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"This is a practical, clearly written manual....[I] can recommend it without hesitation to any coach or parent." Lyle J. Micheli, MD, Director, Division of Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston. Now strength trainers, coaches, physical educators, and parents can design safe and effective strength training programmes with "Strength Training for Young Athletes". This guide debunks the myths about weight training and young people, aims to help readers learn how to design strength training programmes for all major muscle groups and 16 sports, and presents detailed instructions for more than 100 strength exercises, structured especially for young athletes ages 7 to 18.

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A guide to understanding and improving performance in competitive sport, which covers motivation, mental preparation, team spirit, burnout, anxiety, aggression, coaching style, and the role of the parent in children's sport.

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Sports psychologists are concerned with the application of psychological theories and methods to sports, play and recreational activities and with the discovery of more effective ways to further the learning and enjoyment of sports. It is a rapidly growing field that is actively extending its areas of application to mental health and business and other organizational settings. Designed to advance both theory and practice in the psychological preparation of elite sports performers, this text...

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In this text a range of sports psychologists draw on their experiences to show how the theoretical foundations of psychology can be applied to sports of all kinds. It identifies key principles and analyzes their use in practice. Developments arising from various techniques, such as recent advances, are discussed. The case study approach makes the book relevant for degree courses and skills training programmes.

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This text has been designed specifically to meet the needs of the A-level courses (for all examination boards) in Physical Education. Supplemented by a CD-Rom, with 4 colour printing used throughout for the first time, it is a must for students studying Physical Education. Features: * Designed to cover the needs of the new A-level syllabus * Also addresses the needs of AS-level students (pre-A level course) * Lavishly illustrated (over 950 illustrations altogether) * Supported by a CD-Rom * 4...

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This text covers the core subjects included in both PE and Sports Studies A levels. The range of topics covered, including comparative sport, should make it suitable for both sets of syllabuses.

Very useful in all areas of PE and Sport
Reviewer: A reader from England
I was given this book to help me with my homework and as I started browsing through it I noticed that it had information on all 3 areas that I cover in A Level PE. I bought it because then I did not have to get it out of the library and because then I can refer to it whenever I want to, at home or at college. If you are doing A Level PE then i recommend this book to you because then you will fly through homework, coursework and your exams.

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Eriksson: I spend a lot of energy taking the aggression out of my players. All a player has to do is begin to argue with the referee, play dirty or quarrel with the opposition for there to be a danger that their performance will sink like a stone.

Anyone who has ever endured an extended session of corporate team-building exercises will be familiar with a lot of the language used here, but incredibly, On Football manages not only to render ideas about "winning cultures" intelligible, but also genuinely interesting. This is not a dry, unapproachable work--the overall style is conversational, there are plenty of colour photographs and illustrations, and the authors have taken care to root relatively intangible ideas in actual big-name examples. Anyone who plays or watches sport will find this book enhancing--and challenging--their understanding of what is happening on the pitch. This is an intriguing, intelligent work, made astonishing (think Kevin Keegan) in that it's been written by the man who is actually shaping the fortunes of the English national team. --Alex Hankin

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Everybody wants to be successful in their life, whether it be in their career, home life or, in their leisure activities, particularly if they play sport of some kind. Sven-Goran Eriksson is one of the most successful coaches in world football and, together with leading sports and organisational pyschologist, Willi Railo and Swedish journalist Hakan Matson, he has explored the best way to encourage people to succeed in sport.