Football variants and related games Books

While football does not generate discriminatory behaviour, it often replicates the very same social issues that concern any given society. Evidently, football has witnessed an alarming increase in the number of disturbing incidents on the grounds of...

This work reveals the storied love affair that has long existed between native Nebraskans and the University of Nebraska football team. The author draws upon his experiences as a devoted "Huskerviller," and the insights of more than 500 other Husker...

Football is a game of numbers--fourth and inches, the three-man rush, a two point conversion, first down. Even with the obvious numbers in the statistics, rules and game situations, the players' uniform numbers themselves have become part of...

"Rugby - Backs Moves" is a collection of moves or "plays" which any group of backs in a rugby team can use during a match. The book is intended to be something which anyone who coaches senior or junior rugby, at rugby clubs or in schools, can use to...

Rudy became the inspiration for millions when a Hollywood film depicting his journey as a Notre Dame football player became one of the most influential sports movies ever made. In Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger's only autobiography, go behind the...

This book explores the role of FIFA in brokering the development of football in Africa and its relationship with that continent's football associations and regional governing body. Africa is no longer on the periphery of world football but the economic...

This book takes stock of British football at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is written by a range of concerned academics and writers, all of whom have an active relationship with the contemporary football world. The book assesses the...

"Every youth football coach should follow this comprehensive recipe for successful coaching."-Edward Palmer, author of Getting Started Sports BooksCoaching youth football is a great way to support your child's athletic career, but without the right tools...

Whilst corruption and organized crime have been widely researched, they have not yet been specifically linked to sport. Corruption, Mafia Power and Italian Soccer offers an original insight into this new research area. Adopting a psycho-social approach...

Four friends, four coaches, a football team, and a vendetta.An afternoon ride solidified the alliance among the four captains of the Last Creek Lobos, who called themselves the Four Horsemen, and started the football season of a lifetime.Jackson...

REMEMBER: BUM IS A NICKNAME, NOT A DESCRIPTION. Bum Phillips became head coach of the National Football League's Houston Oilers in 1975. He retired from the league 10 years later as one of its most colorful characters of all time. While fans of Luv...

31,449 days. After last winning promotion to the First Division in 1935, it took Brentford 31,449 days to retake their position in the top tier of English football, when they hosted Arsenal on a balmy night in August 2021 and surprised a worldwide...

Follow the 2011 LSU Tigers through their perfect regular season, their SEC Championship, and onto their quest for the BCS Title against Alabama. Relive the Tigers' 12 regular season wins, including 8 victories over Top-25 Ranked Teams, and 3 victories...

Praise for Holy Smokes!"Fr. Riehle was a good friend and integral part of my teams' successes, including two national football championships. Paul Dykewicz's well-researched and enjoyable book highlights his valuable contributions. You'll discover in...

Before cable television and mega-contracts, professional jocks' lives were little different from those of the fans in the stands. Back then, the game they played was much simpler but far rougher than anything seen today. Ever cheering from the...

Crapshoot is the encyclopedia of the modern NFL draft. The NFL is the most popular sport in America, and outside of the Super Bowl, the NFL Draft has become the second-most watched NFL event. Crapshoot-The NFL Draft: 1967-2017 celebrates the 50th...

The idyllic island of Mallorca is known for many things, such as splendid beaches, abundant palms, and the ever-relaxing atmosphere. It is one of the go-to destinations for many tourists, and its capital Palma is one of the biggest cities in Spain...

Festivals, Games, And Amusements: Ancient And Modern is a book written by Horatio Smith and published in 1831. This book is a comprehensive study of various festivals, games, and amusements that have been celebrated throughout history. The author...

Team Sports Training: The Complexity Model presents a novel approach to team sports training, examining football (soccer), rugby union, field hockey, basketball, handball and futsal through the paradigm of complexity. Under a traditional prism, these...

SoccerTowns is the story of a group of friends who travel and learn about the towns where soccer is played around the world. It starts in the United States and Canada and in the future it will go to many other places. We hope kids around the world enjoy...

The 2010/11 season will go down as a memorable one for Goalkeeper Richard Lee.After more than ten years at Watford FC, Richard signed for League One outfit Brentford FC, but soon found himself cast aside. Dropped after one game and behind three other...

Lays Of The Hertfordshire Hunt And Other Sporting Verses (1912) is a collection of poems written by George Robins. The book is dedicated to the sport of fox hunting and contains various hunting stories and verses. The poems describe the thrill of the...

The first activities in a training session can serve various purposes, from physical warm-up to the perfection of technique. Passing dynamics encompasses all of these: acclimating the body to more demanding activities, improving technical actions, and...

Clarividente e innovador, Thomas Tuchel se ha ganado una reputación como uno de los entrenadores más interesantes del fútbol europeo por su capacidad táctica y el brillo de sus equipos. Desde el inicio de su carrera, el bávaro se ha mostrado como alguien...

As the three-man back line makes a huge comeback in football, more and more coaches (at both lofty and modest levels) have added these formations to their notebooks. One of the most important and notable benefits to a system with three centerbacks is in...

Se parte de un supuesto: la preparación física, lo técnico y lo táctico se emparejó en las diversas partes del mundo por la irrupción fulgurante de la globalización. Con internet, el acceso a la información dejó de ser un problema. A su vez, cada vez hay...

Der Autor erzählt hier drei schöne, interessante und spannende Fußballgeschichten. Vier Freunde wollen wir sein; Fußballer Wamba; Fußballer Hans im Glück. Zwei Geschichten davon sind frei erfunden, eine Geschichte beruht auf einer wahren Begebenheit...

Der HSV ist noch nie aus der Bundesliga abgestiegen. Und das soll auch nicht geschehen. Niemals! Der HSV muss in der Ersten Liga bleiben! Aber warum eigentlich? Moses Teck und seine Reporter haben sich auf die Suche gemacht. Auf die Suche nach Gründen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportökonomie, Sportmanagement, Note: 1,3, FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Hochschulstudienzentrum Hamburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Fußball ist mehr als nur ein...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sport - Sportökonomie, Sportmanagement, Note: 1,7, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Sportmanagement und Sportökonomie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit verfolgt das Ziel, die notwendigen...

The CARVER Coaching Framework is a set of highly usable lenses and tools for the coach in team sport. This is a book about learning and practice. Continuous learning is the job, and indeed the art, of coaching. This book is designed to assist you in...

For many years the only realistic chance a non-league club had of playing at Wembley was in the FA Amateur Trophy, but in 1968 the FA Council approved the formation of the FA Challenge Trophy for teams from the lower leagues. In The FA Challenge Trophy,...

Brandon Campbell and Sam Gilmore are high school football teammates. After graduation, they remain friends but take very different paths in life. Sam progresses in a positive direction, while Brandon, after experiencing college football glory, encounters...

En 2014, poco despues de que River Plate regresara del Nacional B (y sin haberse recuperado deportivamente de dicho golpe), el club empieza a verse beneficiado con una serie de sucesos "llamativos".Comienza asi una seguidilla de arbitrajes...

He never should have made it in the NFL... Growing up, Blake Moore never really dreamed of playing professional football. Sure, he watched the NFL stars on TV on Sundays, and pretended to be one of them in pickup games with his friends. And of course he...

Cronologia di tutti gli eventi della stagione calcistica 1992/93

''I like when I ask questions and I don't want to find stuff out. I want the answers straight away, I don't want to be waiting for hours and hours and hours.So Twitter suited me down to the ground because within five seconds normally somebody came back...

Perfecting your training is one step on the road to athletic improvements. But considering the time you actually spend on the field or in the gym, this is insignificant in comparison to the time you spend recovering and adapting.A sure fire way of...

A Flower Has 7 PetalsA flower it had 7 petals,Each one was blown awayNever did we ever expectYou wouldn't be here to stayOne petal held you for 9 monthsA time that felt so longNot long after meeting you,It all went so horribly wrongOne petal was at your...

When you grow up in a predominantly Italian neighborhood surrounded by the other ethnic communities made up of small towns in Central Jersey, you develop a love of family, sports and the strong desire to compete. Jump on the bus with me traveling north...

How did the 1959 season impact the future of College Football? A Memorable Season in College Football: A Look Back at 1959 is a comprehensive study of this unique season. Beginning with an overview of the college game as it was played during that era,...

Pride and Poise: The Oakland Raiders of The American Football League takes a definitive look into the formation and turbulent early history of the Oakland Raiders. Beginning with the hurried scramble to bring professional football to a city that...

When Rugby League and Rugby Union fans were asked: 'Would you watch the Australian Kangaroos play the New Zealand All Blacks?' The unanimous reply was, 'Absolutely!' On the world stage, Australia dominates the League version of Rugby while in Union...

This story of Super Bowl 39 through the eyes of a loyal Patriots Fan is a narrative that details one devoted rooters quest to seek the ultimate Super Bowl encounter. This book fully describes what would be an exhilarating experience for anyone that...