This is a list of books that are in my library that I suggest everyone interested in Athletic Development should read.

Historical Works

• Bunn, John. (1955) Scientific Principles of Coaching. New York, New York: Prentice Hall, Inc.
• Dintiman, George B. What Research Tells The Coach About Sprinting. AAHPER, Washington, D.C. 1974
• Doherty, Ken. Track & Field Omnibook (Fourth Edition). Los Altos, CA. Tafnews Press. 1985
• Doherty, Ken. Modern Track & Field. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1963
• Gillman, Sid & Roy, Alvin. World Champion San Diego Chargers Strength Program – In and Out of Season. 1963
• Counsilman, James E. The Science of Swimming. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1968
• Dyson,Geoffrey H.G. The Mechanics of Athletics. New York. Holmes & Meier Publishers. Seventh Edition, 1977
• Hoffman, Bob. Better Athletes Through Weight Training. York, PA: Strength & Health Publishing Company, 1959
• Jesse John: Hidden causes of injury, prevention, and correction for running athletes. The Athletic Press. Pasadena, CA 1977
• Knotts, Dorothy E. and Voss, Margaret. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Patterns and Techniques
• Miller, Carl. Olympic Lifting Training Manual
• Nideffer, Robert M. The Inner Athlete – Mind Plus Muscle for Winning. New York, New York. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1976.
• O’ Shea, Patrick. (1976) Second Edition. Scientific Principles and Methods of Strength Fitness. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
• Dominguez, Richard H. M.D., and Gajda, Robert S. Total Body Training. New York, N.Y: Warner Books,1982.
• Logan, Gene A. and McKinney, Wayne C. Kinesiology. Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers. 1970
• Todd, Mabel E. The Thinking Body. Princeton Book Company Publishers. Highston, NJ. 1937
• Wilt ,Fred. Editor. Second Edition. How They Train Volume III: Sprinting And Hurdling. Tafnews Press. Los Altos, California. 1973

• Colvin, Geoff. Talent Is Overrated – What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else. New York. New York. Bantam Publishing. 2009
• Coyle, Daniel. The Talent Code – Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How. New York. New York. Penguin Group. 2009
• Drabik, Jo'zef Ph.D., Children & Sports Training, Island Pond, Vermont: Stadion Publishing Company, Inc. 1996
• Farrey, Tom. Game On – The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children. New York, New York. ESPN Books. 2008
• Gabbard, Carl., Leblanc, Elizabeth., and Lowy, Susan. Physical Education for Children-Building the Foundation, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1987
• Starkes, Janet L. and Ericsson, K. Anders. Editors. Expert Performance in Sports – Advances in Research on Sport Expertise. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, Inc. 2003

• Bosch, Frans., and Klomp, Ronald. Running – Biomechanics and exercise Physiology Applied in Practice. London. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. 2005
• Bosco, Carmelo. Strength Assessment with Bosco’s Test, Italian Society of Sport Science, Rome, 1999
• Bruggemann, G.P. Koszewski, D. & Muller, H. Biomechanical Research Project Athens 1997 – Final Report, International Athletics Foundation. Meyer & Meyer Sport, Oxford, UK 1999.
• Cometti, Gilles. La Pliometrie. Universite De Bourgogne, 1988
• Curwin, Sandra. & Stanish, William D. M.D. and Mandel, Scott. Tendinitis: it’s Etiology and Treatment, New New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
• Gustavsen R, Streeck R: Training Therapy; Prophylaxix and Rehabilitation. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers 1993
• Gambetta, Vernon A. The Gambetta Method – A Common Sense Guide To Functional Training for Athletic Performance. Sarasota, FL: Gambetta Sports Training.2002
• Gambetta, Vernon A. Athletic Development – The Art & Science of Functional Sports Conditioning. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishing Company. 2007
• Kraemer, William J. and Hakkinen, Keijo. Editors. (2002) Strength Training for Sport. London, England: Blackwell Science, Ltd
• Komi, P. V., Editor(Second Edition) Strength and Power In Sport, London: Blackwell Scientific Publications. 2003
• Training In Sport – Applying Sport Science. Edited by Elliot, Bruce and Mester, J. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex. England. 1998
• Mach, Gerard. Sprints & Hurdles. Canadian Track & Field Association, Ontario. 1980
• Noakes, Tim, MD. The Lore of Running. Fourth Edition. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, Inc.2003.
• Platonov, Vladimir N. and Bulatova, Marina M. La Preparacion Fisica – Deporte & Entrenamiento. Fouth Edition. Barcelona, Spain. Editorial Paidotribo. 2006
• Radcliffe, James C. and Faentinos, Robert C. (1999) High- Powered Plyometrics. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishing Company.
• Scholich, Manfred. (1986) Circuit Training. Berlin: Sportverlag
• Stone, M., and O' Bryant, H. (1987) Weight Training: A Scientific Approach, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Burgess Publishing Company.
• Starzynski, Tadeusz. And Sozanski, Henryk. (1999) Explosive Power and Jumping Ability for all Sports. Island Pond, VT: Stadion Publishing Company.
• Vittori, Carlo in collaboration with Plinio Castrucci, Ida Nicolini, Ennio Preatoni. Corse Di Velocita. Atleticastudi. Fidal – Centr Studi & Ricerche, Anno XIV, May/June 1983

• Berkun, Scott. The Art of Project Management, Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, Inc. 2005
• Bondarchuk, Anatoliy. Transfer of Training in Sports. Michigan, USA. Ultimate Athlete Concepts. 2007
• Harre, Dietrich. Principles of Sports Training – Introduction to the Theory and methods of Training. Berlin, GDR: Sportverlag. 1982
• Issurin, Vladimir. Principles and Basics of Advanced Athletic Training. Michigan, USA. Ultimate Athlete Concepts. 2008
• Issurin, Vladimir. Block Periodization – Breakthrough in Sport Training. Michigan, USA. Ultimate Athlete Concepts. 2008
• Kurz, Thomas., Science of Sports Training, Second Edition. Island Pont, Vt: Stadion Publishing Company, 2001
• Manso, Juan, Valdivielso, Manuel, and Caballero, Jose. Planificacion del Entrenamento Deportivo. Madrid, Spain. Gymnos, Editorial Deportiva. 1996.
• Mujika, Inigo. Tapering and Peaking for Optimal Performance. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, Inc. 2009
• Olbrecht, Jan. The Science of Winning – Planning, Periodizing and Optimizing Swim Training. Swim Shop, Luton, England. 2000
• Rapaso, Vasconcelos A. Planificacion Y Organizacion del Entrenamento Deportivo. Barcelona, Spain. Editorial Paidotribo. 2000

• Calais-Germain, Blanche. Anatomy of Movement. Seattle, Washigton. Eastland Press. 1993
• Cometti, Giles. Los Metodos Modernos de Musculacion. Third Edition. Barcelona, Spain. Editorial Paidotribo. 2001.
• Enoka, Roger M. Neuromechanical Basis of Kinesiology Second Edition. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, Inc.
• Kellman, Michael, Editor. Enhancing Recovery – Preventing Underperformance in Athletes. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, Inc. 2002
• Kreighbaum, Ellen and Barthels, Katharine M. Biomechanics - A Qualitative Approach for Studying Human Movement. Fourth edition. Boston, Allyn and Bacon. 1996.
• Lieber, Richard L. (2002) Skeletal Muscle Structure, Function & Plasticity – The Physiological Basis of Rehabilitation. Second Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincot Williams & Wilkins.
• McArdle, William D. Katch, Frank I. And Katch, Victor L. (2007) Sixth Edition. Exercise Physiology – Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. Baltimore, MD. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
• Newton, Robert U. Expression and Development of Maximal Muscle Power. Doctoral Dissertation, Southern Cross University, 1997
• Winters, Jack M, Woo, Savio L-Y, Editors. Multiple Muscle Systems – Biomechanics and Movement Organization. New York, New York. Springer-Verlag. 1990

• Davids, Keith, Button, Chris, Bennett, Simon. Dynamics of Skill Acquisition – A Constraints-Led Approach. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, Inc.2008.
• Hannaford, Carla. Smart Moves – Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head. Great Ocean Publishers. Arlington, Virginia 1995
• Nater, swen and Gallimore, Ronald. You Haven’t taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden’s Teaching Principles and Practices. Morgantown, WV. Fitness Information Technology. 2006.

• Brown, Tim. Change By Design – How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. New York, New York. Harper Collins. 2009
• Collins, Jim. How the Mighty Fall – and Why Some Companies Never Give In. New York, New York. Harper Collins. 2009
• Dweck, Carol. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House.2006
• Gardner, Howard. Five Minds for the Future. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. 2006
• Hargadon, Andrew. How Breakthroughs Happen: The Surprising Truth About How Companies Innovate. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. 2003
• Johansson, Frans. The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. 2003
• Kelly, Tom. The Art of Innovation. New York: Doubleday. 2001
• Pink, Daniel H. A Whole New Mind – Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age. New York: Riverhead Books. 2005