Introduction

Sports science is an applied discipline which brings together theory and practice of performance.

While encompassing a lot of the different disciplines across high performance there are key principles in sport science that need to be examined and discussed.

There are several components to being a sports scientists such as understanding scientific methods and principles, principles of testing and measurements, managing and handling data, as well as basic statistics.

These topics will be outlined and explained in this module 1 with a balance of definitions, key concepts, theory, and practice.

This will set the scene for further studies in later modules which will build on these key sport science methods, concepts, and principles to provide a more in-depth understanding of sport science in performance.

Video: Sport Science Intro: Module 1 (1 min)