Sports Training Principles (Nutrition and Fitness) [Paperback]

Frank W. Dick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997 | Series: Nutrition and Fitness

Newly revised, "a valuable summary of performance and training" (British Journal of Physical Education)

In this revised edition of a classic, Frank Dick expands and updates his thoroughgoing overview of the principles behind sports training for trainers, coaches, physical education teachers, sports scientists, and serious athletes. Covering both theory and practice, the book offers an understanding of sports nutrition and physiology (including respiration, musculature, and the function of hormones), mental preparation, and the development of strength, speed, endurance, and mobility. Final chapters detail the planning of successful training programs, with information on training units, micro- and macrocycles, and competition.

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About the Author

Frank Dick O.B.E. was director of Coaching at the British Athletic Federation from 1979 to 1994. He is a former international competitor and continues to coach athletes and teams to international level, including Daley Thompson, Boris Becker, Gerhard Berger, Denise Lewis, Marat Safin and Katarina Witt. He is currently involved with Ronnie Irani, Graham Gooch OBE, Justin Rose, Ipswich Town Football Academy and Jean Todt (Ferrari Formula One Manager). Currently he is the President of the European Athletics Coaches Association and a board member of the UK Sports Institute, Scottish Institute of Sport and member of the IAAF Coaches Commission. Frank has also held the post of Chairman of the British Olympic Coaches Advisory Programme (1983-1994), and Director of Coaching for the British Athletics Federation (1974-1994). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 309 pages
• Publisher: A & C Black; 3 Sub edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713641495
• ISBN-13: 978-0713641493
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,356,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make sure you get the latest edition, February 3, 2010

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H. S. Gray (Exeter, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sports Training Principles (Paperback)

A fantastic resource for anyone working with track and field (Athletics) athletes, and really anyone working in sport. The author presents a lot of information here. Now while some of the scientific foundations early on in the book could be better covered by other texts, the latter portions of the book are outstanding. Frank Dick illustrates his points with practical examples of how he has applied principle into practice.
Make sure you get the latest edition - which is vastly updated and relates much of the information to team sports such as football (soccer). Some of the book is still dated, but as I have said in other reviews, this does not mean it should just be written off right there and then. Tried and trusted methods still should carry weight in the modern world of sport science and training theory.
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