Track and Field Athletics Books

New and Published Books

1. Routledge Handbook of Sports Performance Analysis

   Edited by Tim McGarry, Peter O'Donoghue, Jaime Sampaio

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Sport performance analysis techniques help coaches, athletes and sport scientists develop an objective understanding of actual sport performance, as opposed to self-report, fitness tests or laboratory based experiments. For example, contemporary performance analysis enables elite sports people and...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World

   Contests of Virtue

   By Heather Reid

   Series: Ethics and Sport

   This book examines the relationship between athletics and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome focused on the connection between athleticism and virtue. It begins by observing that the link between athleticism and virtue is older than sport, reaching back to the athletic feats of kings and...

   Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
3. The World of Physical Culture in Sport and Exercise

   Visual Methods for Qualitative Research

   Edited by Cassandra Phoenix, Brett Smith

   Within qualitative research in the social sciences, the last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the use of visual methods. Visual Methods in Physical Culture is the first book in the field of sport and exercise sciences dedicated to harnessing the potential of using visual methods within...

   Published October 27th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Social Impact of Sport

   Cross-Cultural Perspectives

   Edited by Ramón Spaaij

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   This book critically examines the ways in which sports contribute to, or inhibit, social well-being, the directions these changes take and the conditions necessary for sport to have beneficial outcomes. The themes addressed in the book demonstrate the diversity and versatility of the social impacts...

   Published September 5th 2012 by Routledge
5. Women in Sports History

   Edited by Carol Osborne, Fiona Skillen

   Women are, and have been for many years, actively involved as players, supporters and co-ordinators in a range of sports and yet they are often missing from, or sidelined in, accounts of the history of these sports. Commenting first on the lack of inclusion of women in British sports history, the...

   Published September 5th 2012 by Routledge
6. Training for Sports Speed and Agility

   An Evidence-Based Approach

   By Paul Gamble

   Speed and agility are central to success in a wide range of sports. Training for Sports Speed and Agility is the first evidence-based study of all those aspects of athletic preparation that contribute to the expression of speed and agility during competition. Drawing on the very latest scientific...

   Published September 11th 2011 by Routledge
7. Athletics Challenges

   A Resource Pack for Teaching Athletics, 2nd Edition

   By Kevin Morgan

   Athletics Challenges is a practical resource file designed to ensure that all students have a positive learning experience in track and field athletics. It provides a wide range of activities and teaching approaches to enable teachers and coaches to promote a climate of inclusion, enjoyment and...

   Published May 17th 2011 by Routledge
8. Coaching Cultures

   Edited by Neil Carter

   Coaches are amongst the most visible figures in sport today but little is known about the history of their profession. This book examines the history of coaching from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century. It uses a number of sports as case studies that includes: cricket,...

   Published November 16th 2010 by Routledge
9. The Four-Minute Mile

   Historical and Cultural Interpretations of a Sporting Barrier

   Edited by John Bale, David Howe

   Breaking records and challenging the limits of human ability are central to much of our understanding of athletic track and field sports, with a world record title arguably as valued as an Olympic gold medal. Some particular limits and records take on greater significance, however, as in the case...

   Published November 25th 2007 by Routledge
10. East African Running

    Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective

    Edited by Yannis Pitsiladis, John Bale, Craig Sharp, Tim Noakes

    What makes East African middle and long distance runners the best in the world? How should contemporary academia approach this question? The success of East African distance runners has generated a plethora of studies but much of the 'evidence' presented to support hypotheses is anecdotal,...

    Published December 13th 2006 by Routledge