Wheelchair sport : a complete guide for athletes, coaches, and teachers / Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, editor.
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Language: | English |
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Champaign, Ill. :
Human Kinetics,
[2010], ©2010.
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Physical Description: | xi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- pt. 1. Understanding wheelchair sport. Introduction to wheelchair sport
- Sport chair set-up and selection
- Physiology of wheelchair sport
- Strength and conditioning for wheelchair sport
- Nutrition and body composition
- The travelling athlete
- Psychological aspects of wheelchair sport
- pt. 2. Training for wheelchair sports. Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair racing
- Wheelchair rugby
- Wheelchair tennis
- Handcycling.