Volleyball
By: edited by Jonathan Reeser, Roald Bahr
Contributors: Reeser, Jonathan; Bahr, Roald, 1957-; IOC Medical Commission. Sub-Commission on Publications in the Sport Sciences
Series: Handbook of sports medicine and science
Publisher: Blackwell Science; Wiley-Blackwell; Brand: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Volleyball players -- Wounds and injuries; Volleyball -- Training
Description: "This handbook will help to improve the medical care delivered to all volleyball athletes and as such will be of value to sports physicians, coaches, therapists, competitors and others interested in the sport."--Jacket.
Notes: "IOC Medical Commission Sub-Commission on Publications in the Sport Sciences."

Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Energy demands in the sport of volleyball / Jaci L. VanHeest; title: The biomechanics of jumping / Albert Gollhofer and Sven Bruhn; title: Peak conditioning for volleyball / Tudor O. Bompa and Michael C. Carrera; title: Optimal nutrition and hydration for the volleyball athlete / D. Enette Larson-Meyer; title: The role of the volleyball medical professional: the preparticipation / William W. Briner, Jr.; title: Medical coverage of volleyball events / Fernando Pena and Elizabeth Arendt; title: Volleyball injury epidemiology / Jonathan C. Reeser; title: Environmental concerns in volleyball / William W. Briner, Jr.; title: Injury prevention / Roald Bahr; title: Principles of volleyball injury rehabilitation / Jonathan C. Reeser; title: Shoulder injuries in volleyball / Andrea Ferretti and Angelo DeCarli; title: Knee and ankle injuries in volleyball / Karim Khan and Roald Bahr; title: Other volleyball-related injuries / Jonathan C. Reeser; title: The young volleyball athlete / Jonathan C. Reeser; title: The female volleyball athlete / David Wang and Elizabeth Arendt; title: The disabled volleyball athlete / Jonathan C. Reeser; title: The elite volleyball athlete / Steef Bredeweg; title: Ergogenic aids / Roald Bahr; title: Visual perception and decision making in volleyball / Darlene A. Kluka; title: Applications of sports psychology to volleyball / Heiner Langenkamp and Michael Gasse