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Wheelchair Sport
Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey (Ed.)
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Description for Wheelchair Sport
Paperback.
Wheelchair Sport provides coaches, teachers, and athletes with the information they need to compete and succeed in wheelchair sports. Written by top coaches, athletes, sport scientists, and specialists in sports medicine and physical therapy who work with Paralympic athletes, this resource offers
an explanation of the physiological differences between able-bodied and disabled athletes and the physiological adaptations that result from training; guidelines for training that are customized to wheelchair athletes’ unique needs, including strength and conditioning, nutrition and hydration, and mental wellness; tips on the practical aspects of competing in wheelchair sport, such as optimizing chair set-up and preparing ... Read moreProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Human Kinetics Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Champaign, IL, United States
ISBN
9780736086769
SKU
V9780736086769
Shipping Time
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About Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey (Ed.)
Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, PhD,is a senior lecturer in exercise physiology and director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport at LoughboroughUniversity in Leicestershire, UK. Her work in 1994 with Prof. Ian Campbell and Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson sparked her interest in disability sport, and she went on to earn her PhD in sport science from ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity five years later. ... Read more
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