Dick, Frank W. <br/><br/>
Sports training principles / 
Frank W. Dick. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - London :  A & C Black,  1997. 
 - ix, 309 p. :  ill ;  24 cm. +  pbk. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Part 1: Rods to levers -- The working parts -- Structural changes in the growing child -- Basic mechanics -- Part 2: The living machine -- Nutrition -- The oxygen transporting system -- The working muscle -- The fluid systems -- The hormones -- Physiological differences in the growing child -- Part 3: Mission control -- Victor in mente, victor in corpore -- Technical training -- Psychological changes and the growing child -- Part 4: The language of training theory -- Fitness -- Theory and practice of strength development -- Theory and practice of speed development -- Theory and practice of endurance development -- Theory and practice of mobility development -- Evaluation in sport -- Part 5: Planning the programme -- Periodising the year -- Variations in periodisation -- Units, microcycles and macrocycles -- Adaptation to loading -- Training v straining -- Competition period -- Postscript. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0713641495 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Physical education and training
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796.4077