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 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 ...

This volume on Cognitive Athletic Training in Team Handball tackles the question of which game and exercise forms can train cognitive abilities alongside athleticism and endurance of soccer players. As the second 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...

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 ...

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...

In recent years, computer science in sport has grown extremely, mainly because more and more new data has become available. Computer science tools in sports, whether used for opponent preparation, competition, or scientific analysis, have become indispensable across various levels of expertise nowadays. A completely new market has emerged through the utilization of these tools in the four major fields of application: clubs and associations, business, science, and the media. This market is ...

Creativity is an essential component of sport performance. The player who can make decisions that are both unexpected – and therefore less easily predicted by his/her opponent – and appropriate is the player who is likely to be successful. In this ground-breaking new book Daniel Memmert explores the concept of tactical creativity, introducing a new theoretical framework based on extensive empirical research. He argues for the importance of encouraging divergent thinking abilities at an ear...

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...

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...

Data Analytics in Football provides students, researchers, and coaches with a firm grounding in the principles of modern performance analysis. It offers an insight into the use of positional data, exploring how they can be collected, modeled, analyzed, and interpreted. Introducing cutting-edge methods, the book challenges long-held assumptions and encourages a new way of thinking about football analysis. The book seeks to define the role of positional data in football match analys...

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...

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...