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There is a new breed of athletic coach in the educational arena. While on speaking engagements around the world, I've en­ couraged coaches to jump "head first" and quickly into sports science. The reason is simple. With new electronic commu­ nication systems coming on the market almost daily, athletes can get valid and reliable information to help them maximize sports skills, and this information can come faster than most coaches are able to deliver. Coaches have historically rejected most sports science efforts in favor of traditional"seat of the pants" systems, but now there is a new kind of athlete who is asking questions never before presented to the coach. Professional athletes are individually seeking out sports scientists for answers to their particular problems. Stories appear daily in the media about athletes making quantum jumps in performance as a result of their association with sports scientists. The tidal wave is building and no one can stop it-not even the sporting goods industry. "High-tech" athletic equipment is now a must in nearly every sport. Large sporting goods companies have nearly gone bankrupt because of competitors' new "high-tech" prod­ ucts. ix X FoREWORD The tail is wagging the dog. Professional, amateur, and weekend athletes alike are demanding technical answers of our sports leaders, and they are going elsewhere if the correct answers aren't available. The number of Olympic athletes visiting our Coto Research Center in California is staggering.

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This book offers several ideas and applications about biofeedback techniques used in the psychological and rehabilitative aspects of athletics as well as in enhancing athletic performance. It was the aim of the authors to bridge a gap that exists between the laboratory/field scientist and those whose particular goal is to enhance performance. The study of biofeedback is in its infancy, and the possibilities that exist for growth and research in this area and for its use as a practical tool in the areas of psychological and physiological assessment and rehabilitative medicine, as well as in biomechanics, are tremendous. Explanations are given of various biofeedback instruments, as well as of their prime applications in the treatment of functional disorders such as migraine headaches and Raynaud's disease. Stress management, rehabilitation of athletic injuries, and athletic training are discussed. Of particular interest are sections on the use of computer graphics to optimize movement and training regimes in order to enhance athletic performance as well as the section on biofeedback's integration into sports medicine. There are adequate references to lead the interested reader to supplemental information. This excellent resource for individuals interested in biofeedback applications would be most useful to coaches, psychologists, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, and athletic trainers and to college and university students in these disciplines.-J.M. Manning, William Paterson College of New Jersey