It is Time to Get Serious about Life and Get Some Mental Toughness Buy the Paperback Version of this Book and get the Kindle Book version for FREE Are you tired of dealing with the emotional baggage of everyone around you? Are there times when y…
The Burden of Over-representation artfully explores three curious racial moments in sport: Jackie Robinson's expletive at a Dodgers spring training game; the transformation of a formality into an event at the end of the 1995 rugby World Cup in South…
This edited collection brings together the latest research into the range of sports known as football. With contributions by a large number of the leading international researchers in the field, the book aims to bridge the gap between theory and pra…
Fighter is written by world's bronze medalist Jenae Noonan. Jenae cleverly places the reader in her shoes and leads them on a journey to prepare for a fight as a parallel of how to prepare for achieving personal dreams and goals. She chronicles her…
The day that changed my life forever, my cousin Jason was operating one of those riding lawnmowers, cutting the grass on the hilly terrain at our grandmother's house. He was at the bottom of a hill, headed up toward the house as my brother Bobby and…
"Astonishing . . . Moving . . . One of the best books ever written about a sport." *Walter Clemons Newsweek "A PENETRATING, FASCINATING AND REMARKABLY SUSPENSEFUL NARRATIVE." *David Guy Chicago Tribune In The Amateurs, David Halberstam once again di…
Focus is a powerful tool that enables you to understand how to accomplish your goals in sport, business and life. Thinking that all you have to do is work harder, will not get you the results unless you have an action game plan in place.
Faster, higher, stronger, said Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympic Games. And since 1896, whenever each Olympiad has convened, that motto has been realized. Indeed, the quest for greater achievement has become the goal of every sp…
The emerging field of body ecology offers fresh insights into how the body engages with its surrounding environment through consciousness, perception, knowledge and emotion. In this groundbreaking collection, leading scholars of sport, leisure and p…
The determining factor in whether a child between the ages of six and seventeen enjoys athletics is his or her parents -- not the sport, coach, or team. Yet, parents are often unaware of how their behavior and expectations impact their child's exper…
Put your game into overdrive with this complete guide to harnessing your athletic instincts. In baseball, a five-tool player possesses the five most important skills: hitting for power, hitting for average, defense, arm strength, and speed. But ther…
Dieses Handbuch bietet einen kompletten berblick ber die zentralen Themen der Sozialwissenschaften im Sport. Es richtet sich an das breite Publikum der Fachleute, Lehrenden und Wissenschaftler*innen in Sport und Sportwissenschaft. Hier k nnen Sie si…
Dieses Handbuch bietet einen kompletten berblick ber die zentralen medizinischen, bewegungs- und trainingswissenschaftlichen Themen im Sport. Es richtet sich an das breite Publikum der Fachleute, Lehrenden und Wissenschaftler*innen in Sport, Sportwi…
1999 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book AwardSport Matters offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of modern sport from a sociological perspective. It covers such topics as the history of sport, the development of…
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Sport is a landmark publication in sport studies. It goes further than any book has before in tracing the contours of the discipline of the philosophy of sport and in surveying the core themes, approaches…
Ultrarunners who want to improve their performance in the sport; distance runners who are training or preparing for their first ultra; coaches and sport psychologists who support ultrarunners.
Football is more than just a sport. The pitch reveals emotion in the extreme: from the glory of goals, the rollercoaster of club loyalty, through to the immense pressure of expectation, fear of injury, and crushing defeat. Fans, players, managers, c…
A Mental Toughness Playbook for Athletes, Parents, and Coaches In sports, and in life, mental toughness matters-even more than raw talent and skill. But young athletes can't develop it, and master other vital aspects of the "inner game," on their ow…
Mind Over Golf Whether you struggle to break 100 or consistently break par, you've already discovered that golf is the most mentally demanding of all sports. Dr. Richard Coop, one of the foremost sports psychologists in the country, has developed a…
This book provides an examination of professional and legal sports today with a focus on the congressional response to selected work stoppages in professional sports; the manufacturing, licensing and marketing of team and league-logoed and trademark…
This concise, engaging text, distinguished by its skillful integration of theory and practice, addresses the key principles of sport, exercise, and performance psychology. It reflects the broadening of sports psychology studies to encompass more wid…
Studies prove that positive thinkers are happier, healthier, and more successful than everyone else. Discover the simple, proven techniques for becoming a more positive person... Positive thinking leads to positive outcomes. Study after study prove…
