In soccer, perhaps more than any other sport, success hinges on team performance rather than individual play. As coaches are well aware, inspiring a group of players to perform as a finely tuned, coordinated unit is an on-going challenge. While several factors interfere with cohesion and flow of a soccer team, no published work has specifically ......
Featuring the insights, strategies, and experiences of the sport's top coaches, The Hockey Coaching Bible sets a new standard for those who teach the game, develop the players, and dominate the ice. Whether head coach or assistant, at the youth level or professional, you will find a wealth of information to improve performance and strengthen your ......
Upper-level undergraduate and graduate text for tourism courses. Reference for professors, university tourism centers, university tourism extension centers, tourism professionals, and organizations at the regional, state and province, and local levels.
See what it takes to maximize on-court power, strength, agility, and quickness. Basketball Anatomy will show you how to improve performance by increasing muscular strength and optimizing the efficiency of every movement. Basketball Anatomy features 88 of the most effective basketball exercises, each with step-by-step descriptions and full-color ......
You volunteered to coach the basketball team, but are you really ready? How will you teach the fundamental skills, run effective practices, and harness the energy of your young team? Fear not: Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball has the answers. Yes, the wildly popular and entertaining coaching guide is back in a new, updated, and ......
Teaching, Choreography, Research, Service, and Assessment for Community Engagement
Reference for university dance professors and dance educators in public schools. Text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level courses in community dance courses or programs.
In a sport where victory is often determined by a fraction of a second, it's obvious why one of the most sought-after secrets is how to swim faster. However, as the world's most renowned coaches, athletes, trainers, and researchers know, there is no secret-just science. Science of Swimming Faster is a remarkable achievement-one that embraces, ......
Supplemental textbook for courses in technique and composition or dance company or ensemble courses in colleges and universities as well as magnet arts and other high schools. Also a reference for dance professionals and preprofessionals.