Sports medicine A branch of medicine concerned with the effects of exercise and sports on the human body, including

treatment of injuries. Sports medicine can be divided into three general areas: clinical sports medicine, sports surgery, and the physiology of exercise. ************************************************************ Competitive sport in which individuals perform optional and prescribed acrobatic exercises, mostly on special apparatus, in order to demonstrate strength, balance, and body control. ************************************************************** scince and sport training Any discipline using scientific methods to study sports phenomena. ******************************************************** track and field Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Game ******************************************************** The American Psychological Association defines sport psychology as "the study of the psychological and mental factors that influence and are influenced by participation and performance in sport, exercise, and physical activity, and the application of the knowledge gained through this study to everyday settings." Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/134188-definition-sport-psychology/#ixzz1lwFLznRz ************************************************ Qualitative research is a method of inquiry employed in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences, but also in market research and further contexts.[1] Qualitative researchers aim to gather an in-depth understanding of human behavior and the reasons that govern such behavior. The qualitative method investigates the why and how of decision making, not just what, where, when. Hence, smaller but focused samples are more often needed than large samples. *********************************************** In the social sciences, quantitative research refers to the systematic empirical investigation of social phenomena via statistical, mathematical or computational techniques. ****************************************** Periodization is an organized approach to training that involves progressive cycling of various aspects of a training program during a specific period of time. *******************************************************