Developing speed /
National Strength and Conditioning Association ; Ian Jeffreys, editor.
- Second edition.
- Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2025]
- ix, 285 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Sport performance series .
First edition published in 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Nature of Speed -- Factors Determining Linear Speed -- Technical Aspects of Speed -- Universal Technical Development of Linear Speed -- Assessment of Speed -- Linear Speed Versus Sport-Specific Speed -- Program Design for Linear Speed -- Developing Sport-Specific Speed -- Sport-Specific Speed Training.
"This book from the NSCA's Sport Performance Series details the science behind the mechanics of speed, how to conduct appropriate speed assessment and monitor speed-related performance, and how to approach sport-specific speed development, so that coaches, athletes, strength and conditioning professionals, and other sport-related professionals can design individualized training programs that maximize speed and optimize athletic performance in their sport"--