This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the First International Congress on Sports Science Research and Technology Support, icSPORTS 2013, Held in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, in September 2013. The 7 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. The papers highlight the benefits of kinds of technologies for sports, either in general, or regarding particular cases of application.

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Effect of the Environment on the Sport Performance: Computer Supported Training.- Video-based Soccer Ball Detection in Difficult Situations.- Application and UI Design for Ergonomic Heart Rate Monitoring in Endurance Sports.- Modelling Peloton Dynamics in Competitive Cycling: A Quantitative Approach.- Analyzing the Sensorimotor Training using Wireless Sensors: Studying the Effects of Balance Boards with Different Dimensions of Instability.- Scenarios for Sharing Good Practices in Sport Management.- Application of Mobile Technologies in the Preparations for Long Distance Running.