Learning difficulties aren’t just confined to the classroom; there are many talented young athletes who also suffer too.

Periodization from a sport science point of view

Pushing the boundaries in training is essential for any athlete seeking maximum performance. But as James Marshall explains, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it

Scotland's Rugby Fitness Coach shares his rugby training tips

Don't Let Drag Interfere With Your Cycling Training

Make sure your football coaching mentally prepares you for the second half!

Building Speed Before Endurance: time to turn convention on the head?

Want to know the key to training success? Plenty of R&R

Sport Motivation : To create a positive motivational climate you need more carrot than stick

Child protection in sport

Weight training for women: Why women avoid weight training - and how coaches can change their minds

Sudden cardiac death: how can clubs pick out those at risk ?

Mental imagery for physical people: how recreating all-sensory experience can profoundly affect your performance

Goal setting: One step at a time - how to raise your game through effective goal-setting

Inspiratory stridor - How do you deal with 'asthma' when the drugs don't work?

Human growth hormone hGH - Don't waste money - and risk your reputation on human growth hormone; make your own instead!

How to get the best from yourself or an athlete you coach by effective questioning and attentive listening

How to design a sports-specific fitness programme

Coaches from different nations approach crosstraining with varying opinion

Core Stability Training: This exercise programme will strengthen your trunk muscles and thus help avoid back problems

Marathon Winner: The remarkable schedule of the girl who won the New York Marathon.

Sports injuries prevention: A cynic would say that the way to prevent sports injuries was to not play sport, but for readers of PEAK PERFORMANCE that rather misses the point.

Coaching: What is wrong with British sport?

Chronic fatigue syndrome - Swimmer lan Wilson is British Record Holder (Long Course) 1500m Freestyle, 15:03: 72 (1991), and was European Silver Medalist (91), World Student Games Champion (91) and World (91,94), Olympic (92) and Commonwealth (90, 94) Finalist.

Injury Management: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.

Sub 4 Minute Mile: Here's a training programme designed to crack the ultimate goal: the sub-four-minute mile.

Tapering Programme: Using science to help design a tapering programme for cyclists.

Interval Program Training: To make your workouts more realistic, you should aim to trim down the recoveries.

Sports Psychology: Tennis. How a promising young tennis player was rescued from the clutches of overtraining.

Tapering And Performance: In order to be the best in whatever swimming discipline, competitive athletes and their coaches are constantly seeking new and effective methods to improve performance.

Stretching Flexibility Exercises 1: What science has to say about the performance benefits of flexibility training

Heredity, Genes And Sports Performance: Dad, mum and you - how much do your genes really influence your performances?

Running Training Program: If you want to improve your race times, imitate the action of the gazelle.

Tapering 1: What form of tapering works best in which sports? Here's a critical review of the research

Adaptogens: What exactly are " adaptogens" and can they really help your performances.