Building The Perfect Star: Changing the Trajectory of Sports and the People in Them
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B017A2B9YG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 169 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Training and Conditioning - Body/Mind Science Bob Ward, a conditioning Phd genius and former MARINE tickles my long time belief in unique training methods with empirical results. Amazing that Ward was so ahead of his time as I have been around World Class Athletes for many decades and Bob Ward is the bulls eye with respect to training. This book is another great testimony why we need TEAMS of expertsbecause Quarterbacks and Head. Building the Perfect Star offers an intriguing examination of the enduring effects Building the Perfect Star offers an intriguing examination of the enduring effects Dr. Bob Ward’s analytical research and innovative strength and conditioning practices had not only on the Dallas Cowboy players with whom he worked in the late 1970’s and through the 80’s, but also on the NFL and other sports as well. While this narrative initially recounts the inspir. I am not a football fan and I enjoyed this book Amazon Customer I am not a football fan and I enjoyed this book. This book is a wonderful insight into the sport and what it should take to be a healthy and naturally developed star.
He trained. What strength and performance coaches, and the athletes themselves, do today to prepare can be traced back to Dr. Ward became a self-made man and one of the most important players in the evolution of professional sports. Olympic team. . He played. He coached. He took that education and went on to implement it with
--Mike Ditka - Dallas Cowboys assistant coach, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1981; NFL head coach, 1982-99 . We were the most physically fit team in the NFL. His ideas and his thoughts and his programs - I really do think that Bob Ward had a lot to do with all of those winning seasons we had in Dallas. --Dan Reeves - Dallas Cowboys assistant coach, 1970-80; NFL head coach, 1981-2003With Bob Ward, we did things before everybody else did. The improvement in our guys was because of Bob Ward. --Roger Staubach - Dallas Cowboys quarterback, 1969-1979; Pro Football Hall of FameThere is no question he made a tremendous impact on what the NFL did in terms of strength and
No one could have predicted that Ward would become the key figure in revolutionizing how athletes prepare and train for generations to come.Ward believed in analytics long before Moneyball made them synonymous with sports. He saw the value in computers and technology in sports before the two became linked. Part of the aura of the Dallas Cowboys was to be ahead of the curve, which made hiring Ward a natural step forward. Bob Ward and told him to go to work. Ward believes real strength is total, "Every component is involved in human performance. But someone had to be first.In 1976, the Dallas Cowboys and Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Tom Landry hired Dr. Strength alone is not enough.". Today, it is inconceivable for a professional or even small college