San Antonio College Library

"Improve your flexibility and reach your athletic potential. Sport Stretch shows you how with stretching programs for 41 sports."--BOOK JACKET. "Inside you'll find illustrations and guidelines for 311 stretches. The most effective exercises are presented for each sport, with the 12 best highlighted - perfect for warming up and cooling down. Or, work on your overall flexibility with the special "All Star" stretches - the single most effective stretches...

For young athletes who want to have a step up on the competition, this film examines the necessity of fueling properly. It's impossible to achieve peak performance --physically or mentally--without the right nutrition. The up to date scientific recommendations in this are for high octane, super high nutrient foods, and fluids that will allow competition at maximum effectiveness. This information is for parents and coaches who want young athletes to...

Take your performance to the next level with Functional Training. Author Juan Carlos Santana brings you his revolutionary approach to training and conditioning methods sure to improve your function in any sport or activity. Functional Training covers the recent breakthroughs, the most exercises, and proven programs that you can follow or incorporate into your existing training plan. Offering strength, endurance, power, and sport-specific exercises...

Today's athletes are bigger, stronger, faster and more agile than ever before. This total training package, offers exclusive online access to a video library of the most effective drills and exercises for developing movement skills and readers can see how to perform key tests and execute the best and most complex drills from the book.

Gift HK 09-01-2001 $17.95.

Includes detailed job descriptions, information on working conditions, salary ranges, responsibilities, key skills, and required certifications for 36 careers in sport and fitness.--Provided by publisher.

"Integrating the traditional presentation of the nature, scope, philosophy, and history of physical education and sport with the growing career opportunities available within this dynamic field, this text addresses the challenges and the future of the discipline. It emphasizes preparation for a diversity of careers, addressing areas such as teaching, coaching, exercise leadership, athletic and personal training, sport management, and sport media."--Publisher's...

From the Publisher: Now in its third edition, Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning is the most comprehensive reference available for strength and conditioning professionals. In this text, 30 expert contributors explore the scientific principles, concepts, and theories of strength training and conditioning as well as their applications to athletic performance. Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning is the most-preferred preparation...