Understanding Strength and Conditioning as Sport Coaching : Bridging the Biophysical, Pedagogical and Sociocultural Foundations of Practice (Hardcover)

Section 1: Setting the Scene 1. Introduction 2. Mapping the construction of strength and conditioning knowledge 3. Concepts and frameworks ? Putting strength and conditioning under the microscope Section 2: Elite Sport Performance 4. Measurement, Assessment and Testing - What does it all mean? 5. Training volume - Fear of missing out (FOMO) 6. ‘Helicopter’ strength and conditioning - Questioning the role of monitoring. Introduction Section 3: Developing as a Strength and Conditioning Professional 7. Developing as a competent strength and conditioning professional 8. Women and strength and conditioning coaching 9. Finding a professional voice and collaborating. Section 4: Conditioning Across the Lifespan 10. Healthy development of youth for sport. 11. Talent identification and development and creating an environment for success. 12. Older and wiser? Section 5: Health, Injury and Wellbeing 13. Conditioning for protection? 14. Return to play following injury 15. Looking after yourself as a strength and conditioning coach