ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook of Elite Sport Performance is the first book to examine a broad span of performance and support issues in contemporary elite sport; including coaching, sports science and medicine, leadership and management, operating in different societies, living in the system as a performer, and future developments in the domain.
The book is written by authors with elite-level experience, expertise, success, and status across individual and team sports, including football, NFL, track and field athletics, rowing, and rugby, in professional, Olympic, and other elite domains. The book also considers the integration of systems at micro to macro levels, from working with individual athletes to developing national organisations and policy, and features in-depth case studies from real sport throughout.
This is an essential reference for any researcher or advanced student with an interest in elite sport or applied sport science, from sport injury and sport psychology to sports coaching and sport policy. It is also an invaluable resource for coaches, managers, administrators, and policy-makers working in elite sport, offering them a "breadth first" guide to how and why specialists may work together for maximum effect.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|75 pages
Coaching elites
part II|81 pages
The appliance of science
part III|39 pages
The appliance of science
part IV|68 pages
Managing elite performance systems
part V|55 pages
Fitting systems to societies
chapter 27|13 pages
Vive la difference
part VI|40 pages
Living in the system
part VII|27 pages
Integration