Developing agility and quickness

✍ Scribed by National Strength & Conditioning Association (U.S.); Dawes, Jay

• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 289
• Series: Sport performance series
• Edition: Second edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Developing change of direction speed -- Factors determining quickness -- Warm-up methods and techniques for agility training -- Age and sex considerations -- Testing, assessment, and monitoring of agility and quickness -- Change of direction speed drills -- Quickness drills -- Agility and quickness program design -- Sport-specific agility and quickness training

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Half Title Page......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 8
Key to Diagrams......Page 12
Chapter 1: Developing Change of Direction Speed......Page 14
Chapter 2: Factors Determining Quickness......Page 42
Chapter 3: Warm-Up Methods and Techniques for Agility Training......Page 58
Chapter 4: Age and Sex Considerations......Page 80
Chapter 5: Testing, Assessment, and Monitoring of Agility and Quickness......Page 90
Chapter 6: Change of Direction Speed Drills......Page 112
Chapter 7: Quickness Drills......Page 146
Chapter 8: Agility and Quickness Program Design......Page 166
Chapter 9: Sport-Specific Agilityand Quickness Training......Page 176
References......Page 244
Index......Page 272
About the NSCA......Page 278
About the Editor......Page 280
About the Contributors......Page 282
Contributors to the Previous Edition......Page 288
Back Page Ad......Page 289

✦ Subjects

Motor ability;Motor learning;Sports--Physiological aspects;Sports sciences;Sports -- Physiological aspects