Download or read book The Complete Manual of Sports Science written by Wilf Paish and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1998 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The link between theory and practice in the field of sports science can be obscured. This manual aims to re-establish that link by offering sports coaches, trainers and performers a guide to the key areas affecting all sport practitioners. Using layman's terms, the manual surveys the essential qualities required by all sports people. It provides routines that are aimed at developing these qualities and that are applicable to all levels of performance, and also includes sections on nutrition, biomechanics, genetics and the crucial concern of specificity."