Ask any serious runner and they'll tell you that being mentally sound is vital to success in the sport. The ability to enter a flow state of mind is something that Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has devoted his entire career to understanding. In Running Flow, Dr. Csikszentmihalyi is joined by fellow psychologist Christine Weinkauff and running ......
Every dancer of every age, ability, and style should be able to engage fully in the act of dancing and be encouraged to achieve their potential without risk of harm to the body or mind. Practical information on all aspects of safe practice that is not too simplistic or complex has not always been easy to find. Enter Safe Dance Practice, by Edel ......
A supplementary course text for upper-undergraduate and graduate students in exercise physiology, exercise biochemistry, and sport nutrition; a reference for professionals in those fields.
Ever watched pro skaters and wished you knew how they were able to pull off the tricks that you see? If so, then Mastering Skateboarding is the resource for you! Two-time world champion skateboarder Per Welinder teams up with longtime skateboard advocate Peter Whitley to bring you the techniques and tricks used by the pros. But the information ......
Learning and teaching basketball skills and tactics can be challenging. Executing them in competition can be troubling. Mastering them can be a career-long quest. Is it possible that a single book can provide all the instruction you need to conquer these basketball roadblocks? First you must know exactly how the skill or tactic is properly ......
Ethics in Sport, Fourth Edition, offers a total of 33 essays from influential authors. These essays provide readers with classic and contemporary views on ethical issues in today's sport culture. The fourth edition of Ethics in Sport contains nine new essays that address the latest topics in the world of sport that have provoked widespread ......
This textbook offers a well-rounded introduction to the fields of sports medicine and athletic training. In an engaging full-color layout, it addresses common injuries and illnesses often encountered in the field, and it explains the professional and administrative aspects of being an athletic trainer or sports medicine specialist. Fundamentals of ......
For over 25 years, Contemporary Sport Management has been the most comprehensive, authoritative introductory text in the field, and the improved eighth edition promises to serve the needs of sport management students even better. Sixty contributors representing a diverse array of scholarly and practitioner backgrounds have teamed up to deliver a ......
This is the loose-leaf version of Contemporary Sport Management, Eighth Edition With HKPropel Access, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text. For over 25 years, Contemporary Sport Management has been the most comprehensive, authoritative introductory text in the field, and the improved eighth edition promises to ......
