Sport: general

Sport has the potential to be a powerful platform for positive change.

This vintage book contains anecdotes and reminiscences of the author's varied sporting experiences on land and water from across the globe.

The Cleveland Indians of 1928 were a far cry from the championship team of 1920.

The Detroit Tigers were founding members of the American League and have been the Motor City's team for more than a century.

The arts sector is of vital importance to the global economy and students aspiring to a career in the visual arts are increasingly required to gain an understanding of the business side of the arts world.

Athletes are always aiming to be faster, better, stronger.

[Freeman is] an excellent storyteller.

This book explores the educational dimension of people's engagement with the ocean.

When Katie Taylor was chosen to bear the Irish flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, the pressure was on for her to deliver gold for Ireland when she stepped into the boxing ring.

The spectacle of major cultural and sporting events can preoccupy modern societies.

The field of sport history is a relatively new research domain, situated at the intersection of a number of disciplines and sub-disciplines.

AS SEEN ON BBC FOOTBALL FOCUS AND BT SPORT'Excellent and thoroughly enjoyable' Sunday Sport'One man and his quest to see a game in every UEFA nation in one season' Paul Doyle, GuardianEUROPE UNITED follows Matt Walker's unprecedented challenge to experience top-division football in all 55 UEFA countries in a single season.

The emotional highs and lows of competitive sport, whether experienced as a competitor, spectator or coach may be the essential ingredient that gives sport its universal and compelling appeal.

Save lives, earn money, stay in shape, and have fun as a lifeguard Lifeguarding For Dummies will give you insight into what it takes to be a lifeguard, and how to train and prepare to be a lifesaver.

In All the Memorable Rounds, author Tripp Bowden asserts that it is the experience that defines a golf course.

This book brings together chapters that address questions of leisure, activism, and the animation of urban environments.

Corrective and functional exercise is a rapidly advancing field.

Disapproving scolds.

Analyzing the key players and political moments in women's professional tennis since 1968, this book explores the historical lineage of social activism within women's tennis and the issues, expressions, risks, and effects associated with each cohort of players.

The facilitation of learning is a central feature of coaches' and coach educators' work.

The classic map and compass navigation guide-revised for the age of GPS GPS devices are great, but they can break, get lost, or easily be hampered by weather conditions, making basic map and compass skills essential for anyone who spends time outdoors.

This book critically examines how rugby union has developed in recent years, in nations on the periphery of the sport.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE CRICKET SOCIETY AND MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024 'The gripping story of England's transformation from prissy blockers to double world champions'The Times'A must-read for any cricket lover'Nasser Hussain, Former England captain and Sky Sports commentatorThe inside story of how England became the first men's team to hold both of cricket's World Cups simultaneously, from the players and key people involved.

Packed with expert advice and timely tips The fun and easy way to guide your American football team to glory in fantasy football Fantasy football can be an addictive hobby.

Contemporary society is highly media-saturated, and no sector more so than sport.

This must-have guide to special event production resources looks deep behind the scenes of an event and dissects what it is that creates success.

For nearly 40 years, Ed Bolden dominated black baseball in Philadelphia.

The Boston Red Sox are one of the most iconic teams in all of professional sports, representing not just a city or a state, but an entire region--theyre New Englands sole entry into MLB.

Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy offers an in-depth and inside approach to the socio-political history of football in Turkey, where fandom is often revered as part of the national identity, presenting the historical context for football events in the country.

The year 1968 was ablaze with passion and mayhem as protests erupted in Paris and Prague, throughout the United States, and in cities on all continents.

From skinny scholar to muscle-bound showman.

Psychoneuroendocrinology is the study of the interaction between hormones, the brain and human behaviour.

Emerging from the 'history from below' movement, sport history was marginalised for decades by those working within more traditional historical fields (and institutions).

This vintage volume contains a general and instructive work on many aspects of angling.

Theory is an essential element in the development of any academic discipline and sport management is no exception.

In the first and only all-inclusive football fan's bucket-list book, author Steve Greenberg gives readers a full-color, full-speed ride through 101 must-see and must-do gridiron experiencesfrom high school to the NFL, from coast to coast, from must-have eats to the game's best seats, from the sport's greatest rivalries to its meccas and museums.

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

Advanced Statistics for Kinesiology and Exercise Science is the first textbook to cover advanced statistical methods in the context of the study of human performance.

What do Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Condoleezza Rice, and Jon Bon Jovi have in common?

Find out howand whysports can help you better understand your studentsBecause participation in sports is an integral part of the educational experience for students in both public and private schools, it's essential that school psychologists and counselors have a solid foundation to help ensure the well-being of student-athletes.

The discipline area of physical education has historically struggled for legitimacy, sometimes being seen as a non-serious pursuit in educational terms compared to other subjects within the school curriculum.

Who comprised the most productive pairs in the history of professional team sports?

Team Sports Training: The Complexity Model presents a novel approach to team sports training, examining football (soccer), rugby, field hockey, basketball, handball and futsal through the paradigm of complexity.

This book explores the educational dimension of people's engagement with the ocean.

A comprehensive, practical guide to non-contact boxing - looks at workouts in an individual, group or class setting.

The game of golf has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, with powerful, big-hitting players dominating at the elite level.