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Biomechanics

Coaching and Officiating

Health Care in Exercise and Sport

Motor Control and Learning

Music and Dance

Performance Analysis

Physical Education

Research Methods and Statistics

Social Sciences

Sport and Exercise Physiology

Sport and Fitness

Sport Development and Management

Sport Nutrition

Sport Psychology

Strength and Conditioning

Sport and Exercise Physiology

Physiology of Sport and Exercise

W. Larry Kenney, Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill

£125.00

9781718201729

Kinetic Anatomy

Robert S. Behnke, Jennifer Plant

£94.00

9781718201439

Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology

Stephen S. Cheung, Philip Ainslie

£94.00

9781492593980

Practical Guide to Exercise Physiology

The Science of Exercise Training and Performance Nutrition

Robert Murray, W. Larry Kenney

£54.00

9781492599050

Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology

G. Gregory Haff, Charles Dumke

£88.00

9781492536949

Advanced Exercise Physiology

Essential Concepts and Applications

Jonathan K Ehrman, Dennis J. Kerrigan, Steven J. Keteyian

£94.00

9781492505716

Exercise Biochemistry

Vassilis Mougios

£102.00

9781492529040

Dynamic Human Anatomy

William C. Whiting

£74.00

9781492549871

Evidence-Based Practice in Exercise Science

The Six-Step Approach

William E. Amonette, Kirk L. English, William J. Kraemer

£73.00

9781450434195

Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes

Rebecca Tanner, Christopher Gore, Australian Institute of Sport

£80.00

9780736097116

Physiological Aspects of Sport Training and Performance

Jay Hoffman

£78.00

9781450442244

Advanced Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology

Denise L. Smith, Bo Fernhall

£78.00

9780736073929

Sedentary Behavior and Health

Concepts, Assessments, and Interventions

Weimo Zhu, Neville Owen

£75.00

9781450471282

Biochemistry Primer for Exercise Science

Peter M. Tiidus, A. Russell Tupling, Michael E. Houston

£46.00

9780736096058

Laboratory Assessment and Exercise Prescription

Jeffrey M. Janot, Nicholas M. Beltz

£50.00

9781718211919

Sport Psychology

Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Robert S. Weinberg, Daniel Gould

£133.00

9781492561149

Advances in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Thelma S. Horn, Alan L. Smith

£94.00

9781492528920

Assessment in Applied Sport Psychology

Jim Taylor

£47.00

9781492526346

Psychology of Sport Injury

Britton W. Brewer, Charles J. Redmond

£54.00

9781450424462

Psychological Dynamics of Sport and Exercise

Diane L. Gill, Lavon Williams, Erin J. Reifsteck

£69.00

9781450484664

Applied Health Fitness Psychology

Mark Anshel

£65.00

9781450400626

Doing Exercise Psychology

Mark B. Andersen, Stephanie J. Hanrahan

£62.00

9781450431842

Exercise Psychology

Janet Buckworth, Rod K. Dishman, Patrick J. O'Connor, Phillip D. Tomporowski

£73.00

9781450407090

Social Psychology in Sport

Sophia Jowett, David Lavallee

£67.00

9780736057806

Sport Psychology for Coaches

Damon Burton, Thomas D. Raedeke

£35.00

9780736039864

Measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Gershon Tenenbaum, Robert C. Eklund, Akihito Kamata

£83.00

9780736086813

Advances in Motivation in Sport and Exercise

Glyn C. Roberts, Darren Treasure

£70.00

9780736090810

In Pursuit of Excellence

Terry Orlick

£18.99

9781450496506

Mental Training for Ultrarunning

Addie J. Bracy, Clare Gallagher

£18.99

9781718200173

Golf Flow

Gio Valiante, Nick Faldo

£16.99

9781492576402

Strength and Conditioning

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning

NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£86.00

9781492501626

Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy

Brad J. Schoenfeld

£54.00

9781492597674

Science and Practice of Strength Training

Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky, William J. Kraemer, Andrew C. Fry

£78.00

9781492592006

Periodization

Theory and Methodology of Training

Tudor O. Bompa, Carlo Buzzichelli

£58.00

9781492544807

Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training

NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£66.00

9781492506928

NSCA's Guide to Tests and Assessments

Todd A. Miller, NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£47.00

9780736083683

Functional Training

Juan Carlos Santana

£19.99

9781450414821

NSCA's Guide to Program Design

Jay Hoffman, NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£47.00

9780736084024

NSCA's Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning

NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£78.00

9781450457309

Strength Training Past 50

Wayne Westcott, Thomas R. Baechle

£19.99

9781450497916

Strength Training

NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£19.99

9781492522089

Science and Application of High Intensity Interval Training

Solutions to the Programming Puzzle

Paul Laursen, Martin Buchheit

£66.00

9781492552123

Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes

Mike McGuigan

£43.00

9781492535201

NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training

NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£86.00

9780736084154

Periodization of Strength Training for Sports

Tudor O. Bompa, Carlo Buzzichelli

£25.99

9781718203082

Functional Training Anatomy

Kevin Carr, Mary Kate Feit, Michael Boyle

£20.99

9781492599104

Strength Training Anatomy for Athletes

Frederic Delavier, Michael Gundill

£21.99

9781492597414

Sport Nutrition

Asker Jeukendrup, Michael Gleeson

£94.00

9781492529033

Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Health

Marie Spano, Laura Kruskall, D. Travis Thomas

£102.00

9781450414876

NSCA's Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Bill Campbell, NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£50.00

9781492593515

Advanced Sports Nutrition

Dan Benardot

£27.99

9781492593096

Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Marie Dunford

£35.00

9780736076319

Practical Sports Nutrition

Louise Burke

£62.00

9781492574101

Performance Nutrition

Applying the Science of Nutrient Timing

Krista G. Austin, Bob Seebohar

£21.99

9780736079457

High-Performance Nutrition for Masters Athletes

Lauren A. Antonucci

£21.99

9781492592976

Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook

Nancy Clark

£18.99

9781492591573

Plant-Based Sports Nutrition

Expert fueling strategies for training, recovery, and performance

D. Enette Larson-Meyer, Matt Ruscigno

£19.99

9781492568643

Motor Control and Learning

A Behavioral Emphasis

Richard A. Schmidt, Timothy D. Lee, Carolee Winstein, Gabriele Wulf, Howard N. Zelaznik

£94.00

9781492547754

Motor Learning and Performance

From Principles to Application

Richard A. Schmidt, Timothy D. Lee

£110.00

9781492571186

Motor Learning and Development

Pamela S. Haibach-Beach, Greg Reid, Douglas H. Collier

£94.00

9781492536598

Life Span Motor Development

Kathleen M. Haywood, Nancy Getchell

£98.00

9781492566908

Qualitative Diagnosis of Human Movement

Improving Performance in Sport and Exercise

Duane V. Knudson

£71.00

9781450421034

Dynamics of Skill Acquisition

An Ecological Dynamics Approach

Chris Button, Ludovic Seifert, Jia Yi Chow, Duarte Araujo, Keith Davids

£74.00

9781492563228

Biomechanics

Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise

Peter M. McGinnis

£98.00

9781492571407

Dynamics of Skill Acquisition

An Ecological Dynamics Approach

Chris Button, Ludovic Seifert, Jia Yi Chow, Duarte Araujo, Keith Davids

£74.00

9781492563228

Applied Biomechanics Lab Manual

John C. Garner, Charles Allen, Harish Chander, Adam C. Knight

£64.00

9781718207417

Applied Sport Mechanics

Brendan Burkett

£64.00

9781492558439

Research Methods in Biomechanics

D. Gordon E. Robertson, Graham E. Caldwell, Joseph Hamill, Gary Kamen, Saunders Whittlesey

£84.00

9780736093408

Neuromechanics of Human Movement

Roger M. Enoka

£84.00

9781450458801

Dynamic Human Anatomy

William C. Whiting

£74.00

9781492549871

Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

William C. Whiting, Ronald F. Zernicke

£82.00

9780736054423

Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics in Sport

Timothy R. Ackland, Bruce C. Elliott, John Bloomfield

£66.00

9780736063388

Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement

Bruce Abernethy, Vaughan Kippers, Stephanie J. Hanrahan, Marcus G. Pandy, Ali McManus, Laurel Mackinnon

£77.00

9781450431651

Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System

James Watkins

£85.00

9780736078900

Running Mechanics and Gait Analysis

Reed Ferber, Shari Macdonald

£44.00

9781450424394

Biologic Regulation of Physical Activity

Thomas W. Rowland

£70.00

9781492526513

Coaching and Officiating

Successful Coaching

Rainer Martens

£39.00

9781450400510

Long-Term Athlete Development

Istvan Balyi, Richard Way, Colin Higgs

£49.00

9780736092180

Sport Coaches' Handbook

Daniel Gould, Cliff Mallett, International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE)

£31.00

9781492515807

Coaching Better Every Season

A year-round system for athlete development and program success

Wade Gilbert

£20.99

9781492507666

The Language of Coaching

The Art & Science of Teaching Movement

Nick Winkelman, Daniel Coyle

£31.00

9781492567363

Dynamics of Skill Acquisition

An Ecological Dynamics Approach

Chris Button, Ludovic Seifert, Jia Yi Chow, Duarte Araujo, Keith Davids

£74.00

9781492563228

Coach Education Essentials

Kristen Dieffenbach, Melissa Thompson

£54.00

9781492521075

Foundations of Professional Coaching

Models, Methods, and Core Competencies

James Gavin

£70.00

9781718200838

Performance Analysis and Measurement

Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes

Mike McGuigan

£43.00

9781492535201

Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance

James R. Morrow, Dale P. Mood, James G. Disch, Minsoo Kang

£94.00

9781450470438

Athletic Training and Therapy

Foundations Of Behavior And Practice

Leamor Kahanov, Ellen K. Payne

£86.00

9781492560586

Athletic Movement Skills

Training for Sports Performance

Clive Brewer, Loren Seagrave

£23.99

9781450424127

New Functional Training for Sports

Michael Boyle

£20.99

9781492530619

Periodization

Theory and Methodology of Training

Tudor O. Bompa, Carlo Buzzichelli

£58.00

9781492544807

Science and Application of High Intensity Interval Training

Solutions to the Programming Puzzle

Paul Laursen, Martin Buchheit

£66.00

9781492552123

Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training

NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£66.00

9781492506928

NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training

NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£86.00

9780736084154

Research Methods in Physical Activity

Jerry R. Thomas, Jack K. Nelson, Stephen J. Silverman

£94.00

9781450470445

Health Care in Exercise and Sport

ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities

Geoffrey E. Moore, J. Larry Durstine, Patricia L. Painter, American College of Sports Medicine

£74.00

9781450434140

Clinical Pharmacology in Athletic Training

Michelle Cleary, Tom Abdenour, Mike Pavlovich

£70.00

9781492594185

NSCA's Essentials of Training Special Populations

Patrick L. Jacobs, NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£78.00

9780736083300

Low Back Disorders

Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation

Stuart McGill

£71.00

9781450472913

Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs

AACVPR

£70.00

9781492569695

Physical Activity Epidemiology

Rod K. Dishman, Gregory W. Heath, Mike D. Schmidt, I-Min Lee

£110.00

9781492593010

The Essentials of Teaching Health Education

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Sarah Benes, Holly Alperin

£67.00

9781492593560

Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults

Danielle R. Bouchard

£94.00

9781492572909

Therapeutic Exercise for Musculoskeletal Injuries

Peggy A. Houglum

£125.00

9781450468831

Orthopedic Clinical Examination

Michael P. Reiman

£102.00

9781450459945

Orthopedic Joint Mobilization and Manipulation

An Evidence-Based Approach

Robert C. Manske, B.J. Lehecka, Michael P. Reiman, Janice K. Loudon

£76.00

9781492544951

Physical Activity and Health

Claude Bouchard, Steven N. Blair, William L. Haskell

£84.00

9780736095419

Clinical Guide to Musculoskeletal Palpation

Michael Masaracchio, Chana Frommer

£65.00

9781450421249

Examination of Musculoskeletal Injuries

Sandra J. Shultz, Peggy A. Houglum, David H. Perrin

£86.00

9781450472920

Athletic Taping, Bracing, and Casting

David H. Perrin, Ian A. McLeod

£70.00

9781492554905

Athletic Training and Therapy

Foundations Of Behavior And Practice

Leamor Kahanov, Ellen K. Payne

£86.00

9781492560586

Back Exercise

Stabilize, Mobilize, and Reduce Pain

Brian Richey

£23.99

9781492594765

Research Methods and Statistics

Statistics in Kinesiology

Joseph P. Weir, William J. Vincent

£59.00

9781492560715

Research Methods in Physical Activity

Jerry R. Thomas, Jack K. Nelson, Stephen J. Silverman

£94.00

9781450470445

Research Methods and Design in Sport Management

Damon P.S. Andrew, Paul M. Pedersen, Chad D. McEvoy

£86.00

9781492574910

Evidence-Based Practice in Exercise Science

The Six-Step Approach

William E. Amonette, Kirk L. English, William J. Kraemer

£73.00

9781450434195

Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance

James R. Morrow, Dale P. Mood, James G. Disch, Minsoo Kang

£94.00

9781450470438

Applied Research and Evaluation Methods in Recreation

Diane C. Blankenship

£60.00

9780736077194

Physical Education

Adapted Physical Education and Sport

Joseph P. Winnick, David L. Porretta

£86.00

9781492511533

Introduction to Physical Education, Fitness, and Sport

Daryl Siedentop, Hans Van Der Mars

£91.00

9781492594536

Critical Race Studies in Physical Education

Tara B. Blackshear, Brian Culp

£33.00

9781718212053

Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills

A Tactical Games Approach

Stephen A. Mitchell, Judith L. Oslin, Linda L. Griffin

£73.00

9781492590484

Universal Design for Learning in Physical Education

Lauren J. Lieberman, Michelle Grenier, Ali Brian, Katrina Arndt

£39.00

9781492574996

Developing Game Sense in Physical Education and Sport

Ray Breed, Michael Spittle

£41.00

9781492594147

Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students

Timothy A. Brusseau, Heather Erwin, Paul W. Darst, Robert P. Pangrazi

£114.00

9781492591092

Technology for Physical Educators, Health Educators, and Coaches

Enhancing Instruction, Assessment, Management, Professional Development, and Advocacy

Seth E. Jenny, Jennifer M. Krause, Tess Armstrong

£66.00

9781492589341

Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Elementary Health Education

Meeting the National Standards

Holly Alperin, Sarah Benes

£47.00

9781492590521

Best Practice for Youth Sport

Robin S. Vealey, Melissa A. Chase

£68.00

9780736066969

Developmental Physical Education for All Children

Theory Into Practice

Frances Cleland Donnelly, Suzanne S. Mueller, David L. Gallahue

£86.00

9781450441575

Teaching Children and Adolescents Physical Education

George Graham, Eloise Elliott, Steve Palmer

£70.00

9781450452939

Effective Physical Education Content and Instruction

An Evidence-Based and Teacher-Tested Approach

Phillip Ward, Harry Lehwald

£53.00

9781492543541

Essentials of Youth Fitness

Avery Faigenbaum, Rhodri Lloyd, Jon Oliver, American College of Sports Medicine

£102.00

9781492525790

Christian Paths to Health and Wellness

Peter Walters, John Byl

£73.00

9781492567752

The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Stephen A. Mitchell, Jennifer Walton-Fisette

£78.00

9781492598923

Health and Physical Education for Elementary Classroom Teachers

An Integrated Approach

Retta R. Evans, Sandra K. Sims

£62.00

9781492597186

Fitness for Life

Charles B. Corbin, Darla M. Castelli, Benjamin A. Sibley, Guy C. Le Masurier

£58.00

9781718208711

Sport Development and Management

Contemporary Sport Management

Paul M. Pedersen, Lucie Thibault

£110.00

9781718202993

Applied Sport Business Analytics

Christopher Atwater, Robert E. Baker, Ted Kwartler

£86.00

9781492598534

Sport Marketing

Windy Dees, Patrick Walsh, Chad D. McEvoy, Stephen McKelvey, Bernard J. Mullin, Stephen Hardy, William A. Sutton

£117.00

9781492594628

Managing Sport Facilities

Gil Fried, Matthew Kastel

£93.00

9781492589570

Social Issues in Sport

Ron Woods, B. Nalani Butler

£106.00

9781492593850

Social Media and Sports

Galen Clavio

£66.00

9781492592082

Sport Public Relations

G. Clayton Stoldt, Stephen W. Dittmore, Mike Ross, Scott E. Branvold

£80.00

9781492589389

Strategic Sport Communication

Paul M. Pedersen, Pamela C. Laucella, Edward Kian, Andrea N. Geurin

£82.00

9781492594499

Governance in Sport

Analysis and Application

Bonnie Tiell, Kerri Cebula

£80.00

9781492589471

Understanding Sport Organizations

Applications for Sport Managers

Trevor Slack, Terri Byers, Alex Thurston

£83.00

9781492500803

Long-Term Athlete Development

Istvan Balyi, Richard Way, Colin Higgs

£49.00

9780736092180

Sustainable Tourism

Business Development, Operations and Management

Carol Patterson

£42.00

9781450460033

Esports Business Management

David Hedlund, Gil Fried, Rick Smith

£77.00

9781718200227

Sales and Revenue Generation in Sport Business

David J. Shonk, James F. Weiner

£82.00

9781492594222

Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations

David Scott

£82.00

9781718200302

Sport and Fitness

Fitness Professional's Handbook

Edward T. Howley, Dixie L. Thompson

£78.00

9781492523376

NSCA's Essentials of Sport Science

Duncan French, Lorena Torres Ronda, NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£78.00

9781492593355

NSCA's Essentials of Training Special Populations

Patrick L. Jacobs, NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association

£78.00

9780736083300

Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription

Ann L. Gibson, Dale R. Wagner, Vivian H. Heyward

£110.00

9781492561347

Soccer Science

Tony Strudwick

£21.99

9781450496797

Science and Application of High Intensity Interval Training

Solutions to the Programming Puzzle

Paul Laursen, Martin Buchheit

£66.00

9781492552123

Methods of Group Exercise Instruction

Mary M. Yoke, Carol Armbruster

£77.00

9781492571766

ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health

Barbara A. Bushman, American College of Sports Medicine

£19.99

9781492533672

Periodization

Theory and Methodology of Training

Tudor O. Bompa, Carlo Buzzichelli

£58.00

9781492544807

Sport and Recreation in Canadian History

Carly Adams

£51.00

9781492569497

A Professional's Guide to Small-Group Personal Training

Keli Roberts

£35.00

9781492546801

Secrets of Successful Program Design

A How-To Guide for Busy Fitness Professionals

Alwyn Cosgrove, Craig Rasmussen

£27.99

9781492593225

Kettlebell Training

Steve Cotter

£21.99

9781492597476

Music and Dance

Interdisciplinary Arts

Integrating Dance, Theatre, and Visual Arts

Suzanne Ostersmith, Kathleen Jeffs

£54.00

9781492599876

Dance Teaching Methods and Curriculum Design

Comprehensive K-12 Dance Education

Gayle Kassing, Danielle Jay-Kirschenbaum

£86.00

9781492572398

Dance Appreciation

Dawn Loring, Julie Pentz

£75.00

9781492592587

Applying Music in Exercise and Sport

Costas I. Karageorghis

£37.00

9781492513810

Attention and Focus in Dance

Enhancing Power, Precision, and Artistry

Clare Guss-West

£35.00

9781492594451

Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology

Karen Clippinger

£68.00

9781450469289

Dancer Wellness

Mary Virginia Wilmerding, Donna Krasnow, IADMS

£52.00

9781492515814

Dance Composition Basics-2nd Edition

Pamela Anderson Sofras

£54.00

9781492571254

Choreography

A Basic Approach Using Improvisation

Sandra Cerny Minton

£33.00

9781492540120

History of Dance

Gayle Kassing

£86.00

9781492536697

Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity

Robert Pitter, David L. Andrews, Joshua I. Newman

£70.00

9781450468657

Social Issues in Sport

Ron Woods, B. Nalani Butler

£106.00

9781492593850

Ethics in Sport

William J J. Morgan

£70.00

9781492556763

Women and Sport

Continuing a Journey of Liberation and Celebration

Ellen J. Staurowsky

£65.00

9781450417594

Fundamentals of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity

Katherine M. Jamieson, Maureen M. Smith

£31.00

9781450421027

Social Sciences in Sport

Joseph Maguire

£78.00

9780736089586

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