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Sports Injury Handbook: Professional Advice for Amateur Athletes - Paperback

$23.71

by Allan M. Levy (Author)Do you know... Which exercises cause unnecessary wear and tear on your body? What to do during the first critical few seconds following a sports injury? When an off-the-rack arch support can be as effective as a $200 custom-made orthotic device? How to keep in condition during rehabilitation? Dr. Allan Levy knows. As team doctor for the New York Giants football team, he has treated every kind of sports injury there is, from strains and sprains to more serious tears an...

Rough Meditations: From Tour Caddie to Golf Course Critic, an Insider's Look at the Game - Paperback

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by Bradley S. Klein (Author)"In Rough Meditations, reading about golf courses is almost as much fun as playing them." --Arnold Palmer "Many golfers have strong opinions when it comes to course architecture. Nobody, however, matches Brad Klein's ability to explain the difference between good and bad design. Rough Meditations deserves a place on that select list of must-reads for anyone who cares about the art of the golf course." --Peter Jacobsen "Rough Meditations is eloquently written, ble...

Coaching Football for Dummies - Paperback

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by The National Alliance of Youth Sports (Author), Greg Bach (With)Few experiences are more rewarding than coaching a youth football team. Your journey through the season will be packed with moments that make you smile and that you and your players will remember for the rest of your lives. But what if you've never coached before? No worries Coaching Football For Dummies is the fun and easy way to tackle the basics of coaching youth football. This friendly guide shows you how to teach your pl...

Understanding Psychological Preparation for Sport: Theory and Practice of Elite Performers - Paperback

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by Lew Hardy (Author), Graham Jones (Author), Daniel Gould (Author)Back JacketThis book is designed to advance both theory and practice in the psychological preparation of high-level sports performers. The authors integrate the relevant qualitative and quantitative research literatures with practical knowledge gained via their own personal experience of working with elite athletes. Seven aspects of psychological preparation are considered: basic psychological skills; self-confidence; motivati...

Aces: The Last Season on the Mound with the Oakland A's Big Three: Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito - Hardcover

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by Mychael Urban (Author)San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller "From the speedy rise of the Big Three to their stunning breakup, Urban's book says it all." --John Shea, National baseball Writer, San Francisco Chronicle During the 2004 season, each of Oakland's Big Three aces had something to prove. Tim Hudson was determined to demonstrate his recovery from a recurring injury. Barry Zito had to show the world that after a ho-hum 2003, his 2002 Cy Young Award was not a fluke. Mark Mulder missed th...

The 100-Yard War: Inside the 100-Year-Old Michigan-Ohio State Football Rivalry - Hardcover

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by Greg Emmanuel (Author)""A rough-and-tumble pop-culture look at the history of this storied game.""--National Review Online""The 100-Yard War"" showcases two great football teams who want nothing more than to beat each other, celebrating their storied history and going behind the scenes with the players and the fans to reveal the bitterness, the passion, and the pride surrounding the Game.ESPN called it the number one sports rivalry of the century. It transcends the years, the standings, an...

Sports Science: 40 Goal-Scoring, High-Flying, Medal-Winning Experiments for Kids - Paperback

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by Jim Wiese (Author)Dive headfirst into the science behind sports----and come up a winner! * Have you ever wondered if there's a secret to stopping a soccer ball, why ice skates have metal blades, or how a boat can sail into the wind? * Would you like to learn to balance like a gymnast, how to improve your free-throw ability, or how to swim like a shark? * Are you looking for exciting ideas for your next science fair project? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then Sports Sci...

Baseball and Softball Fields: Design, Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance - Hardcover

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by James C. Puhalla (Author), Jeffrey V. Krans (Author), J. Michael Goatley (Author)Create the flawless playing field your team and its fans deserve. This book covers it all, from stadium and field design to fences and drainage to amenities for spectators. In practical, non-technical language, the authors outline the most common problems you?re likely to encounter and provide solutions for each, including special considerations for all major North American climate zones. With contributions fr...

Endurance: Winning Lifes Majors the Phil Mickelson Way - Hardcover

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by David Magee (Author)ENDURANCE Winning Life's Majors the Phil Mickelson Way For the first twelve years of his career, Phil Mickelson was one of the world's most skilled, successful, and beloved professional golfers. He also spent most of that period under the cloud of a different title--""The best golfer never to win a Major."" Mickelson's persistence and talent were finally--and dramatically--rewarded with his heart-stopping, come-from-behind victory at the 2004 Masters. Endurance traces P...

The 100-Yard War: Inside the 100-Year-Old Michigan-Ohio State Football Rivalry - Paperback

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The Immortal Bobby: Bobby Jones and the Golden Age of Golf - Hardcover

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by Ron Rapoport (Author)Acclaim for The Immortal Bobby ""Just when you think there is nothing new to be said or written on the subject of Bob Jones, Ron Rapoport comes along and proves that theory completely untrue. The Immortal Bobby is wonderfully reported and superbly written.""--John Feinstein, author of A Good Walk Spoiled and Caddy for Life ""The story of Bobby Jones's singular life is one of the most fascinating in sports history. Ron Rapoport's thoughtful, graceful style is well suite...

The Superintendent's Guide to Controlling Putting Green Speed - Hardcover

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by Thomas a. Nikolai (Author)Let renowned expert Thomas Nikolai bring you up to speed on establishing and maintaining the best green speeds for your course. He covers it all: playability, environmental and weather factors, mowing, turfgrass species selection... every consideration that influences how fast and how far a given putt will go. Dr. Nikolai -- turfgrass academic specialist at Michigan State and green speed specialist for The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America -- dist...

Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?: And Other Unsolved Mysteries of Baseball - Paperback

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by Paul Aron (Author)Advance Praise for Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot?""Aron has found the Rosetta stone to all of baseball's enduring mysteries, and he skips it along the pond with utter disregard for the ducks. His fortunate readers will have so much fun they may not even notice that they are becoming, page by page, real experts. Here is surefire water-cooler ammo.""--JOHN THORN, editor of Total Baseball""Paul Aron puts a distant replay on the most famous controversies in baseball history. Th...

On the Fence: A Parent's Handbook of Horseback Riding - Paperback

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by Janet Barrett (Author)Unless you're familiar with the sport, you're probably intimidated! This practical book helps you get your child off to a positive start. It answers your questions, helps you avoid common pitfalls, shows you how to get your child into the saddle without saddling yourself with debt, and helps you ensure that your child has a rewarding, enjoyable experience. It takes you step by step from the initial ""get acquainted"" period through decisions and purchases you need to ...

The 50 Greatest Yankee Games - Paperback

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by Cecilia Tan (Author)""Cecilia Tan has written a Yankee Doodle Dandy of a book. The reader is taken through the dramatic ebb and flow of the 50 greatest Yankee games. We learn a lot about the team from the Bronx in this fact-filled, entertainingly written opus. Should be required reading for all fans of the New York Yankees.""--Harvey Frommer, author of A Yankee Century and The New York Yankee EncyclopediaEvery Yankee fan has a memory they will never forget or a game they wish they had seen...

The Young Cricketer's Companion - Paperback

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by Kevin Keys (Author)There have been hundreds of books written on the subject of cricket coaching over the past two centuries. This book does not attempt to add to that list. Instead it attempts to provide young cricketers with nontechnical tips and techniques to help them develop into successful young cricketers.The Young Cricketer's Companion is for all young cricketers who wish to raise their level of performance. The book provides performance tips and valuable insights into the mental si...

Roughy: Fishing the Mid-Ocean Ridges - Paperback

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by Alistair [A J] Peach (Author)This is a book about marine fishing trawling] the deep mid-ocean ridges for Orange Roughy and the parallel story of a fishing buddy trying to establish a new fishery for Conger Eels. It is a fishing yarn and memoir for fishers and marine story loversAuthor BiographyThe author is a fisherman, and hunter, who went 'shooting the pinnacles' of the mid-ocean ridges and survived to write about it and exercise his semi-dry sense of humour. Number of Pages: 216 Dimens...

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by Russell Budden (Author)There are many types of football fans, from the casual observer to the obsessive. Russell is more towards the obsessive end of the scale. He grew up watching his team, Southampton FC, with his Dad through thick and thin at The Dell. Together they saw some of the country's best players, such as Mick Channon, Kevin Keegan, Peter Shilton and Matt Le Tissier. In adulthood, his team still jostles for prominence in his life competing with his family. The Saints have reache...

The Tragedy of the Hogue Twins - Hardcover

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by Harry Otty (Author)SHORTY and BIG BOY HOGUE blazed across the West Coast fight scene of the 1930s and 40s like twin comets. Crossing gloves with former and future world champions and oft-avoided dangerous contenders, such as Archie Moore, Charley Burley, Lloyd Marshall, Eddie Booker, and other members of the infamous 'Murderers' Row', the Hogue twins took on all comers in a dual quest for world titles and sibling superiority.Just like comets, their spectacle was brief; they crashed and bur...

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by Jerry Fitch (Author)JERRY FITCH has been fortunate to have lived during a very exciting era in boxing history. He has watched fights ringside as a fan, as a reporter for many major boxing publications and also on live television and closed circuit. In addition some of his favorite fights written about here involve battles that took place long before the author was born. Viewing these pieces of boxing history on film and video provided him with a historic insight into boxing history and the...

Fast Guide to the Rules of Golf: A Handy Fast Guide to Golf Rules 2019 - Paperback

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by Team Golfwell (Author)The most major changes in 30 years to the Rules of Golf went into effect on January 1, 2019. This 6 x 9-inch Guide to the Rules of Golf gives you a clear and quick overview of the Rules of Golf and the recent changes which most commonly come into play when you need a fast answer.Current for 2022-2023.This book covers stroke and match play and is divided into 7 sections: Before Starting Play, Tee Area, General Area (Fairway & Rough, etc.), Relief in the General Are...

Golf: It's Like Life Itself. Amusing Golf Quotes & Stories - Paperback

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by Team Golfwell (Author)Love golf? Funny, thought-provoking, hilarious comments, quotations, and golf stories from PGA Tour players, bestselling writers, politicians, well-known businessmen, and people from all walks of life are in this book - sorry, no cartoons in this book - just fun and interesting sayings and stories about golf.An amusing creative collection of observations of the game of golf showing golf is very similar to life itself with all its unexpected victories, miracle shots or...

Golf's New Rules: A Handy Fast Reference Effective 2019 - Paperback

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by Team Golfwell (Author)The USGA and R & A adopted the most major changes to the Rules of Golf in more than 30 years and all went into effect January 1, 2019. This Booklet, "Golf's New Rules" gives you a clear and quick description of the only the new rules along with a two-page Summary which will answer most new rule questions in seconds.You don't have to remember all the new changes if you keep this booklet in your bag or on your phone for fast answers to new rule questions. It will al...

I Love Gymnastics Goalbook (white/splotches cover #2): WAG junior - Paperback

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by Dream Co Publishing (Created by)Women's Artistic GymnasticsHave fun writing down your amazing gymnastics goals and achievements in this fun gymnastics goalbook Featuring: * Fun interior style for junior gymnasts* Pages for writing down your gymnastics training goals and outcomes* Pages for writing down your competition goals and achievements for each apparatus; vault, uneven bars, beam and floor.* Quotes to inspire you to be the best gymnast you can be * Space for fun drawings Number of P...

Driving Horse-Drawn Carriages for Pleasure: The Classic Illustrated Guide to Coaching, Harnessing, Stabling, Etc. - Paperback

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by Francis T. Underhill (Author)Writing at the turn of the century, Francis T. Underhill provided horse and carriage owners with a comprehensive guidebook that described how a well turned-out carriage should look and be handled. An expert in coaching and equipage, Underhill wrote with enthusiasm and a thorough knowledge of the subject, offering his readers a wealth of information about horses, harnesses, coaches, stables, and liveries, as well as useful suggestions to the inexperienced.Republ...

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by Leslie Hunt (Author)Detailed instructions for creating standard two-stick kites, six-point stars, figural kites, balloon kites, tetrahedral kites, box kites, and many other varieties. Includes directions for making tails, reeling and stringing, and much more. 70 illustrations. Number of Pages: 142 Dimensions: 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.44 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: June 01, 1971

Tennis: Origins and Mysteries - Paperback

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by Malcolm D. Whitman (Author)Dating from the time of the Crusades, beloved of both royalty and commons, tennis possesses a timeless appeal that's irresistible to players and spectators alike. Readers of all ages will likewise be enthralled by this fascinating compilation of tennis lore and legend. Author Malcolm D. Whitman was one of the great lawn tennis players at the turn of the twentieth century: an undefeated Davis Cup champion, he continued his longstanding study of tennis after his re...

Old Sword Play: Techniques of the Great Masters - Paperback

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by Alfred Hutton (Author)Anyone interested in historical weapons or the art of fencing will want to own this classic study of swordsmanship in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Written in the late nineteenth century by a British officer, antiquarian, and noted scholar of the sword, the work was intended to provide military men with essential training in the art and science of fencing.Drawing upon the methods used by master swordsmen over three centuries, Hutton presented t...

Bicycles & Tricycles: A Classic Treatise on Their Design and Construction - Paperback

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by Archibald Sharp (Author)Up until the publication of this book in 1896, no comparable work existed on the science, design, and mechanics of the bicycle -- an invention that revolutionized transportation for the average person and had far-reaching social and economic consequences. While other books on the bicycle have been written since, this late-19th-century classic remains unsurpassed in the thorough, accurate, and highly accessible coverage of every aspect of bicycle design and construct...

Playing the Game: My Early Years in Baseball - Paperback

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by Babe Ruth (Author), William R. Cobb (Editor), Paul Dickson (Introduction by)By the summer of 1920, Babe Ruth had attained a degree of celebrity beyond that of any other player in baseball history. Traded by the Red Sox for the unheard-of sum of $125,000, the Bambino was on a tear, breaking his own records and drawing legions of fans into Yankee Stadium. The Atlanta Constitution fed the growing interest in New York's newest player with a twelve-part series of articles in which Ruth reminisc...

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by Joseph S. Alter (Author)The Wrestler's Body tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose conception of self and society is fundamentally somatic. Using the insights of anthropology, Joseph Alter writes an ethnography of the wrestler's physique that elucidates the somatic structure of the wrestler's identity and ideology.Young men in North India may choose to join an akh...

Radical Golf: How to Lower Your Score and Raise Your Enjoyment of the Game - Paperback

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by Michael Laughlin (Author), Harry Trumbore (Illustrator)The next time you play golf leave your woods at home, putt with your 2-iron, and you will be on your way to shooting in the 70s. Sounds radical? Well, you're right on par Golf enthusiast Michael Laughlin, whose day job is in the film business, reveals his proven, but completely radical strategies that average golfers can use to dramatically lower their score. In Radical Golf, Laughlin rethinks how the game of golf is traditionally pla...