List of figures | p. vii |
List of tables | p. ix |
Acknowledgements | p. x |
Theory of sports speed and agility development | p. 1 |
Introduction: what defines sports speed and agility? | p. 3 |
Foundations of speed and agility expression in sports | p. 7 |
Assessing physical parameters of speed and agility | p. 19 |
Athleticism and movement skills development | p. 40 |
Developing physical capabilities for speed and agility | p. 47 |
Strength training for speed and agility development | p. 49 |
Speed-strength development and plyometric training | p. 73 |
Metabolic conditioning for speed and agility performance | p. 92 |
Lumbopelvic 'core' stability | p. 103 |
Warm-up methods and mobility training | p. 122 |
Developing technical and perceptual aspects of sports speed and agility | p. 133 |
Technical aspects of acceleration and straight-line speed development | p. 135 |
Developing change of direction capabilities and expression of sports agility | p. 142 |
Designing the programme | p. 155 |
Planning and scheduling: periodisation of training | p. 157 |
References | p. 167 |
Index | p. 185 |
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