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Physiology and Nutrition for Amateur Wrestling is essential reading for amateur wrestlers and their coaches with a desire to learn about physiological training and nutrition for their sport. Written by Charles Paul Lambert, PhD, a competitive wrestler and academic expert in high-intensity exercise, this book describes the primary physiological systems involved in amateur wrestling. Readers will learn how to substantially optimize performance and discover ways to improve body composition specifi...

This guide for fastpitch softball coaches explains how to develop a philosophy, motivate players, and plan for the season. The author explains how to teach and improve player's performance in hitting, fielding, baserunning, pitching and offensive and defensive strategies.

The analysis of body composition (fat, bone and muscle) is an important process throughout the biomedical sciences. This is the first book to offer a clear and detailed introduction to the key methods and techniques in body composition analysis and to explain the importance of body composition data in the context of sport, exercise and health. With contributions from some of the world's leading body composition specialists, the book goes further than any other in demonstrating the practical an...

This text - prepared for supervisors of physical education teachers and student teachers, researchers and graduate students in sport pedagogy, and tutors who prepare physical education teachers and coaches - begins with a thorough overview of systematic observation systems and procedures. It also includes 19 new or revised systems, a section on qualitative methods, a summary table for quick selection of appropriate systems, a general description of each system, categories of observation, recordi...

Part of a course which includes "Physical Education for Children - Daily Lesson Plans", this book guides teachers beyond merely teaching activities to planning and teaching quality physical education classes. They'll learn how to teach lessons that combine ordered movement experiences to best enhance motor development, match activities to the developmental level of each class, measure and improve children's physical fitness, and formulate yearly instruction plans. Teachers will also find section...

This book focuses on basic principles in the care and prevention of athletic injuries. This text was developed especially for introductory courses. The fifth edition, which continues to highlight essential information for students pursuing teaching and coaching careers, is packaged with the "Dynamic Human 2.0" CD-ROM - an excellent reference that reinforces the anatomy presented in the text through the use of full color graphics and animation.

Sie halten dieses Buch in den Handen, weil fur Sie persoenlich Fitness, oder das Altern an sich ein Thema sind. Vielleicht haben Sie sich schon mit Hilfe von Buchern, Kursen, oder auch persoenlicher Beratung Unterstutzung gesucht, wenn es darum ging, Ihr persoenliches Wohlbefinden, Ihre Belastbarkeit, oder einfach die Lebensqualitat in der kommenden Zeit zu verbessern. Das bedeutet, dass Ihr Interesse an den modernen und wissenschaftlich begrundeten Methoden, gesund und fit ins Alter zu wachsen,...

This work equips youth coaches to prepare their players for competition. It instructs in the principles of coaching, communication, responsibilities, safety and methods of teaching. It helps coaches know how to teach tactics and skills and then refine those tactics and skills as players develop. Key features include the fundamentals of coaching and preparation for the season, and all the tactics and skills the coach will need to teach are explained and demonstrated clearly.

This guide provides information on strength training nutrition. It includes detailed nutrition plans for the goals that strength trainers, bodybuilders and power sport athletes want to achieve: gaining muscle, cutting weight, maintaining weight, and tapering for competitions. The guide has been updated and expanded with new intake guidelines for supplements and herbs, diet plans for men and women, a new section on "designer waters", and more of Kleiner's popular recipes.

Presents 125 sport-specific exercises and drills to help players improve their strength, agility, and endurance. Photos demonstrating exercises feature NHL stars Trevor Linden, Mike Peca, Jyrki Lumme, and Geoff Courtnall. All-stars Wayne Gretzky, Steve Larmer, Doug Gilmour, and others discuss what hockey conditioning has meant to their success.

Written with the physical educator, exercise specialist, physical therapist, and coach in mind, this new edition continues to offer the clear presentation, insightful explanations, depth of coverage, and straightforward writing style that students and instructors have come to expect from this leading text (originally authored by Edward Fox). Inside, you'll find the strongest presentation of aerobic and anaerobic training programs and responses available.

The main uses of taping in sports are for selective protection, support and offloading, and in the case of some existing injuries, the deliberate limitation of joint mobility to help avoid further injury. The advantages of taping over complete rest are well documented - metabolic activity in the area concerned can be maintained at a high level, largely avoiding unwanted wastage of muscle tissue, as well as playing an important role in the prevention of further injury. "Sports Taping" provides ex...