Sports Training Principles

by Frank W. Dick

Written by the President of the European Athletics Coaches Association, this book provides a reference on training theory and practice for all who accept and pursue responsibility for developing athletes to fulfil their performance potential. It covers: anatomy and basic biomechanics; energy production systems; psychology, learning procedures and technical training; performance components - strength, speed, endurance and mobility; training cycles, periodization, adaptation to external loading and coaching methods.

320 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 1997

Reviews

[David Fish]

I guess if I read this book a few years earlier it would have been more novel to me. But I'm getting to reading this in grad school when I already learned about many of these principles multiple times. Now I plan to use this as a reference and will recommend to young professionals in my field, but revesting the concepts in here will mostly help me keep them fresh as I continue to learn