golf; Chapter 11: Tennis and squash; Chapter 12: Cricket and baseball.…”
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Adaptive Sports Medicine A Clinical Guide

Table of Contents: “…History of Adaptive and Disabled Rights within Society -- Wheelchair Sports Technology and Biomechanics -- Technology and Biomechanics of Adaptive Sports Prostheses -- Review of Injury Epidemiology in Paralympic Sports -- Medical Considerations in Adaptive Sports -- Emergent Care of the Adaptive Athlete -- Surgical Considerations in the Adaptive Athlete -- Rehabilitation of the Adaptive Athlete -- Pain Management of the Adaptive Athlete -- Sports Related Concussion in Para Athletes -- Adaptive Running -- Adaptive Cycling -- Adaptive Golf -- Wheelchair Basketball -- Wheelchair Rugby -- Adaptive Soccer -- Wheelchair Softball -- Para Dance Sports -- Wheelchair Fencing -- Wheelchair Curling -- Wheelchair Tennis and Para-table Tennis -- Adaptive Volleyball -- Adaptive Water Sports -- Hockey and the Adaptive Athlete: Para Ice Hockey, Special Hockey, Standing Amputee Hockey, Deaf Hockey, and Blind Hockey -- Adaptive Alpine Skiing and Para-snowboarding -- Adaptive Throwing Sports: Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, and Boccia -- Adaptive Shooting Sports: Archery, Air Rifle, Trapshooting -- Powerlifting in Adaptive Sports -- Adaptive Combative Sports (Judo, Taekwondo, Boxing, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts) -- Adaptive Extreme Sports -- Wheelchair Lacrosse -- Military Veterans and Adaptive Sports -- Pediatric Adaptive Athletes -- Adaptive Sports Event Planning -- Policy and Advocacy Initiatives to Promote the Benefits of Sports Participation for Individuals with Disability -- Controversies in Adaptive Sports.…”
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The ultimate guide to weight training for track and field by Price, Robert G.

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Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics (New in Paperback). by Banks, Robert B.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 10: How to Start Football Games, and Other Probably Good IdeasChapter 11: Gigantic Numbers and Extreme Exponents; Chapter 12: Ups and Downs of Professional Football; Chapter 13: A Tower, a Bridge, and a Beautiful Arch; Chapter 14: Jumping Ropes and Wind Turbines; Chapter 15: The Crisis of the Deficit: Gompertz to the Rescue; Chapter 16: How to Reduce the Population with Differential Equations; Chapter 17: Shot Puts, Basketballs, and Water Fountains; Chapter 18: Balls and Strikes and Home Runs; Chapter 19: Hooks and Slices and Holes in One; Chapter 20: Happy Landings in the Snow.…”
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Backyard Golf.

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