Sports Books

COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND LIFE'S GREATEST LESSON is a memoir about my time as a member of the 2007-2008 Boston College Varsity Men's Basketball team. It chronicles my transformation from normal college freshman into one of only thirteen members of an elite...

Aiki Goshin Ho is practical self-defense developed from Aikijutsu. Aiki Goshin Ho is a method that places great importance on adapting the most effective techniques to a multitude of applications. In this way practioners become proficient faster and...

For many baseball is a hobby, pastime, or interest. For Wesley Wheeler it was a passion and his very life. Introduced at a very early age to playing he soon realized it would be the main theme of his life for the next quarter century. From baseball...

In this book an international group of sports scientists examine the major sports and the physiological demands of each.

The first International Congress on Science and Skiing was held in Austria in January 1996. The main aim of the conference was to bring together original key research in this area and provid an essential update for those in the field. The lnk between...

The field of sports ergonomics is now recognised as an interdisciplinary area in its own right. This book forms the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sport, Leisure and Ergonomics, providing a particular focus on disabled athletes,...

Children and Exercise XXIV presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport. Including contributions from a wide-range of leading international experts,...

With every positive drugs test the credibility and veracity of modern elite sport is diminished. In this radical and provocative critique of current anti-doping policy and practice, Verner Møller argues that the fight against doping - promoted as an...

Sport science can quantify many aspects of human performance but the spiritual dimensions of sports experience cannot be fully understood through measurement. However, the spiritual experience of sport - be it described as 'flow', 'transcendence' or the...

This user-friendly, accessible text will enable new students to understand the basic concepts of sport skills acquisition. Each chapter covers important theoretical background and shows how this theory can be applied through practical examples from the...

Data Analysis and Research for Sport and Exercise Science is tailored to suit undergraduate sports and exercise science students seeking a clear understanding of data and statistics to support their scientific research. The text is divided into three...

Exercise, Health and Mental Health provides an introduction to this emerging field and a platform for future research and practice. Written by internationally acclaimed exercise, health and medical scientists, it is the first systematic review of the...

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Sport is a growing industry with enormous numbers of people now involved in the management and administration of sports, fitness and exercise. Whether voluntary, public or commercial sectors, all can benefit by improving the practice and delivery of the...

Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise examines the many forms of spirituality in sport from a psychological perspective, covering topics linking spirituality to athlete development, injury, exercise motivation, and ageing athletes, and...

Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments across the globe. This is the first book to examine the policy and practice of physical activity from a multi-disciplinary, social-scientific perspective.

This book critically examines how rugby union has developed in recent years, in nations on the periphery of the sport. Focusing on people and places on the fringes, it examines contemporary issues and challenges within the global game.Such a collection...

Concussion has become one of the most significant issues in contemporary sport. The life-changing impact of head injury and the possible threat that chronic traumatic encephalopathy poses to children and young athletes in particular is calling into...

Volunteers are central to sport at all levels, from mega-events to grassroots clubs. Sport Volunteering is a definitive guide to the issues associated with managing volunteers in sport. The book focuses on the psychology of the voluntary experience,...

Over the last two decades Outdoor Studies has emerged as an innovative and vibrant field of study. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive appraisal of established and cutting-edge research methods as applied to Outdoor Studies.Covering...

Take a look at the men who work hard and show their persistence with this fun photo journal or men and their amazing form, this book is a must have for any muscle lover.

A lovely photo book that showcases the world of cycling, bikes, and the roads we take. Enjoy page after page of the bicycles we all love, and add a bit of retro vibes to your collection.

Dip into the well of diverse Ohio Waterfalls! This book has been revised to remove older hikes as well as those that parks have now shut down or have gone private. But, Ohio has many more amazing waterfalls that can be seen! There are unique falls that...

Robert Ornig brings you a stunning and inspiring photo anthology of bikes, and a humble cycle life. This book is sure to add some joy to your day.

The Role of Technology in Shaping Youth Culture Subtitle: A Comprehensive Examination of Screen Time, Social Media, and Academic PerformanceBook Title: The Role of Technology in Shaping Youth CultureProduct Description:Unveil the Intricacies of...

This evocative account of the months Stephen Harrigan spent diving on the coral reefs off Grand Turk Island in the Caribbean was originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1992.

2008 - Robert Peterson Recognition AwardWillie Wells was arguably the best shortstop of his generation. As Monte Irvin, a teammate and fellow Hall of Fame player, writes in his foreword, "Wells really could do it all. He was one of the slickest fielding...

Remote desert locations, including the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico, southern Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, draw adventurers of all kinds, from the highly skilled and well prepared to urban cowboys who couldn't lead themselves (much less a...

Taking on the hardest bike race in the world was never going to be easy. Failure was always an option. Armed with bear spray and alone in the wilderness, breaking point was never far away.This journey provides a window into life on the open road at the...

SOCCER WORLD - Appendice Statistica, l'annuario statistico per eccellenza, quest'anno si è fatto in tre.Infatti oltre alle storiche statistiche riguardanti le competizioni della stagione 2018/19 è stato arricchito di nuovi contenuti: - Mondiale...

Scuba Diving Log - Fantastic diver's log book for recording 50 dives - designed by Professional Scuba Instructors - Suitable for divers of all levels and training agencies - Record all key information and notes - High Quality

The Olympics Games are the biggest and most significant mega-sport event in the world. Planning and then staging the Olympic Games is a highly complex task which is exasperated by the fact that the Games are continually moving and not held consecutively...

Sport plays a collective social, political and cultural role around the world. In recent years, however, it has become associated with stories of corruption including gambling, consumption of illegal substances and institutional vote rigging. This book...

This pioneering book critically addresses the themes that have come to define the global flow of images, capital and people that exist in contemporary football today. In doing so, this text tackles issues of globalization in the English Premier League...

This book explores the relationship between diplomatic discourse and the Olympic Movement, charting its continuity and change from an historical perspective. Using the recent body of literature on diplomacy it explores the evolution of diplomatic...

This volume deals with the competitive structure of football. It examines the relationship between sporting success and economic variables, the structure of European competitions, financial problems in football, their origins and options for reform,...

Sport, Spectacle, and NASCAR Nation critically examines the complex intersections of sport, consumer culture, and contemporary U.S. politics. Based on extensive ethnographic research, the authors give a first-hand account of NASCAR's recent ascent into...

The Lil' Green Book of Karting came about from my need to understand how to effectively set up a Kart chassis (either a rear brake only or front and rear brake shifter chassis). Being new to the sport, the need for understanding both these types of...

The Elite Goalies Game Plan is a Blue Print for building highly successful goaltenders from minor hockey to the National Hockey League. This workbook is designed for a goaltender or goaltending coach to guide the developmental process through a...

Justice: O. J. Simpson is a lying, murdering bastard who cut the head off the mother of his children.Boxing: Yes, Don King once beat a man to death. Yes, he ripped off fighters. But he also saved boxing.Trash Talk: A lot of today's jocks bring nothing to...

Former All Star Keith Hernandez teaches even the most learned fan a thing or two about baseball with his unparalleled insight into all aspects of the game, from the action in the bullpen to the positioning on the field to the plays at the plate.Praise...

Every year, another new class of high school football players and their parents begin to ask questions about playing college football. They want to know what college football coaches are looking for in prospective recruits for their teams. They want to...