Table of Contents
Part 1 Physiology of racket sports: a metabolic characterization of singles tennis, M.A. Christmass et al; investigation of exercise intensity in male singles lawn tennis, T. Reilly and J. Palmer; seasonal variability in physiological strain - matching performance to demand, R.D. Hansen; fluid replacement needs of young tennis players, K. Kavasis; cramps, heat stroke and abnormal biological responses during a strenuous tennis match, A. Therminarias et al; physiological demands of training in elite badminton players, M.G. Hughes; physiological evaluation of specific training in badminton, R. Dias and A.K. Ghosh; physiological effects of squash participation in different age-groups and levels of play, T. Reilly and D.L. Halsall. Part 2 Fitness in racket sports: development of an on-court aerobic test of elite badminton players, M.G. Hughes and F.M. Fullerton; a phosphase decrement test for adolescent racket sports players, G.F. Treble et al; influence of physical fitness specific to the game of tennis, morphological and psychological factors on performance level in tennis in different age groups, P. Unierzyski; kinanthropometric discrimination between county and club female tennis players, T. Reilly and K. Benton; physiological profiles of squash players of different standards, S. Mellor et al; the physiological profile of elite junior squash players, C.A. Mahoney and N.C.C. Sharp; determination of pre-season physiological characteristics of elite male squash players, M.K. Todd and C.A. Mahoney. Part 3 Biomechanics of racket sports: the biomechanics of tennis stroke production, B.C. Elliott; a three-dimensional analysis of the tennis serves of National (British) and County standard male players, R.M. Bartlett et al; a biomechanical analysis of the tennis serve, examining the effect of altering the foot-fault rule, R. Higgins and A. Lees; a biomechanical analysis of the double-handed grip forces, R.A. Stretch; three-dimensional cinematographic analysis of the badminton forearm smash - movements of the forearm and hand, H.P. Tang et al. Part 4 Racket sports equipment: an ergonomic evaluation of the shoe-surface interface in badminton, N.A. Smith and A. Lees; computer aided design of rackets, H. Sol; computer aided prediction of the vibration and rebound velocity characteristics of tennis rackets with various physical properties, Y. Kawazoe; the effectiveness of damping material in reducing impact shock in the tennis freehand smash, R. Tomosue et al; ball dynamic characteristics - a fundamental factors in racket dynamic optimization, M. Caffi and F. Casolo. Part 5 Sports medicine. Part 6 Psychology of racket sports. Part 7 Match analysis.