From the author of the bestselling Golf is Not a Game of Perfect comes a masterly illumination of golf's mental game. When that book was published, Dr Bob Rotella made accessible for the first time what he had learned from working with the best golfers in the world. Dr Rotella follows up the success of Golf is Not a Game of Perfect with a book filled with anecdotes and motivational instruction focusing on the most important skill a golfer can have: the ability to think confidently. Filled with i...
A Biographical Dictionary of the Baseball Hall of Fame
by John C. Skipper
In January 1936, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson became charter members in an exclusive club: the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. By 1998 the membership had grown to 237 players, managers, coaches, umpires, executives, writers and broadcasters. This biographical dictionary provides information on all 237 of the Hall of Fame inductees. Statistical summaries are complemented by revealing insights into little-publicized aspects of the...
Joe McCarthy was headed towards a career as a plumber - until the parish priest intervened, and convinced McCarthy's mother that he could make more of himself in baseball. She relented, and Joseph Vincent McCarthy embarked on a career that ranks him among the greatest managers ever. In 24 years his teams took nine pennants, seven World Series titles, and never finished lower than fourth. This biography of Joe McCarthy details the 90-year life of one of the greatest managers in baseball's history...
The first full-length study of skiing in the United States, this book traces the history of the sport from its utilitarian origins to its advent as a purely recreational and competitive activity. During the mid-1800s, inhabitants of frontier mining communities in the Sierra and Rocky mountains used skis for many practical reasons, including mail and supply delivery, hunting, and railroad repair. In some towns skis were so common that, according to one California newspaper, "the ladies do nearly...
ESPN Sports Almanac (ESPN Sports Almanac)
by Gerry Brown and Mike Morrison
For more than ten years, the ESPN Sports Almanac has been the go-to reference for answers to nearly every sports question. From all-time record holders to yearly champions, from auto racing to the Iditarod, from the Australian Open to the Super Bowl—the ESPN Sports Almanac 2009 covers all the bases, with hundreds of photographs, thousands of tables, countless facts and figures, plus expert analysis from ESPN’s most respected commentators. Add fan input from ESPN.com’s SportsNation polls, along w...
David Leadbetter--who has taught some of the brightest stars in golf, including Nick Price, Ernie Els, Charles Howell III, and Michelle Wie--is known and admired for his superclear, superefficient style. His tips are enjoyed throughout the golf world (and are the subject of his very popular monthly column in Golf Digest magazine). Truly representing the “best of the best,” Leadbetter’s Quick Tips encapsulates all the time-tested, straightforward advice that has long been available to the pros a...
UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship
by Thomas M Gerbasi and Anthony B. Evans
First contested in 1993, the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) is a unique combat sport where elite opponents from a range of different fight backgrounds - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Boxing, Judo, Kung Fu, Karate and Kickboxing - all compete to identify the most effective martial art in a real fight contest. The result is an incredible Mixed Martial Arts spectacle that has taken the world by storm, making it one of the world's fastest growing televised sports. To celebrate this increasin...
Propaganda und Berichterstattung wahrend der Olympischen Spiele 1936
by Steffen Blatt
Die Olympischen Winterspiele 1948 und 1952. Deutschlands Teilnahme nach dem 2. Weltkrieg unter aussenpolitischen Aspekten
by Stefan Scherer
Coventry City On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Sky Blues diary - with an entry for every day of the year. From the club's formation on Monday 13th August 1883 through to the Premier League era, the City faithful have witnessed promotions and relegations, hard-fought derby matches, breathtaking Cup runs and triumphs - all feature...
Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with our My Revision Notes for OCR GCSE (9-1) PE.Our clear and concise approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence.- Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners...
Teamentwicklung in einer 6. Klasse - Kooperative Spiele zur Entwicklung der Klassengemeinschaft
by Marc Hafner
Historical Dictionary of Track and Field (Historical Dictionaries of Sports)
by Peter Matthews
Moneyball meets Freakonomics in this myth-busting guide to understanding-and winning-the most popular sport on the planet. Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the numbers-a way of thinking about the game that ignores the obvious in favor of how things actually are. In The Numbers Game, Chris Anderson, a former professional goalkeeper turned soccer statistics guru, teams up with behavioral analyst David Sally to uncover the numbers that really matter when it comes to...
Total Fitness is essential reading for anyone involved in sports and activitites who wants to understand and develop their overall fitness. This wide-ranging book introduces the various components of fitness and, for each one, examines the benefits of training. It describes and illustrates exercises for developing the following; strength, strength endurance, power, plyometrics, stamina, speed, agility, coordination, posture, flexibility and balance.