Bloomsbury Sport imprint: 203 books
Game, Set and Match
Secret Weapons of the World's Top Tennis Players
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
What better way to improve your tennis – and to gain a new appreciation for the sport – than by discovering the secrets of the world's greatest players and coaches? Reading this book is to feel as though you are receiving personal tuition from the tennis elite, including those who have won Grand...
The Commonwealth Games
Extraordinary Stories behind the Medals
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
How well do you know the Friendly Games?
Sports journalist Brian Oliver brings the Commonwealth Games to life with riveting stories of the athletes who have competed over the years. He delves into the best tales of the past and interviews the key protagonists to unveil the highs and lows of this idiosyncratic...
Basketball Coaching
Putting Theory Into Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2015
Success in basketball comes from a player's ability to consistently execute the fundamental skills of the game and also from the coach's ability to coach and incorporate these skills into their training programmes. Basketball Coaching is a vital resource for current and aspiring coaches, covering...
by Luke Sellers
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Cricket titles, the book will teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying the sport – by giving them plenty of simple practice drills...
Sixty Years of Jump Racing
From Arkle to McCoy
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Robin Oakley brings alive the colourful world of those who ride and train jumping horses. With elegant production and gripping images The History of Jump Racing chronicles the social and economic changes which have brought the sport's ups and downs-like the development of sponsorships and syndicate...
by Simon Jones
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Rugby titles, the book will teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying the sport – by giving them plenty of simple practice drills...
Quiet Genius
Bob Paisley, British football’s greatest manager SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017
The full story of the man who brought unprecedented – and since unmatched – success to Liverpool FC
Bob Paisley was the quiet man in the flat cap who swept all domestic and European opposition aside and produced arguably...
Show Me the Money!
How to Make Money through Sports Marketing
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
How do football clubs make their money? How do clubs become global brands, and their stars recognised throughout the world? Show Me The Money is a fascinating sports marketing handbook that uses football to show how money can be made by a club, a tournament, a federation or individual athlete.
Author...
by Christopher M. Norris
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Based on the hugely successful Complete Guide to Stretching,
this new series from Chris Norris is a sport-specific three-phase
programme of stretching, from beginner level, through intermediate
stretches, to advanced dynamic development. Chris introduces the book
with some advice on self-assessment...
A Clean Break
My Story
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Christophe Bassons is a former professional cyclist. His career was a successful one albeit never in the full glare of the media. That all changed when, in 1998, the Festina doping scandal broke and Bassons shot to fame as one of the handful of clean riders in the peloton - and as the only professional...
Podium
What Shapes a Sporting Champion?
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2014
What does it really take to make the podium? Which of the biological, environmental and psychological factors really shape a champion's route to the top?
To answer these questions, Ben Oakley has taken the original step of combining existing research with a study of leading athletes' autobiographies....
Corsa Rosa
A history of the Giro d’Italia
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
The Giro d'Italia is the cooler, tougher brother of the Tour de France. First staged in 1909, and only pausing for two World Wars, its hundredth edition takes place in 2017.
Inspired by L'Auto's improved circulation figures after establishing France's Grand Tour, the Gazzetta dello Sport saw...
by Mr Mark Jarvis
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
The definitive guide to how strength and conditioning (S&C) can be effectively applied in football.
S&C is well established as a cornerstone of sports science in elite sport, and is now a key part in the preparation and training of professional footballers, helping to make players more...
Alone
The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
The previously-untold story of the life and tragic early death of John Curry, one of the most famous ice skaters in history.
The book that inspired new film The Ice King, the story of John Curry's life.
One winter's night in 1976, over 20 million people in Britain watched John Curry...