ABSTRACT

Drawing on the latest scientific research, this handbook introduces the essentials of sport-specific strength and conditioning programme design for over 30 different sports. Enhanced by extensive illustrations and contributions from more than 70 world-leading experts, its chapters present evidence-based best practice for sports including football, rugby, tennis, hockey, basketball, rowing, boxing, golf, swimming, cycling and weightlifting, as well as a variety of wheelchair sports.

Every chapter introduces the fundamental requirements of a particular sport – such as the physiological and biomechanical demands on the athlete – and describes a sport-specific fitness testing battery and exercise programme. Additional chapters cover the adaptation of programme design for special populations, including female athletes, young athletes and athletes with a disability. Drawing on the experiences of Olympic and Paralympic coaches and trainers, it offers original insights and practical advice from practitioners working at the highest level.

Innovative, comprehensive and truly international in scope, the Routledge Handbook of Strength and Conditioning is vital reading for all strength and conditioning students and an invaluable reference for strength and conditioning coaches and trainers.

section 1|4 pages

How to use this book

chapter 1|2 pages

Introduction

section 3|282 pages

Team sports

chapter 5|21 pages

Soccer

chapter 6|12 pages

Rugby Union

chapter 7|18 pages

Rugby 7’s

chapter 8|24 pages

American Football

chapter 9|17 pages

Aussie Rules Football

chapter 10|14 pages

Field Hockey

chapter 11|21 pages

Ice Hockey

chapter 12|16 pages

Basketball

chapter 13|24 pages

Cricket

chapter 14|15 pages

Rowing

chapter 15|26 pages

Netball

chapter 16|21 pages

Volleyball

chapter 17|31 pages

Handball

chapter 18|20 pages

Wheelchair Rugby

section 4|325 pages

Individual sports

chapter 19|26 pages

MMA

chapter 20|12 pages

Karate

chapter 21|13 pages

Taekwondo

chapter 22|16 pages

Boxing

chapter 23|13 pages

Fencing

chapter 25|18 pages

Tennis

chapter 28|20 pages

Sprint Cycling

chapter 29|14 pages

Triathlon

chapter 30|13 pages

Swimming

chapter 31|15 pages

Rock Climbing

chapter 32|15 pages

Alpine Skiing

chapter 33|14 pages

Freestyle Snowsport

chapter 34|15 pages

Bodybuilding

chapter 35|18 pages

Powerlifting

chapter 36|26 pages

Weightlifting