High-Performance Training for Sports

Foreword by Dan Pfaff

Introduction: Understanding Modern Athletes
David Joyce and Daniel Lewindon

Part I. Establishing and Developing Resilience

Chapter 1. Understanding Athletes’ Capacity and Readiness
Michael R. McGuigan, PhD, CSCS*D, and Jo Clubb

Chapter 2. Working With Younger Athletes
Rhodri S. Lloyd, PhD, Jon L. Oliver, PhD, and Sean P. Cumming, PhD

Chapter 3. Promoting Mental Health
Samuel Cumming, Susan Wood, and James Bell

Chapter 4. Optimising Movement Efficiency
Matt Jordan, PhD, CSCS

Chapter 5. Developing Trunk Strength and Coordination
Loren Landow

Chapter 6. Gaining Flexibility for Strength and Performance
Vernon C. Griffith II, CSCS*D, TSAC-F*D

Chapter 7. Fuelling for Training and Performance
Dan Ellis and Graeme L. Close

Chapter 8. Monitoring Fitness and Performance
Stuart Cormack, PhD, and Aaron J. Coutts, PhD

Part II. Developing Athletic Capabilities

Chapter 9. Impacting a Training Environment Positively
Brett Bartholomew

Chapter 10. Strength Training
Eamonn P. Flanagan, PhD

Chapter 11. Speed Training
Jean-Benoit Morin and Stuart McMillan

Chapter 12. Jumping and Landing Training
Jeremy M. Sheppard, PhD, and Dana Agar-Newman, MSc

Chapter 13. Agility Training
Sophia Nimphius, PhD

Chapter 14. Anaerobic Power Training
David T. Martin, PhD

Chapter 15. Aerobic Power Training
Martin Buchheit and Paul Laursen

Chapter 16. Cueing for Training and Performance
Nick Winkelman, PhD

Chapter 17. Translating Athletic Qualities Into Sport Performance
Duncan N. French

Chapter 18. Managing Mental and Physical Stressors
John Kiely

Part III. Enhancing and Sustaining Performance

Chapter 19. Programme Design
Benjamin Rosenblatt, ASCC

Chapter 20. Preseason
Darren Burgess

Chapter 21. In-Season
Darcy Norman, PT, ATC, CSCS

Chapter 22. Off-Season
Teena Murray and Derek M. Hansen

Chapter 23. Warm-Up and Cool Down
Rett Larson

Chapter 24. Peaking
G. Gregory Haff, PhD, CSCS*D, FNSCA, AWF-3, ASCC, ASCA-2

Chapter 25. Recovery
Shona L. Halson, PhD, and Lorena Torres-Ronda, PhD

Chapter 26. Learning
Sam Robertson, PhD, and Jacqueline Tran, PhD

High-Performance Training for Sports changed the landscape of athletic conditioning and sports performance when first published in 2014. Now the second edition builds on that groundbreaking work with the latest and most effective philosophies, protocols and programmes for developing today’s athletes.

High-Performance Training for Sports, Second Edition, features contributions from global leaders in athletic performance training, coaching and rehabilitation. This all-star team shares the cutting-edge knowledge and techniques they’ve used with Olympians, elite athletes and teams from professional sport leagues around the world. In addition to fostering athletes’ speed, agility, jumping and landing capabilities, and anaerobic and aerobic conditioning, you’ll find six new chapters on programming for the in-season and off-season, learning and cueing, and having a positive impact on a training environment.

Combining the latest science and research with proven training protocols, High-Performance Training for Sports will help you accomplish three critical goals for your athletes:

• Establish and develop resilience
• Cultivate athletic capabilities
• Enhance and sustain performance

Whether you are seeking to maximise the readiness of high-performance athletes for a season or are assisting athletes who are returning to play after injury, this definitive guide provides the best advice and practices. High-Performance Training for Sports is an essential resource for those who wish to excel as a strength and conditioning coach, trainer, rehabilitator or athlete.

David Joyce has trained, rehabilitated and maintained multiple world champions, including Olympians, and more than 100 national champions. The first athletic performance coach in history to work with Team China after having worked with another national Olympic team, Joyce is the high performance and leadership specialist with The Performance Union, where he provides high performance and leadership consultancy services to elite organisations worldwide.

Daniel Lewindon is the head of performance science and medicine for the LTA, the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain. He is responsible for the leadership, management and integration of sport science and medicine in support of elite players, coaches and performance programmes. Prior to his work with tennis athletes, Lewindon worked in professional rugby for 13 years, 7 of which he served as the senior team physiotherapist for England, where he was responsible for player recovery, injury prevention and rehabilitation. He holds master's degrees in both sport science and sports medicine.