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Athletic movement skills : training for sports performance

Clive Brewer (Author)
Before athletes can become strong and powerful, they need to master the movement skills required in sport. Athletic Movement Skills covers the underlying science and offers prescriptive advice on bridging the gap between scientist and practitioner so coaches and athletes can work together to achieve dominance
eBook, English, 2017
Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 2017
dissertations
1 online resource
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Chapter 1. Movement Skill Development
Chapter 2. Understanding Biomotor Abilities
Chapter 3. Patterns of Motor System Development
Chapter 4. Efficiently Controlling Forces: Mechanical Functions of Movement
Chapter 5. Importance of Posture in Athletic Movement
Chapter 6. Evaluating Posture
Chapter 7. Designing a Progressive Curriculum: Considerations for Movement Skill Learning and Physio-Mechanical Training
Chapter 8. Developing Running Speed and Agility Skills
Chapter 9. Developing Jumping and Plyometric Skills
Chapter 10. Developing Functional Strength Progressions
Chapter 11. Applying Principles in Practice