Sports Training Principles
5th Edition
Published on 29. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-7136-8278-6 (ISBN)
Description
Written by world renowned coach and President of the European Athletics Coaches Association, Frank Dick, Sports Training Principles is the ultimate reference on training theory and practice for all coaches responsible for developing athletes to fulfil their performance potential. It covers: anatomy and basic biomechanics; energy production systems; psychology, learning procedures and technical training; performance components - strength, speed, endurance and mobility; training cycles, periodization, adaptation to external loading and coaching methods.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
b+w throughout
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
850 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-8278-6 (9780713682786)
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Person
Frank Dick O.B.E. is President of the European Athletics Coaches Association, and was director of Coaching at the British Athletic Federation from 1979 to 1994. He is a former international competitor and continues to coach athletes and teams to international level, including Daley Thompson, Boris Becker, Gerhard Berger, Denise Lewis, Marat Safin and Katarina Witt. He is currently involved with Ronnie Irani, Graham Gooch OBE, Justin Rose, Ipswich Town Football Academy and Jean Todt (Ferrari Formula One Manager).