title: Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports: Sport-Specific Physical Preparation for High Performance
author:  Paul Gamble 
description: 'a well written overview of both strength and conditioning, and by justifying what could go into a successful programme for team sports, this is a useful resource for quite a broad audience', <em>The Sport and Exercise Scientist</em>
zlib_text: Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports
  Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports is designed to help devise more
  effective high-performance training programmes for team sports. This
  textbook remains the only evidence-based study of sport-specific practice to
  focus on team sports and features all-new chapters, including one on
  neuromuscular training, and dedicated chapters exploring injury prevention
  and the specific injury risks for different team sports. Fully revised and
  updated throughout, the new edition also includes the addition of over 200
  new references to the research literature in the field.
  This book addresses the core science underpinning different facets of
  physical preparation, covering all aspects of training prescription and the key
  components of any degree course related to strength and conditioning,
  including:
  •  physiological and performance testing;
  •  strength training;
  •  metabolic conditioning;
  •  power training;
  •  agility and speed development;
  •  training f