Amazon.com description: Product Description: This practical easy-to-read book makes complex sport science principles easy to understand, and easy to apply to everyday coaching situations. With "Science of Coaching Swimming" coaches will be able to help swimmers perform better and enjoy sport more. John Leonard, executive director of the American Swimming Coaches Association, has enlisted the expertise of an array of contributors who are not only leaders in their respective fields, but who have also successfully applied the sciences to their work with swimming teams. Both beginning and accomplished swimming coaches will benefit from the effective coaching strategies developed from the latest advances in motor learning, sport psychology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, sports medicine, and nutrition. Each chapter in this reference explains why a particular sport science is important, discusses the central concerns of the science, and provides specific coaching applications for swimming. In addition, the book features over 50 illustrations, a dozen charts, and numerous sample practice plans.