With advances in technology and medicine have come specific strategies for boosting sports performance -- and no one is more qualified to explain those methods than professional athletes and their coaches. This program visits the training facilities of eight sports figures from around the world to highlight their expertise and personal experiences in improving performance. Viewers learn about planning an effective training schedule, the importance of psychological preparation, the risks involved with taking performance-enhancing drugs, and the benefits of high-tech measurement in cultivating athletic ability.
With advances in technology and medicine have come specific strategies for boosting sports performance -- and no one is more qualified to explain those methods than professional athletes and their coaches. This program visits the training facilities of eight sports figures from around the world to highlight their expertise and personal experiences in improving performance. Viewers learn about planning an effective training schedule, the importance of psychological preparation, the risks involved with taking performance-enhancing drugs, and the benefits of high-tech measurement in cultivating athletic ability.
General Note
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 16, 2011.
Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Content Note
Types of Training (4:53) -- Planning Training Sessions (3:55) -- Psychological Training (4:31) -- Pushing the Boundaries (5:57) -- Credits: Improving Performance: Elite Athlete Case Studies (0:36).