Symmetry and Asymmetry in Sport Sciences
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Life Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 40171
Special Issue Editors
2. SPORT Research Group (CTS-1024), University of Almería, 04120 La Canada, Spain
Interests: sport sciences; performance analysis; team sports; volleyball; beach volleyball; strength and conditioning; age groups development
Interests: training theory and methodology; exercise prescription; performance analysis; strength and conditioning
2. Sport and Physical Activity Studies Centre (CEEAF), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), 08500 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: sports sciences; performance analysis; injury prevention; strength and conditioning; volleyball
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The terms symmetry and asymmetry have been commonly related to natural sciences phenomena. However, they are also present in many sports and physical activity contexts. Although many coaches and trainers try to find the symmetry in the movements and performance capacities in the athlete’s body, real-life activities, exercises and performance in sport demonstrate the ubiquity of asymmetry. Knowing the appropriate magnitude of this asymmetry could be interesting in order to prepare athletes and prevent injuries, to understand the movement differences in a biomechanical analysis, to study the learning process, or to examine technical and tactical properties in performance analysis. In this sense, we can find a wide umbrella to study the symmetry and asymmetry in sport sciences.
Dr. Antonio García-de-Alcaraz
Dr. José Afonso
Dr. Javier Peña
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- symmetry
- asymmetry
- variability
- balance
- performance
- injury prevention