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The descriptions and examples of unethical behaviors in sport in this book will challenge readers to rethink how they view sport and question whether participating in sport builds character-especially at the youth and amateur levels.

This edited book by two prominent professionals of Sport and Exercise and Performance Sciences addresses relevant issues and experiences as one becomes a sport, exercise and performance psychology practitioner.

World football is in crisis.

Within qualitative research in the social sciences, the last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the use of visual methods.

The only conditioning book a rock climber needs!

Before Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth there was Robert Lee "e;Parisian Bob"e; Caruthers (1865-1911).

The definitive work on this rare coronation, this book delves into the history, personalities, and subplots of each of the 12 Triple Crown champions.

Dorothy Mary Kamenshek was born to immigrant parents in Norwood, Ohio.

Disability and International Development provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in the field of disability and development, including issues around identity, poverty, disability rights, education, health, livelihoods, disaster recovery and approaches to researching disability.

This book highlights the different roles of youth sport, from sport for all and community sport activities to elite sport and international competitions, to suggest significant new directions for youth sport research and practices.

Since the 1990s, cultural management and policy in Europe have undergone transformative changes.

This book provides theoretical and empirical perspectives on the urban impact of mega-events globally.

With his career at a standstill and his golf game a shadow of its former mediocrity, TV writer and ESPN.

The Routledge Handbook of Sport Management is the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to theory and practice in sport management ever published.

We all like to prove people wrong who say were no good, says the eternally driven Steve Spurrier, the 1966 Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback who took off his helmet, put on his coaching visor, and turned three downtrodden universities into winners.

The Best Game Ever is a revealing look at the University of North Carolina Tar Heels' 1956-57 season, one of the most storied in college basketball history.

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is most famous for his role as the first Commissioner ever to rule organized baseball.

The term chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has recently gained a significant amount of media coverage.

Gym-Free and Toned provides workouts and exercises that can be performed without a gym.

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Few Americans triumphed more gallantly over odds, wore honors more gracefully, or were so honestly mourned after death than Sir Archie, forefather of such great horses as Man O'War, Gallant Fox, War Admiral, and Native Dancer.

This book aims at renewing the attention on a niche field, Cultural Festivals, so important for valorizing cultural traditions and local heritage visibility as well as social well-being.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Readers are introduced to a range of theoretical and methodological approaches used to understand religion including sociology, philosophy, psychology, and anthropology and how they can be used to understand sport as a religious phenomenon.

Of baseball there have been countless books, but, surprisingly, relatively few about the owners, the men and women who invested their time--and, frequently, their fortunes--in baseball teams.

Honus Wagner's spectacular baseball career spanned 21 seasons from 1897 through 1917.

Emotions play an important role in both sport and games, from the pride and joy of victory, the misery and shame of defeat, and the anger and anxiety felt along the way.

Sport coaching has grown significantly as an area of research interest with an expanding number of sport coaching programs offered.

Paru a l'origine en 1897, cet ouvrage constitue un guide complet du pecheur a la fin du dix-neuvieme siecle.

As befits a game traditionally passed from one generation to the next, baseball has always had a special reverence for origins.

The era of free agency in Major League Baseball ensured that it would be difficult to keep star teams together year after year.

The history of sport in socialist Yugoslavia is a peculiar lens through which to examine the country's social, cultural and political transformations.

This fully updated fifth edition of Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School is a comprehensive, yet accessible guide for all student secondary physical education teachers.

This book addresses the ways in which literacy skills, including both reading and writing instruction, are introduced, reinforced, reviewed, and refined in a sports or physical education setting.

"e;We re all winners, as Dayn Perry serves as our trusted guide on this idiosyncratic but profoundly informative walking tour of the great teams and players of the last few decades.

Sport Education is an exciting approach to the teaching of PE.

With hundreds of books dedicated to conventional sports and activities, this encyclopedia on the weirdest and wackiest games offers a fresh and entertaining read for any audience.

At turns lyrical, ironic, and sympathetic, Mario Filho's chronicle of "e;the beautiful game"e; is a classic of Brazilian sports writing.

This milestone text provides a comprehensive and state-of-the art overview of perfectionism theory, research, and treatment from the past 25 years, with contributions from the leading researchers in the field.

Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports is designed to help trainers and coaches to devise more effective high-performance training programs for team sports.

The Routledge Handbook of Sports Journalism is a comprehensive and in-depth survey of the fast-moving and multifaceted world of sports journalism.

Trainer aller Leistungsstufen erhalten hier professionelle und praxiserprobte Ratschläge zu allen psychologischen Fragen im Mannschaftssport: Wie findet ein Team zusammen?

Adventure Group Psychotherapy: An Experiential Approach to Treatment explores what is necessary for an experiential therapy group to function effectively, and the practical skills needed to inspire success.

One of the greatest outfielders of his generation, Hazen "e;Kiki"e; Cuyler (1898-1950) was working as a roof assembler in an auto plant in Michigan when he seized an opportunity to realize his dream of playing major league baseball.

Every Boston fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them--picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top.