This is a list of books that are in my library that I suggest everyone intereste

d in Athletic Development should read. from ELITETRACK.com

Historical Works
Bunn, John. (1955) Scientific Principles of Coaching. New York, New York: Prenti
ce Hall, Inc.
Dintiman, George B. What Research Tells The Coach About Sprinting. AAHPER, Washi
ngton, D.C. 1974
Doherty, Ken. Track & Field Omnibook (Fourth Edition). Los Altos, CA. Tafnews Pr
ess. 1985
Doherty, Ken. Modern Track & Field. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1
963
Gillman, Sid & Roy, Alvin. World Champion San Diego Chargers Strength Program- I
n and Out of Season. 1963
Counsilman, James E. The Science of Swimming. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Ha
ll, Inc. 1968
Dyson,Geoffrey H.G. The Mechanics of Athletics. New York. Holmes & Meier Publish
ers. Seventh Edition, 1977
Hoffman, Bob. Better Athletes Through Weight Training. York, PA: Strength & Heal
th Publishing Company, 1959
Jesse John: Hidden causes of injury, prevention, and correction for running athl
etes. The Athletic Press. Pasadena, CA 1977
Knotts, Dorothy E. and Voss, Margaret. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
: Patterns and Techniques
Miller, Carl. Olympic Lifting Training Manual
Nideffer, Robert M. The Inner Athlete- Mind Plus Muscle for Winning. New York, N
ew York. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1976.
O Shea, Patrick. (1976) Second Edition. Scientific Principles and Methods of Stre
ngth Fitness. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
Dominguez, Richard H. M.D., and Gajda, Robert S. Total Body Training. New York,
N.Y: Warner Books,1982.
Logan, Gene A. and McKinney, Wayne C. Kinesiology. Wm. C. Brown Company Publishe
rs. 1970
Todd, Mabel E. The Thinking Body. Princeton Book Company Publishers. Highston, N
J. 1937
Wilt ,Fred. Editor. Second Edition. How They Train Volume III: Sprinting And Hur
dling. Tafnews Press. Los Altos, California. 1973
Youth & Development
Colvin, Geoff. Talent Is Overrated- What Really Separates World-Class Performers
from Everybody Else. New York. New York. Bantam Publishing. 2009
Coyle, Daniel. The Talent Code- Greatness Isn t Born. It s Grown. Here s How. New York
. New York. Penguin Group. 2009
Drabik, Jo zef Ph.D., Children & Sports Training, Island Pond, Vermont: Stadion Pu
blishing Company, Inc. 1996
Farrey, Tom. Game On- The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children. N
ew York, New York. ESPN Books. 2008
Gabbard, Carl., Leblanc, Elizabeth., and Lowy, Susan. Physical Education for Chi
ldren-Building the Foundation, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
1987
Starkes, Janet L. and Ericsson, K. Anders. Editors. Expert Performance in Sports
- Advances in Research on Sport Expertise. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics B
ooks, Inc. 2003
Training
Bosch, Frans., and Klomp, Ronald. Running- Biomechanics and exercise Physiology
Applied in Practice. London. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. 2005
Bosco, Carmelo. Strength Assessment with Bosco s Test, Italian Society of Sport Sc

ience, Rome, 1999

Bruggemann, G.P. Koszewski, D. & Muller, H. Biomechanical Research Project Athen
s 1997- Final Report, International Athletics Foundation. Meyer & Meyer Sport, O
xford, UK 1999.
Cometti, Gilles. La Pliometrie. Universite De Bourgogne, 1988
Curwin, Sandra. & Stanish, William D. M.D. and Mandel, Scott. Tendinitis: it s Eti
ology and Treatment, New New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Gustavsen R, Streeck R: Training Therapy; Prophylaxix and Rehabilitation. New Yo
rk: Thieme Medical Publishers 1993
Gambetta, Vernon A. The Gambetta Method- A Common Sense Guide To Functional Trai
ning for Athletic Performance. Sarasota, FL: Gambetta Sports Training.2002
Gambetta, Vernon A. Athletic Development- The Art & Science of Functional Sports
Conditioning. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishing Company. 2007
Kraemer, William J. and Hakkinen, Keijo. Editors. (2002) Strength Training for S
port. London, England: Blackwell Science, Ltd
Komi, P. V., Editor(Second Edition) Strength and Power In Sport, London: Blackwe
ll Scientific Publications. 2003
Training In Sport- Applying Sport Science. Edited by Elliot, Bruce and Mester, J
. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex. England. 1998
Mach, Gerard. Sprints & Hurdles. Canadian Track & Field Association, Ontario. 19
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Noakes, Tim, MD. The Lore of Running. Fourth Edition. Champaign, Illinois: Human
Kinetics Books, Inc.2003.
Platonov, Vladimir N. and Bulatova, Marina M. La Preparacion Fisica- Deporte & E
ntrenamiento. Fouth Edition. Barcelona, Spain. Editorial Paidotribo. 2006
Radcliffe, James C. and Faentinos, Robert C. (1999) High- Powered Plyometrics. C
hampaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishing Company.
Scholich, Manfred. (1986) Circuit Training. Berlin: Sportverlag
Stone, M., and O Bryant, H. (1987) Weight Training: A Scientific Approach, Minnea
polis, Minnesota: Burgess Publishing Company.
Starzynski, Tadeusz. And Sozanski, Henryk. (1999) Explosive Power and Jumping Ab
ility for all Sports. Island Pond, VT: Stadion Publishing Company.
Vittori, Carlo in collaboration with Plinio Castrucci, Ida Nicolini, Ennio Preat
oni. Corse Di Velocita. Atleticastudi. Fidal- Centr Studi & Ricerche, Anno XIV,
May/June 1983
Planed Performance Training (Periodization)
Berkun, Scott. The Art of Project Management, Sebastopol, CA: O Reilly Media, Inc.
2005
Bondarchuk, Anatoliy. Transfer of Training in Sports. Michigan, USA. Ultimate At
hlete Concepts. 2007
Harre, Dietrich. Principles of Sports Training- Introduction to the Theory and m
ethods of Training. Berlin, GDR: Sportverlag. 1982
Issurin, Vladimir. Principles and Basics of Advanced Athletic Training. Michigan
, USA. Ultimate Athlete Concepts. 2008
Issurin, Vladimir. Block Periodization- Breakthrough in Sport Training. Michigan
, USA. Ultimate Athlete Concepts. 2008
Kurz, Thomas., Science of Sports Training, Second Edition. Island Pont, Vt: Stad
ion Publishing Company, 2001
Manso, Juan, Valdivielso, Manuel, and Caballero, Jose. Planificacion del Entrena
mento Deportivo. Madrid, Spain. Gymnos, Editorial Deportiva. 1996.
Mujika, Inigo. Tapering and Peaking for Optimal Performance. Champaign, Illinois
: Human Kinetics Books, Inc. 2009
Olbrecht, Jan. The Science of Winning- Planning, Periodizing and Optimizing Swim
Training. Swim Shop, Luton, England. 2000
Rapaso, Vasconcelos A. Planificacion Y Organizacion del Entrenamento Deportivo.
Barcelona, Spain. Editorial Paidotribo. 2000
Sports Science
Calais-Germain, Blanche. Anatomy of Movement. Seattle, Washigton. Eastland Press

. 1993
Cometti, Giles. Los Metodos Modernos de Musculacion. Third Edition. Barcelona, S
pain. Editorial Paidotribo. 2001.
Enoka, Roger M. Neuromechanical Basis of Kinesiology Second Edition. Champaign,
Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, Inc.
Kellman, Michael, Editor. Enhancing Recovery- Preventing Underperformance in Ath
letes. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, Inc. 2002
Kreighbaum, Ellen and Barthels, Katharine M. Biomechanics
A Qualitative Approach
for Studying Human Movement. Fourth edition. Boston, Allyn and Bacon. 1996.
Lieber, Richard L. (2002) Skeletal Muscle Structure, Function & Plasticity- The
Physiological Basis of Rehabilitation. Second Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincot W
illiams & Wilkins.
McArdle, William D. Katch, Frank I. And Katch, Victor L. (2007) Sixth Edition. E
xercise Physiology- Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. Baltimore, MD. Lipp
incott, Williams & Wilkins.
Newton, Robert U. Expression and Development of Maximal Muscle Power. Doctoral D
issertation, Southern Cross University, 1997
Winters, Jack M, Woo, Savio L-Y, Editors. Multiple Muscle Systems- Biomechanics
and Movement Organization. New York, New York. Springer-Verlag. 1990
Teaching & Skill Acquisition
Davids, Keith, Button, Chris, Bennett, Simon. Dynamics of Skill Acquisition- A C
onstraints-Led Approach. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, Inc.2008.
Hannaford, Carla. Smart Moves- Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head. Great Ocean
Publishers. Arlington, Virginia 1995
Nater, swen and Gallimore, Ronald. You Haven t taught Until They Have Learned: Joh
n Wooden s Teaching Principles and Practices. Morgantown, WV. Fitness Information
Technology. 2006.
Creativity & Innovation
Brown, Tim. Change By Design- How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and I
nspires Innovation. New York, New York. Harper Collins. 2009
Collins, Jim. How the Mighty Fall- and Why Some Companies Never Give In. New Yor
k, New York. Harper Collins. 2009
Dweck, Carol. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House.200
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Gardner, Howard. Five Minds for the Future. Boston: Harvard Business School Pres
s. 2006
Hargadon, Andrew. How Breakthroughs Happen: The Surprising Truth About How Compa
nies Innovate. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. 2003
Johansson, Frans. The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection o
f Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. 2003
Kelly, Tom. The Art of Innovation. New York: Doubleday. 2001
Pink, Daniel H. A Whole New Mind- Moving from the Information Age to the Concept
ual Age. New York: Riverhead Books. 2005