High-Performance Training for Sports

High-Performance Training for Sports
Author: David Joyce
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2014-06-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492584622

High-Performance Training for Sports changes the landscape of athletic conditioning and sports performance. This groundbreaking work presents the latest and most effective philosophies, protocols and programmes for developing today’s athletes. High-Performance Training for Sports features contributions from global leaders in athletic performance training, coaching and rehabilitation. Experts share the cutting-edge knowledge and techniques they’ve used with Olympians as well as top athletes and teams from the NBA, NFL, MLB, English Premier League, Tour de France and International Rugby. Combining the latest science and research with proven training protocols, High-Performance Training for Sports will guide you in these areas: • Optimise the effectiveness of cross-training. • Translate strength into speed. • Increase aerobic capacity and generate anaerobic power. • Maintain peak conditioning throughout the season. • Minimise the interference effect. • Design energy-specific performance programmes. Whether you are working with high-performance athletes of all ages or with those recovering from injury, High-Performance Training for Sports is the definitive guide for developing all aspects of athletic performance. It is a must-own guide for any serious strength and conditioning coach, trainer, rehabilitator or athlete.

Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics Probability & Statistics 1

Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics Probability & Statistics 1
Author: Sophie Goldie
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2018-05-14
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1510421033

Exam board: Cambridge Assessment International Education Level: A-level Subject: Mathematics First teaching: September 2018 First exams: Summer 2020 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to provide full support for Paper 5 of the syllabus for examination from 2020. Take mathematical understanding to the next level with this accessible series, written by experienced authors, examiners and teachers. - Improve confidence as a mathematician with clear explanations, worked examples, diverse activities and engaging discussion points. - Advance problem-solving, interpretation and communication skills through a wealth of questions that promote higher-order thinking. - Prepare for further study or life beyond the classroom by applying mathematics to other subjects and modelling real-world situations. - Reinforce learning with opportunities for digital practice via links to the Mathematics in Education and Industry's (MEI) Integral platform in the Boost eBook.* *To have full access to the eBook and Integral resources you must be subscribed to both Boost and Integral. To trial our eBooks and/or subscribe to Boost, visit: www.hoddereducation.com/Boost; to view samples of the Integral resources and/or subscribe to Integral, visit integralmaths.org/international Please note that the Integral resources have not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process. This book covers the syllabus content for Probability and Statistics 1, including representation of data, permutations and combinations, probability, discrete random variables and the normal distribution.

Beating Your Eating Disorder

Beating Your Eating Disorder
Author: Glenn Waller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2010-09-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1139490893

Do you or does someone you know, suffer from an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or a less typical set of symptoms? The most effective, evidence-based treatment for adults with eating disorders is cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). This book presents a highly effective self-help CBT programme for all eating disorders, in an accessible format. It teaches skills to sufferers and carers alike. This book is relevant to any sufferer, if: • You are not yet sure about whether to seek help • You are not sure where to find help • Your family doctor or others recommend that you try a self-help approach • You are waiting for therapy with a clinician, and want to get the best possible start to beating your eating disorder

Partnership In Maths: Parents And Schools

Partnership In Maths: Parents And Schools
Author: Ruth Merttens
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2003-09-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135721645

Written by authors well known in their fields, Merttens and Vass bring together diverse and different views on IMPACT of wide reading appeal. In the current economy, should teachers be regarded as producers and parents as consumers? There is no issue in education more urgent than that concerning the relationships between parents, teachers and children. The IMPACT project involves individuals concerned with formal maths education including students, teachers, parents, governors, researchers, inspectors and education offcers. Its primary aim is to bring together parents and children so they share regular maths activities together, the results of which are brought back into class to inform the following week's work. IMPACT is also an initiative in maths INSET training and a form of monitoring.; The book is aimed at therapists, educational psychologists, education students, teachers, academics, parents, governors, inspectors and education officers.

Desperately Seeking Self-improvement

Desperately Seeking Self-improvement
Author: Carl Cederström
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781944869397

A highly-entertaining account of two young professors attempt to improve themselves through the techniques of the burgeoning self-optimization movement, including drugs, surgical implants, the administering of electric shocks and stripping naked in public.

Thinking Skills

Thinking Skills
Author: John Butterworth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107606306

Thinking Skills, second edition, is the only endorsed book offering complete coverage of the Cambridge International AS and A Level syllabus.

Modeling Students' Mathematical Modeling Competencies

Modeling Students' Mathematical Modeling Competencies
Author: Richard Lesh
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 635
Release: 2013-03-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9400762712

Modeling Students’ Mathematical Modeling Competencies offers welcome clarity and focus to the international research and professional community in mathematics, science, and engineering education, as well as those involved in the sciences of teaching and learning these subjects.

Successful Coaching

Successful Coaching
Author: Rainer Martens
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Includes chapters by Brian J. Sharkey on: Principles of training; Fitness for sport; Developing your training program, and Nutrition for athletes.