Individual Sports category: 1455 books
by Jonathan Lowe
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2018
Humor or horror? You decide, as sports satirist Walter Witty renders a play-by-play account of America's own most radical of obsessions: sports. Is everything a sport? From the hundred million plus salaries of sports gods to the games played by politicians and televangelists, Witty whistles and points...
by Ellen Parnavelas
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Roller derby is a unique, fast-paced, female-dominated sport that is taking the world by storm. It originated in the USA in the 1930s but it is the revival that began in 2001 that has inspired this new book. Roller derby has become one of the world's fastest-growing new sports and there are now more...
Triathlete Eq
A Guide for Emotional Endurance
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
All endurance sports are as much a test of your emotional endurance ability as they are a test of your physical ability. Though most are aware of this, few actually know how to train for, and apply, emotional endurance skills during a race. This very cutting-edge book brings together the experience...
by J. K. Haverington
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2009
These newest to the world of archery - target paintball trackless crossbows and trackless crossbows, you hand / home shop / shop - make for yourself or hand-made by your favorite cabinet shop / wood-working handy-man / archery bow maker, for a life-time collectable (s) ! They are the first on planet...
Runner's World Guide to Injury Prevention
How to Identify Problems, Speed Healing, and Run Pain-Free
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2004
The last word on preventing and treating running injuries-from the magazine known the world over as the most reliable and authoritative source of running know-how
The world of running-and running injury prevention-has evolved greatly in the last decade. New thinking on injury and recovery suggests...
The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies
1,001 Doctor-Approved Health Fixes and Injury-Prevention Secrets for a Leaner, Fitter, More Athletic Body!
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Identify, treat, and—most important—prevent common debilitating sports injuries and medical conditions.
Whether you're a hardcore competitor or a weekend warrior, this book belongs on your shelf. The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies is your go-to resource for safe, effective, do-it-yourself...
Full Circle
The Remarkable True Story of Two All-American Wrestling Teammates Pitted Against Each Other in the War on Drugs and Then Reunited as Coaches
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Glamour, excitement, and money were thrust upon Miami in the late 1970s. Seemingly overnight, it transformed from a sleepy Southern town famous only for its retirees, to an exciting mix of wealth, style, and violence. It was the Cocaine Era, when mountains of cash, bricks of coke, and men with assault...
by Eric Landa
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2016
This book contains proven steps and strategies for athletes and sports coaches on how to be successful. We’ll discuss the development of talented athletes, their training and the different stages of learning; the kind of training athletes need to improve their performances and why they should stop...
The Anatomy of Stretching, Second Edition
Your Illustrated Guide to Flexibility and Injury Rehabilitation
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
The multiple stresses of contemporary life—whether from excessive sports play, overwork, or overuse of technology—are increasingly taking a toll on the body. Symptoms range from muscle soreness and pain to pinched nerves to potentially more permanent disabilities, including serious body injuries....
Train Your Mind for Athletic Success
Mental Preparation to Achieve Your Sports Goals
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Much too often, the mental aspect of sport performance is overlooked. While all top athletes are in outstanding physical condition and technically exceptional, mental preparation is often what separates the best from the rest. This is just as true for young athletes as it is for pros and Olympians....
My Kids Play Hockey
Essential Advice for Every Hockey Parent
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
For the past several years veteran hockey mom Christie Casciano’s monthly Hockey Mom columns have been required reading for the half million readers of USA Hockey Magazine. Drawing on her twenty years in the youth hockey trenches, she brings a wit and wisdom that comes with spending countless hours...
by Patsy Loski
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
So you're interested in joining your school's wrestling team or want to wrestle for tournaments? Wrestling is one of the world's oldest sports, and more complicated than you might think. This book will go over the basics as they are practiced in sports, but there are many different kinds of wrestling,...
by Gianmarc Manzione
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
"The Color of Money" meets "The Big Lebowski." Pin Action is an inspiring and improbable story of transcendence, redemption, survival and one of the greatest, forgotten sports legends in New York City sports history.
Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in...
Popular Mechanics Why a Curveball Curves: New & Improved Edition
The Incredible Science of Sports
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
An absorbing and enlightening inside look at sports secrets—now in an updated and expanded edition! What makes an athlete successful? Why do some players excel? In this new, expanded edition, the experts at Popular Mechanics, along with top athletes, coaches, and sports journalists, explore the...