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Description: Dangerous Fun : Paperback : The University of Chicago Press : 9780226820453 : 0226820459 : 20 Jun 2022 : Straight from the beaches of Hawaii comes an exciting new ethnography of a community of big-wave surfers. Oahu's Waimea Bay attracts the world's best big wave surfers-men and women who come to test their physical strength, courage, style, knowledge of the water, and love of the ocean. Sociologist Ugo Corte sees their fun as the outcome of social interaction within a community. Both as participant and observer, he examines how mentors, novices, and peers interact to create episodes of collective fun in a dangerous setting; how they push one another's limits, nourish a lifestyle, advance the sport and, in some cases, make a living based on their passion for the sport. In Dangerous Fun, Corte traces how surfers earn and maintain a reputation within the field, and how, as innovations are introduced, and as they progress, establish themselves and age, they modify their strategies for maximizing performance and limiting chances of failure. Corte argues that fun is a social phenomenon, a pathway to solidarity rooted in the delight in actualizing the self within a social world. It is a form of group cohesion achieved through shared participation in risky interactions with uncertain outcomes. Ultimately, Corte provides an understanding of collective effervescence, emotional energy, and the interaction rituals leading to fateful moments-moments of decision that, once made, transform one's self-concept irrevocably.--. The Book Depository Dangerous Fun by Ugo Corte - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Complete Vocal Fitness: A Singer's Guide to Physical Training, Anatomy, and Biomechanics is a primer on sport-specific training for vocal athletes. Elite athletes apply cutting-edge research in movement and physiology to customize fitness regimens that ensure peak performance. The principles of sports science that enable them to fine-tune strength, flexibility and dynamic stabilization to meet the requirements of a given sport are invaluable for preparing the body to meet the physical demands of singing. This book will teach you to: · Optimize alignment by identifying and resolving postural distortions · Balance strength and flexibility throughout your torso to facilitate full breathing and promote coordinated breath management · Improve oxygen consumption to enhance your stamina and ability to sustain long phrases · Stabilize your spine and major joints in order to continue performing with solid technique while meeting the demands of stage movement Musicians of all kinds benefit from understanding the basics of how their instruments work. This book is also a guide to how the vocal instrument functions. You will find accessible descriptions of the fundamental components of vocal anatomy - laryngeal function, articulation and resonance - explaining their movements, their interaction with one another, their integration with the anatomy of breathing and alignment, and relating them to common non-anatomical terminology often used in the voice studio.

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Description: Hurl and sweep your way to fun with Desktop Curling! Challenge your friends and family to a game of patience and skill with this portable, miniature version of curling. This kit includes:- 12 extendable curling lane, with two platform inserts.- 8 curling stones (4 red and 4 blue)- 2 mini brooms- 32-page illustrated mini book with the rules and history to this unique winter sport.

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ISBN: 9780762494880

Description: World-class rehabilitation of the injured athlete integrates best practice in sports medicine and physical therapy with training and conditioning techniques based on cutting-edge sports science. In this ground-breaking new book, leading sports injury and rehabilitation professionals, strength and conditioning coaches, biomechanists and sport scientists show how this integrated model works across the spectrum of athlete care. In every chapter, there is a sharp focus on the return to performance, rather than just a return to play. The book introduces evidence-based best practice in all the core areas of sports injury risk management and rehabilitation, including:performance frameworks for medical and injury screening; the science of pain and the psychology of injury and rehabilitation; developing core stability and flexibility; performance retraining of muscle, tendon and bone injuries; recovery from training and rehabilitation; end-stage rehabilitation, testing and training for a return to performance. Every chapter offers a masterclass from a range of elite sport professionals, containing best practice protocols, procedures and specimen programmes designed for high performance. No other book examines rehabilitation in such detail from a high performance standpoint. Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation is essential reading for any course in sports medicine and rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, sports science, and for any clinician, coach or high performance professional working to prevent or rehabilitate sports injuries.

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ISBN: 9780415815062

Description: Why do NBA players only have 24 seconds to score a basket? What's the geometry behind making the perfect shot? Become a basketball pro and learn all about the numbers and maths behind this popular sport.

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ISBN: 9781426336898

Description: A brilliantly funny first chapter book featuring a winning combination of space, sci-fi and sport! Perfect for children learning to read. Scholastic Reading Ladder Level 3: The Emperor's New Clones - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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ISBN: 9781405282529

Description: Iron War : Paperback : Quercus Publishing : 9781780871349 : : 03 Jan 2013 : For over a decade, Dave Scott and Mark Allen were locked in one of the fiercest rivalries sport has ever known. This is the inside story of their rivalry. The Book Depository Iron War by Matt Fitzgerald - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: This compilation of images of Queen's Park Football Club, Scotland's oldest senior club, covers the past 140 years, from their humble beginnings on the Recreation Grounds of the south side of Glasgow to their twenty-first century home at the iconic Hampden Park, the field of dreams for all Scotland football heroes. The club has steadfastly remained true to an amateur ethos of playing the game for the love of it, a refreshing attitude in this era of highly-paid sportsmen. Queen's Park members had the foresight to consider building football grounds on a grand scale, giving Scotland three national stadiums, hosting international matches, Scottish Cup finals and European finals over the past 128 years. A great number of players have benefited from their time at Queen's Park - Andrew Watson, the first black Scottish international, R.S. Mc Coll, the prince of centre forwards, Alan Morton and Jack Harkness, both Wembley Wizards, J.B. Mc Alpine, Ronnie Simpson and Ross Caven to name a few. Bobby Brown, Ian Mc Coll, Alex Ferguson and Andy Roxburgh went on to serve as Scotland team managers. This selection of images will be of interest to all football enthusiasts, giving a glimpse of the men behind the beginnings of organised football and the game they have left as their legacy. Waterstones Queen's Park Football Club: Images of Sport - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Volume 1 of Scottish Rock covers a proliferation of Scottish crags up to the natural demarcation of the Great Glen. They are easier to access than most in Volume 2 and present infinite variety. There are selected climbs in Arran, Arrochar Area, Mull & Iona, Glen Coe & Glen Etive, Ardgour & Ardnamurchan, Ben Nevis & Glen Nevis, Central Highlands, Cairngorms, Easter Ross. New to this second edition are numerous grade adjustments, improvements in descriptions, some topo corrections and new topos. Several less popular crags and cliffs have been removed, freeing up additional space for the inclusion of over 120 additional routes. There are also over 60 new photos. From the foreword by Hamish Mac Innes:-If you have an ambition to do all the climbs in these two Scottish Rock guides I think you'd better schedule time off in your next life. This labour of Gary's has been of gargantuan proportions. Those of you who use the guides will benefit by his dedication and the sheer choice offered; if you divide the retail price of these by the number of good routes you'll realise this is a bargain. The author has been a long-time advocate of selected climbs and the use of photographs to illustrate both climbs and action and this principle has been used throughout these two volumes. It gives the climber a push to get up and do things. The list seems endless and if you succeed in doing half of them you'll be a much better climber and know a lot more about Scotland - have a good decade!. Waterstones Scottish Rock: The Best Mountain, Crag, Sea Cliff and Sport Climbing in Scotland - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin Mc Gaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school, sport, friendship and family. HarperCollins Little Ash Goal Getter!, Paperback, Ash Barty - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin Mc Gaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school, sport, friendship and family. HarperCollins Little Ash Perfect Match!, Paperback, Ash Barty - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin Mc Gaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school, sport, friendship and family. HarperCollins Little Ash Party Problem!, Paperback, Ash Barty - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin Mc Gaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school, sport, friendship and family. HarperCollins Little Ash Lost Luck!, Paperback, Ash Barty - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Gregory dreams of basketball stardom, of being on TV and basking in the crowd's applause for single-handedly winning every game. When he signs up for a local youth team, however, Gregory gets a quick lesson in what it means to play a team sport. You can't win it all alone. You need your teammates!. Waterstones Basketball Buddies - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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ISBN: 9781398204577

Description: It's time to celebrate your inner geek with this treasure trove of lists and prime cuts of knowledge. Time to brush up on what you'd forgotten or misremembered, and discover what you never had a clue was true. Ranging across history, science and the natural world, taking in sport, film, food and much more, Man Facts gives you a wealth of up-to-date stats and eye-opening trivia that will make you a general-knowledge genius, or at least help you nail your next pub quiz. Dig in.

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Description: * Updated edition to include the 2017-18, 2019 and 2021-22 Ashes series* Wisden on the Ashes: The authoritative story of cricket's greatest rivalry is a detailed chronological journey through the history of this famous English-Australian contest. With Test reports, scorecards, Great bowlers of the year and other fascinating material from the archives, together with new editorial pieces, this is a remarkable record of cricket's most enduring battle. The book begins its journey with England's first tour of Australia in 1876 and the subsequent three series prior to the 1882 tour that led to a mock obituary being placed in the Sporting Times In affectionate remembrance of English cricket, which died at The Oval on 29th August, 1882. The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. Celebrating the players who made their mark on the game and the controversies that shook the sport, the book covers every series since then through to the most recent series. In 2005 England won a highly competitive series that helped raise the popularity of the sport, and each series since then has attracted huge attention. This book will be a welcome addition to all cricket enthusiasts' collections, as well as an ideal gift purchase. This updated edition includes the 2017-18 series, which saw England fail to defend the Ashes, the summer 2019 series held in England, which was the first drawn series since 1972, and the Covid-affected 2021-22 series. It also includes a colour photo section celebrating the players, the matches and the key moments from an ongoing rivalry.

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Description: As one of the first Jewish sporting superstars, Daniel Mendoza, boxing champion of England 1792-1795, challenged perceptions and stereotypes - he demanded respect. He is said to have been the first Jew to talk privately at length to the King. He made history by taking part in the first sporting event with an entrance fee. He pioneered 'side-stepping' and was the greatest 'scientific boxer' of the age. Daniel Mendoza is unarguably among the most important boxers in the history of the sport. Begetter of the Golden Age of British pugilism, patronised by dandies, royals and roaring boys, he was the creator of a sporting revolution at a time of political revolution. While there was a general prohibition on boxing, Mendoza's fight with Sam Martin in 1787 was arranged by the Prince of Wales! The diminutive Mendoza turned what had been a contest of brute strength with the indiscipline of a street brawl into what some called a science, some an art - but certainly a sport. As a publicist, he was an expert manipulator of public opinion. More than this, he used the anti-Semitism of his times to his own benefit, and in so doing raised the social status of his fellow Jews. By proving himself to be a great fighter, Mendoza helped to elevate the Jewish community and has been inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame as well as The Ring magazine Hall of Fame. His final achievement was to have written what may be the first sports autobiography. He was, in all these respects, quite exceptional, a superstar; or, as one contemporary put it, 'The Complete Artist'. Astonishingly, this is the first full biography of one of Britain's greatest sporting heroes. Waterstones The Fighting Jew - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Gymnastics : Paperback : The Crowood Press Ltd : 9781847972477 : 1847972470 : 29 Jul 2011 : Provides practical advice that makes you a better sportsperson, whether you are learning the basic skills, discovering advanced techniques or reviewing the fundamentals of your sport. The Book Depository Gymnastics by Lloyd Readhead - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Covering historic and current figures from the worlds of the arts, sport, business, politics and social activism, Black and Irish will also find space to celebrate everyday heroes-lesser known figures making a difference in Irish communities today. Waterstones Black & Irish - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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Description: Football is at a crossroads, its future imperiled by the very physicality that drives its popularity. Its grass roots - high school and youth travel program - are withering. But players from the small South Pacific American territory of Samoa are bucking that trend, quietly becoming the most disproportionately overrepresented culture in the sport. Waterstones Tropic Of Football - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

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