Individual Sports category: 1455 books
by Tulinda Larsen
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
100 lessons to gain skill and confidence for flying your drone as a hobby. Drones are rapidly emerging as one of the fastest growing hobbies. Today there are more than 1 million drones flown by hobbyists. If you are thinking about getting a drone, or if you already own and operate a drone, this book...
Pain and Injury in Sport
Social and Ethical Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2006
For elite athletes, pain and injury are normal. In a challenge to the orthodox medical model, this book makes it clear that pain and injury cannot be understood in terms of physiology alone, and examines the influence of social and cultural processes on how athletes experience pain and injury. It...
StrengthTraining for Runners
Avoid injury and boost performance
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Due to cost and time pressures, people are abandoning the gym and organised sport in favour of more flexible and informal pursuits such as running.
But it's not just as simple as getting the miles under your belt. Injuries can impact on your ability to train, and all runners can benefit from...
by David De Angelis
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 23, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 23, 2016
• Nel capitolo della teoria imparerai I PRINCIPI che regolano lo sviluppo della flessibilità e della forza specifica.
• Mediante la spiegazione della meccanica articolare sarai in grado di conoscere se in futuro potrai effettuare spaccate.
• Nel capitolo dedicato allo stretching...
Escape Points
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
“I don’t know how Michele Weldon made wrestling, breast cancer, and single parenting tie together so naturally, so beautifully, but in fact each is a perfect metaphor for this book’s message of soulful triumph.” —Elizabeth Berg, New York Times–bestselling author, The Dream Lover**
Deftly...
by Daniel Kogan, Sun-Jin Kim
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Featuring translations of terms from Korean, Chinese and Japanese this dictionary is a must have for any serious martial arts practitioner.
The modern martial artist requires more than a mere vocabulary listing. The modern practitioner wants an indepth exploration not only of the equivalency...
KAYFABE!
The Beginners Guide to Preparing for Your First Day of Pro-Wrestling School
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2015
This is a beginners guide for anyone who has ever wondered how to get into the professional wrestling business. Whether you want to be a wrestler, manager, announcer, diva, or just want to know more about the inner workings of the business, this guide is for you. So, if you really want to break...
The Italian Longsword
The Medieval Longsword, Advanced Longsword Form and Function, The Swordsman's Companion, and Veni Vadi Vici.
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Four books at a huge discount! In this comprehensive box set, you'll find The Swordsman's Companion, The Medieval Longsword, Advanced Longsword: Form and Function, and Veni Vadi Vici; all of my books that cover medieval Italian longsword combat.
Please note that I'm working on a second edition...
A Pool Player’s Journey
In Pursuit of Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
This book presents the game of pool as a body and mind experience that must be kept in sync. Physical concepts are discussed in detail, but the major theme of the book focuses on the intellectual and emotional elements necessary to achieve maximum performance. Equating a player's development to...
Get Muddy
Personal Stories of Obstacle Course Racing
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2015
Obstacle course racing: good crazy masochistic fun A collection of dramatic first-person stories about the experience of competing in obstacle course races. In the style of First Marathons and Becoming an Ironman, these stories give the personal experience of participating in...
Cody Rodeo
The Mystique of Buffalo Bill Cody and The Great American Cowboy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Since 1919 the Cody Night Rodeo has thrilled audiences with a rodeo every night from the beginning of June through the end of August. The city where it is held is known as “The Rodeo Capital of the World.” The rodeo and the town are Mecca’s for tens of thousands of rodeo fans, and the hundreds...
by Brian Medlin
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2012
Rollerblading, or inline skating, is a popular activity presumed to have started as an alternative to ice skating during warm weather. It's rather difficult at first but if you stick to it you will be good at it in no time. It is very rewarding cruising effortlessly down the street, keeping up with...
Youth Soccer Training Slides
A Math and Science Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Soccer is the beautiful game, as widely recognized around the world. January 2014 statistics show that over 50 million youth play soccer worldwide. Early training of soccer means a lifetime of love of the sport. The enjoyment of soccer transcends mere involvement as a player, coach, fan, sponsor,...
Fit Quickies
Five-Minute, Targeted Body-Shaping Workouts
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Fit Quickies is an effective, research-driven collection of exercises for functional fitness and body shaping that cuts through the confusion of trends and complicated weight loss routines. It minimizes the time investment needed to see results, yet is honest about what is needed to achieve your fitness...