I recently received a copy of the book High Performance Training for Sports edited by David Joyce?and?Daniel Lewindon.?I had heard good things about the book from some peers but I must say it’s far exceeded expectations. The book features some of the top names in Sports Performance from around the globe and covers a wide range of topics that are applicable to anyone working in high level athletics. When I say “top names in Sports Performance from around the globe” I’m not throwing that around lightly. The contributors are not the internet gurus, personal trainers, or stuck-in-the-clinic physical therapists. You won’t find any speaking tour lemmings or self-aggrandizing internet humble braggers here….just an incredible mixture of coaches, high performance managers, real-world clinicians and sport scientists from around the world writing about their area of expertise. It’s incredibly refreshing to see true quality rise to the top in this era of self-promotional nonsense. INCREDIBLY refreshing. But don’t take my word for it, here’s an incomplete list of some of the contributors:
- Mike McGuigan – Professor of Strength & Conditioning
- David Joyce – Head of Athletic Performance at Western Force (rugby)
- Daniel Lewindon – England Rugby team
- Frans Bosch – Co-author of Running?and former national team jumps coach
- Daniel Baker – President of Australian Strength & Conditioning Association
- Derek Hansen – Head S&C coach at Simon Fraser University
- David Martin – Sport Physiologist & researcher
- Darcy Norman – Fitness Coach for German National Soccer Team
- Joel Jamieson – MMA trainer
- Darren Burgess – High Performance Manager at Port Adelaide Football Club
- Greg Haff – Edith Cowan University researcher
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