Sports category: 37872 books
Penn State Football
An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
WE ARE . . . SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS. The new, exciting, and completely original book series continues with an in-depth look at the proud history of Penn State football.
THE TEAM: Rooted in success achieved through dignity and situated amongst the rolling farmland of Pennsylvania’s “T”...
Legendary Sports Writers of the Golden Age
Grantland Rice, Red Smith, Shirley Povich, and W. C. Heinz
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
During the 1920s—the Golden Age of sports—sports writers gained their own recognition while covering such athletes as Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, Jack Dempsey, and Red Grange. The top journalists of the era were the primary means by which fans learned about their favorite teams and athletes, and their...
Texas Sports
Unforgettable Stories for Every Day of the Year
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
When it comes to sports, Texas more than earns its bragging rights. The Lone Star State has produced championship teams and legendary athletes not only in football, baseball, and basketball, but in dozens of other sports as well. Texas Sports celebrates more than a century of achievements in a day-by-day...
How to Play the Game
What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
If you want to play the game, you need to know how to play the game.
Sports law is a niche practice area. It encompasses a variety of disciplines, but also requires knowledge of the inner workings of professional leagues and sports-related statutes in order to be successful in the field. How...
Designing Effective Practices for Team Sports
Teach To Win Series
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Success in team sports depends on many factors with preparation being at the top of the list of elements that can be controlled by the coach. In order to insure a team in any sport is prepared as well as possible, effective practice sessions are essential.
For many coaches designing effective...
by Michael K. Bohn
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
A handful of star athletes, along with their promoters and journalists, created America's sports entertainment industry during the 1920s, the Golden Age of American sports. The period had an extraordinary impact, profoundly changing individual sports, establishing the secular religion of sports and sports...
On the Origins of Sports
The Early History and Original Rules of Everybody's Favorite Games
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
New York Times Bestseller
“Fascinating.”—Men’s Health, Best Beach Reads for Sports Fans
On the Origins of Sports is an illustrated book built around the original rules of 21 of the world’s most popular sports, from football and soccer to wrestling and mixed martial arts. Never...
by Bob Bigelow
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Bob Bigelow, former college and NBA player, has advocated for youth sports reform for over 25 years, conducting hundreds of community talks, and making numerous conference and media appearances since 1990. He co-authored Just Let the Kids Play (2001), the first book to identify that youth sports “systems”...
by Stephen Robson, Kirstie Simpson, Lee Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
The field of sports development is becoming ever more professional, with the levels of expertise in planning and efficiency required of those working in private or national sports institutions higher than they have ever been. In response to this, strategic sports development has emerged as a means...
How College Athletics Are Hurting Girls' Sports
The Pay-to-Play Pipeline
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
More girls are playing sports than ever before—which, on the surface, is great for girls because sports offer positive and empowering fun for young women. In reality, though, few young athletes report “fun” as a reason they play sports. The rates of concussions and repetitive use injuries are...
Advances in Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation
Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Sports, Injury Prevention and Outdoor Recreation, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
This book describes cutting-edge applications of human factors for sports, injury prevention and outdoor recreation disciplines and provide practical guidance on a range of methods for describing, representing, and evaluating human, team, and system performance in various domains. Contributions in...
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American History through American Sports: From Colonial Lacrosse to Extreme Sports [3 volumes]
From Colonial Lacrosse to Extreme Sports
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
This collection blends historical and popular culture perspectives in its analysis of the development of sports and sports figures throughout American history. American History through American Sports: From Colonial Lacrosse to Extreme Sports is unique in that it focuses on how each sport has transformed...
by Brian Startare, Kevin Reavy
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
This Day in Philadelphia Sports offers a concise 366-day approach to looking back at the history of Philadelphia sports. Every day on the calendar is represented with a fun tidbit of information of what had happened on that specific date in the history of one of the greatest sports towns in the world,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2010
Is the role of the sports coach simply to improve sporting performance?
What are the key ethical issues in sports coaching practice?
Despite the increasing sophistication of our understanding of the player-sport-coach relationship, the dominant perspective of the sports coach is still an instrumental...