Sports category: 37872 books
by Mel Cash
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
This is the definitive reference book on massage as a remedial therapy for sports training and sports injuries. It covers all practical and theroretical aspects of the subject, ranging from the basics through to the treatment of soft tissue injuries; and it gives guidance on how to work in a support...
A Backpacker's Guide to Making Every Ounce Count
Tips and Tricks for Every Hike
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
A Backpacker's Guide to Making Every Ounce Count was written by an avid outdoorsman, for those interested in knowing how a Gram Weenie thinks. If you are interested in lightening your pack a few ounces at a time, this book covers that very subject. Steven Lowe discusses how he used to pack for a trip...
Runner's World Guide to Injury Prevention
How to Identify Problems, Speed Healing, and Run Pain-Free
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2004
The last word on preventing and treating running injuries-from the magazine known the world over as the most reliable and authoritative source of running know-how
The world of running-and running injury prevention-has evolved greatly in the last decade. New thinking on injury and recovery suggests...
by Justin E. Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Coaches: Would you like to coach your players in an ethical environment where you are developing the character of your players while sti ll being competi ti ve? Parents: Would you like your son or daughter coached in a safe environment where they will be able to develop life skills that will maximize...
Ahead of the Game
How to Use Your Mind to Win in Sport
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Mental attitude in sport is the difference between winning/performing well and losing/performing badly. Many elite athletes say that the mental aspects of sport make the difference between being a champion or not. Whether at professional or recreational level, your mindset determines the degree of success...
The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies
1,001 Doctor-Approved Health Fixes and Injury-Prevention Secrets for a Leaner, Fitter, More Athletic Body!
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Identify, treat, and—most important—prevent common debilitating sports injuries and medical conditions.
Whether you're a hardcore competitor or a weekend warrior, this book belongs on your shelf. The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies is your go-to resource for safe, effective, do-it-yourself...
Behind the Net
106 Incredible Hockey Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
In Behind the Net, first published in 2013 and now for the first time in paperback and newly updated, Stan Fischler includes a collection of short, zany (but true!) tales that have taken place over more than a half century of hockey-watching. An easy read for fans of all ages with photos to accompany...
Leveraging Legacies from Sports Mega-Events
Concepts and Cases
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
This volume offers a panoramic and interdisciplinary view of the growing field of Sports Mega-Event studies. Contributions explore leveraging strategies and the legacies from previous sports megas (London, Seoul, Sydney, Vancouver) and recent and future 'emerging' states and their hosting strategies (India, China, Qatar, Russia, Brazil).
Commodified and Criminalized
New Racism and African Americans in Contemporary Sports
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Commodified and Criminalized examines the centrality of sport to discussions of racial ideologies and racist practices in the 21st century. It disputes familiar refrains of racial progress, arguing that athletes sit in a contradictory position masked by the logics of new racism and dominant white...
by Kelly Cusson
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2018
To everyone, Rebecca is a woman who has a flourishing career as a doctor specializing in sports medicine. Other girls were quite jealous of Rebecca who worked with rich, successful and handsome athletes. However, Rebecca was more focused on her job rather than hooking up with her patients. In fact,...
I Should Be Dead By Now
The Wild Life and Crazy Times of the NBA's Greatest Rebounder of Modern Times
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Whether it was helping Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls win three consecutive NBA titles in the 1990s, or showing up to a book signing in a dress and full makeup, Dennis Rodman has always distinguished himself as one of the great and most polarizing personalities in the sports world. The controversial...
The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live
An Insider's Guide to Creating the Sports Experience of a Lifetime
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
An encyclopedic travel guide for fans “featuring entries on everything from the World Series to the Kentucky Derby and the Westminster Dog Show” (Publishers Weekly).
For anyone who dreams of a front row seat for the world’s greatest competitive events, this guide provides invaluable information...
Finding Triathlon
How Endurance Sports Explain the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Training for and completing a triathlon is one of the most grueling life experiences anyone can have, requiring a degree of personal commitment, individual strength and iron will that few people possess. A true test of your ability to find, and then surpass your physical, mental and emotional limits,...
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Sports Announcers in the United States: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria....