Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance - Jeffreys, Ian; Moody, Jeremy; (ed.) - Prospero Internet Bookshop

Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance

 
Edition number: 2, New edition
Publisher: Routledge
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Short description:

Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance is a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the theory and practice of strength and conditioning, providing students, coaches and athletes with everything they need to design and implement effective training programs.

Long description:

An effective strength and conditioning program is an essential component of the preparation of any athlete or sportsperson. Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance is a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the theory and practice of strength and conditioning, providing students, coaches and athletes with everything they need to design and implement effective training programs.


Revised and updated for a second edition, the book continues to include clear and rigorous explanations of the core science underpinning strength and conditioning techniques and give detailed, step-by-step guides to all key training methodologies, including training for strength, speed, endurance, flexibility and plyometrics. The second edition expands on the opening coaching section as well as introducing an entirely new section on current training methods which includes examining skill acquisition and motor learning. Throughout the book the focus is on the coaching process, with every chapter highlighting the application of strength and conditioning techniques in everyday coaching situations.


Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance includes a unique and extensive section of sport-specific chapters, each of which examines in detail the application of strength and conditioning to a particular sport, from soccer and basketball to golf and track and field athletics. The second edition sees this section expanded to include other sports such as rugby union, rugby league and American football.


The book includes contributions from world-leading strength and conditioning specialists, including coaches who have worked with Olympic gold medallists and international sports teams at the highest level. Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance is an essential course text for any degree-level student with an interest in strength and conditioning, for all students looking to achieve professional accreditation, and an invaluable reference for all practising strength and conditioning coaches.

Table of Contents:

Section I: Coaching



1. Considerations for Effective Coaching in Strength and Conditioning: Foundations of the Modern Profession



2. Ecosystem thinking for the strength and conditioning coach



3. Skill acquisition and Motor Learning



4. The Craft of Coaching



Section II: Scientific Basis of Training



5 - The Structure and Function of the Neuromuscular System



6. The Biomechanical Basis of Training



7. The Bioenergetics of Human Performance



8. Cardio Respiratory Control of Exercise and Adaptation to Training



9. The Endocrine Responses to Training



10. Nutrition for Human Performance



Section III: Strength and Conditioning ? Applied Practice



11. Effective Needs Analysis and Functional Training Principles



12. Performance Diagnostics



13. Screening Methods for the S&C Practitioner



14. Developing Strength and Power



15. Weightlifting for Sports Performance



16. Plyometric Training ? Theory and Practice



17. Developing Speed and Agility for Sports Performance



18. Developing endurance for Sports Performance



19. Flexibility ? Developing Effective Movement



20.The Essentials of Periodisation



Section IV: Special Considerations in Strength and Conditioning



21. Thinking Sensibly About Recovery



22. Paediatric Strength and Conditioning



23. Working with Special Populations



24. Performing in Extreme Environments



25. Facility Design, Maintenance, Safety and Record Keeping



Section V: Current Training Methods



26. Velocity based training



27. Post Activation Potentiation



28. Blood Flow Restriction Training



29. Strength and Conditioning for Rugby Union



30. Strength and Conditioning for Football



31. Strength and Conditioning for Cricket



32. Strength and Conditioning for Golf



33. Strength and Conditioning for Rowing



34.Strength and conditioning for Field Hockey



35. Strength and Conditioning for Basketball



36. Strength and Conditioning for Tennis



37. Strength and Conditioning for Cycling



38. Strength and Conditioning for Track and Field ? Throws



39. Strength and Conditioning for Swimming



40. Strength and Conditioning for MMA