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Allan Macdonald
Andrew Burns
applied sport science
athlete preparation
athlete-centred coaching
Ben Rosenblatt
biomechanics
Bob Challis
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combat sports science
Combat Time
competition demands
constraints-led coaching
Darren Warner
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evidence-based judo performance enhancement
female athlete physiology
Female Athlete Triad
George Bountakis
Golden Score
Head Injuries
High Intensity Interval Training
history of judo
injury prevention strategies
intellectual education
International Olympic Committee
IOC Member
jet-lag
judo
Judo Competition
Judo Contest
judo injury epidemiology
judo injury prevention
Judo Matches
Judo Players
Judo Techniques
Judo Training
judoka lifestyle
Kata Training
Leonardo Jose Mataruna-Dos-Santos
Linear Periodisation
martial arts
Match Duration
Mike Callan
moral education
motor skill acquisition
Natural Menstrual Cycle
Nikolaos (Nikos) Malliaropoulos
notational analysis
nutrition
performance analysis
periodization
physical preparation
Physical Preparation Programme
psychology of judo
Rebeka Prosoli
Renata Baric
Schmidt's Schema Theory
Schmidt’s Schema Theory
skill acquisition
Skill Acquisition Process
Slavisa Bradic
sports biomechanics
talent identification and development
Time Motion Analysis
Time Motion Characteristic
Undulating Periodisation
weight management
women's judo
women’s judo
World Judo Championships
World Ranking List
Xanne Janse de Jonge
youth judo
Yusuke Kanamaru

Product details

  • ISBN 9780815349136
  • Weight: 400g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Jul 2018
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

The Science of Judo is the first book to set out and discuss the science, coaching and history behind judo performance. Evidence-based and informed by the latest research, the book offers practical guidance on preparing athletes for high performance and understanding the core tenets of sport science underpinning it.

Featuring contributions from world-leading experts, the book consists of chapters on all aspects of judo performance, including:

  • The historical development of judo and its physical, intellectual and moral role

  • Physical preparation for competition, coaching and training strategies

  • Skill acquisition, talent identification and development

  • Nutrition and lifestyle of judoka

  • Performance analysis and biomechanics

  • Injury epidemiology and prevention

  • Special considerations for female and young judoka

Clearly written and accessible, The Science of Judo provides upper-level students and researchers, and coaches and sport science staff working with judoka, with the most thorough and authoritative reference on sport science applied to judo currently available.
About

Mike Callan is a Principal Lecturer in Sport Development and Business at the University of Hertfordshire, UK and a European Judo Union Didactic and Scientific Expert. He has extensive experience in providing coach education and consultancy around the world. He is the President of the International Association of Judo Researchers and Secretary General of the Commonwealth Judo Association. Previously he was the International Federation Services Group Leader for Judo for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Chief Executive of the Judospace Educational Institute. His PhD relates to support for judo players in an educational environment. He is a 7th Dan and was awarded the International Judo Federation Special Award for his services to education and research.