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  • British Asians and Football British Asians and Football
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    British Asians and Football

    In spite of a great passion in the game and significant involvement at amateur level, British Asians are under-represented in professional football. This book asks how and why this situation has developed, using extensive interviews with British Asian...
    $128.27

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  • Drugs, Alcohol and Sport Drugs, Alcohol and Sport
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    Drugs, Alcohol and Sport

    The use of alcohol and drugs seems contradictory to the popular ideal of sport as a healthy moral and physical pursuit, and yet it has been present in sports culture since clubs first became the focus for competitive games and social gatherings. Charting...
    $375.76

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  • The Science of Training - Soccer The Science of Training - Soccer
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    The Science of Training - Soccer

    Physical training is a key part of preparing to play soccer (football) at any level, but organising a genuinely effective training programme requires both an understanding the physiological principles involved and a practical knowledge of the demands of...
    $139.32

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  • Foucault, Sport and Exercise Foucault, Sport and Exercise
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    Foucault, Sport and Exercise

    Michel Foucault's work profoundly influences the way we think about society, in particular how we understand social power, the self, and the body. This book gives an innovative and entirely new analysis of is later works making it a one-stop guide for...
    $139.32

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  • Australian Sport - Better by Design? Australian Sport - Better by Design?
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    Australian Sport - Better by Design?

    Australians have invested an enormous amount of emotional and physical capital in their sporting systems and structures. While Australian sport has many times been dissected from a historical and cultural perspective, there is little detailed analysis of...
    $395.89

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  • Handbook of Soccer Match Analysis Handbook of Soccer Match Analysis
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    Handbook of Soccer Match Analysis

    Appealing to a wide audience, this ground-breaking handbook takes an in-depth look at soccer match analysis, highlighting the latest in match analysis research and the innovative technologies now being used by professional soccer clubs around the world. ...
    $388.08

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  • Elite Sport Development Elite Sport Development
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    Elite Sport Development

    Elite Sport Development addresses important sport policy questions and explores the emergence, development and current status of elite sport development policy with detailed examination of Australia, Canada and the UK. The sports compared...
    $375.76

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  • Sport, Rules and Values Sport, Rules and Values
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    Sport, Rules and Values

    Sport, Rules and Values presents a philosophical perspective on issues concerning the character of sport. Discussion focuses on three broad uses commonly urged for rules: to define sport; to judge or assess sport performance; and to characterize the...
    $401.63

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  • Sports in World History Sports in World History
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    Sports in World History

    This lively and clear survey provides a wide-ranging overview of the history of modern sports, covering such topics as: why human beings are athletes how the major modern sports came about and how they spread throughout the world with the help of...
    $105.32

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  • New Perspectives on Sport and 'Deviance' New Perspectives on Sport and 'Deviance'
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    New Perspectives on Sport and 'Deviance'

    The everyday makeup of contemporary sport is increasingly characterised by a perceived explosion of 'deviance' - violence, drug taking, racism, homophobia, misogyny, corruption and excess. Whereas once these behaviours may have been subject to the moral...
    $401.63

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  • Sports Culture Sports Culture
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    Sports Culture

    We live in a culture in which sports play an important role. The growth in broadcasting, merchandising, iconography and the commercialization of sports has led to an increasing interest in the emerging field of sports culture.This book examines...
    $161.39

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  • Sport, Professionalism and Pain Sport, Professionalism and Pain
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    Sport, Professionalism and Pain

    Are pain and injury managed appropriately in the environment of professional sport?Is sports medicine a tool to empower or to disempower athletes? David Howe considers these and other pertinent concerns and questions whether, in the world of modern...
    $413.95

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  • Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management
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    Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management

    For nearly forty years this book has been the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to sport and leisure management available to students at all levels. Now in its seventh edition, it is still the only textbook that covers all the key topics...
    $144.00

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  • Sporting Capital Sporting Capital
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    Sporting Capital

    In a world of competing public policy priorities, economic challenges and political uncertainty, sports development organisations and initiatives need to adapt to survive. This book makes the case for 'Sporting Capital' as a new conceptual model of...
    $115.45

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  • Sport, Politics and the Charity Industry Sport, Politics and the Charity Industry
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    Sport, Politics and the Charity Industry

    Sport is commonly used by charities and philanthropic organisations as a way of acquiring donors and fundraisers. In this ground-breaking study, Kyle Bunds examines the nexus of sport, politics and the charity industry through an investigation of water...
    $115.45

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  • Rugby Union and Professionalisation Rugby Union and Professionalisation
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    Rugby Union and Professionalisation

    The game of rugby has changed significantly in the course of its history. In the early part of the 19th century it evolved from a folk game played by the working class to a recreational activity for public schoolboys. From the 1820s rugby represented an...
    $115.45

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  • The Athlete Apperception Technique The Athlete Apperception Technique
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    The Athlete Apperception Technique

    As the field of sport psychology has matured, so a greater appreciation for a diversity of training models, research methodologies, and therapeutic approaches, opposed to the dominant models of objective testing, has developed. The Athlete Apperception...
    $59.61

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  • Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Sport and Exercise Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Sport and Exercise
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    Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Sport and Exercise

    Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is one of the most widely used counselling approaches in the world and is one of the original forms of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Sport and Exercise is the first and...
    $115.45

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  • Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera
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    Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera

    Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera is the first book to examine the response of the visceral organs to acute and chronic physical activity, in cases of both health and disease. Bringing together a previously disparate body of research, Professor...
    $115.45

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  • Match-Fixing in Sport Match-Fixing in Sport
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    Match-Fixing in Sport

    Match-fixing represents a greater potential threat to the integrity of sport than doping. It has been linked to organised crime, illegal drugs and money-laundering. Law enforcement and sporting authorities are struggling to establish legal and regulatory...
    $115.45

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  • International Safeguards for Children in Sport International Safeguards for Children in Sport
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    International Safeguards for Children in Sport

    Safeguarding should be a central concern for any sports organisation working with children or young people. This significant new study examines the development, implementation and impact of the International Safeguards for Children in Sport; a set of...
    $115.45

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  • Global Perspectives on Sports and Christianity Global Perspectives on Sports and Christianity
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    Global Perspectives on Sports and Christianity

    While the relationship between sport and religion is deeply rooted in history, it continues to play a profound role in shaping modern-day societies. This edited collection provides an inter-disciplinary exploration of this relationship from a global...
    $115.45

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  • Football Biomechanics Football Biomechanics
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    Football Biomechanics

    Football Biomechanics explores the latest knowledge of this core discipline in sport science across all codes of the sport. Encompassing a variety of styles, including original scientific studies, syntheses of the latest research, and position...
    $115.45

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  • Fitness, Technology and Society Fitness, Technology and Society
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    Fitness, Technology and Society

    The fitness industry is experiencing a new boom characterized by the proliferation of interactive and customizable technology, from exercise-themed video games to smartphone apps to wearable fitness trackers. This new technology presents the possibility...
    $115.45

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  • Models-based Practice in Physical Education Models-based Practice in Physical Education
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    Models-based Practice in Physical Education

    This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of over 40 years of research on models in physical education to suggest Models-based Practice (MbP) as an innovative future approach to physical education. It lays out the ideal conditions for MbP to flourish by...
    $372.01

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  • Guía rápida de la  REGLAS DE GOLF Guía rápida de la  REGLAS DE GOLF
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    Guía rápida de la REGLAS DE GOLF

    Una guía rápida sobre las reglas del golf de 4 "x 6". Los cambios más importantes en 30 años a las Reglas del Golf entraron en vigencia el 1 de enero de 2019. Esta Guía de Reglas del Golf le brinda una descripción clara y rápida sobre las Reglas de Golf...
    $16.30

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  • The Story of White Hall Centre The Story of White Hall Centre
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    The Story of White Hall Centre

    The Story of White Hall CentreWhite Hall Centre for Open Country Pursuits, near Buxton in Derbyshire, was set up in 1950 by Jack Longland, Derbyshire’s director of education. The Story of White Hall Centre describes White Hall’s origins and...
    $100.73

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  • The Great American Gamble The Great American Gamble
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    The Great American Gamble

    One of NASCAR's greatest stories is brought to life in this meticulous, highly entertaining replay of the day that changed everything for the sport.-Lars Anderson, Sports Illustrated""Joe Menzer has done an excellent job in telling the story of one...
    $49.68

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  • The Economics of Sport and Recreation The Economics of Sport and Recreation
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    The Economics of Sport and Recreation

    The Economics of Sport and Recreation provides a much needed and up-to-date analysis of sport's contribution to the global economy. This new edition covers all aspects of the economics of sport and recreation but gives prominence to the staggering rise...
    $161.39

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  • Youth Culture and Sport Youth Culture and Sport
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    Youth Culture and Sport

    Youth Culture and Sport critically interrogates and challenges contemporary articulations of race, class, gender, and sexual relations circulating throughout popular iterations of youth sporting culture in late-capitalism. Written against the...
    $465.70

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  • The Cultural Politics of Post-9/11 American Sport The Cultural Politics of Post-9/11 American Sport
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    The Cultural Politics of Post-9/11 American Sport

    Much of the writing on the post-9/11 period in the United States has focused on the role of "official" Government rhetoric about 9/11. Those who have focused on the news media have suggested that they played a key role in (re)defining the nation,...
    $413.95

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  • Organizational Behaviour in Sport Organizational Behaviour in Sport
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    Organizational Behaviour in Sport

    What makes a sport enterprise successful? How can managers working in sport improve organizational effectiveness through strategic behaviour management? This comprehensive and accessible textbook addresses these important questions and examines the...
    $157.20

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  • Managing High Performance Sport Managing High Performance Sport
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    Managing High Performance Sport

    How can managers design and implement effective high performance programmes in sport? What are the key challenges in managing elite athletes, sports people and teams? This is the first book to provide a comprehensive introduction to management...
    $157.25

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  • Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports
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    Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports

    Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports is designed to help trainers and coaches to devise more effective high-performance training programs for team sports. This remains the only evidence-based study of sport-specific practice to focus on team sports...
    $157.20

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  • Science and Golf (Routledge Revivals) Science and Golf (Routledge Revivals)
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    Science and Golf (Routledge Revivals)

    First published in 1990, this reissue contains the papers presented at the First World Scientific Congress of Golf, held at the University of St Andrews. This Congress was the first gathering of its kind, bringing together leading scientists researching...
    $121.63

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  • The Economics of Sports Broadcasting The Economics of Sports Broadcasting
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    The Economics of Sports Broadcasting

    Sports now constitute one of the most valuable forms of broadcast entertainment in today's lucrative international market. This textbook explains the economics underlying the sports broadcasting phenomenon. The specific regulatory culture governing...
    $465.70

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  • Human Rights in Youth Sport Human Rights in Youth Sport
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    Human Rights in Youth Sport

    Does competitive sport respect children's human rights? Is intensive training child labour? Is competitive stress a form of child abuse? The human rights of children have been recognized in the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and ratified...
    $187.26

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  • The Politics of Sports Development The Politics of Sports Development
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    The Politics of Sports Development

    This text traces the evolution of sports development in the UK in the context of broader shifts in sport and social policy. It explores the emergence of sports development from the early years of public policy for sport in the 1960s to...
    $150.48

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  • Sport, Policy and Politics Sport, Policy and Politics
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    Sport, Policy and Politics

    Sport, Policy and Politics is a genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy-making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America. Some of the issues raised in this book include: * the process of sport...
    $413.95

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  • Best American Sports Writing 2020 Best American Sports Writing 2020
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    Best American Sports Writing 2020

    The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year. For over twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the previous...
    $33.85

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  • Sport and Modern Social Theorists Sport and Modern Social Theorists
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    Sport and Modern Social Theorists

    Introduction: Sport and Social Theorists: A Plurality of Perspectives; R.Giulianotti The Sportification Process: A Biographical Analysis Framed by the Work of Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Freud; A.G.Ingham Social Structure and Social Theory: Intellectual...
    $183.11

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    Golf's Sacred Journey Golf's Sacred Journey
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    Golf's Sacred Journey

    You never really know when you might meet someone who will change your life. Golf's Sacred Journey is a story about a 'chance' meeting between a fictitious golf professional and his unorthodox mentor. As the story unfolds, we--along with the pro--learn...
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