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LRC resources for sport

Useful books

Pearson BTEC National Sport Student Book 1
Pearson BTEC National Sport Student Book 2
Pearson BTEC National Sport and Exercise Science
Revise btec national sport and exercise science revision guide
Revise BTEC National Sport and Exercise Revision Workbook
The Concise Human Body Book
The Female Body Bible
Up to Speed
Advanced Personal Training
NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training
Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy
Scrum Queens
Iconic women in sport
50 Women in Sport
Female football stars
The History of Women's Football
Unsuitable for Females'
Women's Football in a Global, Professional Era
101 Multi-Skill Sports Games
Wanna Teach PE?
Anatomy For Exercise
Body Toning for Women
Anatomy of stretching
Anatomy of exercise : 50+
The fitness mindset
Anatomy of Exercise Encyclopedia
The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition
Sports massage: hands-on guides for therapists
Younger, Fitter, Stronger
Shoe Dog
Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise

Print books

Below is a range of subjects, with their class mark. Clicking on the links takes you through to a list of resources at that class mark on the library catalogueMatching the class mark to the number on the shelves will show you where you will find the book.

Anatomy and physiology
612
Biomechanics
612.76
Careers
331.7
Coaching
796.077
Ethics / psychology
796.01
Exercise / fitness
613.7
Football
796.334
Injuries
617.1027
Marketing
796.06
Management
796.069
Massage
615.822
Nutrition
613.2
Outdoor adventure
796.5
Study skills
371.3028
Technology
796.015

 

e-books

The different e-book collections provide access to a number of useful e-books. You can browse some of the titles in the collections below but there are many more available in each e-book database.

If you are accessing the e-books in college simply click on the book's cover image. If you are accessing the e-books from home follow the access instructions for each database below. 

Credo Reference

How to access Credo Reference from off campus
Age and Ageing
Harvard Medical School Commentaries on Health
The Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness
Aa Collins English Dictionary
Collins English - Polish Dictionary
The Columbia Encyclopedia
Health Encyclopedia
Key Concepts in Health Psychology
Key Concepts in Health Studies
Health Topics A - Z
Concise Human Body Book
The Essential Job Interview Handbook
Black's Medical Dictionary
Webster's New World Medical Dictionary
A Harvard Medical School Special Health Report
Bender's Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology
Nutrition for Life
Psychology, Health and Medicine
The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Key Concepts in Public Health
Key Concepts in Sport and Exercise Sciences
Key Concepts in Sports Management
Key Concepts in Sports Studies
Well being: A Complete Reference Guide
Encyclopedia of Women's Health
The New Harvard Guide To Women's Health

Ebook Central

How to access Ebook central from off campus
Nutrition for top performance in football
Rehab science : how to overcome pain and heal from injury
BTEC Nationals Sport Student Book 1 + Activebook
BTEC Nationals Sport Student Book 2 + Activebook
BTEC Nationals Sport and Exercise Science Student Book
101 Multi-Skill Sports Games
Women's Football in a Global, Professional Era
The History of Women's Football
Scrum Queens
Anatomy and Physiology for Therapists
Body Fitness and Exercise : Basic Theory and Practice for Therapists
BTEC Introduction to Sport and Leisure
Btec Level 2 First Sport
BTEC National Sport and Exercise Sciences
The Complete Guide to Food for Sports Performance : A Guide to Peak Nutrition for Your Sport
Holistic Guide to Massage : From Beginner to Advanced Level and Beyond
Nutrition : A Practical Approach
Nutrition in Essence
Official Guide to Body Massage
Psychology in Practice : Sport
Sports Injuries Handbook : Diagnosis and Management
Sport Psychology : The Basics
Sport and Exercise Psychology : Topics in Applied Psychology
Sport and Exercise Science : An Introduction
Sport Psychology
Sports Massage
Student's Dictionary of Psychology
Studying for Success
Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology
BTEC Level 3 National Sport: Performance and Excellence
BTEC Level 3 National Sport & Exercise Sciences
BTEC National Sport: Development, Coaching and Fitness

Taylor & Francis

Practical Sports Coaching

Gale eBooks

How to access Gale eBooks from off campus
Employment
Notable Sports Figures
Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Food Labels
Personal Finance
Social Skills

English and Maths e-books in Ebook Central

AQA GCSE English Language Grades 1-5 Student Book
AQA GCSE English Language Grades 5-9 Student Book
Mathematics for Dyslexics : Including Dyscalculia