Sports training / John Shepherd.

"The complete guide to" on t.p. runs perpendicular to main title.

Includes bibliographical references (page 217) and index.

pt. 1. The sports machine, the human body -- The body as 'sports machine' -- The cardiovascular system -- Understanding the energy-creation processes -- Muscles -- Hormones, the endocrine system and sports training -- Adaptation and rest -- Young and master athletes and the sports life cycle -- Should women train differently from men? -- pt. 2. Preconditioning for injury-free training -- When is the right time to precondition? -- Preconditioning factors -- Preconditioning exercises -- Sample preconditioning routines -- Further preconditioning thoughts -- X-training as a form of preconditioning -- pt. 3. Warming up for sport -- The sport-specific warm-up -- Sport-specific warm-up exercises -- The relevance of static stretching to sport -- 'Sharpening' drills in warm-up -- pt. 4. Developing strength -- 'Channeling' weights strength and the specificity of exercises -- Weight-training systems -- Back safety and neutral spine position -- Selected sport-specific weight-training exercises -- Weight training for endurance -- Kettlebells -- Weight training and hormonal response -- pt. 5. Developing power -- Plyometric exercises -- Selected plyometric exercises -- Making plyometric exercises even more sport-specific -- Power combination training -- pt. 6. Developing endurance -- How to improve endurance -- Building endurance for speed -- Base-building versus sharpening/interval training methods -- Measures of endurance performance -- Fat max -- Rate of self-perceived exertion -- Altitude training -- Use of resting heart rate to determine overtraining -- Lactate and the production of lactic acid -- Interval training -- Endurance and the brain -- Avoiding overtraining syndrome -- Training for endurance and weight training, the interference effect -- pt. 7. Developing speed and agility -- Speed types -- Running technique -- The impact of footwear on speed performance -- Developing rotational speed/agility speed -- Developing agility and rotational speed for rugby and soccer -- Further useful sources of information for the speed athlete/coach -- Overspeed training -- pt. 8. Training planning -- Goal-setting and training planning -- Being a full-time athlete -- Testing -- The training pyramid -- Recovery strategies -- The training variables -- Competition and peaking -- pt. 9. Training the mind -- How to apply mental training -- Mental toughness -- Confidence/self-efficacy -- Skill acquisition -- pt. 10. Boosting sports performance : nutrition -- The macronutrients -- How to calculate an athlete's calorific requirements -- Micronutrients : vitamins, minerals and antioxidants -- Nutritional strategies to combat training-induced soft tissue and cellular damage -- Supplements -- Hydration -- pt. 11. Effective coaching -- Coaching styles -- Self-reflection -- Coaching philosophy, art or science? -- Positive approaches for coaching children -- Recording coaching information -- Selected useful Websites for coaches and athletes.

"; Valuable information on training for athletes and coaches at all levels of competition.; ; Outside of professional sports, the quality of athletic training is dangerously inconsistent. Most athletes who compete on school teams, in community sports programs or just on their own do not receive the training needed to improve their performance and prevent serious game-ending injuries.; ; Sports Training: The Complete Guide is the definitive, practical resource and guidebook for competitors, coaches and trainers. It provides the building blocks for athletic training that will maximize speed, endurance and power.; ; John Shepherd demystifies sports science for readers by starting with the basics and progressing to a specific training plan that every athlete needs. Training theory is explained in simple, easy-to-understand terms before modern training methods and techniques are tackled.; ; Sports Training: The Complete Guide offers specific information for:; Designing and implementing training plans; Training for individual and team sports; Understanding sports psychology; Training both younger and older athletes.; ; Sports Training: The Complete Guide contains a wealth of sports-science knowledge on training for coaches, trainers and athletes and delivers practical results at all levels of competition."--Publisher description.

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