Developing Agility and Quickness
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Developing Agility and Quickness

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Developing Agility and Quickness

About this book

The ball handler who fakes and then drives past a defender for an easy score. A pass rusher who leaves a would-be blocker in his wake on the way to sacking the quarterback. A setter who manages to maneuver both body and ball in the blink of an eye to make the perfect pass for the kill and match-winning point. These are all reasons agility and quickness are such prized physical attributes in modern sport.

Efforts to become markedly quicker or more agile, however, aren’t always successful. Genetic limitations, technical deficiencies, and inferior training activities are among the major obstacles.

Developing Agility and Quickness helps athletes blow past those barriers thanks to the top sport conditioning authority in the world, the National Strength and Conditioning Association. NSCA hand-picked its top experts to present the best training advice, drills, and programs for optimizing athletes’ linear and lateral movements. Make Developing Agility and Quickness a key part of your conditioning program, and get a step ahead of the competition.

Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education course and exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes all the course materials and exam.

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Information

Publisher
Human Kinetics
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781492569510
eBook ISBN
9781492586913
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Key to Diagrams
  7. 1. Developing Change of Direction Speed
  8. 2. Factors Determining Quickness
  9. 3. Warm-Up Methods and Techniques for Agility Training
  10. 4. Age and Sex Considerations
  11. 5. Testing, Assessment, and Monitoring of Agility and Quickness
  12. 6. Change of Direction Speed Drills
  13. 7. Quickness Drills
  14. 8. Agility and Quickness Program Design
  15. 9. Sport-Specific Agility and Quickness Training
  16. References
  17. Index
  18. About the NSCA
  19. About the Editor
  20. About the Contributors
  21. Contributors to the Previous Edition