NSCA's Essentials of Sport Science

ABOUT THE NSCAFounded 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 EDITORSDuncan 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 ScienceMichael H. Stone, PhD, and William J. Kraemer, PhDPart I. Training Theory and ProcessChapter 1. Performance DimensionsNick Winkelman, PhD, and Darcy Norman, PTChapter 2. Training Load ModelStuart Cormack, PhD, and Aaron J. Coutts, PhDChapter 3. Periodization and Programming for Individual SportsG. Gregory Haff, PhDChapter 4. Periodization and Programming for Team SportsMartin Buchheit, PhD, and Paul Laursen, PhDPart II. Needs AnalysisChapter 5. Key Performance IndicatorsMarco Cardinale, PhDChapter 6. Profiling and BenchmarkingMike McGuigan, PhDPart III. Technology and Data PreparationChapter 7. Technological ImplementationLorena Torres Ronda, PhDChapter 8. Data HygieneMatthew C. Varley, PhD, Ric Lovell, PhD, and David Carey, PhDPart IV. External and Internal Load Data CollectionChapter 9. Characteristics of Tracking Systems and Load MonitoringJo Clubb, MSc, and Andrew M. Murray, PhDChapter 10. Analysis of Tracking Systems and Load MonitoringAndrew M. Murray, PhD, and Jo Clubb, MScChapter 11. Kinematics and Gait AnalysisEnda King, PhD, and Chris Richter, PhDChapter 12. Kinetics and Force PlatformsDaniel Cohen, PhD, and Cory Kennedy, MScChapter 13. Strength Tracking and AnalysisJean-BenoÎt Morin, PhD, and Pierre Samozino, PhDChapter 14. Heart Rate and Heart Rate VariabilityJoel JamiesonChapter 15. Electroencephalography and ElectroneuromyographyRoman N. Fomin, PhD, and Cassandra C. Collins, BSChapter 16. Biomarkers for Health and PerformanceXavier Schelling i del AlcÁzar, PhD, Julio Calleja-GonzÁlez, PhD, and NicolÁs Terrados, MD, PhDChapter 17. Perception of Effort and Subjective MonitoringShaun J. McLaren, PhD, Aaron J. Coutts, PhD, and Franco M. Impellizzeri, PhDPart V. Data Analysis and DeliveryChapter 18. Statistical ModelingMladen Jovanović, Lorena Torres Ronda, PhD, and Duncan N. French, PhDChapter 19. Injury Risk ModelJohann Windt, PhD, and Tim Gabbett, BHSc (Hons), PhDChapter 20. Data Mining and Nonlinear Data AnalysisSam Robertson, PhDChapter 21. Data Delivery and ReportingTyler A. Bosch, PhD, and Jacqueline Tran, PhDChapter 22. Performance Interventions and Operationalizing DataClive Brewer, BSc (Hons), MScPart VI. Special TopicsChapter 23. Recovery and SleepJessica M. Stephens, PhD, and Shona L. Halson, PhDChapter 24. Fueling and NutritionLouise M. Burke, PhD, and Eric S. Rawson, PhDChapter 25. Environmental StressYasuki Sekiguchi, PhD, Courteney L. Benjamin, PhD, and Douglas J. Casa, PhDChapter 26. Psychobiology: Flow State as a Countermeasure to Mental FatigueChris P. Bertram, PhDChapter 27. Neuroscience Approach to PerformanceRoman N. Fomin, PhD, and Cassandra C. Collins, BSChapter 28. Motor PerformanceGabriele Wulf, PhDChapter 29. Sport Science of InjuryDavid Joyce, BPhty (Hons), MPhty (Sports), MSc, and Kay Robinson, BSc (Hons)Part VII. Education and CommunicationChapter 30. Interdisciplinary SupportDuncan N. French, PhDChapter 31. Information DisseminationYann Le Meur, PhD

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