The player who can charge the net and dictate play with crisp volleys is one of the most formidable and intimidating opponents you can face. Neutralize the Net-Rusher will show you the key strategic situations used by strong net players, the shot making and tactics to keep them off balance, and the best drills and games to reinforce these skills in practice. It's like hiring your own elite-level tennis coach! Hosted by Paul Annacone, coach of Tim Henman and former coach of Pete Sampras, TENNIS Magazine's Tactical Tennis Series reveals the key strategies and tactics necessary for overcoming any type of opponent. Human Kinetics DVDs are coded for universal playback and can be played in all regions of the world. 7/10/2006 copyright, Approximately 50 minutes.
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New York has always been a city of possibilities. And for runners searching for great routes to explore, this is definitely the case. However, because New York is so large, it`s tough to know where to begin. Now, with New York Running Guide , finding great places to run in the Big Apple is easy. Both city residents and visitors will find all the information they need to enjoy 44 of the best routes throughout New York`s five boroughs, Long Island, and New Jersey. Eight of the routes in the book are profiles of the best races in the New York City area. For each running route included, the book provides: an introduction explaining why the route was selected; a detailed map showing roads and trails to follow on the route; an icon key that shows route distance, scenery, terrain, hill ratings, and available facilities; access information that tells how to get to the starting point; and course information that describes every turn of the run. With New York Running Guide , tourists who
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Whether you're a coach, instructor, official, or player of the sport, the NIRSA Basketball Officials' Training DVD is the essential DVD of current rules and mechanics for the sport for recreational basketball. Developed by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) and the NIRSA Basketball Committee, a group of dedicated professionals and students, the DVD's menu-driven format makes it quick and easy to access the specific content needed. The video includes both live-action video and animation that concisely explain the rules and mechanics of the game. The NIRSA Basketball Officials' Training DVD is a resource for any setting-campus recreation, a community parks and recreation department, or any kind of recreational sport program. 1/24/2006 copyright, 53 minutes.
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Whether you're a coach, instructor, official, or player of the sport, the NIRSA Flag Football Officials' Training DVD: Rules, Penalty Enforcement, and Mechanics is the essential DVD of current rules and mechanics for the sport of flag football. Developed by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) and the NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Committee, a group of dedicated professionals and students, the DVD's menu-driven format makes it quick and easy to access the specific content needed. The video includes both live-action video and animation that concisely explain the rules and mechanics of the game. The NIRSA Flag Football Officials' Training DVD is a resource for any setting-campus recreation, a community parks and recreation department, or any kind of recreational sport program. Runtime: 70 minutes. 8/29/2006 copyright, 70 minutes.
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Whether you're a coach, instructor, official, or player of the sport, the NIRSA Softball Umpire Mechanics DVD is the essential DVD of current rules and mechanics for the sport of recreational softball. Developed by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) and the NIRSA Softball Committee, a group of dedicated professionals and students, the DVD's menu-driven format makes it easy to access the specific content needed. The video includes both live-action video and animation that concisely explain the rules and mechanics of the game. The NIRSA Softball Umpire Mechanics DVD is a resource for any setting-campus recreation, a community parks and recreation department, or any kind of recreational sport program. 2/15/2006 copyright, 35 minutes.
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Bad weather, lack of facilities, and scheduling conflicts are among the everyday challenges for physical activity providers who are striving to develop consistent daily lesson plans or activities in often-cramped quarters. No Gym? No Problem! gives physical educators, recreation leaders, and classroom teachers the tools to deal with-and thrive despite-issues surrounding limited space. This resource contains nearly 100 activities that may be used individually to enhance existing curriculum or combined to create full-fledged lesson plans that meet specific skills, concepts, or fitness objectives. Whatever the purpose, these activities overcome space limitations, giving children a safe environment in which to learn and grow; use equipment effectively and efficiently in tight spaces; and are specifically designed to minimize prep time and budget demands. Developed by an experienced physical educator and recreation specialist, No Gym? No Problem! complies with all of the latest NASP
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Keep all students in your physical education program moving, learning, and on their toes - even when you're teaching very large classes. This ready-to-use guide is packed with 6 units, 70 games, 15 hints, and 39 special game variations for teaching even the largest of classes. If you are looking for fresh ways to teach children ages 4 to 11 basic fitness concepts, movement skills, and games that emphasize creative thinking and cooperation, No Standing Around in My Gym is for you. It's an incredible source of ideas and solutions to help you increase the time students are active in class, minimize discipline problems, develop healthy attitudes that lead to a lifetime of activity, save valuable lesson preparation time, and keep students motivated and challenged. The book provides complete descriptions, nearly 200 illustrations, and proven plans to make the units and games easy to teach. It's the ideal resource for busy teachers with little time in the day to think of new ideas or
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Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health contains a comprehensive collection of normative data for numerous fitness, performance, and health components across a range of ages, abilities, occupations, and athletic backgrounds. It lays the foundation for working with normative data by detailing the purpose and benefits of norms. It reviews relevant statistical information to assist the reader in understanding and interpreting descriptive statistics, including a limited discussion on inferential statistics. Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health presents data for numerous fitness components, including strength, endurance, anaerobic and aerobic capacity and power, body composition, flexibility, speed, and agility, as well as data for various health norms such as cardiovascular capacity, blood lipids, bone density, energy expenditure, and caloric values. Professionals will be able to use the information to provide a basis of comparison to others in the same category as their clien
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NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training is the ideal authoritative resource for personal trainers, health and fitness instructors, exercise scientists, and other fitness professionals, as well as the primary preparation source for the NSCA - Certified Personal Trainer® examination. Edited by Roger W. Earle and Thomas R. Baechle, editors of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Second Edition , the book includes more than 250 photographs and contributions from leading personal training experts who provide the scientific principles, concepts, and theories of personal training as well as practical applications for health and fitness. Experts in anatomy, exercise physiology, and biomechanics and other exercise scientists work with respected personal trainers, physical therapists, and sport psychologists to provide in-depth coverage of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of personal trainers. Special coverage is given to exercise technique, including teaching ap
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You love the game of baseball, you played it in the past, and you decided to be an umpire to stay close to the action. What does it take for you to be a successful umpire? Based on National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rules, Officiating Baseball has the answers and provides you with nuts-and-bolts mechanics to ensure you're always in the right place at the right time to make the right call. Officiating Baseball covers officiating procedures and responsibilities, plate and field umpire mechanics, and rules application. Leading off is an introduction to the culture surrounding officiating baseball, what's expected of you as an umpire, and game procedures and responsibilities. Bolstered by 120 photos and illustrations, umpiring mechanics is the book's 'meat of the order,' containing five full chapters on basic umpiring positions and descriptions; plate umpire mechanics; field umpire mechanics; and two-, three-, and four-umpire mechanics. Rounding out the lineup
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From the opening tip to the last-second buzzer-beater, there's no letting up for the basketball referee. Before you step out on the hardwood, Officiating Basketball will help you ensure you're in the right place at the right time to make the right call. Based on officiating mechanics devised and endorsed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Officiating Basketball is the definitive guide for new and experienced high school referees. Included are guidelines for what's expected of you as a basketball official, officiating procedures and responsibilities, and pre- and post game duties. More than 100 photos and illustrations of positioning, court movement, and signals support officiating mechanics for two- and three-person crews. Real-life cases demonstrate correct rulings, point out common officiating errors and how to avoid them, and challenge you to make the right call in game situations. A glossary of key basketball terms is also included. Officiating
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Whether your assignment is in the trenches, in the pocket, or on the sidelines, as a football official, positioning and mechanics are paramount to calling a clean, fair, and safe game. With Officiating Football , your assignment just got easier. You can be sure you're in the right place at the right time to make the right call. Based on officiating mechanics devised and endorsed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Officiating Football is the definitive guide for new and experienced high school referees. Included are guidelines for what's expected of you as an official, officiating procedures and responsibilities, and pre- and post game duties. Officiating mechanics for four- and five-person crews are supported by more than 75 photos and illustrations of field positioning, movement, and signals. Real-life cases demonstrate correct rulings, point out common officiating errors and how to avoid them, and challenge you to make the right call in game situ
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As a soccer referee, you cover a lot of ground during a game. Knowing the rules will only get you so far. With Officiating Soccer, you'll further your understanding of officiating mechanics and ensure you're in the right place at the right time to make the right call. Based on officiating mechanics devised and endorsed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Officiating Soccer is the definitive guide for new and experienced high school referees. Included are guidelines for what's expected of you as a soccer official, officiating procedures and responsibilities, and pre- and post game duties. Officiating mechanics for dual, diagonal, and double-dual (three-whistle) systems are supported by 100 photos and illustrations of positioning, field movement, and signals. Real-life cases demonstrate correct rulings, point out common officiating errors and how to avoid them, and challenge you to make the right call in game situations. A glossary of key soccer terms
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Make sure you're in the right place at the right time to make the right call. Based on National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rules, Officiating Softball covers officiating procedures and responsibilities, plate and field umpire mechanics for both fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball, and rules application. You'll learn what's expected of you as an umpire, pre- and post game duties, and equipment and safety regulations. The book contains three chapters detailing basic umpiring positions and descriptions; plate umpire mechanics; field umpire mechanics; and one-, two-, and three-umpire systems. Also included are real-life cases that demonstrate correct rulings, point out common umpiring errors and how to avoid them, and challenge you to make the right call in game situations. Officiating Softball is not a rules book--it's a practical resource on applying the rules and umpiring mechanics developed and approved by the NFHS. Officiating Softball was written by the
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Hundreds of thousands of high school boys and girls participate in track and field and cross country meets each year. That's a lot of athletes attempting to outrun, out jump, and out throw one another. It takes many dedicated, knowledgeable officials to supervise all these races, jumps, and throws to ensure they are executed in accordance with the rules governing the events. Based on officiating mechanics endorsed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Officiating Track & Field and Cross Country is the definitive guide for new and experienced high school officials and administrators. Included are guidelines for what's expected of you as an official, officiating procedures and responsibilities, and officiating duties before and during the meet. Officiating Track & Field and Cross Country is not a rules book - it's a practical resource for implementing correct mechanics as developed and approved by the NFHS. Officiating mechanics for all events are supp
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If you're like many volleyball officials just starting out, you've played the sport in the past, you love the competition, and you're looking for a way to stay involved. But you know there's more to officiating than just knowing the rules. Officiating Volleyball offers up-and-coming and seasoned officials comprehensive guidelines for officiating matches with confidence. Based on officiating mechanics endorsed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Officiating Volleyball is the definitive guide for high school officials. You'll learn what's expected of you as an official, including your match responsibilities, procedures to follow, mechanics to use during the match, how to enforce infractions, and how to apply the rules in situations such as substitutions, player alignment, and the new libero position. Officiating Volleyball is not a rules book--it's a practical resource for implementing correct mechanics as developed and approved by the NFHS. Offici
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Few athletes can match the intensity that wrestlers bring to the mat. As a wrestling official, you're expected to bring that same intensity to your craft. That means knowing not only the rules but also the mechanics for applying them. Officiating Wrestling breaks down the mechanics of officiating the sport to ensure that you're in the right place at the right time to make the right call. Based on officiating mechanics devised and endorsed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Officiating Wrestling is the definitive guide for new and experienced high school wrestling officials. Included are guidelines for what's expected of you as a wrestling official, officiating procedures and responsibilities, pre- and post match duties, and equipment and safety regulations. Several chapters are dedicated to mechanics, supported by more than 100 photos and illustrations showing positioning, mechanics, and signals. Real-life cases demonstrate correct rulings, point
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Activities become old favorites for one reason: Throughout the years, kids enjoy participating in them. But even old favorites can become stale after a while. Not so with Old Favorites, New Fun: Physical Education Activities for Children . This book, written by a physical educator with 30 years of experience, provides creative twists and refreshing modifications of classic activities, resulting in a wealth of choices to fit into and supplement your existing physical education curriculum. This book provides more than 350 thoroughly field-tested activities addressing core physical education content themes. These revitalized traditional activities help you meet major content demands of quality physical education in fresh, fun ways your students will love. What's more, you'll receive creative guidelines for dividing groups, starting play, and modifying 'classic' sports to give you even more ways to keep students active-and encourage their enthusiasm for lifelong fitness. Old Favorites,
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