Thomas Rowland

Broschiertes Buch

Tennisology

Inside the Science of Serves, Nerves, and On-Court Dominance

Beschreibung

Delves into the science, psychology and history of tennis, the world's most popular individual sport, in search of the factors that truly influence successful on-court play. Based on research, statistics and analysis, this title provides insights and observations on development, conditioning and performance.

Autor

Thomas Rowland is the director of pediatric cardiology at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. He serves as a professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and was a past adjunct professor of exercise science at the University of Massachusetts. Rowland is the author of two books, Children's Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, and The Athlete's Clock. He has served as editor of the journal Pediatric Exercise Science and president of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM) and was on the board of trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is past president of the New England chapter of the ACSM and received the ACSM Honor Award in 1993. Rowland is a competitive tennis player and distance runner. He and his wife, Margot, reside in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9781450469692
• ISBN-10: 1450469698
• Artikelnr.: 39536932