a guide to training and performance Johnson, Taylor 1986- editor. DiFrancisco-Donoghue, Joanne 1973- editor. Balentine, Jerry 1960- editor. text bibliography ilu 2025 monographic eng

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xix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm "This book teaches strength and conditioning specialists and related practitioners how to assess and train esport athletes to improve their health and well-being, increase their longevity in the sport, and, ultimately, become better players. It discusses how traditional sport training and conditioning practices can be transferred and applied to esports, including the importance of physical training, healthy eating and sleeping practices, and mental health care for cognitive and physical development. It also covers specific injuries that are common amongst esport athletes, how to reduce their incidence, how to recognize them when they do occur, and available care strategies, such as corrective exercises"-- Part 1. Esports Performance Overview -- Part 2. Mindset, Nutrition, and Recovery -- Part 3. Physical Assessment, Exercises, and Programming Taylor Johnson, Joanne DiFrancisco-Donoghue, Jerry Balentine, editors. Includes bibliographical references and index. eSports (Contests) Video games Social aspects Computer games Physical fitness Physiological aspects GV1469.34.E86 C66 2025 794.8 Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2025] First edition. (DLC) 2023042995 9781718207479 2023042994 DLC 231030 20250321151611.0 23367904 eng