Brewer, a strength and conditioning specialist, human performance consultant, and director of high performance for a baseball team, explains how to coach core movement skills to athletes of differe
Success for an athlete depends on their ability to perform at their best when it matters most. Performance depends on the athlete's body having acquired the most beneficial adaptations for their sport
Corporate training and effective performance have become major issues in the 1980s and '90s. Reviews of the training research literature show that, parallel to the growing attention to corporate train
Responding to the revitalized interest in the area of training for performance, this invaluable resource is the first academic book to provide a comprehensive definition of one of the most frequently
Thedefinitive resourceto brain-training for climbing—by an internationally recognized expert As physical as climbing is, it is even more mental. Being technically and physical
SUPERANNO Millions of runners use Speed & Distance devices, and serious participants know that the technology can provide an edge over the competition. The Runner's Edge unlocks the mystery and po
Like most corporations at the turn of the millennium, Accenture was faced with business, economic, and operational changes affecting its renowned internal training program, which shapes and supports
The second edition of this guide to athletic training for mountaineering and rock climbing has been expanded to include new information on nutritional supplements, injury prevention and rehabilitation
Through her work as a performance psychologist with elite professional sportspeople, Miranda Banks knows the challenges faced by those striving to achieve.Enriched by real-life stories from high-perfo
A top sports psychologist reveals the mental strategies used by champions to win a variety of sports, outlining techniques in the areas of confidence building, performance enhancement, and dream inter
Perfect for individuals of all ages and fitness levels, the Functional Performance Training DVD is the key to restoring function and maintaining an active lifestyle. Through activity and sport-
Whether you are about to go out in a sculling boat for the first time, simply enjoy recreational sculling, or have aspirations to be a member of the national team, this book contains information that
Stolovitch and Keeps, performance consultants, debunk some of the myths that are counterproductive to workplace performance and offer a clear definition of workplace performance and how to obtain it.
Yonnie Chyung's practical textbook is designed for program evaluation courses that evaluate training and organizational performance improvement programs. 10-Step Evaluation for Training and Performanc
Teaching Teachers With Theater!: Performance Training & Tactics for Classroom Teachers explores day-to-day classroom performance challenges K–12 teachers face and how the practice of certain theater t
Teaching Teachers With Theater!: Performance Training & Tactics for Classroom Teachers explores day-to-day classroom performance challenges K–12 teachers face and how the practice of certain theater t
Swimming is often touted as one of the most accessible workouts—low-impact, low-tech, and beneficial at any stage of life. Yet each time you suit up and dive in, your body’s moving parts m
The NASM Performance Enhancement Specialization (NASM-PES) is the definitive choice for trainers and coaches working with athletes at all levels who want to maximize performance while reducing the ris
This book serves as a comprehensive resource on the history, theory, and practice of mindfulness in sport, from amateur to professional, from the ancient Greeks to the present day. All athletes know t
All athletes and coaches know that peak performance requires more than just physical exertion. There is a psychological component as well, which can be expressed in attributes such as awareness, focus
Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes provides practitioners with the information needed in order to oversee an athlete monitoring system and to collect, analyze, and interpret monitoring da
Running is a deceptively simple sport. At its most basic, you need only shoes and comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting sweaty. Yet each time you lace up, all your body’s moving parts must work t
This book aims to provide and challenge coaches and rowers with best practice, advice, principles, and training programs to improve their rowing experience and performance. Regardless of whether you a
Highly entertaining, idea-packed, and loaded with practical techniques and strategies,Training for Climbing presents a distillation of thirty years of experience and experimentation by accomplished ve
Vance presents this in-depth guide to using physiometric technology and data collection to precisely tune triathlon training to an athlete's individualized needs, broken into four parts. The first par
"We train because we are human and we become human because we train. This is the surprising and original conclusion of Anatomy of Performance Training, in which John Matthews shows how training is a v
We train because we are human and we become human because we train. This is the surprising and original conclusion of Anatomy of Performance Training, in which John Matthews shows how training is a ve
