David Joyce and Daniel Lewnidon - High-Performance Training for Sports

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High-performance training for sports / David Joyce, Daniel Lewindon, editors.

pages cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Sports--Physiological aspects. 2. Physical education and training. I. Joyce, David, 1976

RC1235.H54 2014

613.7'11--dc23

2013042014

ISBN-10: 1-4504-4482-2 (print)

ISBN-13: 978-1-4504-4482-8 (print)

Copyright 2014 by David Joyce and Dan Lewindon

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Mike McGuigan, PhD, CSCS*D

Rhodri S. Lloyd, PhD, ASCC, CSCS*D, and Jon L. Oliver, PhD

Craig Ranson, PhD

David Joyce

Andy Barr

Daniel Lewindon

Sue Falsone

Aaron J. Coutts, PhD

Stuart Cormack, PhD

Daniel Lewindon

David Joyce

Rett Larson

Frans Bosch

Daniel Baker, PhD

Derek M. Hansen, CSCS, BA, MASc

Jeremy Sheppard, PhD

Sophia Nimphius, PhD, ASCC, CSCS*D

David Martin, PhD

Darcy Norman

Grgory Dupont, PhD

Anthony Rice, PhD

Chris Spinks

Benjamin Rosenblatt, ASCC

Joel Jamieson

Glenn Stewart

Darren Burgess, PhD

G. Gregory Haff, PhD, CSCS*D, FNSCA, AWF-3, ASCC, ASCA-2

Stuart Yule

Christian J. Cook

Liam P. Kilduff

Marc R. Jones

Mark Verstegen

President and Founder, EXOS, TeamEXOS.com

I am truly excited for the publication of High-Performance Training for Sports. Rarely does a globally-respected group of diverse professionals come together to contribute to a singular work like this book. It is a daunting task to take such talented contributors who each posses such depth and breadth of subject-matter expertise to play such a defined role within the total scope of the work. The closest analogy in the athletic world is probably when you create a national team of stars who must align to the greater good of the country, their coaches and their teammates. We all know the winning formula usually has to do with the quality of the people and culture that comprise their leadership. This book is a shining example of that.

David Joyce and Daniel Lewindon are exceptional people, practitioners and visionary leaders who had the courage to bring these globally-respected subject-matter experts together as one team for the benefit of all the interrelated fields that help athletes and teams achieve their goals. This is what we do every day at EXOS (formerly Athletes Performance and Core Performance), as well. We work together to upgrade lives by designing and delivering health and performance game plans.

High-Performance Training for Sports brings the invaluable and rich global perspective of best practices from the leaders who are working hard to research and apply this knowledge and experience on a daily basis. The contributors are to be commended for their openness and passion in creating such powerful work for all to benefit.

Much insightful information is presented for our application. Yes, each situation and each athlete is unique and you must take into account the existing culture, athlete mix, goals, priorities, resources, teammates, facilities and role you play within the organization. But you can readily find ways to use the rich knowledge in this book. Heres a recommendation: At the end of each chapter hand-write three actionable points of implementation into your current situation. Then try them out and see how they upgrade your system and benefit your athletes.

What those of us in this profession love most about what we do is directly helping others achieve what is important to them. And with this comes an incredible responsibility to make sure we are leaving no ethical stone unturned to help them realize their dreams.

We should all thank the winning team of High-Performance Training for Sports for reinforcing what we currently know and extending our knowledge in an approachable way, allowing us to start applying the information on our next Monday. Moreover, we should embrace the winning, collaborative culture that made this book possible. For it is that eagerness to share our expertise and knowledge across professional fields that will ensure a strong future for our respective professions and advance us further toward our collective goal of proactive health through human performance.

David Joyce

Western Force Rugby, Australia and Edith Cowan University, Australia

Daniel Lewindon

Rugby Football Union, UK

There is a vast difference between elite athletes of today compared to those from previous generations. The rules and objectives of the sports may be similar, but the processes undertaken to be the best in the world are markedly different. Sacrifices have always been made to be number one, but the increasing significance and popularity of sport on the world stage has meant becoming an athlete is a career choice that requires total attention and commitment, forsaking all others.