Long-term athlete development /

Balyi, Istvan.

Long-term athlete development / Istvan Balyi, Richard Way, Colin Higgs. - Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2013. - ix, 286 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Long-term athlete deveopment model -- Athletes with disabilities -- Physical literacy -- Specialization -- Age -- Trainability -- Intellectual, emotional, and moral development -- Excellence takes time -- Periodization -- Competition -- Sport system alignment and integration -- Continuous improvement -- Active start -- Fundamentals -- Learn to train -- Train to train -- Train to compete -- Train to win -- Active for life.

9780736092180 (print)

2013008554


Athletic Performance--physiology.
Athletic Performance--psychology.
Athletes--education.

RC1235 / .B35 2013

612/.044

QT 260