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Track & Field Coaching Essentials
Artikel-Nr:
9781450489324
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
22.12.2014
Seiten:
368
Autor:
USA Track &. Field
Gewicht:
870 g
Format:
280x217x24 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running, and racewalking in the United States. Based in Indianapolis, USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the most popular sport in high school and middle school, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. Nearly 100,000 people are members of USATF. USATF member organizations include the U.S. Olympic Committee, NCAA, NAIA, Road Runners Club of America, Running USA, and the National Federation of State High School Associations. Fifty-seven USATF associations oversee the sport and its 2,500 clubs at the local level. USATF conducts coaching education courses that elevate and standardize the level of coaching across the country. More than 14,000 coaches have been educated under USATF programs.
Leading USATF coaches present event-specific technical instruction and training regimens in this official level 1 text of USA Track & Field's coach education program. Experts in sport psychology, physiology, and biomechanics provide coaches knowledge and applications to improve athletes' performance.
Part I Fundamentals of Coaching Track and Field