Sports Books

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...

Ready to rove? In Turning 50 on El Camino de Santiago, Janine Harrison fosters wanderlust in armchair travelers and prepares trekkers about to tackle the French Way from St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, over the Pyrenees, into Spain. Through personal...

A perfect gift for graduates!Athletes all over the world struggle to cope with life after competitive sport. But competitive sport does not end when the clock hits zero. In fact, the game of life is just beginning, and the world is depending on you...

Ellie Johnson, a competitor on the Three Day Eventing circuit for fifteen years and an animal advocate all her life, sculpts stories with heartfelt, witty and real portrayals of the bonds that can exist between people and their four-legged families. From...

Quarterback Dads love the attention. They love their son. They love football. But too often, they go overboard. In Quarterback Dads, you'll hear from a father who says his 14-year-old can become "the LeBron James" of football. Another who let...

Camping Is For Everyone is a beginner's guide to exploring the wilderness. Whether you're interested in backpacking through the mountains, hiking beautiful trails, or glamping with friends, preparation is key not only to surviving in the wilderness, but...

He Carried Me: One cowgirl's collection of poetry, prayers and ponies.An encouraging testimonial to how being blindsided by adversity can unlock the faith we need to see a bigger picture.
Through the voice of poetry, the author thoughtfully shares how...

This book tells the story of my journey as a runner. I started running relatively late in life, at the age of 40. Inspired by my son's running career, I discovered the joy of running myself. I started with 5Ks and, before I knew it, I was running...

A true field of dreams, legendary Mitch Stadium is where Matthew Cisco spent a decade coaching the youth of Ceredo and Kenova, West Virginia about the game of baseball. Along the way, he's created lifelong friendships and coached some pretty colorful...

*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...

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...

The complete ball by ball reference guide to the world's biggest Twenty20 cricket league. On May 21, 2017, the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, hosted the final of the 9th IPL tournament with visitors Mumbai Indians claiming their...

What happens when a 37-year-old office worker, who exercises marginally less than the average cheese sandwich, decides to walk 630 miles of challenging coastline in one go? Will he go on an epic voyage of self-discovery... or just get really knackered?...

The no-holds-barred story of a Wimbledon and Chelsea legend

IN-FISHERMAN is North America's largest multimedia sportfishing network, with products that include magazines, television, radio, videos, and books. It has become a trusted source of information for millions. This latest trophy catch for any fisherman is...

This book examines the political debates over the access to live telecasts of sport in the digital broadcasting era. It outlines the broad theoretical debates, political positions and policy calculations over the provision of live, free-to-air telecasts...

1968 was a year of protest in civil society (Prague, Paris, Chicago) and a year of protest in sport. After a world-wide campaign, the anti-apartheid movement succeeded in barring South Africa from the Olympic Games, while US athletes from the...

This book takes a radically different approach to the challenge of coaching in strength and conditioning. In doing so, it addresses many of the paradoxes of strength and conditioning, providing new perspectives that shed light onto the many questions...

Sports officials (umpires, referees, judges) play a vital role in every sport, and sports governing bodies, fans, and players now expect officials to maintain higher professional standards than ever before. In this ground-breaking book, a team of leading...

In order to become a more effective practitioner every teacher needs to have a sound understanding of the theoretical, social and historical context in which their work takes place. Understanding Primary Physical Education goes further than any...

To understand and more creatively capture the social world, visual methods have increasingly become used by researchers in the social sciences and education. However, despite the rapid development of visual-based knowledge, and despite the obvious links...

Although there is significant interest in the social role of sport in fostering civil society from both policymakers and academics, there is a lack of evidence of the specific role of sport federations in this system. This book critically presents the...

The Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching is the first book to survey the full depth and breadth of contemporary coaching studies, mapping the existing disciplinary territory and opening up important new areas of research. Bringing together many of the...

Coaching adventure sports is part of the core work of many adventure educators but has been largely neglected in the adventure studies literature. This is the first book to link contemporary sports coaching science with adventure sports practice. It...

Music and sport are both highly significant cultural forms, yet the substantial and longstanding connections between the two have largely been overlooked. Sporting Sounds addresses this oversight in an intriguing and innovative collection of essays. ...

What can the history of a nation's football reveal about that nation's wider political and socio-cultural identity? How can the study of local football culture help us to understand the powerful international forces at play within the modern game? Based...