The Public Relations of SSRII reports the release of the book “Sport Expertise”

The Public Relations of SSRII reports the release of the book “Sport Expertise” authored by Joseph Baker and Damien Farrow, translated by Dr. Saleh Rafiei (Associate Professor at the Sports Sciences Research Institute), Dr. Javad Riayahi (Doctor of Motor Behavior at Shahid Beheshti University), and Dr. Zahra Chaharbaghi (Assistant Professor at Azad University). The book is now available for purchase at 600,000 Iranian Rials from the Research Institute’s publishing house.

About the Book:

Understanding and developing expertise is a key concern for researchers and professionals in high-level and professional sports performance. Whether it’s identifying young, talented athletes or integrating advanced sports sciences into daily training routines, it is crucial for researchers and coaches to understand the skills, attributes, and knowledge that distinguish experts in sports.

This book is the first comprehensive work that provides an overview of current research and experience in the emerging field of “Sport Expertise”. Through a multidisciplinary and multifaceted approach, it delves deeply into the methodological and philosophical issues surrounding expertise in sports, describing the characteristics of expert athletes and how expertise can be developed and facilitated. It explores research, theory, and practice, examining how scientists and specialists can collaborate to improve the application of sports sciences. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, students, coaches, and anyone interested in understanding this important topic.

Book Structure:

The book consists of 38 chapters, covering a wide range of subjects related to sports expertise, including but not limited to:
    1.    Chapters 1-2: An Overview of the History of Sports Expertise and Pattern Recognition.
    2.    Chapters 3-4: The Goal of Excellence and Managing Attention.
    3.    Chapters 5-6: Information-Motion Coupling as a Focus on Sports Expertise.
    4.    Chapters 7-8: Automatic Movement in Sports and Expertise in Multi-Joint Sports Tasks.
    5.    Chapters 9-10: Depth and Scope of Knowledge in Expert Athletes vs. Novices.
    6.    Chapters 11-12: Psychological Features of Expert Athletes.
    7.    Chapters 13-14: Defining Expertise and the Background of Athlete Training.
    8.    Chapters 15-16: Methods of Measuring Expertise and Eye-Tracking Techniques.
    9.    Chapters 17-18: New Methods for Studying Perception-Action Coupling and Pattern Recall in Experts.
    10.    Chapters 19-20: Acquiring Tactical Behaviors in Team Sports and Measuring Knowledge Depth.
… (The chapters continue in a similar detailed structure covering various aspects of expertise development.)

How to Purchase:
    •    Online Purchase: Sport Expertise Book
    •    Other Books by the Research Institute: Research Institute Publications
    •    In-Person Purchase: Tehran, Shahid Motahari Street, Mir-Emad Street, 5th Alley, Building No. 3 (prior coordination needed).

Shipping:
    •    Shipping nationwide at a cost of 60,000 Rials.
    •    Free shipping for orders above 1,000,000 Rials.

Download the PDF of the initial pages of the book.