Applied Core Conditioning contains all the information necessary to help design, prescribe and programme core conditioning strategies for those who wish to remain well-conditioned and to prevent injury, and for those undergoing rehabilitation.
Much of modern endurance training advice today runs through an algorithm: an FTP test-based wattage zone, a fitness score, a readiness number telling you what your body should be capable of on a given day.
'This isn't 'just' a fitness book - it's designed to build a confident, happy and inspired brain that will allow you to pursue a beautifully healthy body.
Unveil the secrets behind college basketball's true royaltyseven powerhouse programs that have dominated the NCAA Tournament for decadesThere is a great deal more than Madness lurking within the Division 1 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
Unveil the secrets behind college basketball's true royaltyseven powerhouse programs that have dominated the NCAA Tournament for decadesThere is a great deal more than Madness lurking within the Division 1 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
Through the lens of athletes' experiences and established research, Dear Coach shows coaches how to create higher-quality coach-athlete relationships that not only achieve better performance outcomes, but optimal well-being for all parties in and outside of sport.
FEATURES*Emphasis on real-world examples and contemporary athletes in every chapter*Connects to students on a personal level through "e;Test Yourself"e; features that enable students to rate themselves on various issues, attitudes, and behaviors and apply what they've learned to their own lives*Emphasizes research with a thorough review of research methods in the first chapter and "e;Research in Action"e; boxes throughout that explore thought-provoking topics like the impact of superstition on athletic performance*Integrates cutting-edge material in "e;Focus on Neuroscience"e; boxes that describe recent studies showing how the brain and hormones may impact athletic performance*Focuses on youth in "e;Impact on Youth"e; boxes that demonstrate how theories and principles of sport psychology can be used with young athletes*Addresses diversity issues in the opening chapter and in a unique chapter that considers how stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination regarding gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation influence sport participation and performance
Dieses Buch untersucht die Herstellung des Körpers im Sprechen von Sportlehrkräften als diskursive Praxis im Kontext intersektionaler Differenzordnungen.
Dieses Buch untersucht die Herstellung des Körpers im Sprechen von Sportlehrkräften als diskursive Praxis im Kontext intersektionaler Differenzordnungen.
Fully revised and updated in its second edition, Events and Sustainability provides a comprehensive introduction to a full range of issues and topics relevant to event sustainability.
Fully revised and updated in its second edition, Events and Sustainability provides a comprehensive introduction to a full range of issues and topics relevant to event sustainability.
Women's sport in general has gained an increasingly higher profile and level of respect in recent years, and it is becoming widely acknowledged that a female athlete's training programmes will differ in several respects from that of their male counterparts.
Exploring the psychology of everyday behaviour, this book uses an evolutionary perspective to explain experiences that many people share and can easily relate to.
Science and Methodology of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers an interdisciplinary examination of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, connecting pedagogy, biomechanics, training methodology, health, rehabilitation, performance, and social practice in a single reference work.
A Behavioral Approach to Youth Sports Coaching: Developing Skillfulness and Fair Play in Sports offers sport coaches key pedagogical strategies that will help the development of technical and tactical aspects of game play and strengthen players' understanding of game play in action (also referred to as "e;game sense"e;) while giving a strong emphasis on the pedagogical dimensions of sport coaching as well as how to develop fair play.
Exploring the psychology of everyday behaviour, this book uses an evolutionary perspective to explain experiences that many people share and can easily relate to.
A Behavioral Approach to Youth Sports Coaching: Developing Skillfulness and Fair Play in Sports offers sport coaches key pedagogical strategies that will help the development of technical and tactical aspects of game play and strengthen players' understanding of game play in action (also referred to as "e;game sense"e;) while giving a strong emphasis on the pedagogical dimensions of sport coaching as well as how to develop fair play.
Science and Methodology of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers an interdisciplinary examination of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, connecting pedagogy, biomechanics, training methodology, health, rehabilitation, performance, and social practice in a single reference work.
This book provides a scientific foundation for the design of physical education and movement education at the primary or elementary school level, focusing on the developmental stage between the ages of 6 and 12 years.
This volume on Cognitive Athletic Training in Basketball explores which games and exercise formats can train cognitive abilities alongside the athleticism and motor skills of basketball players.
This volume on Cognitive Athletic Training in Basketball explores which games and exercise formats can train cognitive abilities alongside the athleticism and motor skills of basketball players.
This book provides a scientific foundation for the design of physical education and movement education at the primary or elementary school level, focusing on the developmental stage between the ages of 6 and 12 years.
Physical activity and health is a wide-reaching field that is relevant to exercise and sport science, public health, urban and transport planning, occupational health, and clinical medicine.
Physical activity and health is a wide-reaching field that is relevant to exercise and sport science, public health, urban and transport planning, occupational health, and clinical medicine.
Building an Uncommon Champion helps parents guide their athletic children to learning lifelong principles to be confident, mentally tough, and capable of developing deeper, more meaningful relationships.
Written with empathy, passion, and practicality,The Spartan Mindsetis a masterclass in performance communication and a must-have for high performers and leaders seeking to achieve excellence in the classroom, onstage, at the office, on the playing field, and within everyday life.
Making money from exercise may seem like a pipe dream to many, but in fact physical fitness is fast becoming one of America's hottest new professional fields.
Making money from exercise may seem like a pipe dream to many, but in fact physical fitness is fast becoming one of America's hottest new professional fields.
Julie Elion, a renowned sports psychologist, reveals her methods for achieving elite performance in sports, work and life, drawing from her experience with top PGA Tour earners and championship winners.
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW'It offers readers not just insight into what drives us to ride, but also a vocabulary for understanding when that drive becomes too much.
