Sports training principles.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : A. & C. Black, 2007.Edition: 5th edDescription: xii, 387 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780713682786 (pbk.) :
- 0713682787 (pbk.) :
- 796.42 DIC
- GV341
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 796.42 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 204648 |
Previous ed.: 2002.
Author, Frank W. Dick.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1.Rods to levers -- 1.The wroking parts -- 2.Structural change in the growing child -- 2.Basic mechanics -- Part 2.The living machine -- 4.Nutrition -- 5.The oxygen transporting system -- 6.The working muscle -- 7.The fluid systems -- 8.The hormones -- 9.Physiological differences in the growing child -- Part 3.Mission control. 10.Victor in mente, victor in corpore -- 11.Perceptual-motor learning -- 12.Psychological changes and the growing child -- Part 4.the language of training theory -- 13.Fitness -- 14.Theory and practice of strength development -- 15.Theory and practice of speed development -- 16.Theory and practice of endurance development -- 17.Theory and practice of mobility development -- 18.Evaluation in sport -- Part 5.Planning the programme -- 19.Periodising the year -- 20.Variations in periodisation -- 21.Units, microcycles, mesocycles and macrocycles.
Written by the President of the European Athletics Coaches Association, this book provides a reference on training theory and practice for all who accept and pursue responsibility for developing athletes to fulfil their performance potential.