Game Set Life
What if the scoreboard wasn't the point?You want the young athletes in your life to succeed-but not just in the game. You want them to grow into resilient, confident, and thoughtful people. In a world obsessed with wins and stats, Game Set Life is a much-needed reminder: sports are one of the greatest teachers we have.Written by two long-time coaches and fathers, this book is a powerful conversation about the education embedded within athletics. Through real stories, honest reflections, and meaningful insights, you'll discover how to use sports as a vehicle for developing character, leadership, and a strong athlete mindset.Whether you're a parent, coach, or mentor, you'll walk away with the tools and perspective to help kids thrive-on and off the court.Inside you'll learn how to: Develop character and emotional resilience in young athletesHelp kids build a personal growth mindset and mental toughnessSupport athlete development for teens without burnout or pressureShift the focus from performance to purpose-and connectionRecognize the life lessons sports are always teaching (if we're paying attention)If you're looking for a sports book for kids, a playbook for coaching leadership, or a guide to character development through athletics-Game Set Life is for you.Because the real victory isn't in the trophy-it's in the transformation.
Game, Set, Life
What if the scoreboard wasn't the point?You want the young athletes in your life to succeed-but not just in the game. You want them to grow into resilient, confident, and thoughtful people. In a world obsessed with wins and stats, Game Set Life is a much-needed reminder: sports are one of the greatest teachers we have.Written by two long-time coaches and fathers, this book is a powerful conversation about the education embedded within athletics. Through real stories, honest reflections, and meaningful insights, you'll discover how to use sports as a vehicle for developing character, leadership, and a strong athlete mindset.Whether you're a parent, coach, or mentor, you'll walk away with the tools and perspective to help kids thrive-on and off the court.Inside you'll learn how to: Develop character and emotional resilience in young athletesHelp kids build a personal growth mindset and mental toughnessSupport athlete development for teens without burnout or pressureShift the focus from performance to purpose-and connectionRecognize the life lessons sports are always teaching (if we're paying attention)If you're looking for a sports book for kids, a playbook for coaching leadership, or a guide to character development through athletics-Game Set Life is for you.Because the real victory isn't in the trophy-it's in the transformation.
Vinotinto Venezuela B矇isbol, 1939-2024
Wearing the "Vinotinto," or burgundy red, a symbol of national pride, Venezuelan teams carry the spirit of a nation where passion for sports runs deep. This book chronicles the journey of nearly 500 Venezuelan baseball players from 1939 through 2024 who have reached Major League Baseball. It explores how baseball became a mirror of Venezuelan society, its triumphs, challenges, and evolving identity, through the words of SABR researchers and respected Venezuelan writers. In Venezuela, a country defined by rich natural resources, complex social dynamics, and a vibrant cultural identity, baseball has emerged as both a unifying force and a lasting source of pride. Introduced during the early twentieth century through American influence and fueled by the oil boom, the sport quickly captured the hearts of Venezuelans and became a cultural cornerstone. Passion ignited with legendary figures like Luis Aparicio Ortega, "El Grande de Maracaibo," and was cemented by Venezuela's historic win at the 1941 Amateur Baseball World Series in Havana, Cuba. The journey to Major League Baseball began in 1939 with Alex "Patón" Carrasquel, the first Venezuelan to play in the big leagues. But it was Luis Aparicio Jr., "Little Louie" who blazed a trail as the first Venezuelan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, earning his place in 1984 and inspiring generations to dream of the major leagues. With a foreword by Ozzie Guillén-the first Latino manager to win a World Series-and insights from Juan Vené, "The Dean" of Venezuelan baseball journalism, this volume also features editorial contributions from award-winning journalist and producer Leonte Landino. Embracing the collaborative efforts of 35 members of the Society for American Baseball Research, this book is more than a chronicle of achievements-it is a tribute to the enduring legacy, global impact, and unmatched resilience of Venezuelan baseball, infused with nostalgia and tradition that reflect a proud and persevering culture.
Two Crowns, One Pride
In 1921 the Football Association banned women from playing on its pitches, declaring the game "quite unsuitable." A century later the Lionesses lifted two consecutive European titles and filled Wembley to bursting. Two Crowns, One Pride traces every muddy boot-print of that improbable ascent.Across fourteen richly researched chapters the book moves from factory-yard kick-abouts and illicit tours in post-war Europe to data-driven training camps and sold-out derbies at the Emirates. It spotlights pioneers like Lily Parr and Gill Coultard; architects such as Hope Powell, Phil Neville and Sarina Wiegman; and the new vanguard-Lauren James, Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly-who turned possibility into dynasty.Beyond trophies, the narrative reveals the sport's deeper legacy: schoolgirls queuing for trials in villages that never had girls' leagues, fathers cooking tea so daughters can watch mid-week WSL matches, and a cultural re-write in which "playing like a girl" becomes a compliment. Combining match-day drama with social history, Two Crowns, One Pride is both chronicle and celebration-proof that the world's game is finally everyone's game.
The Wandering Pilgrim
Adventurer John Dunlop's first book in the Wandering Pilgrim series gave gripping accounts of his several journeys in the mountains of the Himalayas and New Zealand. In this second volume he turns his attention to escapades closer to home but none the less challenging.Again he brings to the fore the contents of notebooks in which he recorded incidents, thoughts and impressions as he travelled.They provide a unique on-the-spot record of walks undertaken over several decades. He tells it as it was - the now and then - rather than offering an unreliable memoir based on distant memory.Fresh as when they were written, John Dunlop's diary notes tell of the highs and lows (literally and metaphorically) of facing the rigours of venturing alone into mountainous wilderness where few others have been.There is no striving to impress in his commentaries. They are a highly personal record, almost chatty and straight to the point. The thoughts and experiences of a young man taking his first tentative steps into the mountains, as well as those of his older and more experienced self in the decades that followed.The reality of the moment leaps off the page, whether it is the joy of scaling the heights in summer sun or being sleep deprived, cold and wet while tent-bound for several days as fierce storms batter his flimsy shelter.The writer shares the joys and disappointments, the setbacks and the triumphs of conquering Tasmania's remotest peaks. And for those who may follow in his footsteps he provides useful lists of equipment and food as well as details of flora and fauna seen along the trailsAs with his first book, these detailed accounts of his adventures provide a unique insight into the hows and whys of those who venture far from the beaten track.It is a captivating read for fellow adventurers and armchair travellers alike, written by a quintessential wanderer, explorer and sometime alpinist who now lives in a solar powered pole house in the tropical rainforest of far north Queensland.
Das Transfersystem im Fu?ball
Das Buch widmet sich dem Transfergesch瓣ft im Fu?ballsport. Erl瓣utert wird wann und unter welchen Bedingungen ein Vereinswechsel m繹glich ist (Transferbestimmungen). Beschrieben werden die vier Phasen des Transfergesch瓣ftsprozesses sowie die Bedeutung von Transferentsch瓣digungen. Ferner werden die M繹glichkeiten der Vertragsgestaltung aufgezeigt. Welche Rechte und Pflichten haben Spieler und Verein, wie kann ein Spieler seinen Vertrag k羹ndigen und welche rechtlichen Folgen zieht ein Vertragsbruch nach sich? Ein Kapitel beschreibt die Entlohnung von Fu?ball-Profis und die Einflussfaktoren auf das Gehalt der Spieler. Aufgezeigt wird zudem die Funktion des Spielervermittlers im Transfergesch瓣ft. Das letzte Kapitel befasst sich mit der Rolle der Sportagenturen im Dreieck zwischen Sport, Wirtschaft und Medien.
Arne Slot
A first to market biography of Arne Slot, the 'outstanding' new Liverpool FC head coach. Arne Slot has been tasked with a role at the helm of one of the most prestigious clubs in the game- Liverpool FC. Having showcased his ability to compete at the top tier of Dutch football, he brings his tactical acumen and characteristically aggressive, high pressing football from the Eredivisie to the Premier League. Slot delivered remarkable performances at more than one club in the Netherlands and garnered a reputation for consistently exceeding expectations. Under his innovative leadership, AZ Alkmaar finished second in the league - and that only on goal difference - when the season was abandoned in 2020 due to Covid. In 2021, Slot took the reins at Feyenoord and led them to their first league title in six years. In four short years, he cemented his status as one of the most promising managerial talents in Europe. Maarten Meijer's biography delves into Arne Slot's roots, from the tiny village of Bergentheim in the Netherlands, to the formidable task of following in the footsteps of Jurgen Klopp, his iconic predecessor at Liverpool FC. With confidence borne from a career of success and a complete faith in the football he wants to play, Slot is ready to make his mark at Anfield and continue the legacy of excellence.
A Manual of Physical Drill or Setting-up Exercises for Use in the Navy of the United States
Current developments and changes in snowboarding
Attentive observers of winter sports have noticed in recent years that the once rapidly growing snowboarding scene is currently in a phase of stagnation following a downturn. This paper examines the current developments, changes and trends in snowboarding. The introductory section of this study presents the history and structure of snowboarding. It also shows the number of participants, snowboard sales figures and the development of scene affiliation among young people.
The Goalkeeper's History of Britain
The beguiling story of one boy's dream to play in goal, that most British of positions, culminating in the moment when he faces the mighty Zico ... If the French are the flair in midfield, the Germans the attack from the inside channels, the Italians the cry-foul defence, then Britain is the goalkeeper: stand alone, the bastion of last resort, more solid than spectacular, part of the team - and yet not. And Britain's place in the world is epitomised by its goalkeepers: post war austerity is embodied in Bert Williams (Walsall and England), a wartime PT boy whose athleticism scarcely concealed a masochistic edge: he ended his training routine with a full-length dive on to concrete; the end of Empire abroad came as the army and politicians were being humiliated in Suez and the football team, despite the best efforts of Gill Merrick (Birmingham and England), were being humbled by the Hungarians at home; the thawing of the cold war is begun not over Cuban missiles but over Lev Yashin, the superb and widely admired Russian whose arrival for the world cup in 1966 changes the attitudes of a nation - the Reds cannot be all bad if they have such an exemplary keeper. And for Peter Chapman (Orient Schoolboys and one appearance in the World Eleven to face Brasil), like his father before him (Armed Forces), it is always the goalkeeper who is the indicator of national well-being. A genuine, touching story of a nation's affection for football's perennial underdog, of a childhood obsession and of a glorious footballing tradition from Kelsey to Jennings, Swift to Trautmann, Bonetti to Shilton that culminates - perhaps ends even - in the last truly British goalkeeper: David Seaman.
Manual of Instruction in the Use of Dumb Bells, Indian Clubs, and Other Exercises
