Product DescriptionThe Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine, Third Edition, gives comprehensive and authoritative definitions of nearly 8000 terms. All major areas are covered, including exercise psychology, sports nutrition, biomechanics, anatomy, sports sociology, training principles and techniques and sports injury and rehabilitationThe dictionary will be an invaluable aid to students, coaches, athletes and anyone wanting instant access to the scientific principles, anatomical structures, and physiological, sociological and psychological processes that affect sporting performance. It will also be of interest to the general reader interested in sports science and medicine terminology.Review`Review from previous edition This dictionary contains almost every sports science, anatomy, biomechanic, injuries description, and psychological term as related to sports medicine/science. It is very comprehensive and is a must for any student or teacher's bookshelf. A dictionary that will not be dated in a few years. Great investment.' Cheltenham. UK.About the AuthorMichael Kent is Former Head of the Centre for Applied Zoology, and Sports Science Lecturer, Cornwall College, UK.