Preface Introduction PART ONE: PHYSIOLOGY OF RACKET SPORTS 1. Physiological testing in badminton. O. Faude and M. Fries 2. Core temperature and hydration status in professional tennis players measured in live tournament conditions. A. J.
Pearce 3. Anaerobic performance during intermittent exercise and body composition in tennis players of different biological and chronological age. E. Ziemann and T. Garsztka 4. Comparison of laboratory and on-court testing of aerobic fitness in tennis players. R.W.
Meyers 5. A specific incremental test in tennis. O. Girard, R. Chevalier, F. Leveque, J.P. Micallefand G.
P Millet 6. Muscle fibre type distribution and fibre size of triceps brachialis in elite tennis players. J. Sanchís-Moysi, A. Guadalupe-Grau, S. Guerra, H. Olmedillas, C. Dorado and J.
A. L. Calbet 7. Development of a tennis-specific fatigue inducing protocol and the effects of caffeine on performance. D. Hornery, D. Farrow, I. Mujika and W.
Young 8. Nutrition knowledge and nutrition habits of tennis coaches. B. R. Matkovic, B. Matkovic and P. Tudor-Barbar. 9.
Correlations of physiological responses in squash players during competition. J. R. Alvero Cruz, J. Barrera Expósito, A. Mesa Alonso and D. Cabello Manrique 10. Field based assessment of speed and power in junior badminton players.
M. G. Hughes. 11. Energy expenditure measurement in badminton players during a training camp using doubly labeled water. E. Watanabe,S. Igawa,T.
Sato,M. Miyazaki,S. Horiuchi and K. Seki 12. Kinanthropometric profile, body composition, somatotype and grip strength dynamometry in young high level tennis, badminton, and table tennis players F. Pradas, E. Martínez, P.E.
Alcaraz and L. Carrasco 13. Analysis of the somatotype, body composition and anthropometry in badminton players between 12 and 16 years. M. de Hoyo, B. Sañudo and F. París PART TWO: BIOMECHANICAL AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF RACKET SPORTS 14. The role of biomechanics in racket sports.
A. Lees 15. Angular velocities in the tennis serve. C. López de Subijanaand E. Navarro 16. Comparison of injuries between Slovenian table tennis and badminton players. M.
Kondric, G. Furjan-Mandic, L. Zekan Petrinovic and D. Cilig 17. Prevention of injuries and cardiovascular events in veteran table tennis players. J.-F. Kahnand T.
Charland 18. Strategies and support mechanisms used by elite Australian female tennis players returning to the circuit from injury. J. A. Young, M. Pain, R. Kane and A. J.
Pearce 19. The use of plantar supports in badminton and squash players. G. A. Gijón Noguerón, M. Gijón Noguerón and D. Cabello Manrique 20. Centre of gravity in paddle rackets: Implications for technique.
P.T. Gómez Píriz and M. F. Álvarez PART THREE: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF RACKET SPORTS 21. Anticipation and skill in racket sports. M. Williams 22.
A perception-action perspective on learning and practice in racket sports. G. J. P. Savelsbergh 23. Influence of training and task difficulty on efficiency of a forehand drive in table tennis. L. Jospin, V.
Fayt and S. Lazzari 24. Tennis play simulator 1: Psychomotor efficiency in tennis on the basis of locomotion movements. J. Lapszo 25. Tennis play simulator 2. Speed of sequential ball-hitting movements under practice and competitive conditions. J.
Lapszo PART FOUR: PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF RACKET SPORTS 26. Computerized notational analysis and performance profiling in racket sports. M. Hughes, M. T. Hughes and H. Behan 27. Playing patters of world elite male and Austrian top male single''s badminton players E.
Oswald 28. Comparison of the average game playing time in different scoring systems in badminton L. Petrinovic Zekan, Z. Pedisic, D. Ciliga and M. Kondric 29. Feedback systems in table tennis. A.
Baca and P. Kornfeind 30. Practice oriented match analyses in table tennis as a coaching aid. R. Leser and A. Bacca 31. Quantitative analysis of playing efficiency in squash G. Vuckovic, B.
Dezman, S. Kovacic and J. Pers 32. A comparison of whole match and individual set data in order to identify valid performance indicators for real-time feedback in men''s single tennis matches H. Choi, P. O''Donoghue and M. Hughes 33. Variability in men''s singles tennis strategy at the US Open.
P. O''Donoghue 34. Time analysis of three decades of men''s singles at Wimbledon. H. Takahashi, T. Wada, A. Maeda, M. Kodama, H.
Nishizono and H. Kurata PART FIVE: PEDAGOGY, SOCIOLOGY AND COACH EDUCATION IN RACKET SPORTS 35. New perspectives and research applications in tennis. M. Crespo 36. Sport identity of Polish badminton players in the context of other selected sport disciplines. M. Lenartowicz 37.
Coach education: Models, characteristics and views of Greek tennis coaches. N. Grivasand K. Mantis 38. Modern teaching methods for tennis - what o they have in common. P. Unierzyski and M. Crespo 39.
Season of birth effects on elite junior tennis players'' World rankings. P. O''Donoghue 40. Health related habits of tennis coaches. B. Matkovic, L. Ruzic and B. R.
Matkovic 41. Integrated functional evaluation: A specific proposal for badminton C. Blasco, A. Ruiz and R.P. Garrido 42. The social structure of racket sports practice in Spain. R.
Llopis Goig and D. Llopis Goig 41 Integrated functional evaluation: A specific proposal for badminton C. Blasco, A. Ruiz and R.P. Garrido 42 The social structure of racket sports practice in Spain. R. Llopis Goig and D.
Llopis Goig.