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Aims to blend the science of exercise physiology with the ageing process. This book outlines the theories on ageing, the ageing, process, the structural and functional changes that characterise advancing age and the exercise programming concerns for the aged, as well as the benefits of exercise and physical activity.

With more than 200,000 athletes each year suffering injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee, Understanding and Preventing Noncontact ACL Injuries provides an authoritative description of the biomechanical, clinical, and injury factors pertinent to the athletes-primarily girls and young women-who experience this problem.

Suitable for soccer coaches, players, and physical education teachers. Part of the "Human Kinetic's Skills & Drills" series, this book provides detailed technical instructions on the complete array of soccer skills necessary that competitors need to succeed in the sport. It includes photographs, diagrams and coaching points.

An indispensable reference for exercise science researchers and graduate students. Nutritionists, human biologists, physiologists, medical researchers, pediatricians, epidemiologists, and others interested in body composition studies will also find this book to be an excellent resource.

Suitable for students taking dance and dance education courses. This book helps teachers know what to expect from children of different ages when teaching dance. It describes the main developmental aspects of teaching dance, addressing the intellectual, physical, artistic, social and emotional aspects.

Winning strategies from 90 top football coaches in the nation comprise this collection of knowledge and insights from many of the best defensive minds of the game. Illustrations.

With more than 700 detailed photographs illustrating moves and countermoves, this book shows how to handle any opponent in virtually any situation. It provides high school and college wrestlers and their coaches with various fundamentals and fresh refinements in wrestling techniques.

This book provides an overview of the critical issues facing those pursuing research in elite sport. Exploring how athletes reach and stay at the pinnacle of their sport, it identifies questions typically asked in this field and offers theoretical and practical applications for its development.

This updated edition features three new chapters and current research findings. Topics include prenatal growth and functional development, motor development, thermoregulation, obesity in childhood and adolescence and more.

This volume aims to equip teachers with clear plans and instructions for introducing dance to school pupils of all ages. Each lesson plan includes explanations as to what skills the pupils will be learning, methods for teaching these skills and ways in which the teachers can customize the plans.

Successful baseball coaches such as Roy Tanner, Gordie Gillespie, Ed Cheff and Gene Stephenson team up with the ABCA to share drills and practice activities for improving specific areas of individual and team performance.

This self-help book gives advice on issues of performance, relationships and intellectual, spiritual and cultural life. It features quotes from many of the best performers in the world and includes 66 self-help exercises for lasting change in readers' lives.