About Sport Science Secrets

Prof. Russell has sifted through an extensive sport literature for the best and latest scientific findings on a host of intriguing topics.

This reader-friendly book spotlights topics ranging from "Golfers' Yips" to "The Hot Hand" to "Mind Games" to "Performance Tips" to "Sport Riots." Sport Science Secrets explodes common myths, offers insights into the behaviors of athletes/fans and provides fresh ways of thinking about sport.

This book brings the findings of sport scientists to light, findings that have lain dormant in dusty journals except as they occasionally trickle down to the general public in college textbooks.

If your passions include any of the following sports—football, basketball, hockey, golf, baseball, swimming, figure skating, horse racing, boxing, etc.—then you are promised a work chock full of eye-popping surprises.

Ideal for the athlete or fan who wants to know what sport scientists know.

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