Ball sports / ball games

The Brothers Hogan: A Fort Worth History is a unique family portrait of one of golf's greatest legends.

With an emphasis on instilling a love for the game, this handbook instructs parents and coaches on teaching the basics of baseball to young players.

This collection of incisive articles gives a leading team of international philosophers a free kick toward exploring the complex and often hidden contours of the world of soccer.

At the age of forty-six, Jack Nicklaus was considered by some to be done as a championship golfer.

When in 1911 Phillies pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander set the National League record for wins by a rookie (28), it was a sign of things to come.

Warum pilgern die Menschen in aller Welt ins Stadion?

Hack Wilsons record 191 RBIs in 1930 may well stand the test of time, and so may the record of his hard-drinking lifestyle.

This history of America's pastime describes the evolution of baseball from early bat and ball games to its growth and acceptance in different regions of the country.

'The Ultimate Directory of English and Scottish Football Grounds (1888-2005)' is a 240 page best selling book (with several reprints since it was first published in 2005), which provides the reader with information relating to the 323 grounds in total (206 in England and 117 in Scotland) on which League matches have been played from the first, in 1888.

From 1985 to 1992, The Baseball Hall of Shame series chronicled more than 100 years of baseball goofs and gaffes, selling more than 700,000 copies.

An authoritative look back at the decade that brought Americas favorite game into the modern era.

Baseball and Philosophy presents thirty-one talented professional thinkers who have found wisdom in and through baseball.

Sabermetrics, the search for objective knowledge about baseball through statistical analysis, has taken over the national pastime.

Between 1870 and 2010, 165 Jewish Americans played Major League Baseball.

The 1957 PCL season faced uncertainty about the impending "e;invasion of major league baseball"e; in 1958.

'Fifty Years of Flicking Football' is a concise history of the game of - table football - 'Subbuteo', from its inception in 1946 to the modern day.

Twin brothers David and Jason Benham grew up with big dreams of baseball and an even bigger trust in God.

Ever since his astonishing victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly, known affectionately on the PGA Tour as "e;Big 'Un,"e; has enthralled fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and "e;Grip It and Rip It"e; approach to golf -- and to life.

Can tennis really be this simple?

This book explores the contemporary dynamics of European football's political economy, mapping the various market and regulatory forces that shape its current position and development.

101 Great Youth Soccer Drills is an exhaustive collection of the very best drills available, providing a solid foundation for you to build your players' skills.

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Coach your kids the Dom Scala wayFrom his days playing in the majors to his years as bullpen coach with the New York Yankees through his NCAA victories with Adelphi University and his success as director of New York's number-one baseball camp, Dom Scala has a lot to teach you about coaching.

From one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, the only total lacrosse instructional for high-end championship play at every levelFilled with his beloved personal style and know-how, Carl Runk s Coaching Lacrosse goes beyond X s and O s to give you expert guidance for inspiring excellence in your team.

"e;Charley Rosen has undertaken the challenge of documenting the latest and greatest history of the game professionally--and has done so to great success.

Pick up the pace with Coach Bobby Cremins' secrets for playing up-tempo ballWhen Bobby Cremins became head coach of Appalachian State University, he was one of the youngest professionals to ever lead an NCAA Division I basketball team.

Rugby World Cup 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, stats, stories, personalities and trivia - perfect for all fans of rugby from around the world.

Each spring, Tee-ball introduces millions of boys and girls to "e;America's pastime"e; --and introduces their parents to the joys (and nightmares) of coaching first-time players.

Hubo un tiempo, los primeros años del siglo XX, en que el fútbol no era parte de la vida cotidiana de la mayoría de los argentinos: se jugaba en los colegios ingleses para fomentar la disciplina, e informalmente en algunos barrios por el gusto del desafío y el honor del vecindario.

Written by soccer great and championship Stanford coach Bobby Clark, COACHING YOUTH SOCCER: THE BAFFLED PARENT'S GUIDE tells you how, starting at point zero, an uninitiated coach can meld kids into a team and help them enjoy one of the most rewarding experiences of their youth.

Lacrosse is one of the nation's fastest-growing youth sports, and the girls' game is overtaking the boys'.

Summer of 63 takes an enthralling, in-depth look at one of the greatest transformations in football, as Don Revie moulded a Leeds United side teetering on the brink of relegation to Division Three into one of the most feared teams in Europe.

Becoming Big League is the story of Seattle's relationship with major league baseball from the 1962 World's Fair to the completion of the Kingdome in 1976 and beyond.

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Journey with prolific author and avid baseball fan Ethan Bryan on an exciting quest to play catch every day for a year, and discover the lessons he learned about the sacredness of play, finding connections, and being fully present to the human experience.

Winner: North American Society for Sport History AwardNotable Title in American Intellectual History, Society for United States Intellectual HistoryAward of Superior Achievement, Illinois Historical SocietyThe quarterback sends his wide receiver deep.

Soccer is the world's most popular sport, and the Brazilian national team is beloved around the planet for its beautiful playing style, the jogo bonito.

Zdenscka Bacarreza Pinilla"Festejo este relato testimonial de Gustavo Levine, que de una manera muy generosa, comparte sus vivencias y nos entrega sus experiencias con la intención de comenzar a conservar la memoria del Fútbol Femenino en esta parte del mundo"Horacio Bollo"Para l@s interesad@s en adentrarse en este mundo, este libro aporta a poder "situarse en la cancha" este partido… de enseñar y de aprender jugando al Fútbol Femenino"Cintia Flamenco"Es increíble la cantidad de cosas que las mujeres debemos hacer para poder practicar este deporte, porque empezás así, empezás practicándolo pero luego comenzás a vivirlo, y cuándo menos te das cuenta no podes vivir sin él"Carlos Pinasco Singer"En mi condición hoy de Entrenador en Fútbol, he tenido el inmenso placer y el honor de encontrar profesionales como Gustavo Levine, que dentro de este deporte que amamos ha puesto de su sapiencia, experiencia y dedicación para aportar conocimiento y expresar de una forma directa vivencias, datos específicos del Fútbol Femenino en toda Latinoamérica al día de hoy"Ayelén Pujol"El libro de Gustavo Levine aparece como una pieza clave, inédita para la disciplina: el análisis del recorrido, la puesta en escena del contexto actual, las falencias, los avances, las resistencias y los aprendizajes, entre otras cuestiones, de trabajar a cargo de cuerpos técnicos de equipos femeninos"Osvaldo Conte"La rigurosidad del escrito, junto a la facilidad de lectura y lo abarcativo de todos los temas que conciernen a la actividad, lo convierten en un trabajo de lectura indispensable y de un aporte invalorable"

Join Lioness captain Leah Williamson as she shows girls that they can be a leader at any age, and that huge things can happen when they believe in themselves!

First published in 1990, this reissue contains the papers presented at the First World Scientific Congress of Golf, held at the University of St Andrews.

The path to success is never easy.

This book is aimed at players and coaches (male & female) of all levels.

The Phillies Fan's Little Book of Wisdom is chock full of quotes, humor, facts, figures, and memories about those fabulous Philadelphia Phillies.

Using extensive background research as well as interviews with the principal characters, Fixed provides the first in-depth reconstruction of the point-shaving scandal involving the 1978-1979 Boston College basketball team, from the genesis of the plot in the summer of 1978, through the uncovering of the scheme during an unrelated investigation in 1980, to the trial that captivated the sports world in the fall of 1981 and its aftermath.

Arrowhead: Home of the Chiefs is a monument to imaginative and aesthetic sports arena architecture, still after 25 seasons.

Once in a great while there appears a baseball player who transcends the game and earns universal admiration from his fellow players, from fans, and from the American people.

Written in a personal, moving, and humorous style, The Last Days of Shea chronicles the New York Mets from October 2006, when the team lost the National League Championship Series, to October 2008, when the team began to dismantle its antiquated, inadequate, and dearly loved Shea Stadium.

With impressive skill, irrepressible spirit, and more than a touch of class, the 2000-01 Notre Dame women's basketball team reached the pinnacle of college basketball and forever secured a place in the storied sports history of the university and in the hearts of thousands of fans.

Anecdotes from the Mets' roller-coaster history, from their basement-dwelling teams on the early '60s, to the Amazin' Mets of 1969, through their World Series run in 1986, to the present.