Elite tennis players like Rodger Federer or Rafael Nadal not only perceive everything that is happening around them, but they also foresee the next game situations. This "mental speed" lays the foundation to build master performances in extremely complex situations. The Mental Game: Cognitive Training, Creativity, and Game Intelligence in Tennis provides a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in a tennis player's ability t...

World-class basketball players like Nikola Jokic and Caitlin Clark seem to effortlessly conjure not only unusual but also masterful technical and tactical plays on the court. Coaches of elite players know that to be able to play at such a top level requires fast thinking and sharp game intelligence. This book offers a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in training. Diagnostic tools and useful examples for training cognit...

This volume on Cognitive Athletic Training in Basketball explores which games and exercise formats can train cognitive abilities alongside the athleticism and motor skills of basketball players. As the fourth book in the Cognitive Athletic Training series, it is marked by its clear structure, which is divided into theoretical and practical parts. With essential theory provided in the first part, the practical section presents exercises and games accompanied by numerous photos and ...

Close soccer matches and tight title fights are rarely decided by players' technical skills or their coaches' tactical measures. The most significant impetus comes from an area that is often mentioned but difficult to grasp: mental strength, personality, and team cohesion after special victories.Using current scientific knowledge and illustrated by many examples, this book describes the mental and cognitive processes that determine victory and defeat in soccer. Several interviews w...

Sports technological tools and innovations are gaining increasing significance in amateur, elite, and health-related sports. Sports technology refers to the application of scientific and technical principles, along with innovative technologies, to enhance athletic performance, increase safety, and consequently optimize the overall sporting experience. This involves the design, development, and utilization of equipment, devices, systems, and software specifically tailored for athletic purpo...

This professional book is one of the first book publications providing a comprehensive overview of how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are used in the context of sports science research and sports practice.In addition to the basics of AI and ML, various applications are described, including self-learning algorithms for analyzing athletes' movement patterns and intelligent wearables that provide real-time data. By integrating big data, game results, fitness pa...

Whether in data collection, fan interaction, training management, or sports medicine—the impact of digitalization and innovation is evident throughout the sports context. This book explores the exciting intersection of sports science, digitalization, and innovation, explaining how innovative technologies have revolutionized sports and will continue to do so in the future.The content covers a wide range of topics, including innovation management, artificial intelligence, machine lea...

Elite tennis players like Rodger Federer or Rafael Nadal not only perceive everything that is happening around them, but they also foresee the next game situations. This “mental speed” lays the foundation to build master performances in extremely complex situations. This book offers a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in a tennis player’s ability to win on the court. The diagnostic tools and useful examples aid the trai...

This new edition of Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport bridges the gap between theory and practice in the development of tactical creativity in team and racket sports. Creativity is an essential component of sport performance. The player who can make fast or correct decisions that are both unexpected—and therefore less easily predicted by their opponent—and appropriate is the player who is likely to be successful. Drawing on interdisciplinary research from psychology, n...

This volume on Cognitive Athletic Training in climbing and bouldering provides exercises to train cognitive abilities alongside the athleticism and motor skills of climbers. As the third book in the Cognitive Athletic Training series, it is marked by its clear structure, which is divided into a theoretical and practical part. With essential theory provided in the first part, the practical section presents exercises accompanied by numerous photos, allowing easy understanding and st...

This volume on Cognitive Athletic Training in Soccer tackles the question of which game and exercise forms can train cognitive abilities alongside athleticism and endurance of soccer players.As the first book in the series ‘Cognitive Athletic Training,’ it stands out with its clear structure, divided into theoretical and practical parts. With essential theory provided in the first part, the practical section illustrates exercises and games with numerous photos and graphs, allowing ...

Top handball athletes Andy Schmid, Uwe Gensheimer, and Domagoj Duvnjak not only react to game situations in the moment, but they can also predict the next situations, allowing them to anticipate their opponents and win games. This mental speed sets the foundation to create master performances in extremely complex situations. In this book, handball athletes and coaches are given both a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role i...