Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science (2^nd Ed.) Volleyball Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine Series

Volleyball is one of the four most popular international sports for men and women and has been an Olympic sport since 1964. The publication of this second edition is endorsed by both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB) and a comprehensive resource for athletes, coaches, physical and occupational therapists, nutritionists, and sports scientists working with athletes participating in volleyball internationally and at all levels of competition.
More than 10 years have elapsed since the first edition published during which the sport has rapidly evolved. This handbook has been fully updated to reflect the explosion in literature and research. The Editors have been joined by many new contributors offering a fresh perspective to the material. The contents include chapters on biomechanics, injuries of shoulder, knee and ankle, principles of rehabilitation, the young athlete, the female athlete, and the athlete with impairment. Issues of doping are discussed, as is the psychology of sport and maximizing team potential. This new edition:

• Provides a concise, authoritative overview of the science, medicine and psycho–social aspects of volleyball
• Offers guidance on medical aspects unique to the training and coaching of volleyball
• The only book on this subject fully endorsed by both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB)
• Written and edited by global thought leaders in sports medicine

List of Contributors

Foreword by FIVB President Ari S Graça

Foreword by IOC President Thomas Bach

Preface and Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Energy demands of volleyball
Ronald J Maughan, Susan M Shirreffs

Chapter 2: Nutrition for optimum volleyball performance
Louise M Burke

Chapter 3: The Biomechanics of Volleyball
Markus Tilp

Chapter 4: Developing a Resistance Training Program for Volleyball
William J. Kraemer, Lydia K. Caldwell, Emily C. Barnhart

Chapter 5: Environmental Concerns in Volleyball
Julien D. Périard, Roald Bahr, William W. Briner

Chapter 6: Volleyball Injury Epidemiology And Prevention
Evert Verhagen, Havard Visnes, Roald Bahr

Chapter 7: The Periodic Health Evaluation/Pre–Participation Evaluation
Kerry MacDonald, Wilhelm Meeuwisse

Chapter 8: Shoulder Injuries in Vollyball
Ann MJ Cools, Jonathan C Reeser

Chapter 9: Knee and Ankle Injuries in Volleyball
Christopher Skazalski, Karim Khan, Roald Bahr

Chapter 10: Other Injuries
Scott Magnes, Havard Visnes, Jonathan Reeser

Chapter 11: Principles of Rehabilitation
Heather Curtiss

Chapter 12: The Young Volleyball Athlete
Andrew Gregory, Alex Diamond

Chapter 13: The Female Volleyball Athlete
Constance Lebrun

Chapter 14: The Elite Indoor VB Athlete
Alvaro Chamineki

Chapter 15: Adapted Volleyball for the Athlete with an Impairment
Jonathan C. Reeser

Chapter 16: Issues of Sexual Identity
William W. Briner, Jonathan C. Reeser

Chapter 17: Ergogenic aids, Doping and Anti–Doping
Manfred Holzgraefe, Nadège Veintimilla and Roald Bah

Chapter 18: Sports Psychology: Maximizing Team Potential
Katrien Fransen, Gert Vande Broek

Chapter 19: Looking Ahead: The Future of Volleyball Sports Medicine and Science
Jonathan C. Reeser

Index