Strength and conditioning for team sports : sport-specific physical preparation for high performance / Paul Gamble.
Material type:
TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2010.Description: vii, 248 sISBN: - 0415496276 (pbk : alk. paper)
- 9780415496278 (pbk : alk. paper)
- 613.711 GAM
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 613.711 GAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100402842 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Drawing on the very latest scientific research, Strength and Conditioning for Team Sportsis designed to help students, coaches, researchers and sports medicine professionals devise more effective high-performance training programs for team sports. The only evidence-based study of sport-specific practice for team sports, this book introduces the core science underpinning any strength and conditioning regime, combining the best of applied physiology, biomechanics, sports medicine and coaching science.
The book addresses all aspects of training prescription and the key components of any degree course related to strength and conditioning, including
physiological and performance testing strength training metabolic conditioning power training agility and speed training training for core stability periodization training for injury prevention.Each chapter features guidelines for evidence-based training prescription as well as recommendations for novel ways in which to approach physical preparation for team sports players, bridging the traditional gap between sport science research and sport performance. Fully illustrated throughout, this book is essential reading for any serious student of strength and conditioning, and for any coach looking to extend their professional practice.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of tables and figures (p. vi)
- Acknowledgements (p. viii)
- 1 Principles of specificity (p. 1)
- 2 Physiiological and performance testing (p. 10)
- 3 Strength training (p. 38)
- 4 Metabolic conditioning for team sports (p. 60)
- 5 Training for power (p. 78)
- 6 Agility and speed training (p. 100)
- 7 Lumbopelvic 'core' staility (p. 119)
- 8 Periodization of training (p. 139)
- 9 Training for injury prevention (p. 158)
- 10 Physical preparation for youth sports (p. 197)
- Bibliograpy (p. 222)
- Index (p. 247)