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1) Advances in sports & athletics: Volume 1

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Nova Science

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2011

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2) Advances in sports research

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Sports and athletics preparation performance and psychology

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Nova Publisher's

Pub. Date:

[2015]

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"Although research on athletes with disabilities has increased dramatically in the last 10 years, much of this research on been on athletes with physical disabilities. The authors of the first chapter of this book examine four areas: mental skills, motivation, effective sport psychology service and research from related sub-disciplines (e.g., exercise physiology) that is relevant because of indirect influences (e.g., skill and fitness development)...

3) Soccer FAQ: all that's left to know about the clubs, the players, and the rivalries

Author:

Thompson, Dave, 1960 January 3-

Series:

FAQ

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Backbeat Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation

Pub. Date:

2015

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2015	Ebsco (CCU)	Backbeat Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation	1 online resource (xxi, 337 pages) : illustrations	Available Online Ebsco (CCU)	More Info Access Online

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Offers the history of the sport and introduces readers to the largest soccer clubs, the greatest games, the best players, and the most famous rivalries.

4) Only a game

Author:

Littlefield, Bill

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Bison original

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University of Nebraska Press

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From baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett's untimely death, to pickup soccer games among misfit high-schoolers, to the most obscure nicknames and unusual mascots in college sports, this book collects memorable commentaries from Littlefield's popular NPR sports talk show, as well as many essays.

5) The psychology of effective coaching and management

Series:

Sports and athletics preparation performance and psychology

Publisher:

Nova Science Publishers, Inc

Pub. Date:

[2015]

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[2015]	Ebsco (CCU)	Nova Science Publishers, Inc	1 online resource (vi, 444 pages)	Available Online Ebsco (CCU)	More Info Access Online

6) Parenting your superstar: how to help your child balance achievement and happiness

Author:

Rotella, Robert J.

Publisher:

Triumph

Pub. Date:

2014

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2014	Ebsco (CCU)	Triumph	1 online resource : illustrations	Available Online Ebsco (CCU)	More Info Access Online

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Dr. Bob Rotella and Dr. Linda K. Bunker offer their experience working with professional, Olympic, and young amateur athletes to guide you through the pleasures and perils of raising a healthy and happy child athlete.

7) Outward bound backcountry cooking

Author:

Absolon, Molly

Publisher:

FalconGuides

Pub. Date:

[2013]

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TX 823 .A29 2013

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[2013]	FalconGuides	xi, 115 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.	On Shelf CCU Circulating Books (off-campus) TX 823 .A29 2013	More Info Place Hold

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"Outward Bound Backcountry Cooking is a handy resource on the fundamentals of great trail food, including information about food preparation and storage, cooking tips for different weather, keeping food fresh, and planning and packing meals plus recipes for great outdoor meals. In partnership with outdoor leader Outward Bound, this book combines expert instruction with practical tips to ensure a fun and a satisfying meal for your next outdoor adventure"--...

8) The sports leadership playbook: principles and techniques for coaches and captains

Author:

Voight, Mike

Publisher:

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

Pub. Date:

2014

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2014	Ebsco (CCU)	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers	1 online resource (ix, 319 pages)	Available Online Ebsco (CCU)	More Info Access Online

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Examples of ineffective and even negative leaders are all too abundant in sports. Poor leadership attitudes are a great loss for players, coaches, teams, schools, communities and society as a whole. To become productive leaders, coaches, administrators and parents need guidance and resources. This book reveals what the most revered scholars and icons from business and other leadership fields know about leadership theory, research and practice--and...

9) Volunteering in community sports associations: a literature review

Author:

Nichols, Geoff, 1955-

Series:

Brill research perspectives

Publisher:

Brill

Pub. Date:

]2017]

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]2017]	Ebsco (CCU)	Brill	1 online resource (75 pages)	Available Online Ebsco (CCU)	More Info Access Online

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This review paper focuses on volunteers in community sports associations (CSAs). Such associations are a major context of sports volunteering across Europe, Canada and Australia?the countries in which a multitude of sports clubs are represented by governing bodies of sport. Their importance is not only in the large numbers of volunteers involved but also in the benefits of such associations to society. The clearest of these is the provision of opportunities...

10) Philosophy of Sport: International Perspectives

Author:

Hardman, Alun R.

Publisher:

Cambridge Scholars Pub

Pub. Date:

2010

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The book Philosophy of Sport: International Perspectives represents the work of some of the leading moral and philosophical academics in the popular practice of sport. All contributors are scholars and researchers in the area of the Philosophy of Sport, a growing area of serious study within universities and colleges across the world. The contributors are also active members of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport-a worldwide...

11) The global journey of football: from the origins of the beautiful game to its recent use as a social catalyst

Author:

Cardenas, Alexander

Publisher:

Anchor Academic Publishing

Pub. Date:

2015

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12) Sport, mental illness and sociology

Author:

Atkinson, Michael

Series:

Research in the sociology of sport volume Volume 11
Research in the sociology of sport volume 11

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[2019]	Ebrary (CCU)	First edition	Emerald Publishing	1 online resource (206 pages).	Available Online Ebrary (CCU)	More Info Access Online

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2019	Ebsco (CCU)	First edition	Emerald Publishing Limited	1 online resource (ix, 195 pages)	Available Online Ebsco (CCU)	More Info Access Online

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At a time when the public discussion of mental illness in society is reaching a high point, athletes and other sports insiders remain curiously silent about their private battles with a range of mental illnesses. While a series of professional athletes have exposed the deep, dark secret related to the pervasiveness of mental illness in high performance sport, relatively little is known, sociologically, about what mental illness culturally means inside...

13) Sport and spectacle in the ancient world

Author:

Kyle, Donald G.

Series:

Ancient cultures
New York Academy of Sciences Ser

Publisher:

John Wiley and Sons, Inc

Pub. Date:

2015

Edition:

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2015	Ebrary (CCU)	Second edition	John Wiley and Sons, Inc	1 online resource (378 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps	Available Online Ebrary (CCU)	More Info Access Online

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The second edition of Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World updates Donald G. Kyle's award-winning introduction to this topic, covering the Ancient Near East up to the late Roman Empire. Challenges traditional scholarship on sport and spectacle in the Ancient World and debunks claims that there were no sports before the ancient Greeks Explores the cultural exchange of Greek sport and Roman spectacle and how each culture responded to the other's...

14) Encyclopedia of sports management and marketing

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SAGE

Pub. Date:

[2011]

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[2011]	CCU Owned	SAGE	1 online resource (xxxvi, 1858 pages) : illustrations	Available Online CCU Electronic Resources	More Info Access Online

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"This four-volume set introduces, on the management side, principles and procedures of economics, budgeting and finance; leadership; governance; communication; business law and ethics; and human resources practices; all in the sports context. On the marketing side this reference resource explores two broad streams: marketing of sport and of sport-related products (promoting a particular team or selling team- and sport-related merchandise, for example),...

15) Contemporary topics and trends in the psychology of sports

Series:

Sports and athletics preparation performance and psychology
Psychology of emotions motivations and actions

Publisher:

Nova Science Publishers, Inc

Pub. Date:

2013

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Sports psychology is a relatively young discipline within psychology. Contemporary sports psychology is a fast growing and diverse field. Hence, the objectives of this timely, comprehensive, and authoritative volume is to bring together an eminent group of international experts to provide an overview of the most recent developments in the psychology of sports. This volume comprises nine chapters: The initial chapter provides the reader with the definitions,...

16) Innovative writings in sport and exercise psychology

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Nova Publishers

Pub. Date:

[2014]

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17) Big and bright: deep in the heart of Texas high school football

Author:

Levy, Gray, 1968-

Publisher:

Taylor Trade Publishing

Pub. Date:

[2015]

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For many cities of Texas, high school football is more than a sport-it's the glue of their community. Author Gray Levy, disillusioned with the state of the education system, traveled to Texas to see what they were doing right. What he found will both confirm and debunk common presumptions about high school football in Texas.

18) Basic illustrated snowshoeing

Author:

Burakian, Eli

Series:

Basic illustrated
Falcon guide

Publisher:

Falcon Guides

Pub. Date:

2012

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2012	CCU Owned	Falcon Guides	1 online resource (115 pages).	Available Online CCU Electronic Resources	More Info Access Online

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An illustrated introduction to snowshoeing that provides information on technique, equipment, safety, and more.

19) Goal!: a cultural and social history of modern football

Author:

Koller, Christian, 1971-

Publisher:

The Catholic University of America Press

Pub. Date:

[2015]

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[2015]	Ebsco (CCU)	The Catholic University of America Press	1 online resource (vii, 350 pages)	Available Online Ebsco (CCU)	More Info Access Online

20) Home ice: confessions of a Blackhawks fan

Author:

Cunningham, Kevin

Publisher:

University Of Iowa Press

Pub. Date:

2017

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Unable to skate and surrounded by sports fans who cared more about Evel Knievel than hockey, Kevin Cunningham became obsessed with the Chicago Blackhawks as a confused eight year old. He has no idea why. Yet from that moment on he embarked on a fan's journey that absorbed his childhood, destroyed his GPA, and made him seriously weigh romance against an away game at Calgary. What explains this fascination? Home Ice combines memoir and history to explore...

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