Sports Training Principles : An Introduction to Sports Science.

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1 Rods to Levers -- 1 The Working Parts -- 2 Structural Changes in the Growing Child -- 3 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 Sport Psychology for Coaches -- 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 Training -- 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 Reflections on Periodisation -- 21 Units, Microcycles, Mesocycles and Macrocycles -- 22 Adaptation to Loading -- 23 Training v Straining -- 24 Competition Period -- 25 Fitting Things Together -- Appendices -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

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