Sports science is a discipline that studies the application of scientific principles and techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance. Human movement is a related scientific discipline that studies human movement in all contexts including that of sport. Scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena and acquiring new knowledge, as well as for correcting and integrating previous knowledge. ...

The study of sports science traditionally incorporates areas of physiology, psychology, motor control and biomechanics but also includes other topics such as nutrition and diet, sports technology, anthropometry and performance analysis. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Psychology (from Greek: ψυχή, psukhē, spirit, soul; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is both an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. ... Motor control is the field of Neuroscience that studies neuronal mechanisms of movements. ... Biomechanics is the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms or the application and derivation of engineering principles to and from biological systems. ... The updated USDA food pyramid, published in 2005, is a general nutrition guide for recommended food consumption. ... In nutrition, the diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. ... Illustration from The Speaking Portrait (Pearsons Magazine, Vol XI, January to June 1901) demonstrating the principles of Bertillons anthropometry. ... In software engineering, performance analysis (a field of dynamic program analysis) is the investigation of a programs behavior using information gathered as the program runs, as opposed to static code analysis. ...

Sports scientists and performance consultants are growing in demand and employment numbers, with the ever-increasing focus within the sporting world on achieving the best results possible. Several sport performance consultants of note include Dr. Filippo Ongaro (Italy), Dr. Jacques Dallaire (USA/Canada), Dr Arthur Stewart (United Kingdom) and Ric Charlesworth (New Zealand). Filippo Ongaro is a physician and an expert in sports sciences, performance medicine and functional medicine. ... Dr Richard Ric (or Rick) Ian Charlesworth (born December 6, 1952, Subiaco, Western Australia) is a sports and performance consultant and a former Australian cricketer and field hockey player and coach. ...

Higher-education degrees in sports science or human movement are also becoming increasingly popular with many universities now offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees in the discipline. Opportunities for graduates in these fields include employment as a physical education teacher, dietician or nutritionist, performance analyst,sports coach, sports therapist, fitness centre manager, sports administrator or retail manager of a sports store. Graduates may also be well positioned to undertake further training to become a physiotherapist. Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all area of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ... Dietitians are experts in food and nutrition. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... Physical therapy (or physiotherapy[1]) is the provision of services to people and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout the lifespan. ...

References

• What is Sports Science?
• What is Human Movement Studies?
• What do Sports Science graduates do?
• Journals in Sports Medicine

Sports Science has also been taught as a GCSE subject in which thousands of students take as a course.