Sports category: 37872 books
by Christopher R. Vaccaro
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2009
For nearly 120 years, Long Island has fielded high school sports teams. In that span, numerous local athletes rose to the highest level, dynasties were built, legends were made, and the nation's largest island was filled with captivating athletic stories and sports lore that will live forever. Long Island...
Inside the Game
The Stories Behind Nova Scotia's Sports Headlines
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2011
“Many of Nova Scotia's best sports stories have never entirely been told, at least not to the extent they deserve.” In Inside the Game, sports columnist Chris Cochrane goes beyond the headlines to tell the real stories behind ten of the province's most memorable sporting events and achievements:...
The Best Bay Area Sports Arguments
The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
WHO'S THE BEST?
WHO'S THE WORST?
Every Bay Area fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about the - picking the best, the worst, and who will come out on top. And no region tears its sports teams apart like we do in Northern California.
Veteran sportswriter...
Communication and Sport
Surveying the Field
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2017
Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field, Third Edition examines a wide array of topics necessary to understand sports media, rhetoric, culture, and organizations from micro- to macro-level issues. All levels of sports are addressed through varied lenses such as mythology, community, and identity....
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
What does commercialisation mean for the future of sport?
Modern sports links to commerce are highly visible. Stadiums and arenas bear the names of businesses, while sponsors' logos appear on athletes' clothing and equipment, on the facilities in which they play, and in the titles of the events in...
Sports Business Management
Decision Making Around the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
Sports Business Management will equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the sport industry. With a focus on management, strategy, marketing, and finance, the decision-making approach of the book emphasizes key concepts while translating them into practice.
Foster, O’Reilly,...
Sports Coaching Research
Context, Consequences, and Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
This book raises critical questions about the explanatory framework guiding sports coaching research and presents a new conceptualization for research in the field. Through mapping and contextualizing sports coaching research within a corporatized higher education, the dominant or legitimate forms...
by Ken Way
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
This is a reference book for sportsmen and women, their coaches and managers, and anyone who is involved in improving mental aspects of sporting performance. It covers all major problems encountered in sport by detailing techniques, case studies and coaching tips to help you understand how you can improve...
Let Them Play
The Mindful Way to Parent Kids for Fun and Success in Sports
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
American youth sports are in crisis: Parents are fighting with referees, coaches, their kids, and one another. Micromanaged kids are losing their passion to play. In Let Them Play, sports psychologist and team consultant Dr. Jerry Lynch provides an antidote to parental overinvolvement. Combining psychological...
Campus Recreational Sports
Managing Employees, Programs, Facilities, and Services
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Management of campus recreational sport facilities has expanded in both scope and complexity in the 21st century. Today’s state-of-the-art recreation and sport facilities offer high-end amenities for students, faculty, staff, and the surrounding community. Managing these diverse and complicated...
by Christopher M. Norris
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
This new addition to the well-known Complete Guide series will
become an instant classic and essential introduction for physiotherapy
students or any fitness professional dealing with sports injuries.
Written
by leading physiotherapist and successful author Chris
Norris, this book covers the background...
Beyond Winning
Smart Parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
These days it seems everyone has a youth sports horror story—whether it’s about a tyrant coach obsessed with his team record that only plays the best kids on the team, or a parent who publicly berates his kid for not making a goal. But should it really only be all about winning? What about having...
Bad Reputation
A Bad Boys of Sports Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Meet the most wanted players in sports . . . one ridiculously hot alpha male at a time.
Chase: With a nickname like “Sin,” it’s no wonder they call me the bad boy of hockey. Opponents curse me. Fans scream my name—in the arena and in other, much more private places. Penalties or not,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Here is the ultimate collection of stories about the sea for sailors old and young, experienced seamen and armchair admirals. For thousands of years, we have set out sailing for all kinds of reasons-for battle, for wealth, for excitement, and for escape. We have always had a primal relationship with...