Sports category: 37872 books
by Priyanka Narang
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
This book is especially written for the sports enthusiasts, sports medicine clinician, medical practitioner, physiotherapist, sports trainer, coaches, instructors and the students of physical education as well. The concept of sports medicine assumes a patient for whom participant in a sport carries special...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
The Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration is the first academic publication aiming to offer comprehensive coverage, on a yearly basis, of the most recent and salient developments regarding international sports arbitration, through a combination of general articles and case notes. The present...
A History of Sports Coaching in Britain
Overcoming Amateurism
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
At the London Olympics in 2012 Team GB achieved a third place finish in the medals table. A key factor in this achievement was the high standard of contemporary British sports coaching. But how has British sports coaching transitioned from the amateur to the professional, and what can the hitherto...
Prevention of Injuries and Overuse in Sports
Directory for Physicians, Physiotherapists, Sport Scientists and Coaches
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
This book, published in cooperation with ESSKA, is a comprehensive, evidence-based manual on the prevention of injuries and overuse in sports that will assist physicians, physiotherapists, and trainers in providing excellent mental and physical guidance to athletes. The causes of overuse and sports...
Philadelphia Phenoms
The Most Amazing Athletes to Play in the City of Brotherly Love
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
It’s been more than fifty years since Wilt Chamberlain began excelling on a Philadelphia basketball court. After his rookie season in the NBA, he broke a slew of league records and became one of the most revered professional athletes in Philadelphia history.
Yet Chamberlain is not the only...
The Thunder Sports Network
How a Con-Man and a Cripple Wound up on the Sideline of the Super
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
"This is the NFL!" He asserted.
"I don't care! I work for Jesus Christ!" I shot back.
In the ultimate true tale of the Small Guys vs. the World, The Thunder Sports Network tells the story of two friends and brothers in Faith who dared to defy convention and foray into the...
by Mathias Wick
Language: German
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Language: German
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportgeschichte, Note: 1, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (Institut für Sportwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Proseminar: Historische und gesellschaftliche Grundlagen des Sports, 7 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:...
InSideOut Coaching
How Sports Can Transform Lives
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
In this inspirational yet practical book, the man Parade called “the most important coach in America,” subject of the national bestseller Season of Life, Joe Ehrmann, describes his coaching philosophy and explains how sports can transform lives at every level of play, from the earliest years to...
Scribe
My Life in Sports
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Ever since he joined the sports department of the Boston Globe in 1968, sports enthusiasts have been blessed with the writing and reporting of Bob Ryan. Tony Kornheiser calls him the "quintessential American sportswriter.†? For the past twenty-five years, he has also been a regular on various...
by Pat Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
The acclaimed author of A False Spring profiles athletes famous and obscure in this captivating and incisive anthology
Once a young pitching prospect with the Milwaukee Braves, Pat Jordan went on to become one of America’s most revered sports journalists, writing for Sports Illustrated, Esquire,...
Once a Fan
Why It Is so Hard to Be a Sports Fan
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Jim Cherneskys first documented act in the sports world was making his own baseball cap in kindergarten in 1955. His involvement would not end there. In fact, sports have played an important role throughout his life. In Once a Fan, Chernesky narrates his lifelong interest in sports along with the...
by Uncle Amon
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Funny and Hilarious Sports Jokes for Kids!Laughter is the best medicine. Did you know that laughing has scientifically proven positive effects on your physical and mental health? Laughter can help fight stress, increase energy levels, bond with others and even strengthen the body's ability...
An Introduction to Sports Coaching
Connecting Theory to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
An Introduction to Sports Coaching provides students with an accessible and engaging guide to the scientific, social scientific, medical and pedagogical theory that underlies the practice of quality sports coaching. Now in a fully updated and revised second edition, it introduces students to the complex,...
by Bathroom Readers' Institute
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
New from the Bathroom Reader: a grand slam, hole-in-one, hat trick collection of sports lore and trivia.
Hey, sports fans: Sports Spectacular is bigger and better than ever! The not-so-dumb jocks at the BRI have packed in all the best sports and games articles from the wildly successful Uncle...