The Complete Guide to Sports Training by John Shepherd

The Complete Guide to Sports Training by John Shepherd

The Complete Guide to Sports Training is the definitive practical resource for anyone wishing to improve their performance and for coaches looking to get the best out of their athletes. It demystifies sports science and provides athletes and coaches with the basic building blocks they need to maximise performance. Starting with the basics and progressing to the specific elements all athletes need - speed, endurance and power - this invaluable handbook explains the theory in simple, easy-to-understand terms before discussing the most effective training methods and techniques, as well as giving guidance on developing a training plan, sports psychology and training younger and older athletes. This is the first time such a wealth of sports science knowledge has been available in one book and written in such an accessible style, and should become the sports training handbook for athletes, coaches and sports science students.

For players and coaches looking for an easy-to-understand scientific approach to training, this book will prove an excellent resourceShepherd suceeds in demystifying the often complex subject of sports science, offering a simple yet fully comprehensive guide to acheiving peak performance... the subject areas covered remain highly relevent to players of all ages and levels. Ace Tennis (January 2007)

John Shepherd is a qualified coach in a number of sports and coaches athletes to Olympic standard, a sports journalist writing for a number of health and fitness magazines and the author of Ultrafit.

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ISBN 13	9780713678352
ISBN 10	0713678356
Title	The Complete Guide to Sports Training
Author	John Shepherd
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2006-11-27
Number of pages	240
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