Sport: general

Since the founding of professional baseball, few teams have risen above years of mediocrity only to see their fortunes interrupted by war and tragedy.

This reference work aims to provide sports enthusiasts, journalists, librarians, students and scholars with an authorative source of information on a comprehensive range of subjects covering the history and organization of football in Britain.

This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its earliest beginnings in social play and pastimes, via its adoption as an alternative to the clock-watching routine of urban life, to its modern incarnation as a global business.

In a sporting world dominated by media and money, an understanding of sport branding is an essential skill for any sport manager.

This book addresses the mind-body dichotomy in movement and dance.

The birth of the National Football League can be traced to a meeting held in the showroom of a Canton, Ohio, car dealership in September, 1920.

Two decades of Premier League football have brought glitz and glamour, wonder-goals and WAGs, billionaires and bail-outs - but how much do you remember?

Cycling is hugely popular nowadays.

Spécialement destiné au pratiquant d’un art martial, ce livre remarquablement illustré est conçu pour lui permettre de s’engager dans l’étude des points vitaux et de leurs utilisations dans le combat.

This research compendium of arts governance brings expert insights from management through the humanities and social sciences to provide a comprehensive global overview of how the field is evolving as the world is in turmoil.

Take an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to create a world-class cyclist.

'A smart, engaging and, best of all, incredibly practical guide to winning in life without losing yourself along the way' Damian Hughes, co-host of the High Performance PodcastModern life urges us to push relentlessly for what looks like success and to be resolute in avoiding anything less.

Against the backdrop of the recent and renewed political and policy interest in the safety and security in European football contexts, this book examines the ways in which the regulation of insecurities in European football has been advanced by European institutions and organizations, and contested by football supporters, from the 1980s to the present day.

One of the premier tourist attractions of the eastern United States, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina.

'After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport' LESTER PIGGOTT'An autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller' YORKSHIRE POST'Endearingly honest.

Rock your run with The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide to Marathon and Half-Marathon Training!

The racial makeup of sports in the United States serves as a classic example of racism in the 21st century.

Written by Richard Nerurkar, Britain's most successful marathon runner of the 1990s, the fourth edition of this classic, invaluable guide will help you get the most from your distance training.

Maximise athletic performance and increase strength and endurance through the power of yoga.

Mega-events represent an important moment in the life of a city, providing a useful lens through which we may analyse their cultural, social, political and economic development.

Over the past century, high school and college athletics have grown into one of America's most beloved - and most controversial - institutions, inspiring great loyalty while sparking fierce disputes.

An innovative guide provides an alternative approach to relieving the body of stress by focusing on the mind, body, and spirit, and includes such methods as breath work, yoga, meditation, visualization, imagery, and more.

Between 1951 and 1989, Congress held a series of hearings to investigate the antitrust aspects of professional sports leagues.

"e;There's always a point in the season when you're faced with a challenge and you see what you're capable of.

To build a strong team, you must start with a strong foundation.

When the general public follow the Olympic Games on television, on the internet, even in the newspapers, they feel like they have themselves experienced the performances of the athletes.

New Dimensions of Sport in Modern Europe offers new perspectives on European sport history in the 'long twentieth century' designed to challenge and deconstruct what might be considered 'traditional' or more familiar Euro-centric conceptions and geographies of sport and leisure-especially those deriving from the leading hotbeds of European sport history.

From their ignominious 40-120 debut in 1962, to the Miracle Mets of the shocking 1969 season, to the teams of Darryl Strawberry, David Wright, and Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets have in nearly sixty years become the citys other beloved baseball franchise, with its fan base stretching well beyond the New York suburbs.

A PAPERBACK ORIGINALThe amazing stories behind the 35 seventh games of baseball's World SeriesThe World Series has gone to a thrilling "e;game seven"e; only 35 times, and each one comes alive in The Seventh Game, a rich collection of compelling stories and statistics, offering a unique perspective of baseball at its greatest, when there is truly no tomorrow for either side.

For more than a century, sporting spectacles, media coverage, and popular audiences have staged athletics in black and white.

This book contains the proceedings of the Seventh International Congress on Science and Skiing, which was held at St.

This book compares two major leisure activities - watching sport and engaging with art.

The first book in the new Lyons Press GAME CHANGERS sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history National Pastime?

The Complete Guide to Circuit Training is the second edition of the definitive guide to planning and teaching a circuit class.

The Management of Event Operations: project management, planning and customer satisfaction provides an introduction to the management of operations for the event planner and venue provider.

En este libro, los entrenadores de fútbol encontrarán una gran cantidad de actividades de entrenamiento para ayudar a mejorar, estimular y brindar diversión a los jugadores de todas las edades y habilidades.

Strength and Conditioning: A Concise Introduction offers a concise but comprehensive overview of training for athletic performance.

**THE ONLY DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST RACE - FULL OF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH NIKI LAUDA, ROSS BRAWN, DAMON HILL, DAVID COULTHARD, SIR JACKIE STEWART, OLIVER PANIS AND 2016 WORLD CHAMPION NICO ROSBERG**Circuit de Monaco.

This work recounts the lives and deaths of athletes who departed the world suddenly and without warning during their playing careers.

Visualizing Baseball provides a visual exploration of the game of baseball.

Written by a leading expert in the field of sport science, this motivational text provides a thorough overview of fitness and exercise psychology as it relates to everyday life.

This empirically-grounded text examines the policy, planning, development and implementation of disability sport events.