Looking for ways to challenge participants, promote teamwork, and initiate problem-solving methods? More Team Building Challenges has 15 fun activities to help your students build self-confidence and improve interpersonal relationships. The book gives you specific techniques and strategies to enhance your program and incorporate problem-solving activities into your curriculum. The 15 activities in More Team Building Challenges encourage participants to interact verbally and physically, struggle, deal with failure, persevere, and work together to master problems. In the process, your students will learn to value teamwork and appreciate individual differences, practice leadership skills, and improve listening skills. Chapters 1 and 2 describe team building and tell you how to praise and encourage kids and teach them to carry out specific roles on a team. As a leader, you'll learn the importance of incorporating problem-solving activities into physical education; how to organi
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The definitive handbook for developing accessible fitness programs No single book offers more information for developing and conducting exercise programs for groups that include people with physical disabilities. In Fitness Programming and Physical Disability, a dozen authorities in exercise science and adapted exercise programming explain how to effectively and safely modify existing programs for individuals with physical disabilities--without changing the quality or nature of the activity. Fitness Programming and Physical Disability is an important reference for health fitness instructors, rehabilitation specialists, and fitness directors who design and lead group exercise programs. The book is also used as the text for Disabled Sports USA's 'Fitness Is For EveryoneSM' Adaptive Fitness Instructor Certification Workshops. The book is organized in four parts that guide the reader from theory into practice. Part I, an introduction, describes several common physical disabili
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Practical techniques for helping athletes reach their potential Sport Psychology Interventions shows professionals how to help athletes get the most out of their sport experience and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Edited by Shane Murphy, former sport psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee, this practical guide explains how to assist athletes at all levels in facing the special challenges and unique problems that are common in today's sports world. Unlike texts that discuss psychological interventions aimed directly at improving athletic performance, Sport Psychology Interventions focuses on helping athletes enjoy their participation more and, as a result, perform better and achieve their goals by managing their lives successfully, growing and developing as individuals, and experiencing sport as a positive learning process. This book is written by internationally recognized sport psychologists experts who are familiar with the struggles and triumphs of at
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Starting your own personal training business or wanting to improve your existing practice? With the updated and expanded second edition of the popular The Personal Trainer's Handbook , you'll have all the advice and tools you'll need to succeed. Like the popular first edition, this easy-to-use reference is written in everyday language and covers everything from designing safe and effective fitness programs to handling even the most difficult clients. You will learn how to achieve personal and financial success as a personal trainer, how to attract and keep clientele, and how to manage taxes and other business issues that are crucial to a personal training business. With the new edition, you'll also get a succinct but comprehensive review of exercise physiology that's directly applicable to your business. This text includes a valuable new CD-ROM with the following features: 10 reproducible forms you can use and modify to manage the commercial, practical, and legal requirements o
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Inside information on administering your personal training business Whether you are considering a career as a personal trainer or searching for ways to increase revenue and gain new clients for your existing business, you'll find The Business of Personal Training to be an indispensable reference. Written by some of the most successful personal trainers in the country, this book provides the foundation for building your personal training business. While many books address the subject of exercise training, few have been written about the business side of personal training. This book covers the topic more thoroughly than any other existing publication, discussing not only how to build a solid business but also how to be an effective trainer. Part I defines personal training, outlines the history of the profession, and reviews the qualifications for being a personal trainer. You'll also find important information on the certifications offered by the Aerobics and Fitness Assoc
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Practical techniques to help dancers reach their artistic potential Psychology of Dance is the long-awaited guide to helping dancers of all ages and abilities reach their fullest artistic potential. This first-of-its-kind reference not only gives you an understanding of the psychological issues that most influence dance performance, but also provides easy-to-use techniques that help you meet the psychological needs of your dancers. With Psychology of Dance, you'll learn how to design, implement, and maintain a Psychological Program for Enhanced Performance (PPEP). This comprehensive mental training program will enhance each dancer's performance as it builds motivation and develops self-confidence; presents techniques for maintaining optimal performance intensity; shows how to improve concentration and use dance imagery; provides strategies for overcoming slumps and avoiding stress and burnout; and helps the injured dancer through the physical and psychological rehab
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You don't need to be a gymnastics expert to teach introductory tumbling. With dozens of skills, drills, and lesson plans for children, ages 5 through 13, Teaching Tumbling makes it easy to incorporate these fundamental skills into your classes. The most complete resource of its kind, Teaching Tumbling outlines 86 basic tumbling skills designed to introduce children to gymnastics safely and correctly, develop their strength and flexibility skills in preparation for physical activities, and enhance their motor development. Unlike other how-to books on tumbling, this user-friendly guide provides 42 sequenced lesson plans organized around movement themes. Each lesson includes objectives, warm-up ideas, new skills, time guides, and equipment needed. To make tumbling instruction as efficient and effective as possible, author and gymnastics veteran Phillip Ward also packs the book with these valuable features: * Critical elements, cues, and prompts for each skill * Skill finde
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An excellent supplemental text for sport history classes This book brings to one volume 19 essays representing some of the best sport history research in the field today. Sport in America helps fill the gaps in American sport history literature and provides a balanced perspective by presenting a variety of methodological approaches to historical research. This affordable reader is primarily designed to supplement these widely used sport history texts: Benjamin Rader, American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Spectators Betty Spears and Richard A. Swanson, History of Sport and Physical Activity in the United States William J. Baker, Sports in the Western World Elliott J. Gorn and Warren Goldstein, A Brief History of American Sports Written by distinguished scholars, these high-quality essays focus on the changes and patterns of American sport during five distinct eras over the past 400 years. Readers will find topics such as the relationship
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A guide to the benefits of fitness programs for law enforcement officers This invaluable guide not only introduces law enforcement administrators to the many benefits of fitness programs, it also shows them how they can implement an effective program at their own agency using FitForce resources and services. Written specifically for law enforcement administrators, the FitForce Administrator Guide contains answers to questions about law enforcement fitness that can't be found in any other single source. Featured in the guide is a discussion of the legal issues surrounding law enforcement fitness programs and an explanation of how FitForce tests, standards, and programs meet legal requirements. The first half of the guide explains fitness basics and how they relate to law enforcement. Administrators will learn * why officers need to be fit and what it costs an agency if they're not, * what the six areas of lifestyle fitness are and how to achieve fitness in each, *
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Learn to run an effective and efficient fitness program This guide is designed to help law enforcement officers implement the FitForce program or any other fitness program at their law enforcement agencies. It also serves as the course text and workbook for FitForce Coordinator Workshops. Written by experts with more than 20 years' combined experience in law enforcement fitness, the FitForce Coordinator Guide provides all the information law enforcement agencies need to run an effective and efficient fitness program. This guide explains how to achieve or improve officer fitness, set up and maintain a FitForce program within an agency, teach fellow officers about fitness, and keep officers involved and motivated in the FitForce program. The FitForce Coordinator Guide is divided into three sections. Part I discusses the basics of fitness and why it's particularly important for peace officers. The section also explains the structure and objectives of the FitForc
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Learn the fundamentals of archery from the Olympians On Target for Fun provides an excellent introduction to the exciting and easy-to-learn sport of archery. The video presents basic information that beginners need to get started in the sport and more advanced information that experienced archers can use to improve. After a review of the different types of archery equipment, the video shows how to execute the nine fundamental elements of shooting a bow: Stance Nock Set Pre draw Draw Anchor Aim Release Follow-through The video not only provides step-by-step instructions for performing each element, it also explains how to correct common errors that can occur at each step. For those who are ready to move beyond the basics, the video includes a segment on intermediate skills that will help archers hone their technique. In addition, On Target for Fun explains the differences between Olympic-style and non-Olympic-style archery and briefly discusses alternative fo
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America's top coaches teach the fundamentals of track and field. Features instruction from former Olympic coaches Leroy Walker, Larry Ellis, Stan Huntsman and Terry Crawford and presents teaching segments on sprints, hurdles, relays, middle distances and distances. Running time 48 min.
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America's top coaches teach the fundamentals of track and field In this three-videotape series, America's top coaches introduce the fundamental skills and techniques used in each track and field event. Produced in conjunction with The Athletics Congress (now U.S. Track and Field), the Coaching by the Experts series covers running events, jumping events, and throwing events on separate videotapes. With the help of slow-motion and stop-action photography, all three videos show athletes how to perform the specific skills and use the correct technique for each event, point out common mistakes in each event, and provide drills to correct these mistakes. Featuring instruction from Tom Tellez, head track coach at the University of Houston, Track and Field Jumping Events covers the long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault. For each event the video shows how to correctly perform the approach, penultimate stride, last stride, take-off, and flight landing. The video
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America's top coaches teach the fundamentals of track and field In this three-videotape series, America's top coaches introduce the fundamental skills and techniques used in each track and field event. Produced in conjunction with The Athletics Congress (now U.S. Track and Field), the Coaching by the Experts series covers running events, jumping events, and throwing events on separate videotapes. With the help of slow-motion and stop-action photography, all three videos show athletes how to perform the specific skills and use the correct technique for each event, point out common mistakes in each event, and provide drills to correct these mistakes. Track and Field Throwing Events provides teaching progressions for the shot put, discus, hammer throw, and javelin. With Tom Pagani, head coach at California State-Fresno, providing commentary, this 45-minute video takes viewers step by step through the individual components of each event. For the shot put, discus, and ham
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The companion videotape to Weight Training: Steps to Success shows viewers everything they need to know to start a well-balanced weight training program. Step by step, the video demonstrates how to perform the same 19 exercises that are covered in the book. The video makes learning easy by using slow motion, freeze-frames, and graphics to show viewers the proper positioning and lifting technique for each exercise. It also gives tips on choosing the right equipment and presents exercise programs for three different types of equipment free weights, single- or multistation pivot machines, and cam machines. While the Weight Training Video is designed for students who are just starting out, it's also great for those who have lifted weights before but have never had formal instruction in weight training. It's full of informative demonstrations that give students a sound base of weight training knowledge and allow them to visualize the methods described in the book. AUDIENCE How-to
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Fly Away presents a progressive, sequential teaching model that uses an innovative and interactive approach to the butterfly stroke. It adapts moves from ballet, gymnastics, and track and field to help develop and refine stroke technique. Rhythm, body awareness, stroke relaxation, and body undulation are also emphasized as key teaching or coaching points. The video presentS the following in simple to complex movement sequences: * Body position and undulation * Arm action * Breathing action * Leg action * Body streamling * Turn-finish action * Special refinements for specific body parts, limbs, and movements AUDIENCE Beginning to advanced teachers, coaches, and swimmers. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Thirty-five years of personal teaching and coaching expertise in swimming, gymnastics, and track and field provide Monika E. Schloder a wealth of personal knowledge in instructional methodology. Through the years, she has pursued her passion for excellence in instructional met
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The Jumping Into Plyometrics Video shows your athletes how to perform 21 core exercises found in the book Jumping Into Plyometrics. Using slow motion, freeze frames, and graphics, the video demonstrates, in detail, how each exercise is executed. Like the book, the Jumping Into Plyometrics Video features seven categories of exercises that will improve your athletes' speed, quickness, and jumping ability while giving them greater coordination, body control, and balance. The categories include * jumps-in-place, * standing jumps, * multiple jumps, * box drills, * depth jumps, * bounding, and * medicine ball exercises. The video demonstrates exercises of low, moderate, and high intensity for each category and explains techniques for adjusting the intensity levels to make the exercises appropriate for any caliber of athlete. Sport-specific applications and objectives are provided for each exercise so you can use plyometrics for training regimens in a wide variety of sport
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This is the ideal kit for health and fitness professionals, physical educators, coaches, and others who want to learn to accurately assess body composition. The Practical Body Composition Kit provides you with the basic information and tools you need to accurately measure the percent body fat of students, health club members, and other clients. It includes the Practical Body Composition Video (1/2' VHS version), which shows how and where to measure skinfold thicknesses and circumferences, calipers to measure skinfold thicknesses, the Practical Body Composition Guide, a tape to measure circumferences, and Practical Body Composition Software for calculating percent body fat. The Practical Body Composition Guide included with the kit provides you with essential information on why body composition assessment is important, how body composition is measured, how to conduct skinfold or circumference measurements for individuals and in large group settings, how to calculate p
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