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
Most people give little thought to how they breathe—but if they want to have more energy, be more alert, and improve their exercise and sport performance, they should, says renowne
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
This textbook details the fundamentals of collecting and analyzing human performance data, with an emphasis on objectivity, reliability, and validity. It explains concepts involved in tests and measur
The dance world is filled with technique books, which certainly serve an important role in helping dancers improve their performance. But the market has been conspicuously void of instru
For sport scientists, athletes, coaches, physicians, physical therapists, and students, Hausswirth (recovery and nutrition guidelines, National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance, France) a
For sport science professionals, qualitative movement diagnosis (QMD) is a critical skill in helping individuals improve performance or reduce injury risk. This edition focuses on the processes behind
"Nutrient Timing for Peak Performance offers the lates research on nutrient timing and explains how to create a personal nutrition plan for success. It is a valuable source of information for serious
Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance, Second Edition, will help students and practitioners understand the function of the nutrients in the body and how these nutrients affect health and athletic
Expert Performance in Sports: Advances in Research on Sport Expertise presents an overview of the critical issues facing researchers who study how athletes reach—and stay at—the pinnacle of their spor
Today's athletes are breaking records that many thought were untouchable—in large part due to the major advances in sports training. High-Performance Sports Conditioning combines these superior modern
If you are looking for the definitive resource to help you measure your students’ achievement, your search is over. PE Metrics: Assessing Student Performance Using the National Stand
Boost energy, lose fat, build muscle, and improve your performance with the best-selling nutrition guide for active people!In Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, you’ll get real-world advice fro
Diabetes doesn’t have to slow you down. Whether you’re a recreational exerciser or a competitive athlete, The Athlete’s Guide to Diabetes has the training and performance advice you need to remain act
Show your athletes how yoga can propel their performance to the next level. Teaching Power Yoga for Sports prepares you to develop and teach yoga programs that are directly relatable to
Transform your body as you build muscle, lose fat, and maximize performance with The New Power Eating. Author Susan Kleiner delivers the proven strategies she’s used with male and
Are you ready to see what it takes to lace up the skates? Hockey Anatomy will show you how to improve on-ice performance by increasing muscular strength and optimizing efficiency of ever
A guide to improving a running form to maximize performance while minimizing risks shares insights into common challenges and how to develop essential form-improving habits with the assistance of a ba
Choreography has been thoroughly updated to help students develop their skills in each step of the choreographic experience, from finding an idea to staging the performance. The text comes with a new
Complete Guide to Foam Rolling is your answer to moving better, feeling better, and improving your performance. Foam rolling before, during, or after a workout can get blood flowing, all
Elite players, coaches, and trainers rely on plyometrics to develop power, agility, speed, strength, body control, balance, and overall athletic performance. With this authoritative guid
Technique is critical in swimming performance. In the pool or open water, coaches and athletes alike know that efficiency in entering the water and in moving through it equates to millis
Build a rock-solid set of foundational skills and knowledge and improve performance with Curling: Steps to Success. Internationally renowned coach Sean Turriff brings his extensive
Boyle, a sports performance coach specializing in strength and conditioning, functional training, and general fitness, provides trainers and athletes with exercises for improving speed, strength, and
This textbook explains scientific information about human anatomy and kinesiology to help dancers better understand their bodies, optimize movement performance, and reduce the risk of injury. It focus
The text is a guide and exercise book focusing on the world of functional training, that is, training specific groups of muscles in order to better enhance specific sport performance. There are three
In soccer, perhaps more than any other sport, success hinges on team performance rather than individual play. As coaches are well aware, inspiring a group of players to perform as a fine
As the best-selling guide in the sport, Training Young Distance Runners has helped countless runners achieve their best times, avoid injuries, and improve their performance progressively
Training for Speed, Quickness, and Agility is a comprehensive resource for developing sport performance. With more than 200 drills for athlete development, accompanied by video-on-demand demonstration
From more powerful attacks to higher block points at the net, you will reach new levels of performance on the court with Complete Conditioning for Volleyball. In this one-of-a
Offers guidance to volleyball coaches on how best to develop their volleyball programs, how to improve player performance, and how to improve their own coaching skills.
Presents information on the anatomy of core muscles and provides basic exercises for core development, along with specific core exercises to enhance performance in such sports as basketball, soccer, s
Emanuelson, who served as a park district executive director in Illinois for 20 years, introduces basic accounting concepts and the financial tools for measuring the performance of private businesses,
"NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments" offers strength and conditioning professionals a one-stop resource for the best research-supported fitness and performance measures available. Created by top ex
Duoos (health and human performance, U. of St. Thomas) and Rykken (Nordic ski coach and graphic designer) provide a step-by-step guide to teaching cross-country skiing that includes 115 games and acti
Rowland, a pediatric cardiologist who teaches at Tufts U. and has researched the exercise physiology of children, investigates how various aspects of time affect athletic performance and sport success
For health professionals interested in promoting and implementing physical activity and health promotion programs, Lee (obesity research and health and human performance, U. of Houston) et al. introdu
Fairbrother (motor learning and control and expert sports performance, U. of Tennessee-Knoxville) offers a textbook for an introductory course in motor behavior for students in a sport or exercise sci
Eleven dance educators, choreographers, critics, and scholars representing a spectrum of international perspectives on pedagogy, the body, performance, dance, and culture contribute 12 chapters addres
Dedication, passion, obsession—for serious endurance athletes, coaches, duathletes, and triathletes, the quest for improvement never ends. Knowing they can shave time from the previous performance, th
