All competitive athletes want to perform to the best of their ability and so try to prepare themselves for competitions as well as they possibly can. Training strategies designed to improve technique and speed, as well as psychological components, are all of crucial importance. However, it should never be forgotten that sport is carried out within an 'environment' and that athletes who fail to prepare themselves for the environment in which they will compete do so at their peril.
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It should never be forgotten that sport is carried out within an 'environment' and that athletes who fail to prepare themselves for the environment in which they will compete do so at their peril. This work talks about training and performance in sporting environments.
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Features and reviews in The Sport and Exercise Scientist, Coachwise and Athletics Weekly magazines. Reviews in Sport England, The Coach, SportsTeacher, Running Fitness and Sports Insight magazines.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781861268815
Publisert
2006-09-25
Utgiver
The Crowood Press Ltd; The Crowood Press Ltd
Vekt
560 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

Om bidragsyterne

Dr Stanley Grant is Reader in Exercise Science at the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow. He is an accredited British Association of Sports Sciences physiologist and amongst his research interests are the physiological and genetic determinants of performance at high altitudes. Dr Evan Lloyd was Consultant Anaesthetist at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. He has a long-standing research interest in hypothermia and other effects of cold exposure, and has published widely in this area. Dr Lloyd has had a long involvement in sport and as a physician at national and international governing body level.