Sports Books

This important new volume brings together recent research by leading international ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists. The book presents a wide range of studies in occupational ergonomics, each utilizing techniques that are also employed by...

Has it been five years? Have those who had cared so much about him, forgotten about him? Was it as fleeting as he knew it would be?Calvin is a simple man living a simple life in a small beach town surrounded by mountains. The coastal roads and mountain...

Modelling and Simulation in Sport and Exercise is the first book to offer an instructive reference in modelling and simulation methods for researchers and sport and exercise scientists. Based around a series of research cases, describing core theories in...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Manuale pratico per iniziare e continuare a correre Consigli e Tabelle di allenamento

Dixie Dean holds many English football goalscoring records, but never before has the inside story of his 37 Hattricks for one club, been told. A season-by-season analysis of an English football goalscoring record that will never ever be beaten.

The USGA and R & A adopted the most major changes to the Rules of Golf in more than 30 years and all went into effect January 1, 2019. This Booklet, "Golf’s New Rules” gives you a clear and quick description of the only the new rules...

Science in Elite Sport brings together experts from around the world with the aim of furthering collaboration between athletes and scientists working in the field of training in sport. Each chapter gels theory (sport science) with practice (training and...

Performance analysis techniques help coaches, athletes and sport science support officers to develop a better understanding of sport performance and therefore to devise more effective methods for improving that performance. Performance Analysis of Sport...

Play, Philosophy and Performance is a cutting-edge collection of essays exploring the philosophy of play. It showcases the most innovative, interdisciplinary work in the rapidly developing field of Play Studies. How we play, and the relation of play to...

This book examines emerging debates and questions around cycling to critically analyse and challenge dominant framings and prevalent conventions of 'good cycling'. 　 Cycling Societies brings to light the plurality of voices and forms of cycling in other...

Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy offers an in-depth and inside approach to the socio-political history of football in Turkey, where fandom is often revered as part of the national identity, presenting the historical context for football events in...

Research shapes our understanding of practice in powerful and important ways, in sports coaching as in any other discipline. This innovative study explores the philosophical foundations of sport coaching research, examining the often implicit links...

Modern football is an industry and capitalism is its engine. However, this book argues for a more nuanced understanding of contemporary football culture and the (self-)identity of football fans.Drawing on original ethnographic research conducted with...

This book focuses on the advent of professional football in Liverpool and, in particular, the formation of Everton and Liverpool football clubs and their development prior to World War I. This book details the factors that led to the early...

Another revealing book by Mark D Bishop. This work expands on the original best-selling version, by including more than 40 extra pages and further explaining the methodology of applications, as well training methods, for proper conditioning. Providing a...

Webley & Scott's summer 1914 catalogueThe catalogue includes illustrations and information on shotguns, rifles, cartridges, bullets and accessories.The Webley company was founded in the late 18th century by William Davies, who made bullet moulds. It was...

This book explores the 'Problem of Practical Karate'. Fifteen essays by a variety of karate-ka delve into what practical karate is and what you need to do to train it.With the essays anonymised this book makes you look at your own thought processes and...

Mi hanno chiesto: "Perché corri?" Io ho risposto: "Perché tu sei fermo?" Un libro che risponde alla classica domanda che chi non corre fa' in maniera ironica a chi corre. "Ma dove corri?"

Emocionantes... Narraciones de lances de jabalíes, relata los lance, el mismo comedero del maíz, desde su punto de mira, "de donde se encuentra". Desde los principios de nuestros antepasados, la caza del jabalí fue una necesidad... O quizás una pasión,...

An easy-to-use fitness assessment guide and personalized workout to dramatically increase anyone's basketball skills. Micheal Clark virtually wrote the book that personal trainers all over the country use to gain their certification in the field. As...

*This is a new version which is the same as the other colouring book except the back page and inner sign page are all New Zealand Surf Locations. Get in the zone while colouring through a surfer's colouring book adventure! You can even create your own...

The Olympic Games have become the world's greatest media and marketing event-a global celebration of exceptional athletics gilded with corporate cash. Huge corporations vie for association with the "Olympic Image" in the hope of gaining a worldwide...

This book introduces the epistemology and psychology of C.G. Jung to the sport psychology readership. It considers the implications of analytical psychology with respect to theorising on well-established psychological phenomenon in sport.

This book investigates the social, political and cultural dimensions of Indigenous sport and nation building. Focusing on the Indigenous Sámi of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, it addresses how colonization variously impacts organizational...

Sport has the potential to be a powerful platform for positive change. This is the first textbook to introduce the fundamentals of sport and sustainable development, examining how sport can be made more sustainable in terms of its social and...

This book offers a critical account of the historical evolution of mountaineering and its relation to the phenomenon of tourism, providing an overview of recent developments linked to the diversification, commodification and commercialisation of...

The reawakening of Asian martial arts is a distinct example of cultural hybridity in a global setting. This book deals with history of Asian martial arts in the contexts of tradition, religion, philosophy, politics and culture. It attempts to deepen the...

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Leisure Sciences journal, this book focuses on where it and leisure sciences (as a field) started and what the future might hold for both. The foremost scholars in our field dialogue, debate, critique, and...

Soccer, the most popular mass spectator sport in the world, has long been a site which articulates the complexities and diversities of the everyday life of the nation. The imaging and prioritization of the game as a 'national' or an 'international' event...

Shedding new light on sport pedagogy and the teaching and coaching of games, this book shows how complexity theory can be used to improve team sport performance, coach education, and young player development. The book draws together insights from...

Behavior Management in Physical Education provides evidence-based, practical guidance on behavior management in the physical education classroom. Readers will learn how to identify and define problem behavior, discover the reasons behind misbehavior,...

Follow the true life story of Sue Sally Hale (1937-2003) who is credited with breaking the gender barrier in American polo. Going where no woman had gone before, Sue Sally played Sunday polo with the men. At times disguising herself as a man, she...

Corrective and functional exercise is a rapidly advancing field. Exercise is an essential factor in all injury recovery, conditioning and performance, and if used correctly can play a preventative role in injury management. In the injured athlete, gym...

Youngsters are playing a catchy game!The author shares his vision on teaching judo to children by describing his lesson plan. This book includes several lessons in which a limited number of judo techniques are practised repeatedly. The judo teacher can...

Le evidenze scientifiche indicano che l'allenamento del calciatore non può prescindere dall'utilizzo del pallone. Molte proposte tecnico-tattiche rappresentano uno stimolo allenante per le componenti fisiologiche dell'atleta, pertanto ne determinano...

Le vittorie della Lancia dei suoi 20 anni di agonismo con protagonista L'Ing.Dino e i suoi amici nelle grandi avventure.

When Brian's ex-wife warned him not to come back from the Play Off final in Cardiff saying it was the best day of his life; he didn't. But it almost was. As a self confessed glory hunter and lifetime fan of Stoke City, Brian has combined this passion...

in questo libro ho raccolto centinaia di tabellini di partite amichevoli giocate dalla Juventus in oltre un secolo di vita, amichevoli giocate in tutta Italia da Aosta a Palermo e nel mondo negli USA in Australia in Africa, e inoltre tabellini della...