Book Recomendations

I have had a lot of people ask me about the best books in the field. Here are some recommendations. Some of these are out of print, but still available. I put a few up each day so that I can annotate them and tell why I think they are useful.

Charlesworth, Ric. (2001) The Coach – Managing For Success, Sydney, Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia.
A great coaching text. Charlesworth was the coach of the Australian Women’s Field Hockey team. A dynamic individual. Great insights into what it takes to be a great coach.

Dominguez, Richard H. M.D., and Gajda, Robert S. (1982) Total Body Training. New York, N.Y: Warner Books.
A classic. These guys were ahead of their time. They coined the term core.

Drabik, Jo'zef Ph.D. (1996) Children & Sports Training, Island Pond, Vermont: Stadion Publishing Company, Inc.
This is a constant reference for me. Full of practical and useful information.

Gabbard, Carl., Leblanc, Elizabeth., and Lowy, Susan. (1987) Physical Education for Children-Building the Foundation, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Another oldie but goodie. Great on teaching progressions and movement skills, all things that are not taught today.