to have its foundation in the sport and the authors are duly selected by their combined scientific expertise and long term practical experience within the sport. Each chapter in the books provides up-to-date knowledge about the topic and includes a high number of references to allow the reader to go further into depth with the subject area. The books are written in an easily understandable manner, in order to reach also the non-scientific reader, and they are useful for university researchers, teachers and students as well as for interested coaches.