What is Sport Science?

Sports Science is the application of science to the sport. In easy language, using the scientific approach to enhance sports performance.
Sports science consists of several components, including Psychology, physiology, sociology, injury management, sports management, anatomy and some other components.
in our country, sport is still a new science and an expert in this field is very limited. There are several institutions of higher learning in Malaysia has created an education in sports science. Especially the UiTM. UiTM is one of the colleges that offer sports science program. The main goal is to produce experts in sports science.
UiTM play an important role in producing experts in this field.

Sport 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.
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 kinanthropometry and performance 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. Through the study of science and sport, researchers have developed a greater understanding on how the human body reacts to exercise, training, different environments and many other stimuli.

will continue .....





Mohd Shahmil B. Mazeli