Current Research in Sports Sciences

1. Front Matter

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2. Identification and Development of Talent in Sport

   • V. K. Balsevich

   Pages 1-4

3. Expert Coaches’ Strategies for the Development of Expert Athletes

   • John H. Salmela

   Pages 5-19

4. Selection of Children for Sports

   • W. Starosta

   Pages 21-25

5. Control of Motor Function and its Role in Selection and Orientation of Young Sportsmen

   • O. M. Shelkov, G. A. Hrisanfov

   Pages 27-30

6. Neurological and Pathopsychological Criteria for Sport Selection

   • T. P. Koroleva

   Pages 31-34

7. Correlation of Physical Working-Capacity with Morphofunctional Characteristics in Boys Aged 9–15

   • A. G. Falaleev, V. A. Kobzev, S. V. Cherenina

   Pages 35-39

8. Nutrition for Young Athletes

   • R. J. Maughan, S. M. Shirreffs

   Pages 41-46

9. Fat and Fat Distribution in Elite Rhythmic Gymnasts

   • Marie-José Borst, Willy Pieter, Nadeshda Yastrjembskaya

   Pages 47-54

10. Body Composition and Nutritional Intake in Belgian Volleyball Players

    • Marina Goris, Christophe Delecluse, Rudi Diels, Ruth Loos, Sigi Celis

    Pages 55-60

11. A Computer System for Analysis and Correction of Antioxidant Intake

    • A. Ivanov

    Pages 61-65

12. Mental Training for Sport and Life

    • L.-E. Uneståhl

    Pages 67-76

13. Professional Sport as Sub-Culture

    • N. I. Ponomarev

    Pages 77-80

14. Psycho-Pedagogical Analysis of Individual Style of Operational Problem Solving

    • A. V. Rodionov

    Pages 81-85

15. Prediction of the Efficiency of Skilled Athletes

    • V. I. Balandin

    Pages 87-90

16. Mental Relaxation—Neuro-Dynamic Markers and Psychophysiological Mechanisms

    • P. Bundzen, P. Leisner, A. Malinin, L.-E. Uneståhl

    Pages 91-100

17. Long-Acting Regulators of Mental State in Elite Sport

    • G. B. Gorskaya

    Pages 101-106

18. Effects of Mental Training on Sense of Rhythm

    • M. V. Yermolaeva, M. M. Chirkova

    Pages 107-110

19. Experience of the Applying Application of Meditation to Shaping

    • T. V. Alfyorova-Popova, O. Votyakova

    Pages 111-115

20. Anatomical Data for Biomechanical Calculations

    • I. M. Kozlov, A. V. Samsonova, A. B. Sinukhin

    Pages 117-121

There are two main reasons for pursuing research in the Sports Sciences. Firstly, by studying responses to exercise, we learn about the normal function of the tissues and or­ gans whose function allows exercise to be performed. The genetic endowment of elite ath­ letes is a major factor in their success, and they represent one end of the continuum of human performance capability: the study of elite athletes also demonstrates the limits of human adaptation because nowhere else is the body subjected to such levels of intensive exercise on a regular basis. The second reason for studying Sports Science is the intrinsic interest and value of the subject itself. Elite performers set levels to which others can as­ pire, but even among spectators, sport is an important part oflife and society. of top sport and elite performers, there is also another reason Apart from the study for medical and scientific interest in sport. There is no longer any doubt that lack ofphysi­ cal activity is a major risk factor for many of the diseases that affect people in all coun­ tries: such diseases include coronary heart disease, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. An increased level of recreational physical activity is now an accepted part of the prescription for treatment and prevention of many illnesses, including those with psychological as well as physical causes. An understanding of the normal response to exercise, as well as of the role of exercise in disease prevention, is therefore vital.

• Volleyball
• amino acid mixtures
• caffeine
• elite performance
• elite sport
• exercise
• healthy lifestyle
• mental relaxation
• mental training
• motor function
• nutrition
• operational problem solving
• sports
• sports science
• wellness

• Research Institute of Physical Culture, St. Petersburg, Russia

  Victor A. Rogozkin

• University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

  Ron Maughan

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