Complex Systems in Sport

Preface Section 1: Theoretical Bases for Understanding Complex Systems in Sport Chapter 1: Basic Notions in the Science of Complex Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics Chapter 2: Coordination Dynamics and Cognition Chapter 3: Why Coordination Dynamics is Relevant for Studying Sport Performance Chapter 4: Psychobiological Integration During Exercise Performed Until Exhaustion Section 2: Methodologies and Techniques for Data Analyses in Investigating Complex Systems in Sport Chapter 5: Nonlinear Time Series Methods for Analyzing Behavioral Sequences Chapter 6: Interpersonal Coordination Tendencies Induce Functional Synergies Through Co-Adaptation Processes in Team Sports Chapter 7: The Measurement of Space and Time in Evolving Sport Phenomena Chapter 8: Self-Organizing Maps and Cluster Analysis in Elite and Sub-Elite Athletic Performance Chapter 9: Single Camera Analyses in Studying Pattern Forming Dynamics of Player Interactions in Team Sports Chapter 10: Using Virtual Environments to Study Interactions in Sport Performance Chapter 11: Methods of Measurement in Studying Team Sports as Dynamical Systems Chapter 12: Team Sports as Dynamical Systems Part 3a: Complexity Sciences and Sport Performance Chapter 13: Ecological Dynamics as A Framework for Notation Analysis Chapter 14: Talent Development and Expertise in Sport Chapter 15: Creativity in Sport and Dance: A constraints based soft-assembly of action. Part 3b: Complexity Sciences and Training for Sport Chapter 16: Variability in Neurobiological Systems and Training Chapter 17: Individual Pathways of Change in Motor Learning and Development Chapter 18: A Constraints-Based Approach to the Acquisition of Expertise in Outdoor Adventure Sports Chapter 19: Skill Acquisition and Representative Task Design