The Coaching Classics & History

Today in
my post on today on "Professional Development" I mentioned knowing the coaching
classics and history. Below is a list of some of the books I consider classics
that every coach must read (I have posted this list before, but think it is
worthwhile to post again)

The Inner Athlete by Bob Nidefer

Problem Athletes and How to Handle Them by Tom Tutko and
Bruce Ogilvie 

Psychology
and the Superior Athlete by Miroslav Vanek  and Bryant J.
Cratty

Scientific Principles of Coaching by John Bunn

What Research Tells The Coach About
Sprinting by George Dintiman

Track & Field Omnibook by Ken Doherty

Modern Track & Field by Ken Doherty

Modern Training For Running by Ken Doherty

The Science of Swimming by James E. Counsilman

The Mechanics of Athletics by Geoffrey Dyson

Better Athletes Trough Weight Training by Bob Hoffman

Hidden causes of injury,
prevention, and correction for running athletes by John Jesse

Wrestling Physical Conditioning Encyclopedia by John
Jesse

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Patterns and Techniques
by Dorothy Knotts and Margaret Voss

Scientific Principles and Methods of Strength
Fitness.  By Patrick O’Shea

Total Body Training by Richard H. Dominguez and
Robert Gajda

Kinesiology by Gene Logan and Wayne C. McKinney

Skill In Sport by Barbara
Knapp

Acquiring Ball Skill – A
Psychological Interpretation by H.T.A. Whiting 

The Thinking Body by Mabel Todd

Run Run Run by Fred Wilt

How They Train by Fred Wilt

Mechanics Without Tears by
Fred Wilt

No Bugles, No Drums by
Peter Snell 

The Unforgiving Minute by Ron Clarke with Alan Trengove

Run to the Top by Arthur
Lydiard

Franz Stampfl on Running by
Franz Stampfl

The Jim Ryun Story by
Cordner Nelson

Another Hurdle by Dave
Hemry

Run To Daylight by Vince
Lombardi and W.C. Heinz

Track and Field Dynamics by
Tom Ecker

Championship Track and
Filed by Tom Ecker

Biomechanics of Athletic
Movement by Gerhard Hochmuth

Sports Physiology by Edward
L. Fox

Interval Training –
Conditioning for Sports and General Fitness by Edward L. Fox and Donald K.
Mathews 

Biomechanics and Energetics
of Muscular Exercise by Rodolfo Margaria

Biomechanics of Sports
Techniques by Jim Hay

Introduction to Biomechanic
analysis of sport by John W. Northrip, Gene A. Logan and Wayne C. McKinney

Principles of Sports
Training – Introduction to the Theory and methods of Training by Dietrich Harre

Fundamental of Sports
Training by L. Matveyev

Sports Training Principles
by Frank Dick

Training Theory by Frank
Dick

Track Speed – Hurdles,
Sprints and relays by John Le Masurier

Track and Field – Textbook for Coaches and Sports Teachers
Edited by Gerhardt Schmolinsky

Olympic Track And Field Techniques by Tom Ecker, Fred Wilt,
and Jim Hay

So You Want to Be A Sprinter by Bud Winter

International Track and field Coaching Encyclopedia by Feed
Wilt and Tom Ecker

Track in Theory and Technique Edited by Thomas P. Rosandich

The Hurdlers Bible by Wilbur Ross

Mechanics of the Pole Vault by R.V. Ganslen

The Triple Jump Encyclopedia by Ernie Bullard and Larry
Knuth

Tendinitis: it’s Etiology
and Treatment (First Edition) by Sandra Curwin and William D. Stanish

The Sweet Spot in Time by
John Jerome

Weight Training In
Athletics by Jim Murray and Peter V. Karpovich

Weight Training in
Athletics and Physical Education by Gene Hooks

Circuit Training by
Manfred Scholich

Circuit Training by R. E.
Adamson and G.T. Morgan

The Miracle Machine by
Doug Gilbert

The System of Physical
Education in the USSR Edited by G. I Kukushkin

The Soviet Road To Olympus
– Theory And Practice Of Soviet Physical Culture And Sport by N. Norman
Shneidman

1000 Exercises d’ Athletisme
by Kurt Murer and Walter Bucher

Winning Volleyball –
Fundamentals, Tactics and Strategy by Allen E. Scates 

The Pursuit of Sporting Excellence
– A Study of Sport’s Highest Achievers by David Henry

The Athletic Revolution by Jack
Scott

Meat on the Hoof – The Hidden
World of Texas Football by Gary Shaw

Out of Their League by Dave
Meggyesy