Track & Field Coaching Essentials
eBook - ePub

Track & Field Coaching Essentials

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  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Track & Field Coaching Essentials

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About this book

Coaching track and field is a unique challenge. The number of events, the specific technical skills to teach in each one, the event- and athlete-tailored training programs required for performing at a high level, and the planning and organization needed for practicing and competing effectively as a team can be difficult for even the most educated and experienced coaches.

Track & Field Coaching Essentials provides the information and direction to make your first, or twenty-first, season a success. Starting with the fundamentals, moving on to the sport sciences, and then detailing each of the events, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative coaching resource in the sport.

Experts such as Vern Gambetta on biomotor training for speed and power events, Joe Vigil on endurance events, and Jeremy Fischer on the jumps ensure the book contains the best and most current knowledge on each topic. Common technical faults and their corrections, as well as progressive performance drills, are included for every event, including relays.

This primary text in USA Track & Field's coaching education program is also a go-to reference for veteran coaches. Be it races, jumps, or throws, Track & Field Coaching Essentials has what coaches need to know to help their athletes achieve their performance potential.

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Information

Publisher
Human Kinetics
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781450489324
eBook ISBN
9781492585084
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Track & Field Coaching Essentials
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Part I: Fundamentals of Coaching Track and Field
  8. Chapter 1: Positive Coaching
  9. Chapter 2: Ethics and Risk Management
  10. Part II: Science of Coaching
  11. Chapter 3: Sport Psychology
  12. Chapter 4: Sport Biomechanics
  13. Chapter 5: Sport Physiology
  14. Chapter 6: Training Design
  15. Chapter 7: Biomotor Training for Speed and Power Events
  16. Part III: Running Events and Relays
  17. Chapter 8: Sprints
  18. Chapter 9: Relays
  19. Chapter 10: Endurance Running and Racewalking
  20. Chapter 11: Hurdles
  21. Part IV: Jumps
  22. Chapter 12: Coaching Jumping Events
  23. Chapter 13: Horizontal Jumps
  24. Chapter 14: Vertical Jumps
  25. Part V: Throws
  26. Chapter 15: Coaching Throwing Events
  27. Chapter 16: Shot Put
  28. Chapter 17: Discus
  29. Chapter 18: Hammer
  30. Chapter 19: Javelin
  31. Final Thoughts
  32. Bibliography
  33. About USA Track & Field
  34. About the Editor
  35. About the Contributors