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Applied anatomy and biomechanics in sport / Timothy R. Ackland, Bruce C. Elliott, John Bloomfield, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Champaign, Ill. ; Leeds : Human Kinetics, c2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 366 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780736063388:
  • 0736063382
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 612.76
LOC classification:
  • .A67 2009
Contents:
Chapter 1. The Assessment and Modification Model; Chapter 2. Talent Identification and Profiling; Chapter 3. Absolute Body Size; Chapter 4. Somatotype in Sport; Chapter 5. Body Composition in Sport; Chapter 6. Proportionality; Chapter 7. Posture; Chapter 8. Strength; Chapter 9. Power; Chapter 10. Speed; Chapter 11. Flexibility; Chapter 12. Balance and Agility; Chapter 13. Modifying Physical Capacities; Chapter 14. Analysis of Sports Performance; Chapter 15. Image Analysis in Sports Performance; Chapter 16. The Application of Biomechanics in the Improvement of Sport Performance; Chapter 1 Mechanics in Sport: Specific Applications; Chapter 18. A Practical Example: Pole Vault.
Summary: Focuses on the various ways in which an athlete, whether the average participant or the elite competitor, can modify technique to achieve optimal performance. This volume helps readers learn to recognise and use appropriate methods to develop optimal physical qualities for skilled performance.
List(s) this item appears in: MSc Strength and Conditioning
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Carlow Campus Library General Lending 612.76 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 79255
Short Loan Collection Carlow Campus Library Short Loan Collection 612.76 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 79254

CW109

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-357) and index.

Chapter 1. The Assessment and Modification Model; Chapter 2. Talent Identification and Profiling; Chapter 3. Absolute Body Size; Chapter 4. Somatotype in Sport; Chapter 5. Body Composition in Sport; Chapter 6. Proportionality; Chapter 7. Posture; Chapter 8. Strength; Chapter 9. Power; Chapter 10. Speed; Chapter 11. Flexibility; Chapter 12. Balance and Agility; Chapter 13. Modifying Physical Capacities; Chapter 14. Analysis of Sports Performance; Chapter 15. Image Analysis in Sports Performance; Chapter 16. The Application of Biomechanics in the Improvement of Sport Performance; Chapter 1 Mechanics in Sport: Specific Applications; Chapter 18. A Practical Example: Pole Vault.

Focuses on the various ways in which an athlete, whether the average participant or the elite competitor, can modify technique to achieve optimal performance. This volume helps readers learn to recognise and use appropriate methods to develop optimal physical qualities for skilled performance.

59.67

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