About the World Commission of Science and Sports |
The WCSS was established in 1967 and is a working group for the International |
Council for Sports Sciences and Physical Education (ICSSPE) which is a category |
'A' organization at UNESCO and a recognized organization of the IOC. |
Its objectives |
| • | To co-ordinate – to organise – to support – to help... in sport-specific sport |
| science World Congresses and symposia | |
| • | To encourage international co-operation in the field of sport science |
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To promote, stimulate and co-ordinate sport specific scientific research throughout |
| the world and to support the application of its results in the many practical | |
| areas of sport | |
| • | To make its scientific knowledge of sport and practical experiences available to all |
| interested national and international institutions via peer-reviewed publications |
The WCSS covers a range of sports which currently are Cricket, Cycling, Football, |
Golf, Racket Sports, Swimming and Winter Sports. Details of each are |
to be found under the relevant web page. In general each sport area holds its own |
scientific congresses and ensures these are published and available to the international |
community. |
The WCSS has a formal link with the Journal of Sports Sciences where abstracts |
from each Congress are published. |
Further details about the WCSS (in MS Word format) are to be found in the |
The offices of the WCSS are based at the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise |
Sciences (RISES), Liverpool John Moores University: - |
Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences |
Liverpool John Moores University |
| Henry Cotton Campus, 15-21 Webster Street |
Liverpool L3 2ET |
United Kingdom |
| tel: | + 44 (0)151 231 4323 |
| fax: | + 44 (0)151 231 4353 |
The RISES website can be accessed here |