NSCA's Essentials of Sport Science

ABOUT THE NSCA Founded in 1978, the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing the strength and conditioning and related sport science professions around the world. The NSCA exists to empower a community of professionals to maximize their impact through disseminating evidence-based knowledge and its practical application by offering industry-leading certifications, research journals, career development services, networking opportunities, and continuing education. The NSCA community is composed of more than 60,000 members and certified professionals throughout the world who further industry standards as researchers, educators, strength and conditioning coaches, performance and sport scientists, personal trainers, tactical professionals, and other related roles. ABOUT THE EDITORS Duncan N. French, PhD, is the vice president of performance at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Performance Institute and has more than 20 years of experience working with elite professional and Olympic athletes. Prior to joining the UFC, French was the director of performance sciences at the University of Notre Dame and a technical lead for strength and conditioning at the English Institute of Sport. French has worked three Olympic cycles as the national lead for strength and conditioning to Great Britain's basketball and, more recently, taekwondo Olympic programs. He earned his PhD from the University of Connecticut in 2004 and has authored or coauthored over 60 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts. He is a fully accredited strength and conditioning coach with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA), and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). French is a former chairman of the UKSCA and received an honorary fellowship in 2014 for his services to the strength and conditioning industry. French holds academic honorary fellowships with Australia Catholic University in Melbourne Australia and Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. Lorena Torres Ronda, PhD, has extensive experience as a high-performance specialist in professional and Olympic sports. She has served as the performance director for the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), the sport scientist and research and development coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs (NBA), and the sport scientist and strength and conditioning coach for the F.C. Barcelona basketball team and the Spanish national swimming team. Additionally, she has been a part of the NBA scientific committee. Torres Ronda is currently an adjunct fellow at the Institute for Health and Sport (iHeS) at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. She holds a PhD in sport science, is a strength and conditioning coach, and has a wide educational and research background spanning five different universities across the globe, with specializations in sport performance and sport science. In addition to leadership and high-performance culture, her focus centers on athletic performance, sport science, technology and innovation, data analysis and visualization (decision support systems), training and competition monitoring, load management, advanced recovery, and sports nutrition. Torres Ronda has authored or coauthored more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers on athletic performance topics. She is passionate about merging science with practical applications.

Foreword: Reflections on Sport Science Michael H. Stone, PhD, and William J. Kraemer, PhD Part I. Training Theory and Process Chapter 1. Performance Dimensions Nick Winkelman, PhD, and Darcy Norman, PT Chapter 2. Training Load Model Stuart Cormack, PhD, and Aaron J. Coutts, PhD Chapter 3. Periodization and Programming for Individual Sports G. Gregory Haff, PhD Chapter 4. Periodization and Programming for Team Sports Martin Buchheit, PhD, and Paul Laursen, PhD Part II. Needs Analysis Chapter 5. Key Performance Indicators Marco Cardinale, PhD Chapter 6. Profiling and Benchmarking Mike McGuigan, PhD Part III. Technology and Data Preparation Chapter 7. Technological Implementation Lorena Torres Ronda, PhD Chapter 8. Data Hygiene Matthew C. Varley, PhD, Ric Lovell, PhD, and David Carey, PhD Part IV. External and Internal Load Data Collection Chapter 9. Characteristics of Tracking Systems and Load Monitoring Jo Clubb, MSc, and Andrew M. Murray, PhD Chapter 10. Analysis of Tracking Systems and Load Monitoring Andrew M. Murray, PhD, and Jo Clubb, MSc Chapter 11. Kinematics and Gait Analysis Enda King, PhD, and Chris Richter, PhD Chapter 12. Kinetics and Force Platforms Daniel Cohen, PhD, and Cory Kennedy, MSc Chapter 13. Strength Tracking and Analysis Jean-Benoit Morin, PhD, and Pierre Samozino, PhD Chapter 14. Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability Joel Jamieson Chapter 15. Electroencephalography and Electroneuromyography Roman N. Fomin, PhD, and Cassandra C. Collins, BS Chapter 16. Biomarkers for Health and Performance Xavier Schelling i del Alcazar, PhD, Julio Calleja-Gonzalez, PhD, and Nicolas Terrados, MD, PhD Chapter 17. Perception of Effort and Subjective Monitoring Shaun J. McLaren, PhD, Aaron J. Coutts, PhD, and Franco M. Impellizzeri, PhD Part V. Data Analysis and Delivery Chapter 18. Statistical Modeling Mladen Jovanovic, Lorena Torres Ronda, PhD, and Duncan N. French, PhD Chapter 19. Injury Risk Model Johann Windt, PhD, and Tim Gabbett, BHSc (Hons), PhD Chapter 20. Data Mining and Nonlinear Data Analysis Sam Robertson, PhD Chapter 21. Data Delivery and Reporting Tyler A. Bosch, PhD, and Jacqueline Tran, PhD Chapter 22. Performance Interventions and Operationalizing Data Clive Brewer, BSc (Hons), MSc Part VI. Special Topics Chapter 23. Recovery and Sleep Jessica M. Stephens, PhD, and Shona L. Halson, PhD Chapter 24. Fueling and Nutrition Louise M. Burke, PhD, and Eric S. Rawson, PhD Chapter 25. Environmental Stress Yasuki Sekiguchi, PhD, Courteney L. Benjamin, PhD, and Douglas J. Casa, PhD Chapter 26. Psychobiology: Flow State as a Countermeasure to Mental Fatigue Chris P. Bertram, PhD Chapter 27. Neuroscience Approach to Performance Roman N. Fomin, PhD, and Cassandra C. Collins, BS Chapter 28. Motor Performance Gabriele Wulf, PhD Chapter 29. Sport Science of Injury David Joyce, BPhty (Hons), MPhty (Sports), MSc, and Kay Robinson, BSc (Hons) Part VII. Education and Communication Chapter 30. Interdisciplinary Support Duncan N. French, PhD Chapter 31. Information Dissemination Yann Le Meur, PhD