Greg Brittenham served as assistant coach for player development and team conditioning with the New York Knicks for 20 years before taking on the position of director of athletic performance for men's and women's basketball at Wake Forest University before the 2011-12 season. He was also the director of the Center for Athletic Performance at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport. In addition to NBA players, he has advised and trained athletes in the NFL and Major League Baseball and world champions in Olympic sports such as gymnastics and cycling. Brittenham's training regimens for improving overall athletic ability have made him a popular speaker and demonstrator at clinics and conferences worldwide. He authored Complete Conditioning for Basketball (Human Kinetics, 1995) and coauthored Stronger Abs and Back (Human Kinetics, 1997) with his father, Dean Brittenham, a pioneer in the field of strength and conditioning. Daniel Taylor, MS, PES, CSCS is the head strength and conditioning coach at Siena College and oversees those efforts for all 18 Division I varsity programs at the college, as varied as water polo and lacrosse. He has trained athletes who have advanced to the professional level in soccer, lacrosse, baseball, and basketball. Taylor was part of Siena men's basketball's historic 3 championships in a row (2008-2010) that led to two first round wins in the NCAA tournament (2008 and 2009). Taylor previously worked with men's and women's basketball at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York and with the New York Knicks Training Camps. He has been a speaker at numerous clinics and workshops in the northeast geared to high school through college level athletes. Originally from North Yorkshire, England, he now resides in Scotia, New York.
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PART I Core Benefits Chapter 1. Key Sports Performance Factor Chapter 2. Anatomical Lynchpin Chapter 3. Injury PreventerReduction Chapter 4. Strength and Power Source Chapter 5 Exercise Selection and Training Considerations PART II Core Stabilization Training Chapter 6. Anti-Eextension Exercises Chapter 7. Anti-Rotation Exercises Chapter 8. Scapulothoracic Exercises Chapter 9. Lumbo-Ppelvic Hip Exercises PART III Core Strength Training Chapter 10. Anti-Eextension Exercises Chapter 11. Anti-Rrotation Exercises Chapter 12. Scapulothoracic Exercises Chapter 12. Lumbo-Ppelvic Hip Exercises Chapter 14. Total Core Exercises PART IV Core Power Training Chapter 15. Anti-Eextension Exercises Chapter 16. Anti-Rotation Exercises Chapter 17. Lumbo-Ppelvic Hip Exercises PART V Core Testing and Program Design Chapter 18. Core Assessment Tools Chapter 18. Complete Core Program Chapter 20. Advanced Core Programs Chapter 21. Sport-Specific