Game Changer
The Art of Sports Science
Published on 5. September 2017
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-62860-118-3 (ISBN)
Description
In Game Changer Fergus Connolly shows how to improve performance with evidence-based analysis and athlete-focused training. Through his unprecedented experience with teams in professional football, basketball, rugby, soccer, Aussie Rules, and Gaelic football, as well as with elite military units, Connolly has discovered how to break down the common elements in all sports to their basic components so that each moment of any game can be better analysed, whether you're a player or coach. The lessons of game day can then be used to create valuable leaning experience in training.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1905 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62860-118-3 (9781628601183)
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E-Book
09/2017
Victory Belt Publishing
€12.49
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Person
Dr. Fergus Connolly is the Performance Director for University of Michigan Football. Prior to joining UM, Connolly spent two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers as Director of Elite Performance. Connolly has also worked as a performance consultant for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, New York Knicks, and multiple English Premier League, Australian Rules, and professional rugby teams. He also served as sports science director with the Welsh Rugby Union and was strength and conditioning coach for the Bolton Wanderers FC.
Phil White is an Emmy-nominated writer and the co-author of Unplugged with Brian Mackenzie and Dr. Andy Galpin and Waterman 2.0 and Flight Plan with Dr. Kelly Starrett. He also contributes to The Inertia and SUP the Mag.
Phil White is an Emmy-nominated writer and the co-author of Unplugged with Brian Mackenzie and Dr. Andy Galpin and Waterman 2.0 and Flight Plan with Dr. Kelly Starrett. He also contributes to The Inertia and SUP the Mag.