Human factors and ergonomics in sport : applications and future directions /
"Sport, either through participation or spectatorship, represents a part of everyday life and plays a key role in our health and well being. It is also big business. When this is considered with the fact that most sports exhibit many of the characteristics of complex safety critical systems, it...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Sport, either through participation or spectatorship, represents a part of everyday life and plays a key role in our health and well being. It is also big business. When this is considered with the fact that most sports exhibit many of the characteristics of complex safety critical systems, it is not surprising that human factors and ergonomics theory and methods are being used to optimize these systems. This relates to enhancing sport performance, injury prevention, product and equipment design, performance assessment, and systems issues. This book will be a source for communicating sports human factors and ergonomics research, showcase key issues, and inspire further applications"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 357 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781351060073 1351060074 9781351060066 1351060066 9781351060042 135106004X 9781351060059 1351060058 |