Gain a competitive edge with the new triathlon training manual from top professional triathlete Wes Hobson . Swim, Bike, Run contains all you need to know to be successful in triathlons of any length, from Sprint to Olympic to Ironman. With years of professional experience to guide you, you'll be racing smarter-and faster. Each discipline is discussed in its own section, where you will find key workouts, information on choosing from the latest equipment, and lessons on refining your technique. From polishing your swimming stroke, to learning the correct cycling position, to developing great running form, everything you need to improve in every discipline of triathlon is in Swim, Bike, Run . You'll also find information on balancing workouts to avoid injury and staleness, nutrition tips, mental training, choosing the right event, and planning your season. Hobson also shares his wealth of experience to teach you winning race strategy and gives tips for your perfect race-day prepar
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Improve your times by improving your technique! Whether you are a competitive swimmer, coach, triathlete, or dedicated fitness enthusiast, The Swimming Drill Book will propel you to better results by maximizing efficiency in the water. With 128 highly effective drills, expert instruction, and more than 375 detailed illustrations, you can use this comprehensive resource to improve every facet of your swimming. Establish a greater sense of balance and position in the water; maintain perfect form for the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly; and master the techniques for starts, turns, and finishes. Use the drills individually or create a personalized program based on your goals and fitness level. Either way, the tools you need are within your grasp. Dive into The Swimming Drill Book and see fast results! 11/27/2006 copyright, 296 pages.
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Become more fluid in the water with Swimming: Steps to Success . This comprehensive guide provides progressive instruction to help you master several swimming strokes and skills: backstroke, front crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, side stroke, back crawl, trudgen, floating, diving, sculling, and underwater swimming. Step-by-step instruction and 195 illustrations break down each stroke to the basic arm and leg movements and their timing. The multiple drills in each step include a scoring system to gauge success and determine readiness to advance to the next skill. 2/3/2005 copyright, 200 pages.
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Developed by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), Tactical Development: Progressive Coaching for Teams and Coaches is a blueprint for teaching a system of play throughout all levels of a soccer club or organization. At each stage, the program builds on previously learned and mastered individual and team tactics so that players are fully immersed in one consistent style of play. Especially useful for coaches of multiple age groups, Tactical Development yields more effective long-term results because players are optimally challenged at each level. By expanding players' knowledge and experiences each season, yet focusing on one overall system of play, coaches promote individual growth as well as a cohesive team approach to the game. Through on-field action and computer graphics, players will learn the responsibilities and possibilities of positions in the diamond formation, which are applicable regardless of the number of players on a team. The Tactical Devel
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Developed by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), Tactical Development: Progressive Coaching for Teams and Coaches is a blueprint for teaching a system of play throughout all levels of a soccer club or organization. At each stage, the program builds on previously learned and mastered individual and team tactics so that players are fully immersed in one consistent style of play. Especially useful for coaches of multiple age groups, Tactical Development yields more effective long-term results because players are optimally challenged at each level. By expanding players' knowledge and experiences each season, yet focusing on one overall system of play, coaches promote individual growth as well as a cohesive team approach to the game. Through on-field action and computer graphics, players will learn the responsibilities and possibilities of positions in the diamond formation, which are applicable regardless of the number of players on a team. The Tactical Devel
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Hosted by Paul Annacone, coach of Tim Henman and former coach of Pete Sampras, TENNIS Magazine's Tactical Tennis DVD Series reveals the key strategies and tactics necessary for overcoming any type of opponent. This 4-DVD collection demonstrates the strategies used by the pros in actual match situations, as Annacone explains tactics and counters for every situation. Numerous scenarios are presented along with drills and practice games for improving match-specific strategy on both sides of the net. DVDs in the series include: Know Your Own Game - Assess your skills and determine the style you should play! Beat the Baseliner - Recognize and overcome strengths for both the consistent and the aggressive baseliner! Neutralize the Net-Rusher - Learn the key strategic situations, shotmaking, and tactics to keep strong net players off balance! Attack the All-Court Player - Take charge of points and hit winners from anywhere on the court! Human Kinetics DVDs are coded for universal
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Teaching Children Dance contains a practical framework and approach for presenting creative dance lessons to children in kindergarten to fifth grade. It combines essential dance content appropriate for an elementary-level program with detailed descriptions of strategies. Featuring 20 dance learning experiences, the book has been updated and expanded to reflect educators' renewed commitment to making dance an integral part of children's education. You'll learn to view dance as an art form while improving your teaching and increasing your confidence. You'll also learn the benefits of introducing dance to elementary students, the most effective ways to teach it, and what to teach and when to teach it. In part I , you'll find a wealth of new content, including ideas on how to design and present a dance learning experience composed of units and lessons, suggestions for classroom management, updated assessment content, and strategies for interdisciplinary connections. Part II presents
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Teaching Children Gymnastics, Second Edition, shows teachers how to use an innovative and individualized approach to teaching gymnastics skills and how to link those skills into sequences. This text has been expanded to present 30 child-tested examples of gymnastics activities (called learning experiences) that are ideal for children in kindergarten through grade 6. The learning experiences are divided into three skill themes: traveling, statics, and rotation. Each learning experience may be explored for three or more lessons to provide up to a full unit of instruction. This book explains the why and how of teaching children gymnastics. It describes how learning experiences allow teachers to focus each lesson on one skill theme while at the same time drawing on other themes to support the development of sequences. This approach helps children advance more quickly from performing isolated skills to performing movement sequences. This new edition includes many additions and updates:
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Teaching Dance as Art in Education is a comprehensive introductory textbook that helps dance education majors and dance specialists understand and incorporate the aesthetic foundations of educational dance in grades K-12. Unlike other models of teaching dance, this book delineates what a standards-oriented, aesthetically driven program should encompass for both the dance specialist and his or her K-12 students. Teaching Dance as Art in Education fosters an understanding of dance as arts education and defines the dance specialist's roles and responsibilities, including how the national arts initiatives and student-centered inquiry affect the teaching of dance. It explains how to advance student growth in the areas most critical to teaching dance: the physical, mental, artistic, and social. Content is delineated through four cornerstones of dance as art in education: Dancing and performing Creating and composing Knowing history, culture, and context Analyzing and critiquing These
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Through Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice , you can gain a comprehensive perspective of the teaching games for understanding (TGfU) model, seeing it in context of its influences and evolution; tap into the latest research and findings in the model, learning from worldwide experts in each of the topics covered; consider how students learn best, what should be taught, and why it should be taught using the TGfU model; and learn how to apply the TGfU approach at all educational levels. Teaching games for understanding (TGfU) is a dynamic approach to sport education that has gained worldwide popularity over the past 25 years. Now, through Teaching Games for Understanding: Theory, Research, and Practice , readers can discover the latest refinements and up-to-date research from the world's highest-regarded experts on the topic. This book presents a comprehensive look at the TGfU model and provides multiple perspectives from 17 contributors in 6 countries. A
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Get infants and toddlers off to a great aquatic start! Australia has long been recognized as one of the world leaders in swimming and aquatic education. Through a new series of books by AUSTSWIM, instructors around the world can now incorporate new and better ways to teach aquatics. Teaching Infant and Preschool Aquatics provides important guidelines for introducing infants and toddlers to water safely and effectively. Aquatic education experts describe children's motor, cognitive, and emotional development during six stages, from newborn to preschool, and how the stages relate to aquatic activity. They also coach you on how to structure lessons and activities based on the stages of development. With this easy-to-use manual, you will learn effective ways to familiarize children with water, important infant health and water safety considerations, the role of teachers and parents in early aquatic experiences, and how to encourage a child's natural curiosity and playfulness to deve
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In this revised and expanded second edition, you'll learn about the basic convictions needed for teaching social and personal responsibility to children and youth; hear from real teachers and kids in real schools and other programs; acquire new strategies, field-tested in both inner-city and suburban settings; and gain a better understanding of how to guide children and youth to become their social and personal bests. In Teaching Responsibility Through Physical Activity, Second Edition, Don Hellison guides teachers in using physical activity to foster personal and social responsibility. Hellison's expanded and revised classic provides strategies that have been field-tested in inner-city and suburban settings and will help you guide your students toward greater responsibility. This new edition of Teaching Responsibility Through Physical Activity is focused on teaching in school settings. It includes the following features: KidQuotes, comments from real kids to motivate you to app
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Help students expand their ability to perform specific skills through modified game play in which they apply tactics in game like situations. Learn and use key concepts to help you successfully teach and coach students. Get more lessons and ideas to help you apply the tactical games approach. Teach students and athletes how to transfer problem-solving knowledge and experience from one sport to another. Already a classic in the field of sports and physical education, Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach, Second Edition , has been greatly expanded to make it an even more valuable resource. The tactical games approach is a proven method used in teaching students and athletes sport-specific skills through modified game play in which they must execute tactics in game like settings. This book explains how to apply this approach and provides 245 ready-to-use lessons to help you do it. These lessons include tactical questions to help you elicit students' responses
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Learning to play tennis has never been easier - or more fun - than with Tennis Fundamentals . Recreational athletes will enjoy using this resource because they will learn by doing, spending less time reading and more time on the court. With explicit yet succinct instructions and accompanying photographs, this book makes it easy for students to get right into the game. Tennis Fundamentals covers the essential skills of the game with chapters on grips, footwork, forehands, backhands, lobs, volleys, overhead smashes, drop shots, the serve, and return of serve. It also covers tactical approaches for both singles and doubles play, as well as scoring, equipment, and etiquette. It's the complete guide to being able to participate on the tennis court right away. Each chapter teaches a specific skill, leading the student through a simple, four-step sequence: You Can Do It: The skill is introduced with sequential instructions and accompanying photographs. More to Choose and Use: Variations a
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Learn and master all the essential skills of tennis to take your game to the next level. Tennis, Third Edition: Steps to Success provides in-depth, progressive instruction and accompanying illustrations for each stroke: the serve, return of serve, forehand, backhand, volley, lob, drop shot, and overhead smash. Practice and improve those techniques with 80 drills that feature a scoring system to gauge and accelerate your progress. After building a strong skill base, add tactical knowledge to make the right shots in match situations, in both singles and doubles play. With a little work, you'll be hitting winners in no time! 8/5/2004 copyright, 176 pages.
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Therapeutic Exercise for Musculoskeletal Injuries, Second Edition, formerly Therapeutic Exercise for Athletic Injuries, will give you a thorough understanding of the science and application involved in creating superior therapeutic exercise programs. Updated and invigorated, the expansive text offers the most comprehensive approach available to therapeutic exercise. It is a major professional resource and the only text students need on the subject. Therapeutic Exercise for Musculoskeletal Injuries, Second Edition, one of five texts in the Athletic Training Education Series, helps readers develop a deeper understanding of the why, what, and when of therapeutic exercise techniques. It also presents the methodology for developing safe and effective therapeutic programs for the general population as well as individualized programs for specific audiences. Updates to the new edition include the latest information on the regulations affecting the use of therapeutic exercise; a n
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Therapeutic Modalities for Musculoskeletal Injuries, Second Edition, is an introductory text to the theory and application of therapeutic modalities in the rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Like its predecessor, Therapeutic Modalities for Athletic Injuries, the text provides a clear perspective of the physics and physiological responses to the modalities discussed, and the new edition also prepares readers for the challenges arising in the ever-changing health care system. Part of Human Kinetics' Athletic Training Education Series, this text has been revised and updated to present current research related to therapeutic modalities. Additional insight from two experts also helps to expand the content of this second edition and encourage more diverse thinking among students. New chapters have been added on the use of therapeutic laser treatment and the basic concepts of evidence-based practice. Therapeutic Modalities for Musculoskeletal Injuries, Second Edition, goes beyond th
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Title IX delivers a complete look at one of sport's critical gender equity issues. It goes beyond intercollegiate athletics to address Title IX in the context of sport, physical activity, recreation, intramurals, and physical education. From its enactment in 1972, Title IX has been often oversimplified or misunderstood by both advocates and critics of the legislation. Knowledgeable in the legal issues of sport and experienced in the administration of sport and physical education programs, the authors of Title IX offer a balanced, comprehensive view of this issue, lending important insights into Title IX's requirements and application both now and when it was enacted. Title IX, the law, prohibits any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex. Title IX , the text, helps to clarify the law in a three-part progression that is accurate and accessible. In Part I, you will see Title IX's structure and requirements ap
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