"As sport has become more intense, professional and commercialized so have the debates grown about what constitutes acceptable behaviour and fair play, and how to encourage and develop good sporting behaviour, particularly in children and young people. This book explores the nat…
A comprehensive sports training manual that is suitable for dedicated strength and conditioning practitioners and athletes and coaches looking to expand their knowledge on how to develop and optimise human performance and athletic capacity. Each topic is addressed by a world ren…
High-performance training for sports
A comprehensive sports training manual that is suitable for dedicated strength and conditioning practitioners and athletes and coaches looking to expand their knowledge on how to develop and optimise human performance and athletic capacity. Each topic is addressed by a world ren…
Understanding and developing expertise is an important concern for any researcher or practitioner working in elite or high performance sport. Whether it's identifying talented young athletes or developing methods for integrating cutting-edge sport science into daily coaching pra…
Presents information on the anatomy of core muscles and provides basic exercises for core development, along with specific core exercises to enhance performance in such sports as basketball, soccer, swimming, and track.
Becoming an effective strength and conditioning practitioner requires the development of a professional skills set and a thorough understanding of the scientific basis of best practice. Aimed at advanced students and beginning practitioners, this book explores the latest scienti…
"The positive benefits of physical activity for physical and mental health are now widely acknowledged, yet levels of physical inactivity continue to increase throughout the developed world. Understanding the psychology of physical activity has therefore become an important conc…
« L'activité physique, au-delà du sport de loisir ou de compétition, fait l'objet de véritables recommandations à des fins thérapeutiques. La prescription de ces activités physiques sur ordonnance est un acte médical de prévention, de soin et d'éducation pour la santé des porteu…
"In contrast to the plethora of works focusing on the tragic loss of human lives during the First World War, little is known about the more hopeful realities of thousands of prisoners of war from Britain, France, Germany and Belgium who were sent to Switzerland from 1916. This b…
« Sport, Recovery and Performance is a unique multi-disciplinary collection which examines both the psychological and physiological dimensions to recovery from sport. Including contributions from medicine, neuroscience, psychology and sport science, the book expertly explores th…
