Track Field category: 203 books
by USA Track & Field
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Coaching track and field is a unique challenge. The number of events, the specific technical skills to teach in each one, the event- and athlete-tailored training programs required for performing at a high level, and the planning and organization needed for practicing and competing effectively as...
by Peter Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
While the earliest evidence of organized running can be traced back to Egypt in 3800 BCE, the modern sport of track and field evolved from rural games and church and folk festivals, and rules were drawn up in the final quarter of the 19th century in those advanced societies where enough people had...
From Brooklyn to the Olympics
The Hall of Fame Career of Auburn University Track Coach Mel Rosen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
From Brooklyn to the Olympics follows Mel Rosen from the streets of Brooklyn during the 1930s–’40s to his selection as head coach for United States track and field for the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. The book describes how a Jewish kid from Brighton Beach, New York, followed his dream to become...
by Kyle Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
This is your complete guide to Track at the London Summer Olympics. Learn about track, who is on the American Olympic team and which athletes to expect in the fight for the podium. This guide is your complete insider look Track in the 2012 London Olympics. Includes tips on how to become an Olympian!**NOTE:...
Starting at the Finish Line
Coach Al Buehler's Timeless Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
The sign on his office door simply says “Track & Field Coach.” His life says infinitely more.
Coach Al Buehler has touched and enriched the lives of countless athletes, students, and others, including Olympians John Carlos and Carl Lewis, sports icons Mary Decker Slaney, Shane Battier,...
TRACK and FIELD
"SPEED" ~ "STAMINA" ~ "STRENGTH" ~ "ENDURANCE"
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
This is a wonderful (rare) Blast-From-The-Past!... This volume will show lovers of amateur & professionals sports alike, all the insights of what Track and Field events were (Really) like back in the days, where pretty much it all began, in the 1920's & 1930's. When Charles Paddock (aka: "THE...
The Track in the Forest
The Creation of a Legendary 1968 US Olympic Team
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
The 1968 US men's Olympic track and field team won 12 gold medals and set six world records at the Mexico City Games, one of the most dominant performances in Olympic history. The team featured such legends as Tommie Smith, Bob Beamon, Al Oerter, and Dick Fosbury. Fifty years later, the team is mostly...
The Wizard of Foz
Dick Fosbury's One-Man High-Jump Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Track and Field Writers of America's 2018 Book of the Year!
In 1968, a US Olympic men’s track and field team—America’s best ever—stirred the world in unprecedented ways, among them the victory stand black rights protest by Tommy Smith and John Carlos at the Games in Mexico City. But in competition,...
by Kyle Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
This is your complete guide to Field at the London Summer Olympics. Learn about field events, who is on the American Olympic team and which athletes to expect in the fight for the podium. This guide is your complete insider look at Field in the 2012 London Olympics. Includes tips on how to become an Olympian!**NOTE: Track and Field are two separate books. This book is for FIELD EVENTS ONLY.
Bones
The Life and Times of Harrison Dillard
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
William Harrison Dillard was born July 8, 1923, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was given the nickname Bones for his slender build while in grade school. He would later go on to become one of the nations most notable track-and-field athletes. Now, in this biography, he shares his life story. The eventual...
by Jim Santos, Ken Shannon
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1989
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1989
With this book you can harness your abilities to acheive jumping and throwing success! Let two ationally acclaimed coaches show you:
Proper techniques
Special drills to help you readch your full potential
How to incorporate weightlifting into your ear-round program
Plymetrics
Plus tips on nutrition, coaching, workouts and more!
The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh
The Greatest Female Athlete of Her Time
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Stella Walsh, who was born in Poland but raised in the United States, competed for Poland at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, winning gold and silver in the 100 meters. Running and jumping competitively for three decades, Walsh also won more than 40 U.S. national championships and set dozens of world records....
Fast-Track Triathlete
Balancing a Big Life with Big Performance in Long-Course Triathlon
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
In Fast-Track Triathlete, elite triathlon coach Matt Dixon offers his plan of attack for high performance in long-course triathlon—without sacrificing work or life. Developed for busy professionals with demanding schedules, the Fast-Track Triathlete program makes your PR possible in Ironman®, Ironman...
John McDonnell
The Most Successful Coach in NCAA History
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
When John McDonnell began his coaching career at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville--choosing it over Norman, Oklahoma, because Fayetteville reminded him of his native Ireland--he could hardly have imagined that he would become the most successful coach in the history of American collegiate...