Stability, Sport and Performance Movement: Great Technique Without Injury

Joanne Elphinston

352 pages; 264 mm x 195 mm; 280 colour photographs; paperback   

In every sport, there are athletes who represent true technical excellence. Their movement seems effortless, controlled and efficient: they create and control forces in the most effective way. Full of colour photographs and images to illustrate the techniques and theories involved, the book introduces functional stability principles as they apply to sporting movement. It is an approach that has been used with international-level athletes in a diverse range of disciplines and is applicable and relevant across all age groups and ability levels, from beginners through to veterans. A dedicated chapter on establishing stable controlled movement in children is included.

Joanne Elphinston is a Performance Consultant, international lecturer and physiotherapist working with elite and professional athletes including Olympic, Commonwealth and World Championship medallists, Premiership footballers and professional golfers.

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