The young athlete's handbook

✍ Scribed by Youth Sport Trust (Great Britain)

• Publisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Knowing your sport and yourself: analysing your sport; profiling yourself -- Training smarter: maintaining a balanced lifestyle; designing effective training sessions; warming up and cooling down -- Getting fit: developing endurance; building strength and power; gaining speed; improving flexibility -- Eating right: essential nutrients for good health; fueling your training; eating to win; managing your weight -- Tuning your mind: developing the right sporting attitude; staying motivated; setting goals; improving concentration and attention; controlling anxiety -- Staying healthy: looking after your health; understanding the main causes of injury; preventing injuries; treating injuries -- Training and competing abroad: flying right; adjusting to different time zones; travelling smart -- Understanding drugs and doping: doping methods; doping contol -- Putting it all together: profiling and action planning; creating a yearly planner -- Designing a training diary: recording your progress; sample diary pages