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Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes  Endurance athletes regularly push their bodies to the limits with a strenuous training regimen that demands smart nutrition. In Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, Ryan offers proven strategies for improved athletic performance with sport-specific guidelines for running, cycling, triathlon, swimming, adventure racing, and rowing. In-depth information is presented in an easy-to-read and accessible style, with individual chapters dedicated to each of these popular endurance sports. The science of nutrition can be daunting for athletes, but Ryan converts it to practical advice for smarter eating. Athletes will learn how to assess body composition and find healthy ways to lose body fat and build muscle. Ryan gives a comprehensive explanation of the nutritional role of carbohydrates, protein, and fat in an athlete's diet and explains the importance of meal timing for better performance and recovery. Ryan also explains the concepts of nutritional periodization so athletes can properly adjust their mix of foods throughout the training cycle. The book includes a review of popular ergogenic aids, tips on meal planning, typical shopping lists, sample menus, glycemic index tables, facts about vitamins and minerals, and a comparison of sports nutrition products. Within each sport-specific chapter are tips to adjust nutritional intake for races of different lengths. Author: Monique Ryan Paperback: 352 pages Company: VeloPress (2007-03-27) ISBN: 1931382964 List Price: $21.95 Amazon Price: $13.12 Used Price: $13.13 ESPN: The Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge  In The ESPN Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge, Steve Wulf, acclaimed author and founding editor of ESPN The Magazine, delivers an arena?s worth of sporting wisdom, trivia, best-of lists, curiosities, legendary feats, and sacred objects?from the magic of Lou Gehrig?s farewell speech to the lore of hockey?s Stanley Cup to the art of the perfectly thrown Wiffle Ball pitch. Written to remind us all why we love the games, this indispensable reference features contributions from the finest minds at ESPN, as well as guidance from actual professionals. Inside you?ll discover? twenty-five of the greatest sporting nicknames ? the keys to being a mascot ? what happens during a pit stop ? the five best (worst?) on-field temper tantrums ? a tour of Donovan McNabb?s locker ? how Wayne Gretzky tapes his sticks ? the unbeatable secret of rock-paper-scissors ? how to tape an ankle, fold a paper football, hit a hole in one, whistle with your fingers, throw a knuckleball, jump rope like a champ, and oil a baseball glove ? advice from star athletes?learn to run routes like Jerry Rice, take a penalty kick like Landon Donovan, fake opponents out like Chris Paul, and put on your socks the John Wooden way The ESPN Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge is the perfect antidote to our video-game culture and an essential gift for any fan who ever dreamed of throwing a tight spiral in a Super Bowl, closing out a World Series game, or lining up a putt to win a major. In other words, it?s a book for the young and the young at heart. Hardcover: 224 pages Company: ESPN (2009-06-09) (2009-06-09) ISBN: 0345511778 List Price: $25.00 Amazon Price: $12.50 Used Price: $11.25 Foundations of Sport And Exercise Psychology  Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition, the new edition of the best-selling sport and exercise psychology book on the market, continues to provide a thorough introduction to the key concepts in the field. Written by internationally respected authors, it provides students and new practitioners with a comprehensive view of sport and exercise psychology, bridges the gap between research and practice, conveys principles of professional practice, and captures the excitement of the world of sport and exercise. A supreme effort has been made to meet the increasing needs of professors, practitioners, and students. To further improve the total learning experience, the new edition features Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition, allows students to gain an understanding of the field while learning how to apply sport and exercise knowledge. The book contains seven parts that may be studied in any sequence. Part I introduces students to the field, detailing its history, current status, and the various roles of sport and exercise psychologists. Part II focuses on personal factors that affect performance and psychological development in sport, physical education, and exercise settings. In part III, the authors focus on two major classes of situational factors that influence behavior: competition and cooperation, and feedback and reinforcement. Part IV focuses on group interaction and processes, while part V discusses how psychological techniques may be used to help people perform more effectively. Part VI addresses the various roles psychological factors play in health and exercise. The final section, part VII, deals with main topics of psychological development and well-being that are important to both society and sport and exercise psychology, including children?s psychological development through sport participation, aggression in sport, and moral development and good sporting behavior in sport and physical activity contexts. The online study guide is a trend-setting addition that will allow the subject of sport psychology to come alive to its users. The study guide is written to work directly with the text; mentions of the study guide appear in each chapter to encourage readers to take advantage of the study guide?s learning tools. Audio clips feature esteemed experts in the field discussing key course concepts that they have studied and refined during their professional careers. Video clips provide students with a realistic look at how sport psychologists interact and communicate with athletes to improve athletic experiences. These multimedia formats help students understand the research and practice of sport psychology in today?s society. This online study guide also features more than 90 individual and small-group learning activities that may be printed and handed in or e-mailed to instructors for assessment. These activities require students to ? use actual sport and exercise psychology instruments to assess their skills, Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition, also supplies in-depth learning aids to help students think more critically about applying the material. These aids include chapter objectives and summaries, informative sidebars, key terms, key points, and discussion questions in each chapter. Even the design, artwork, and photos have been updated to make the material more interesting and accessible to readers. To accommodate a variety of preferences and teaching styles, chapters are written so that they stand alone and can be taught either in or out of order. In addition to the inclusion of the new online study guide for students, the instructor ancillaries have also been improved. Updates have been made to the presentation package containing more than 900 PowerPoint slides, the test bank of more than 800 questions, and the instructor guide. These resources may all be found at the book?s Web site. Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fourth Edition provides a powerful learning tool for understanding human behavior in sport and exercise settings. This new edition continues to ensure that future researchers and practitioners in the field are well equipped and enthused about the possibilities and challenges they will encounter. Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, 2009  SI Swimsuit 2009 gives new dimension to the term "natural wonder," photographing the world?s most beautiful women including Brooklyn Decker and Bar Refaeli at the most mysterious and magnificent sites on the planet. More models, more locations, more fun than ever before! Includes Bodypainting, Rookies, Great Female Athletes, and NBA Dancers!Author: Editors of Sports Illustrated Magazine Single Issue Magazine: Company: Time/Warner (2009-02-10) List Price: $6.99 Amazon Price: $6.50 Used Price: $4.45 Finding Your Zone: Ten Core Lessons for Achieving Peak Performance in Sports and Life  The first research-based program to offer concise, clear ways to realize your best performance.As a therapist, physician, and mental coach, Dr. Michael Lardon has dedicated his career to helping athletes understand and better achieve peak performance. In Finding Your Zone, he shares with readers what he?s discovered about reaching the state in which ?thoughts and actions are occurring in complete synchronicity,? and how this state is accessible to all, not just the few. In ten key lessons?illustrated by personal anecdotes from his clients?Lardon teaches readers how to access the zone not only in sports but in all aspects of their lives, by understanding how to: ? Transform desire into will ? Channel emotions to victory ? Trust instincts and keep it simple ? Conquer fear through acceptance ? Perform under pressure Author: Michael Lardon Paperback: 192 pages Paper Back, Michael Lardon, M.D., Forward by David Leadbetter, Ten Core Lessons for Achieving Peak Performance in Sports and Life Company: Perigee Trade (2008-06-03) ISBN: 039953427X List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $5.98 Used Price: $8.38 The Sports Medicine Patient Advisor  The Sports Medicine Patient Advisor contains easy to copy patient education handouts. This is the book that needs to be on every health care provider's bookshelf and should be used constantly. Preprint the topics that are common to your practice and have them readily available to give to your patients. Review the handouts with your patients and be sure they understand how to do the rehab. Your patients will really appreciate learning about their sports injuries or problems and will love getting a home rehabilitation program and a plan that tells them when they can return to their sport or activity. The information contained in this book refers to the use of rehabilitation aids that can be found anywhere - weights in a gym or a person's office or items found at home like a soup can or a hammer! This is the resource that will improve patient satisfaction, compliance and return to action! No patient with a sports related problem should leave your office without receiving a handout. Sports Illustrated Slide Show  If every picture tells a story, every slide tells an even deeper one. Tucked away in Sports Illustrated's photo archive sits 50 years worth of film, a frame-by-frame depiction of the history of sports over the last half a century. The stickers and scribbles along a single slide's border are like tags on a streamer trunk, telling the story of that photo's journey from the playing field to the magazine. This book selects the most colorful of these slides and presents the mounts as objects of art in an oversized 176-page collection, complete with behind-the-scenes vignettes of how the shots came to be. Some slides capture classic SI cover images (Dwight Clark's catch in the 1982 NFC Championship Game or Brandi Chastain ripping her shirt off at the 1999 World Cup) while others are simply great photos (Pete Rose running at full speed or Joe Namath lounging poolside before Super Bowl III). The images themselves are iconic, but by seeing them as slides you get that extra step back. You can see the history that has been made from these flashes of an instant.Author: Sports Illustrated Magazine Editors Hardcover: 176 pages Company: Sports Illustrated (2009-05-05) ISBN: 1603200533 List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $14.97 Used Price: $8.93 Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook  Boost your energy, manage stress, build muscle, lose fat, and improve your performance with the all-time best-selling sports nutrition guide! Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook will help you make the right food choices in grocery stores, restaurants, drive-throughs, and your own kitchen. Whether you're preparing for competition or simply eating on the go, let sport`s leading nutritionist show you how to get maximum benefit from the foods you choose and the meals you make. You'll learn how to eat before exercise and events as well as how to refuel afterward for optimal recovery. Updated and on the cutting edge, the fourth edition includes the latest sports nutrition research on hydration and fluid intake, vitamins, supplements, energy drinks, organic foods, and the role of carbohydrate and protein during exercise. You'll also learn about the new food pyramid and the American Heart Association's latest dietary guidelines. If you're seeking advice on losing weight, getting energized to exercise, or improving your health and performance, Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook has the answers you can trust. The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists (Great Book of Sports Lists)  With loyal fans supporting their major sports teams in the Seahawks (NFL), Mariners (MLB)?plus a rabid fan base for University of Washington jocks?Seattle is a great place for a sports debate. Local sports-radio talker Mike Gastineau teams up with longtime sportswriters Steve Rudman and Art Thiel to bring Seattle sports history to life with this provocative and enjoyable?not to mention debatable?book of lists. They also enlist list contributions by famous players, coaches, and Seattle celebrities including Mike Holmgren, Matt Hasselbeck, Ichiro Suzuki, George Karl, Pearl Jam, Kevin Calabro, Sir Mix-a-Lot, and more. Author: Mike Gastineau, Art Thiel, Steve Rudman Paperback: 304 pages Company: Running Press (2009-04-27) ISBN: 0762435224 List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $5.50 Used Price: $5.49 Fathers & Sons & Sports: Great Writing by Buzz Bissinger, John Ed Bradley, Bill Geist, Donald Hall, Mark Kriegel, Norman Maclean, and others  For generations, fathers and sons have used the language of sports to work out their differences and express their love for each other. Fathers & Sons & Sports presents a powerful lineup of real-world stories about fathers and sons playing one-on-one in the game of life, written by such great sportswriters and authors asHenry Aaron, as told to Cal Fussman ? Michael J. Agovino ? Buzz Bissinger ? Jeff Bradley ? John Ed Bradley ? James Brown ? Darcy Frey ? Tom Friend ? Bill Geist ? Mike Golic ? Donald Hall ? Paul Hoffman ? Mark Kriegel ? Norman Maclean ? John Buffalo Mailer ? Ron Reagan ? Peter Richmond ? Jeremy Schaap ? Lew Schneider ? Dan Shaughnessy ? Paul Solotaroff ? John Jeremiah Sullivan ? Wright Thompson ? Steve Wulf The unforgettable accounts here include the stories of a professional football player passing on his father?s secrets to his own sons, a severely disabled boy discovering joy on a surfboard, a wealthy NFL player taking his coddled children back to the mean streets that made him, and a major league manager who must face the hard fact that nothing, not even unconditional love, can save his son. Anyone who has ever been a father or a son will see himself in these moving snapshots of family life at its most emotional. Whether the stories take place on a diamond, a court, a gridiron, a fairway, or a chessboard, they?re all about the same subject: fatherhood, one of the world?s most intriguing sports. Paperback: 336 pages Company: ESPN (2009-05-26) (2009-05-26) ISBN: 1933060700 List Price: $15.00 Amazon Price: $8.46 Used Price: $8.19 |
Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills  Unlike other softball instruction books, Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills goes beyond teaching the technical basics and focuses on skills such as in-game decision making and detecting the strengths and weaknesses of opponents--the tactical skills--to prepare players for game day. This text is written by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), the nation's leading sport education provider, in conjunction with content experts Kirk Walker and Mona Stevens and endorsement from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), the premier national organization for fastpitch softball. Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills features cues to help you teach your athletes the fundamental technical and tactical skills, over 175 photos depicting the appropriate techniques, and examples of season and practice plans to help you prepare for games. Skills are organized and cross-referenced so you can see how they relate to each other. Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills covers virtually all facets of softball: evaluating techniques, situational tactical skills, and season, practice, and game planning guides. Softball coaches and players alike will reap the benefits from this easy-to-use resource. Paperback: 263 pages Company: Human Kinetics Publishers (2008-12-15) ISBN: 073605376X List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $12.71 Used Price: $17.44 The Double-Goal Coach: Positive Coaching Tools for Honoring the Game and Developing Winners in Sports and Life (Harperresource Book)  The Double-Goal Coach is filled with powerful coaching tools based on Jim Thompson's Positive Coaching Alliance. These strategies reflect the "best-practices" of elite coaches and the latest research in sports psychology.Hundreds of workshops have shaped these tools for maximum effectiveness and ease of use.The lessons and activities can be used in the very next practice to make sports fun and to get the best from players. The Double-Goal Coach provides the framework for coaches and parents to transform youth sports so sports can transform youth -- allowing young athletes to enjoy sports while learning valuable life lessons. Author: Jim Thompson Paperback: 368 pages Company: Collins Living (2003-08-01) (2003-08-12) ISBN: 0060505311 List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $6.70 Used Price: $0.74 Understanding Sports Coaching: The Social, Cultural and Pedagogical Foundations of Coaching Practice  This innovative introduction to the theory and practice of sports coaching emphasizes the social context of training, developing, and managing athletes. The book argues that although coaches commonly employ techniques such as feedback, reflection, and a variety in instructional models and learning styles, most do so implicitly and without fully understanding the complex interplay between coach, player, content, and social context. By defining learning as a social practice rather than a simple transmission of facts, the book aims to deepen the coach's understanding of the coaching process, to help coaches systematically develop their programs and to get the best out of their athletes.Author: Tania Cassidy Paperback: 232 pages Company: Routledge (2004-11-03) ISBN: 0415307406 List Price: $64.95 Amazon Price: $57.94 Used Price: $45.50 Coaching the Mental Game: Leadership Philosophies and Strategies for Peak Performance in Sports and Everyday Life  Coaching the Mental Game is a bible for coaches who strive to make their athletes the most complete performers possible. Not only a wonderful asset to athletic coaches, this book is a motivational resource for workers in all industries as well as in the game of life.Author: H.A. Dorfman Paperback: 384 pages Company: Taylor Trade Publishing (2005-10-25) ISBN: 1589792580 List Price: $17.95 Amazon Price: $11.09 Used Price: $8.98 Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way: Ensuring the Best Experience for Your Kids in Any Sport  Since he retired from baseball in 2001, Cal Ripken, Jr., has devoted his time to coaching kids, including his own son and daughter, who play baseball and basketball, among other sports. With a baseball league of nearly 700,000 kids, ages 5-12, named for him, he has also had a chance to meet and work with countless young athletes. Cal Ripken?s simple yet effective philosophy for helping kids get the most out of playing sports is to keep it simple, explain the "why," celebrate the individual, and make it fun! But Ripken is troubled by what he sees in youth sports: a competitive intensity that removes the element of fun from playing. Now, drawing on his experiences as a father, a player, and a coach to his charges at his youth baseball based organization, Ripken Baseball, the legend offers his insights and advice on how to approach organized sports with your kids to ensure they have the best experience possible, stay fit, and enjoy themselves. Whether you were a star player or a kid who never learned to throw, this book will tell you everything you need to know about sports parenting from the pre-school years to middle school. It covers all the bases, including: * Teaching the basics of sportsmanship Few athletes embody sportsmanship and fair play as perfectly as Cal Ripken. His advice will inspire confidence in kids and parents alike. Coaching Youth Track & Field  Coaching Youth Track & Field stresses fun, safety, and effective instruction, helping you create an environment that promotes learning, encourages a love of the sport, and motivates your athletes to come out year after year. Numerous coaching books present the skills, drills, and activities of track and field. But here's a book that teaches you how to convey those skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Written by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) in conjunction with Matt Lydum and other experts from Hershey's Track & Field Games and USA Track & Field (USATF), Coaching Youth Track & Field is the only resource available today aimed at coaches of athletes ages 14 and under. Coaching Youth Track & Field includes the following:
Coaching Youth Track & Field's 73 activities and 32 age-specific coaching tips are sure to jump-start your planning and practices and help you overcome any hurdle encountered during the season. Plus, sequenced and specific chapters help you learn, retain, and reference in a flash. Endorsed by USATF and named the official handbook of Hershey's Track & Field Games, this book is a must-read as you prepare to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of coaching young athletes. Teaching Character Through Sport: Developing a Positive Coaching Legacy  Demonstrates how a positive coaching legacy can transcend scores on a bronze plaque as a coach influences and helps to mold the life-long character of the athletes they work with. Noted author and speaker Bruce Brown examines the key issues is creating a lasting legacy, including; how to make a difference, common traits among successful coaches, beliefs about character and sport, action statements about teaching character through sport, redefining the term "athlete", teaching specific values, practicing sportsmanship, the qualities of great teams, team building through positive conditioning, the role of parents in athletics and much, much more. As easy and enjoyable to read as it is thought-provoking. A must for coaches of any level and sport. No-How Coaching: Strategies for Winning in Sports and Business from the Coach Who Says "No!" (Capital Ideas for Business & Personal Development)  During his 51-year football-coaching career at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, John Gagliardi's teams have averaged just under 62 points per game and he has now achieved the all-time "winningest" college football coaching title. Yet Coach Gagliardi is a maverick who dares to say "NO" to traditional coaching rules: no precision warm-up drills, no tackling in practice, no conventional calisthenics, no cheerleaders, no playbooks, no mission statements, and no discipline problems. Now his long-time friend, Jim Collison explains the maverick coach s "NO-How Coaching" method and how it translates from winning in sports to winning in the business world. Contents Introduction: How to Enjoy and Use This Book Part I. No End to the Winning 1. No Mission...Just Win 2. John Gagliardi s Coaching Records 3. Winning with NOs: The List in John s Order Part II. Winning NOs...in Sports and in the Workplace 4. No Single Best Way 5. No Fear of Being Different 6. No Throwing Away Money 7. No Putting Outside Recruiting First 8. No Top-heavy Staff 9. No Artificial Limits on Talent 10. No Need to Discipline 11. No Reverence for Titles 12. No Ignoring Anyone s Talents 13. No Spoiling Your Team with Unearned Favors 14. No Limiting Recognition to a Few 15. No Narrow-minded Dress Rules 16. No Harassment. Period. 17. No Busy Work 18. No Distractions from the Basics 19. No Substituting Mission Statements for Doing the Job 20. No Waiting for Luck 21. No Winning Without Fun 22. No Withholding Honor Earned 23. No Overdoing the Rules 24. No Time-Wasting Meetings 25. No Put Downs 26. No Substituting Reams of Paper for Action 27. No Playing Favorites 28. No Shirking Responsibility 29. No Being a Jerk 30. No Being a Drill Sergeant 31. No Focusing on Mistakes 32. No Substituting Putzing for Achieving 33. No Unnecessary Anything 34. No Celebrating Heroes Only 35. No Pushing Unwanted Rewards 36. No Trashy, Cheap Behavior 37. No Overloading by Over-analysis 38. No Fear of Taking a RiAuthor: Jim Collison Hardcover: 128 pages Company: Capital Books (2001-09-01) ISBN: 189212372X List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $8.93 Used Price: $7.79 Coaching Youth Volleyball (Coaching Youth Sports)  Fun, safety, and effective instruction are the focus of the fourth edition of Coaching Youth Volleyball, helping you create an environment that promotes learning, cultivates a love of the game, and motivates your athletes to come out year after year.Numerous coaching books present the skills and drills of volleyball. But here's a book that teaches you how to convey those skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Coaching Youth Volleyball's focus on teaching volleyball skills through gamelike drills sets it apart from the current lineup of volleyball coaching books. And it's the only one recommended by and written with the expertise of USA Volleyball's Coaching Education Department. Ideal for coaches of players aged 14 and under, the fourth edition includes 18 drills and 32 coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your practices. This new edition also adds
Coaching Youth Volleyball's combination of volleyball fundamentals and essential coaching skills--such as communicating with parents and officials, motivating players, and preparing for games and practices--makes this book a must-read as you prepare to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of coaching young athletes. Coaching Hockey For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))  The fun and easy way to coach youth hockey ? no experience required! Hockey is growing in leaps and bounds around the world, but the demand for qualified coaches far outstrips availability. Moms and dads are being recruited to step in and assume the role of coach even with nothing more than feigned interest for credentials. Coaching Hockey For Dummies is ideally suited to meet these growing needs: its message is clear, the information thorough and user friendly, and it brings along a great attitude. For anyone new to coaching, Coaching Hockey For Dummies will provide an invaluable reference. Unlike other coaching books, which only cover what happens on the ice, Coaching Hockey For Dummies covers every aspect of hockey coaching, from what equipment a coach needs, to holding player-parent meetings, to the perfect drills to develop individual and team skills. |