Stress is pervasive in the lives of today's children and youth. Without adequate coping skills, students might engage in risky behavior and make poor decisions that have negative consequences for themselves and others. Now, for the first time, there's a resource for K-12 teachers that's devoted to helping kids manage stress. Teaching Stress ......
Get a length up on the competition with cutting-edge technique, training, and racing information. Let the world's top coaches, rowers, and sport scientists steer you to ultimate success, starting with sound training and racing principles and adding increasingly advanced instruction and insights all the way to the finish. Rowing Faster is the ......
Make the most of every possession with WBCA Offensive Plays & Strategies. Inside you'll find offensive sets, plays, and strategies to match up against any defense, including man-to-man, zone, and the full-court press. Only WBCA Offensive Plays & Strategies takes you inside the minds and playbooks of the premier coaches in the game today. You'll ......
In today's difficult economic environment, worksite health promotion programs are becoming increasingly important as employers look for ways to contain health care costs and improve productivity. The newly updated Worksite HealthPromotion, Third Edition,presents students and professionals with all of the information they need to create programs ......
Motor Control in Everyday Actions presents 47 true stories that illustrate the phenomena of motor control, learning, perception, and attention in sport, physical activity, home, and work environments. At times humorous and sometimes sobering, this unique text provides an accessible application-to-research approach to spark critical thinking, class ......
A text for students in exercise physiology and other disciplines within kinesiology; a resource for sport science researchers and academic libraries as well as athletes and coaches seeking information on improving sport performance through an understanding of the physiological factors that affect athletes.
The great Sir Donald Bradman's test-match batting average of 99.94 is an achievement matching that of any other sporting great. Now, you can achieve greatness as well with Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game. In this one-of-a-kind collection, the world's top players and coaches share their secrets, guidance and advice on every aspect of ......
A History of Isolation, Cultural Identity, and Acceptance
Text for graduate and undergraduate courses in sport history, cultural and ethnic studies, sociology of sport, and ethnic sociology courses. A reference for sport and social historians as well as academic, high school, and public libraries.
Over one million readers have turned to Strength Training Anatomy for strength training's most effective exercises. Now put those exercises to work for you with "The Strength Training Anatomy Workout". Over 150 full-colour illustrations of this title allow you to get inside more than 200 exercises and 50 workouts to see how muscles interact with ......