Efnisyfirlit

• Cover Page
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
  • Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
  • Back to the Future
  • Learning from Epley
  • A Different World
  • The Push to Legitimise Strength and Conditioning
  • Who is Driving the Profession?
  • An Abundance of Information
  • Getting to the Core – a Simple Profession at Heart
  • The Aims of the Book
  • How to Use the Book
  • References and Suggested Reading
• Part I Finding the Path
  • 1 The Nature and Challenges of Strength and Conditioning
    • The Big Picture – Total Performance
    • The Co-Actives of Performance
    • Integration – the Key to Effective Performance
    • It Runs Both Ways
    • Less Isolation, More Integration
    • The Environment – the Forgotten Factor
    • Strength and Conditioning: Are We Developing Physical Capacity or Physical Skills?
    • Start With the End in Mind – Focus on Performance, Not Isolated Variables
    • The Traditional Strength and Conditioning Process
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 2 Our Knowledge Illusion: The Challenge of Evidence-Based Practice
    • The Origins of Evidence-Based Practice
    • The Challenge of Evidence-Based Practice
    • The Challenge of “Evidence”
    • The Scientific Method
    • Moving Beyond Homo Athleticus
    • From Determinism to Indeterminism
    • The Challenge of the Unknown
    • The Nature of Truth – Reality or Closure
    • It’s Not Rocket Science – It’s Far More Complex
    • The Challenge of Emergence
    • Anecdotal Evidence – the Lost Treasure
    • Evidence-Based Practice – an Individualised Entity
    • The Concept of Trigrams
    • Grey – the Colour of Effective Strength and Conditioning
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 3 Towards a New Way of Thinking: The Training Ecosystem
    • Engineering Thinking
    • A Complexity Threshold
    • The Challenge of Linear Thinking in a Complex World
    • Towards Systems Thinking
    • Principles of Systems Thinking
    • The Need for a Different Approach to Coaching – Contextology and the Training Ecosystem
    • The Training Ecosystem
    • Developing Ecosystem Thinking
    • Levels of Coaching Ecosystem Analysis
    • Analysing Ecosystem Function
    • Analysing Stocks
    • Micro-System Analysis
    • Meso-System Analysis
    • Macro-System Analysis
    • Analysing Flows – the Ecosystem Energy
    • Feedback Loops – Keep Your Channels Open and Lever Your Intensifiers
    • Pick Your Pond – and Cultivate Your Pond
    • Gardeners of Performance
    • Defining Your Own Ecosystem – the Pre-Mortem Approach
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 4 Thriving in a Performance Ecosystem: The Five Minds of the Modern Strength and Conditioning Coach
    • Learning from the Past – Science or Art?
    • The Five Minds for the Future
    • References and Suggested Reading
• Part II Preparing the Path
  • 5 Know Thyself: The First Step on the Path to Coaching Success
    • Know Thyself – Following in the Footsteps of the Ancients
    • A Simple Guide to the Brain
    • Unlocking the Inner Self
    • The Big Five
    • Reward Strategies
    • Finding Your True North
    • The Energy Assessment
    • Emotional Intelligence
    • Understanding Our Behaviour and Our Inherent Biases
    • Awareness of Our Own Mental Models
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 6 Building a Successful Ecosystem: The Forgotten Rock of Effective Practice
    • Environments Develop Over Time – There is No Magic Formula
    • The Characteristics of a Performance Ecosystem
    • Focus on Performance, Not Happiness
    • How We Get Better
    • An Ecosystem of Performance
    • Where Do We Start?
    • The Circle of Relationships
    • The Three Pillars of Effective Ecosystem Development
    • Developing Your Performance Environment
    • Actively Expanding the Circle of Influence
    • Relationships – the Energy Behind the Performance Ecosystem
    • Establishing Norms
    • From Norms to Culture
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 7 Building the Coaching Toolkit: The Personal Skills Needed for Ecosystem Construction
    • Leadership
    • Three Keys to Leadership
    • Styles of Leadership
    • Types of Leadership
    • Leadership Strategy
    • Effective Communication
    • Communication is Not a One-Way Street – the Art of Effective Listening
    • Applied Communication
    • Eliciting Change
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 8 Making Effective Decisions and Generating Workable Solutions: Key Tools for the Modern Coach
    • Getting Beyond Right and Wrong
    • Moving Beyond the Traditional
    • Getting Beyond the Rational Self
    • Developing Decision-Making Tools
    • Pareto’s Principle – Focussing on the Rocks and Pebbles, Not Playing in the Sand
    • Effective Solution Generation in Strength and Conditioning – Different Ways of Thinking
    • Full Alignment – the Ultimate Destination
    • References and Suggested Reading
• Part III Planning the Path
  • 9 Using the Generally Accepted Training Principles: The Pillars of Effective Training
    • The Homeostatic Challenge
    • The General Adaptation Syndrome
    • Specificity
    • Continuity
    • Accommodation
    • Variability
    • Individual Differences
    • Progressive Overload
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 10 Reverse Engineering the Path to Success
    • The Need for a New Way of Thinking
    • Design Thinking
    • Reverse Engineering Performance Solutions
    • Classifying Sports
    • Reverse Engineering Strength and Conditioning Solutions
    • Individualising Analysis
    • The Zones of Specificity – the Performance Circle
    • The Overload Zone – Risk and Reward
    • Performance Pathways
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 11 Where Are We Now? Assessing Performance
    • Without Action Nothing Gets Done
    • The Overarching Question: Why Are We Assessing and Monitoring?
    • Information, Not Data
    • The Layers of Information
    • Frugal Application – the Search for the Minimalist Approach
    • Formal Versus Informal
    • Testing Versus Monitoring
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 12 Skill: The Forgotten Aspect of Strength and Conditioning
    • What is Skill?
    • Characteristics of Skilled Performance
    • Classifying Skills
    • Fitting the Practice to the Athlete – the Stages of Learning
    • Applying Skill Practices to the Stages of Learning
    • How We Develop Skills
    • Approaches to Skill Development
    • Beware the Pendulum
    • The Performance/Development Paradox
    • Deliberate Practice – the Cornerstone of Effective Skill Development
    • Providing Feedback – the Catalyst for Improvement
    • External Versus Internal Focus
    • Structuring Effective Practice
    • Coach the Athlete and the Context – and Avoid Absolutes
    • References and Suggested Reading
• Part IV Taking the Path
  • 13 Developing Gamespeed: Improving Context-Specific Movement
    • Moving on from Speed and Agility
    • Is Science Sending Us in the Wrong Direction?
    • Speed
    • Agility
    • Reactive Agility – a Step in the Wrong Direction
    • The Ooda Loop – a Better Representation of Sport Movement
    • The Need for New Definitions
    • Gamespeed Constraints
    • Delineate the Target
    • Reverse Engineering Movement Solutions
    • The Target Classification System
    • The Target Functions
    • The Target Movement Syllabus
    • Target Mechanics
    • Developing Gamespeed
    • The Gamespeed Triad
    • Quality Development
    • The Ramp Warm-Up – Your Greatest Friend
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 14 Developing Gameforce: Improving Context-Specific Force Capacities
    • Sport is Motion – the Laws of Motion
    • Factors Affecting Force Application
    • An Integrated Whole – How the Body Produces Force
    • Task Considerations
    • The Force–Velocity Relationship
    • Methods of Resistance Training
    • Goals of Resistance Training
    • Think Continuum, Not Absolutes
    • Acute Design Variables
    • Stretch-Shortening Cycle Capacities
    • Exercise Variables
    • Prioritising Force-Related Goals
    • Organising Resistance Training Sessions
    • Session Organisation Types
    • Weekly Organisation
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 15 Developing Game-Sustainability: Improving Context-Specific Work Capacity
    • Start With Why
    • Classifying Sports in Terms of Energetics
    • Reverse Engineering Sustainability Needs
    • Determinants of Endurance Performance
    • Small-Sided Games
    • Metabolic Circuits
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 16 Developing Your Gameplan: Strategic and Agile Planning for Performance
    • A Shift to Strategic Thinking
    • Is Periodisation Still Relevant?
    • The Origins of Periodisation
    • The Theoretical Constructs of Periodisation
    • Organisation of Periodisation
    • Developing a Strategic Approach
    • A Shift to Agile, Strategic Planning
    • Moving Towards Agile Strategic Execution
    • Strategic Periodisation – Building the Training Calendar
    • Dividing the Training Year
    • Superimposing Agile and Strategic Planning on to the Annual Plan
    • Structuring the Meso-Cycle
    • Progression Within the Meso-Cycle
    • References and Suggested Reading
  • 17 The Next Steps: Moving Towards Mastery of the Craft of Coaching
    • Conclusions
    • References and Suggested Reading
• Index

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