When Revelation Comes
Named one of the 10 Best Golf Books in 2022 by LINKS MagazineWhen Revelation Comes is the story of one man's search for peace. Along the way, he meets people whose compassion and empathy help him keep going. It's a story about fathers and sons. It's a story of a friendship between two people from different cultures and backgrounds. It's also a story of how a game can be a framework for life.On May 17, 2021, an unthinkable tragedy struck a tight knit family in the small town of Hartselle, Alabama. Jordan, a talented and promising junior golfer, died suddenly of an accidental drug overdose. He was only 21 years old. His father, Jim Hartsell, had spent most of the previous ten years supporting his son's attempt to succeed in the challenging world of junior and college golf. The grief was crushing, and the feeling of guilt overwhelming. When nothing else made sense, the author did the only thing he could think of: take a trip to his beloved Scotland in search for answers.Jim Hartsell had fallen in love with Scottish links golf as a child while watching the 1977 Open Championship at Turnberry, his father's favorite tournament. He and his father went on to take several trips to Scotland together, to places like Dunaverty, Machrihanish, and Cruden Bay. Visiting and studying the lesser-known golf courses of Scotland became a lifelong passion for Hartsell. Along the way, he also fell in love with Scotland and its people. When his life seemed over, that love was reciprocated and became his salvation. When Revelation Comes is a requiem for a lost child, and a parent's search for reasons to continue in the face of crushing grief. It's also a love letter to Scotland: it's golf, culture, and wonderful people. It's a reminder to look to the people and places around you: the answers to your questions may be there. Foreword by Michael BambergerAfterword by Wright Thompson
Lipstick Football
LIPSTICK FOOTBALL is a fun, informative and inspiring mash up of football and life. This exciting new goal-busting method will help you break through limitations and achieve what you thought was impossible-while learning a bit more about America's favorite sport.Author Diana Weynand has taken her on-the-field experience as a football player, manager and lifelong fan and applied it to the game of life. She uses LIPSTICK as an acronym for 8 simple yet powerful principles-Leap, Immerse, Play, Shine, Track, Initiate, Condition, Kick. The LIPSTICK FOOTBALL principles will guide you to: Take a bold leap toward your dreamsDiscover where you shine and carpe vita-seize life!Create a game plan and initiate action on your goalsChange your "action evolution" to produce the results you desireTrack your forward progress using the football "down" systemGet your dream into the end zone and win in lifeSo, whether you're a devoted fan or don't know a pigskin from a pick-six, it's time to get your head in the game, apply some LIPSTICK-and start living your best life!
World Cup
The Montevideo inauguration of FIFA World Cup in July 1930, took place with participation of only 13 countries. It was 12 years after, and 10 years before the two World Wars. Centuries of colonial orders had been shattered and the future was unclear. Jules Remet the head of FIFA, worked hard for assembling those national teams in the cold winter season of Uruguay. Ninety years later, ahead of the 22nd World Cup, FIFA has 211 country members, of which 32 of them have qualified to send their teams to Qatar. Throughout these 90 years of evolving international scenes, 21 countries (5 of them twice), have hosted the World Cups in contrasting circumstances. Not only the global situation during one Cup had been different compared with the next, but also the socioeconomic and political conditions of all the host nations have had their own particular issues. As it happened, in the Summer of 1974, I saw a few matches of the 10th World Cup in Munich and Frankfort. Of course, I was interested in football, but, given the terror attacks of 1972 Olympic games in Munich, as a young student of political science, I became fascinated by Germany's atmospheric changes. I have been to other Olympics as well as World Cups in Europe and Americas and studied the history of these two premier tournaments combined with the politics of each hosting country. World Cup of Football, is not the oldest international tournament, but it is one of the few that through it's 90 years history, the transformation of world politics and sport can be studied. This book is a brief review of political and sporting history of the World Cup.
Tigers' Terrific Tens 1926 to March 2020
The author is a dedicated follower of Castleford Tigers in the sport of rugby league and has previously published 21 books featuring this club and sport in general. His full portfolio adds four fictional books covering animal adventures plus another four books detailing interesting memoirs and thoughts and how he has overcome the odds. This book released in Spring 2020 adds a fresh angle to Castleford in rugby league by considering some terrific tens associated with the club throughout its history.
Basketball Legends Alphabet
From Michael Jordan to 'Magic' Johnson, LeBron James to Shaquille O'Neal, Basketball Legends Alphabet is a slam dunk A to Z of All-Star ballers that have earned their place in history. Fantastic for young fans from the age they can dribble to the age they can dunk. A magical way to inspire their hoop dreams.
Hockey Legends Alphabet
From Wayne Gretzky to Alexander Ovechkin, Maurice Richard to Sidney Crosby, Hockey Legends Alphabet brings together history's quintessential superstars of the sport. Strikingly illustrated, Hockey Legends Alphabet is a chillingly good read for all hockey fans, and an inspiring handbook for youngsters strapping on tiny skates and taking to the rink.
Aspects of Venues
The author is a dedicated follower of Castleford Tigers in the sport of rugby league and has previously published 25 books featuring this club and sport in general. His full portfolio adds five animal stories, both fictional and real, describing their adventures plus another five books detailing interesting memoirs and thoughts and how he has overcome the odds. This book, released in summer 2021, covers the experiences of Castleford in rugby league and AFC Bournemouth and York City in football on a variety of venues together with some places frequented by the author.
Tennis Legends Alphabet
From Rod Laver to Roger Federer, Billie Jean King to Serena Williams, Tennis Legends Alphabet is a Grand Slam A to Z of the greatest men and women who have ever swung a racket. A stunningly illustrated lesson in history for any little legend that loves tennis.
Jurgen Klopp - 102 Passing, Counter-pressing Possession Games, Speed & Warm-ups Direct from Klopp's Training Sessions
This book provides you with a rare and great opportunity to use 102 J羹rgen Klopp Practices and learn from one of the best coaches in world football. Practice and apply J羹rgen Klopp's exact training methods from his Liverpool training sessions, so your team can reproduce his highly successful all-action pressing and attacking style of play.Find out how J羹rgen Klopp prepares his players physically, improves their speed, agility and power, fast passing combinations, high intensity pressing, and extremely effective counter-pressing style.The 102 Practices included in this book are all taken directly from Klopp's training sessions with Liverpool F.C. between 2017 and 2022.102 Practices Included: Full Liverpool Pre-Match Warm-up8 Pre-season Training Practices13 Warm-up Exercises (With and Without a Ball)17 Speed & Agility Exercises41 Passing Combinations22 Pressing and Counter-pressing Rondos and Possession GamesJ羹rgen Klopp Practice Examples: Pre-season Passing Circuit with One-Twos + Pass into Target GoalWarm-up Competition Game with Speed, Pass, Receive + ShootFast Reactions to Multiple Signals in a Speed of Movement RaceBreaking the Lines with Angled Support, Lay-offs and Forward RunsPossession Play + Quick Transition to Score in Target Goals"Hunt the Ball" 3 (+3) v 3 Tactical Rondo to Train Counter-pressingPressing & Counter-pressing in a 3-Team 4 (+4) v 4 Possession GameVolume 2 Coming Soon including... Attacking Patterns of Play, Attacking Combination Play, Finishing Practices, Transition Games, and Small Sided Games.
Bush to Buckingham Palace
Rick Darling was an extremely talented cricketer who loved to hook and cut the quick bowlers. He was a tremendous player of spin bowling and one of the best cover fielders in world cricket. There is no doubt he was one of the most popular players of his time with both his teammates and opposition players. He was an absolute pleasure to be around, and I'm sure everyone will enjoy this book about the lighter side of his life, and his life in cricket.
Ipl15
The expanded 2022 Indian Premier League included an extra two franchise teams, with the tournament now being contested over 74 matches. This book is part of the project to make available in print the entire IPL scorecards and ball by ball coverage, allowing readers to follow the scoring rates and run chases in each match. In addition, the book contains over summaries, graphs of over rates and a statistics section showing best batting and bowling figures for this years competition.
Saving the Celtics
Saving the Celtics: A Be the General Manager Book, is a game-changer in every sense of the word! This book could literally revolutionize the field of sports publishing by creating two new genres, namely "Be the General Manager" books as well as "Choose Your Own Ending Sports Adventure" books for adults! In Saving the Celtics, you the reader have the opportunity to try and convince Celtics CEO Wyc Grousbeck to hire you as the new Celtics General Manager, draft the best available prospect (Julius Randle, Dante Exum, etc, etc.), use your available cap space to re-sign former Celtics or new free agents, hire a new coach, make trades, and ultimately win the NBA championship at the end of the 2014-15 season. Saving the Celtics is a 172 page adventure that is a hilarious and fun read, as well as a workout for your brain. Stat-geeks, hoops junkies, die-hard Celtics fans and casual basketball fans alike could read and re-read this book and never get bored. It's literally like a video-game on paper!
The Year Without a World Series
The 1994 Major League Baseball season promised to be memorable. Long-standing batting and pitching standards were threatened, including the revered single-season home run record. The Montreal Expos and New York Yankees were delivering remarkable campaigns. In August, acting commissioner Bud Selig called a halt to the season amid the League's latest labor dispute. The shutdown led to a lockout as well as cancellation of more than 900 regular season games, the scheduled expanded rounds of playoffs, and that year's World Series. Like all labor struggles, it was fundamentally about control--of salaries, of players' ability to decide their own fates, and of the game itself. This book chronicles Major League Baseball's turbulent '94 season and its ripple effects. It highlights earlier labor struggles and the roles performed by individuals from John Montgomery Ward, David Fultz and Robert Murphy to Marvin Miller, Andy Messersmith, Jim "Catfish" Hunter and Donald Fehr. Also examined are the ballplayers' own organizations, from the Players League of the early 1890s to the still potent Major League Baseball Players Association doing battle with team owners and their representatives.
Taking the Shot
The basketball team from Davidson College captivated the country in the 2008 NCAA tournament. It was more than just a Cinderella story. There was Bob McKillop, a coach who preached balance and family. There was Jason Richards, a gritty point guard who went from sitting on the bench to leading the nation in assists. And there was of course a baby-faced, just-turned-20 Stephen Curry, the fledgling superstar who wrote scripture on his sneakers and made shot after shot from all over the court. It led to a singular and unforgettable moment.In Taking the Shot, Michael Kruse, a Davidson graduate and award-winning reporter, tells the tale of hope, trust and togetherness. This is the story of not just the start of the legend of Stephen Curry but of that moment as a whole and why it meant so much to so many.From the book: "It wasn't a feeling of imminent victory. What it was, was an overwhelming feeling of opportunity. The chance. We can win this. It was, for some alums, particularly for those who had been boys during the Lefty years of the 1960s, something like a reawakening of the possibility of national success. Two days after that, late in the second half of the comeback against Georgetown, one fan turned to his left and looked down his row in Raleigh and saw a white-haired alum with a single tear running down his cheek and then turned back to his young son and asked him to please watch this game close."
The Man Who Would Be King
Landon "Sonny" Cox, a jazz musician from Cincinnati, made a pit stop in Chicago on the way to California and never left. He became the basketball coach at King High School. But Chicago already has a "King" of the hardwood, the Simeon Wolverines. They've won the last two city championships and are gunning for a threepeat while the upstart, King had yet to even make it to the championship game. An outsider in a foreign land, coach Cox is not welcome neither is his brand of basketball. Taking down the Wolverines is a tall task and in the Windy City, their is only room for one King. Will Simeon be deposed or will "Sonny" Cox remain the court jester?
The Story of Football in 100 Photographs
Through 100 evocative, often stunning photographs, as well as the stories that accompany them, Sports Illustrated visits the great arc of football, America's most popular spectator sport. From the dawn of the professional era, through the days of Vince Lombardi and Johnny Unitas, the westward expansion and the thrilling Super Bowls of today, football's rich and remarkable history is here. Unforgettable events such as the Greatest Game Ever Played, Joe Namath's guarantee before Super Bowl III, and Nick Foles's Philly Special live in a continuum with stirring photos of the game's most beloved and largest personalities such as Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Bill Parcells, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, and many more. Sports Illustrated's unmatched storytelling is in high form in a book that renders exquisite anecdotes, and explores football's heritage and uniquely American character, all in unforgettable style.
Saving the Lakers
Saving the Lakers: A Be the General Manager Book, is a game-changer in every sense of the word! This book could literally revolutionize the field of sports publishing by creating two new genres, namely "Be the General Manager" books as well as "Choose Your Own Ending Sports Adventure" books for adults! In Saving the Lakers, you the reader have the opportunity to try and convince Lakers owner Jim Buss to hire you as the new Lakers General Manager, draft the best available prospect (Julius Randle, Doug McDermott, etc.), use your available cap space to re-sign former Lakers or new free agents, hire a new coach, make trades, and ultimately win the NBA championship at the end of the 2014-15 season. Saving the Lakers is a 244 page adventure that is a hilarious and fun read, as well as a workout for your brain. Stat-geeks, hoops junkies, die-hard Lakers fans and casual basketball fans alike could read and re-read this book and never get bored. It's literally like a video-game on paper!
Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about the World Cup Volume Four
America's National Game
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America’s National Game
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Small Sided Games in Football
This full-color book features games in small sided games for your team's weekly training sessions. It has been shown that this type of intermittent training method, featuring several short repetitions with recovery in between, is very useful in terms of learning, using time efficiently, and improving the physical, cognitive, technical, and tactical abilities of the players.Varying the number of players, the dimensions of the field, the specific rules, and the duration of the activity, among other elements, will afford you many options when training the 57 activities developed throughout this book. Depending on your team's objectives, you can adapt these activities according to your game model and the opponent you will face in the next match."85% of a player's training session should be focused on 'micro' games, because if you are capable of resolving situations in very small interaction space, you will be able to dominate 'macro' actions when you have time and space".Paco Seirul lo
Understanding Life through the Game of Basketball
This book is about, being able to stand concrete on your values and appreciation of the game and life but make those around you better to the point where they can make those around them better. This is why I compiled my own story along with a few ideas of coaches that I admire to create this book. Coaching and leaders are not always just in basketball. This book can be of help to anyone in any sport or any business profession. Come and experience things as I see them. This is a guide to effective leadership and coaching!
Blades of Grass and Glory
Tony Deyal's work as an international professional has been in Health communications (PAHO), Climate Change (World Bank/CARICOM) and as Corporate Secretary to the West Indies Cricket Board. He was also in charge of Communications at Caroni Ltd and Petrotrin. Tony worked in all the English-speaking Caribbean countries for about 25 years and his weekly newspaper column, which started in 1993, still runs in the Barbados Nation, Jamaica Gleaner and others. Tony was the first Caribbean recipient of a First Class Honours Degree in Journalism from Carleton University, Ottawa, in 1974 and was a Hubert Humprey Fellow in Planning and Resource Management at Boston University. He also did Message Design at Stanford University. Five years ago, Tony started "My Trinidad: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", the only online literary magazine in the Caribbean. A collection of his articles, "Tony Deyal Was Last Seen" was published last year and this year he will publish his Cricket columns as "Blades of Grass and Glory."
The Mystery of Golf
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Victory on Ice
Epic battles, fatal sacrifices, and highly improbable circumstances brought the Stanley Cup to Chicago twice during the 1930s. Long overlooked, the city's 1934 and 1938 championships evoked a sense of triumph and jubilation during the darkness and gloom of the Great Depression. By combining tales of old-time hockey with rare photos and broader elements of history, Victory on Ice recreates a near-century-old landscape, teleporting readers to a bygone era when the Blackhawks' earliest heroes played a brutal game against bitter rivals. Many players and their families lived simple, interconnected lives in small apartments and hotels. Teammates forged a unique camaraderie during long train rides between NHL cities. Salaries were modest, and players without cars took the bus to practices and games at the cavernous and electrifying Chicago Stadium. Underworld figures, intent on fixing games, occasionally threatened players. Experience all the action and excitement in this detailed account of two unforgettable seasons, concluding with one of the greatest Cinderella stories in professional sports.
The Mystery of Golf
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
God Is My Coach
Important concepts are best understood by analogies with familiar experiences. When Jesus walked this earth, He taught the people using parables about eating and drinking, farming and fishing, and seeds and treasures.The author of this book is an old Christian who has devoted his life to teaching and coaching. He here seeks to draw parallels between athletics and the Christian life, thereby offering insight into both.Topics include hopes and fears, faith and trust, submission, teamwork, practice, challenges, paying the price, and the coach-player relationship.The reader will enjoy the imagery as he gains insight into both sports and life.
95 Theses on the Reformation of Football
95 Theses on the Reformation of Football: Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Glocal Football Governance is a timely call for reform, protesting corruption in the beautiful game from local to global.
Asia
Asia: The Powerhouse of Cricket offers you to explore and understand the dominance of Asian teams in International Cricket. This book briefly describes how Asian Teams rose to glory overcoming many hardships and this book is a must read for cricket enthusiasts, and each and everyone who is interested in sports and wants to know about the history of Asian countries.
Here’s Your Help
It brings great pleasure to us all when we get the chance to help others. We find joy when we provide joy to others. In the world today there are so many unexplainable, hurtful occurrences that are not necessary. This book celebrates bringing joy into people's lives for the good of both the giver and the receiver of kindness.
We Want Bama
A lively chronicle of how the 2020 Crimson Tide became Nick Saban's "ultimate team."Was Alabama's Crimson Tide in 2020 the greatest team of all time? The squad went 13-0 in a pandemic year, scored a combined 107 points against SEC powerhouses LSU and Florida, crushed Ohio State in a National Championship Game 52-24 in a contest that wasn't even that close, and followed it up with another top-rated signing class. Nick Saban called his boys the "ultimate team," but it wasn't just because they kicked the ever-living hell out of everyone on the football field. It was because the team leveraged a power and influence born of Southern pride to push back against a hateful legacy of racism that a populist president was exploiting to divide the nation. At a time when Americans needed real leaders in the face of so much hate, the sports world answered the call and fought back for the soul of the country.In the summer of 2020, the Tide players left their training facility and, led by their celebrated coach, marched to a campus doorway made infamous sixty years earlier by another political demagogue and showed what people can accomplish when they fight together for a just cause in the name of unity. The most powerful force in a state crazy for college football had chosen to make a stand and replace George Wallace's "Segregation forever!" with a different message, written by one of the players: "All lives can't matter until Black lives matter." ​ There have been some great football teams through the years, and they all deserve respect. But here's what we know for sure: They all would have been appreciative of what this Alabama team represented, and proud of what it accomplished. The Crimson Tide in 2020 captured something special that moved it beyond the conversation of best ever, and into the place reserved for most important of all time.
Whatever It Takes
As the 2022 World Cup nears, this book has lost none of its relevance or power. It remains the only book written by an insider about the corrupt 2018/2022 World Cup bidding process.In the years since the decision to award the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments, many fine legal minds, investigators, journalists and others have attempted to find out just how Russia, and especially Qatar, managed to pull it off.As with almost everything to do with the entire World Cup bidding process conducted by FIFA, there is even more to the story than merely about how two nations won. Much more. This book lifts the lid on how a bid for the greatest show on earth, the FIFA World Cup, works from the inside - an inside that involves what is now known as the murky, corrupt goings-on of world football administration. As US Senator Richard Blumenthal said, comparing FIFA to the mafia "is almost insulting to the mafia". It's the inside story of a losing bid team and the characters around it. It's the inside story of how the 'FIFA Way' - as former US Attorney-General Loretta Lynch referred to it - works. And it shows that when it comes to the greatest prize in world football some people will do whatever it takes.
Neurogolfing
If you follow these 10 amazing CO.O.L GOLF-mental tips regularly during practice or while playing a tournament you will improve your handicap by 20% within a few weeks, have more fun playing golf and you will be able to control yourself mentally and emotionally when playing golf as well as in your daily life.
The Numbers Don't Lie
Throughout much of the highly-successful golfing career of Jack Nicklaus, many players arrived being touted, "the next Nicklaus." However, only one player has taken that mantle head-on to move forward the standard set by Nicklaus - Tiger Woods. Woods' explosive start in competitive golf at an early age propelled him further and faster in many areas over Nicklaus beginning with his junior amateur days. But has Woods succeeded in de-throning Nicklaus? As both players have repeatedly stated that the standard of greatness in golf revolves largely around performance in the major championships, that will be the focus of this book, but not exclusively. While comparing eras is typically regarded as impossible, the purpose of this book is to quantify and place into perspective these two players' records in such a way as to add debate to the subject of who the greatest player thus far has been.
The Numbers Don't Lie
Throughout much of the highly-successful golfing career of Jack Nicklaus, many players arrived being touted, "the next Nicklaus." However, only one player has taken that mantle head-on to move forward the standard set by Nicklaus - Tiger Woods. Woods' explosive start in competitive golf at an early age propelled him further and faster in many areas over Nicklaus beginning with his junior amateur days. But has Woods succeeded in de-throning Nicklaus? As both players have repeatedly stated that the standard of greatness in golf revolves largely around performance in the major championships, that will be the focus of this book, but not exclusively. While comparing eras is typically regarded as impossible, the purpose of this book is to quantify and place into perspective these two players' records in such a way as to add debate to the subject of who the greatest player thus far has been.
Football's Poetic Licence
If you've ever wondered what the connection is between football and poetry then wonder no more. Football's Poetic Licence is your perfect reading companion. It'll make you giggle, laugh and smile. It's Shakespeare swapping shirts with the modern Beautiful Game. It's Keats and Wordsworth making sense of the offside law. It's Yeats coming off the subs' bench and then dribbling past a forest of defenders for the winning goal, tracking back in defence. But above all, it's about the fun of football. Football as poetry in motion.
The 50 Greatest Yankee Games
"Cecilia Tan has written a Yankee Doodle Dandy of a book. The reader is taken through the dramatic ebb and flow of the 50 greatest Yankee games. We learn a lot about the team from the Bronx in this fact-filled, entertainingly written opus. Should be required reading for all fans of the New York Yankees." -- Harvey Frommer, author of A Yankee Century and The New York Yankee EncyclopediaEvery Yankee fan has a memory they will never forget or a game they wish they had seen. Covering an entire century of New York Yankees baseball, The 50 Greatest Yankee Games brings together the best (and sometimes worst) moments experienced by the most successful sports franchise on the planet. You'll be there as: Babe Ruth performs the most debated gesture in sports historyJoe DiMaggio reaches one milestone on his way to another"The Wild Man" tames the Dodgers, but the Bombers fail to scoreBobby Murcer delivers the game-winning hit just hours after delivering the eulogy at Thurman Munson's funeralDave Righetti throws his no-hitter against the Red SoxDon Mattingly shines, but Seattle savors the dayDerek Jeter saves the game and the season with a "shovel pass"From the Yankees' first World Series to the pennant race that pitted Joe DiMaggio against Ted Williams to the Bucky Dent home run game, you'll have the best seat in the stadium as you experience all the excitement and drama. Featuring fascinating anecdotes and vintage photographs, The 50 Greatest Yankee Games is the perfect book for every Yankee fan and anyone who cherishes the game."Tan does a fine job choosing the most important contests from 100 seasons of Yankee baseball and recounting them in a gripping style . . . developing entertaining, dramatic story lines." --Publisher's Weekly
Baseball ScoreBook
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The Winning Edge in Badminton
In badminton, competitive matches are won in the heat of the battle, and victory is not always a reflection of the skill or the technique of the players. It's often a reflection on how the players handled the journey of the match, the tactical choices they made, and how they dealt with changes in momentum. Indeed, it is a player's responses - on the court - that will turn around challenging situations and steer them to victory. Written for competitive badminton players of all levels, and drawing on years of experience at the highest international level, authors Andy Wood and Alistair Higham take an in-depth look at what happens in the cauldron of competition. By examining match events, momentum, and match flow, they offer game insights which will change players' perceptions of what really happens in a match. And through this change of perception will come the understanding and ability to control the many factors that can make or break success. Focussing on the mental and tactical battles that take place, this book highlights the skills you need to develop to make the most of whatever situation you find yourself in. Packed with practical tips and examples from Olympic competition, The Winning Edge covers key questions at the heart of how to master the art of competing: What are the demands of badminton?What makes up a winning performance?How do I maintain consistent levels of performance throughout the twists and turns of a match?How do I make better decisions during the heat of the battle?How can I learn and progress from match to match?"The detailed approach focussing on how to win matches outlined in this book certainly played a significant and critical part in my journey to becoming World Champion and World No: 1." Gail Emms"Andy and Alistair brilliantly describe in detail how matches unfold and what skills we need as players, coaches and parents to give ourselves that critical advantage to help us all achieve our goals and dreams" Nathan RobertsonNote: This title was originally published in the United Kingdom, and is a UK edition book.
La Prem De La Prem
The book is both a celebration and critique of the footballers - the personalities - who have starred in arguably the world's most compelling league over the last 29 years.Using a broad range of books, newspapers, websites and archive footage, we have extracted accurate statistical data to enable us to write a balanced and engaging critique of the characters concerned. Whilst hard facts provide the basis of each player profile, opinion is also key. Interviews with the player in question, those who have worked with them, plus other eminent figures in the football world, provide a valuable insight into the psyche of each subject.Each chapter is accompanied by a caricature which will enable the reader to identify with the player in a humorous way. Although football caricatures are not uncommon, the combination of football writing and caricature is a rarity. We believe that our formula fills a gap in the market and offers a fresh approach. It works well because our 'take' on each player is reflected by' and further brought to life, by its supporting caricature. Each chapter is also prefaced with an appropriate aphorism.Although the book majors on the most prominent and exciting players from the elite clubs of the P.L., we have attempted to be all-inclusive by selecting talented and interesting characters from the less fashionable clubs too. The book also seeks to include some of the more quirky or controversial Premier League stars.
King Kwong
Who broke the colour barrier in the NHL? A man whose professional hockey career statistics include leading the senior leagues for scoring and for low penalty minutes -- and a single shift on the ice in an NHL game. He was scouted three times by NHL teams before that game, and courted away from the NHL to a powerful role in three different international leagues before retiring.He is Larry Kwong, a Canadian of Chinese heritage born in Vernon BC in 1923, a hard-working man and World War II serviceman who played hockey most of his life. Author Paula Johanson explores the life and accomplishments of the China Clipper, Larry Kwong. His story is one of an indomitable spirit who triumphs in the face of adversity and social discrimination. In 2013, Kwong was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame as a pioneer. "If you're not familiar with Larry Kwong, prepare to be amazed. This game-changing hero should be a household name in Canada and the hockey world. His inspiring story is one for the ages, yet it's still not widely known.Author Paula Johanson brings justice to Kwong's extraordinary life. All the elements of classic fiction are here, and yet this is riveting history. We follow the ultimate long shot as he chases the 'impossible'...and triggers a shift in his society.Johanson retraces Kwong's trailblazing strides with dexterity and grace. It's a mythic journey. From underclass underdog, he emerges as a larger-than-life hero. Transported, we can cheer on King Kwong as he smashes stereotypes and barriers with uncommon skill and class.This is a long-overdue but timeless biography--a spellbinding tale of a puck magician whose escape from opposition checks and societal chains helped to recast a fairer future for us all." - Chad Soon, Director, Greater Vernon Museum & Archives and Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame. Doublejoy Books is pleased to present this fine biography, King Kwong, previously released by Five Rivers Publishing. This new edition includes an afterword by Chad Soon.
Coaching Abroad
Football can take you anywhere on earth, and coaching abroad opens a world full of amazing opportunities.In this book, by coach and author Blaine McKenna, the careers and lives of eight football coaches in the shadows are explored. Coaches without high-profile playing careers, who have worked in 28 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, Oceania, and Africa. Normal coaches with extraordinary stories.Their journeys provide inspiration, unique insights, and realistic pathways that will help you carve a career in the professional game worldwide. This stuff doesn't get taught on coaching courses. This truly is the ultimate guide for leaving home and turning your football ambitions into reality!Inside, you'll find stories of coaches going from a full-time insurance job to National Team Head Coach, title-winning seasons, transforming footballing nations, sackings, corruption, agents, playing in front of 100,000 fans, five-figure monthly salaries (USD), managing million-dollar budgets, demanding owners, and working alongside - and competing against - the likes of Clarence Seedorf, Fabio Cannavaro, and Marcello Lippi. All this whilst having unbelievable life experiences and living in some of the most beautiful places on earth.Through this book, you will learn how to...> Stand out in one of the world's most competitive industries> Follow one of five pathways to get jobs in the professional game> Design sessions, and coach and manage players, staff, and owners across cultures> Overcome the six most common mistakes coaches make abroad> Use networking and social media to transform your career> Adapt and get the best from life when living abroad> Grow your profile, performance, and reputation to succeed in the game worldwideWho this Book is forThis book is for the coaches in the shadows. The coaches without the playing pedigree or network to open doors into professional clubs. The coaches who aren't getting the opportunities they deserve. Ultimately, it's for coaches who want to live their dream in football and succeed anywhere in the world!
The Beautiful Game - The Most Amazing Football Stories Of All Time
Do you think you know everything there is to know about football?Have you heard of: The referee who lost his teeth mid-game?The player who got injured playing scrabble?The ladies who changed a nation?The one-armed goalkeeper?The game of three halves?The World Cup team that smuggled Rohypnol onto the pitch?The craziest superstitions in the sport?The seagull that scored a goal?DISCOVER THE STORIES OF SOME OF FOOTBALL'S MOST ICONIC MOMENTS - From the heart-warming story of a player whose dying daughter asked him to leave the cancer ward to play in a European final, to the hilarious tale of a national team almost getting arrested for misunderstanding a word in English.Whether you're a die-hard football fan or just enjoy a good story, The Beautiful Game is sure to keep you entertained. From Maradona's hand goal to Zidane's headbutt, and a whole lot of lesser-known stories in between, there's something for everyone in this book.With 90 fascinating stories, you'll relive the most humorous and inspirational anecdotes to have come out from the Beautiful Game, and in the process you will learn more about the sport than you ever thought!So, if you're prepared to be left in awe by some of the craziest tales to have emerged from the sport, scroll up and click the Buy now with 1-Click button.
Swap Work . . . Play Golf
My Delight With Golf - Paul Chong "Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible." - Wikipedia. GOLF as a word used to stand for "Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden". However, it's no longer so today. To me, GOLF is both a leisure & pleasure: * to rise before the break of dawn, fresh & breezy * teeing off from the first hole for a 9-hole game or 18-hole game, depending upon the availability of time * meeting up with a group of friendly retirees for a social game & recreation * the sheer pleasure of healthy exercise in walking & swinging crazily with your club over a distance aiming for a tiny hole which can cause you to have great sensation or frustration * quite apart from the game, to be close to nature & surprising encounter with groups of kangaroo families sunning in the green. "You can see me but you can't come near me." Golf is an enigmatic sort of sports. Someday you are on top of the world. Others you are at the edge of hell. You will never know what to expect, even with the best of the professional players. I had a good run & fun with golf over 10 years (age 65 -75) . . . forced out of golf because of "windy shots" when glaucoma came my way.
Buffalo Bills Football Quiz Book
Think you know about the Buffalo Bills? Put your knowledge to the test with this collection of quizzes on the legends of Orchard Park. The book covers the whole history of the franchise, from the early triumphs in the AFL, the near misses of the 1990s through to the recent revival under Sean McDermott.The biggest names in Bills history are present and correct so look out for questions on Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Stefon Diggs, Josh Allen and many, many more.There are 500 questions in all covering running backs and receivers, coaches and quarterbacks, pass rushers and punters and much else besides. Each quiz contains a selection of 20 questions and is either a mixed bag of pot luck testers or is centered on a specific category such as the 1990s or defense. There are easy, medium and hard questions offering something for Buffalo novices as well as professors of Bills history.Whose 98-yard touchdown catch against the Jaguars in November 2009 is the longest in franchise history?Which offensive lineman, who appeared in over 200 games for the Bills between 1980 and 1993, later went on to become a commercial airline pilot?Who was the first Bills receiver with 100 catches in a single regular season?Which linebacker from the mid-2000s was named after the 66th prime minister of Japan?Find out the answers to these and many more questions in the Buffalo Bills Football Quiz Book.
The Beautiful Game - The Most Amazing Soccer Stories Of All Time
Do you think you know everything there is to know about soccer?Have you heard of: The referee who lost his teeth mid-game?The player who got injured playing scrabble?The ladies who changed a nation?The one-armed goalkeeper?The game of three halves?The World Cup team that smuggled Rohypnol onto the pitch?The craziest superstitions in the sport?The seagull that scored a goal?DISCOVER THE STORIES OF SOME OF SOCCER'S MOST ICONIC MOMENTS - From the heart-warming story of a player whose dying daughter asked him to leave the cancer ward to play in a European final, to the hilarious tale of a national team almost getting arrested for misunderstanding a word in English.Whether you're a die-hard soccer fan or just enjoy a good story, The Beautiful Game is sure to keep you entertained. From Maradona's hand goal to Zidane's headbutt, and a lot more lesser-known stories in between, there's something for everyone in this book.With 90 fascinating stories, you'll relive the most humorous and inspirational anecdotes to have come out from the Beautiful Game, and in the process you will learn more about the sport than you ever thought!So, if you're prepared to be left in awe by some of the craziest tales to have emerged from the sport, scroll up and click the Add to Cart button.
