Get in better condition for baseball � and watch your game improve! Players are getting bigger, stronger, and faster every season. Their conditioning level is at an all-time high, resulting in more towering home runs and blazing fast balls than ever before. With 52-Week Baseball Training, you can use the same baseball-specific training regimen as the major leaguers to prepare for the demands of today's game. As the strength and conditioning coach for the Houston Astros, Gene Coleman helped to extend Nolan Ryan's career into his mid - 40's, develop Jeff Bagwell into a power-hitting, perennial MVP candidate, and shape Craig Biggio into a warrior-like iron man at the plate and in the field. In 52-Week Baseball Training, Coleman provides a complete year-round conditioning plan to keep in shape in the off-season and for peak performance during the season and playoffs. These day-by-day, week-by-week, season-by-season workouts include resistance training, total conditioning exercises, and pos
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Whether you're a coach looking for a proven training plan or a serious player wanting to excel, 52-Week Football Training provides the conditioning plan you need to maximize football-specific physical development and motivation. Players can gain the perfect balance of power, speed, and agility by implementing this proven in-season and off-season training plan. Daily workouts are presented for each week of the year and include resistance training, total conditioning exercises, and position-specific activities. Included are a full menu of on-field and off-field drills and exercises to develop flexibility, strength, power, speed, and agility. The training plan conforms well to both high school and college calendars and organizes workouts into six sequential phases: Post season Winter Spring Early summer Preseason In-season Conditioning coach Ben Cook, who has worked with 27 players that went on to the NFL, includes more than 160 photos showing correct technique and nearly 200 exerc
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Anyone can play ice hockey by learning to perform the skills of the game...but you can only play at your peak performance if you get in shape. If you want the power to move quickly and the stamina for sustained hard skating, you must condition the muscles and cardiovascular system to build strength, power, and endurance. This book takes you to that peak level with a year-round physical conditioning plan specifically for hockey. 52-Week Hockey Training is a day-by-day conditioning program that will get your team in shape for more powerful skating and shooting. It's a complete schedule for hockey fitness. The book is coauthored by an exercise physiologist and a former professional ice hockey player with more than 25 years of coaching experience � including stints with the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, and Ottawa Senators organizations. 52-Week Hockey Training teaches the essential components of fitness as they relate to improved hockey performance. The 52-Week Hockey Training progr
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Whether your team likes to run the ball, pass, or mix it up, American Football Coaches Association's (AFCA) Offensive Football Drills can help you improve team and individual performance. The book features the best drills used by many of the country's top college and high school offensive teams. Choose from 75 individual and team drills to hone your players' offensive skills. Table of Contents The book has five sections: 18 offensive line drills 13 running back drills 16 quarterback drills 16 receiver drills 12 team drills Each drill contains key points and is carefully diagrammed. A special Drill Finder section helps you easily find the ones that fit your needs. Part I, Offensive Line, focuses on developing skills such as blocking, recovery, mobility and body control, footwork and stance, recognition of defensive fronts, and pass protection. Part II, Running Back, centers on blitz packages, ball security, footwork and leverage, techniques for staying inbounds, ball handling w
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Martial arts can teach people many important lessons about discipline, conditioning, and dedication. But as an effective means of self-defense and survival in brutal, real-world attacks, almost all martial arts come up short. This is because most self-defense applications of martial arts rely on patterned, choreographed techniques that have no relation to the chaos and randomness that rules during life-and-death fights. Attack Proof offers a dramatically different kind of self-defense system that really works. It's based on the insights, real-world experiences, and forensic research of John Perkins, a New York cop who teaches hand-to-hand combat to military and police instructors. A survivor of over 100 documented armed and unarmed violent encounters, Perkins also engaged in unlicensed pit-fights and was a bodyguard with an international clientele. Revolutionary in its approach, the book helps you to become a master of random motion, or 'guided chaos', where you create a defense during
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Put your opponents on their heels and the ball in goal! Use the strategies, plays, skills, and drills of Attacking Soccer to develop a high-powered offensive team that will take your club, high school, or college league by storm. The expert contributing coaches cover the following: Playing out of the thirds Possession soccer Changing points of attack Quick counterattacks and transitions Flank attacks Offensive patterns of play Restart plays Individual skill development Editor Joe Luxbacher, head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, has assembled many of the game's top offensive-minded coaches including Dave Sarachan of D.C. United, Jay Hoffman of the U.S. Women's National Team, former Tampa Bay Mutiny coach John Kowalski, and college coaches Dean Foti of Syracuse, Sam Koch of Massachusetts, and Dave Masur of St. John's. Each coach explains and illustrates a specific aspect of developing an attacking offense, helping you develop and implement the tactics, skills, and drills that ar
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Much more than a book on skills, strategies, or drills, The Baseball Coaching Bible represents a landmark work for the sport. Many of the greatest coaches the game has ever known � including Coaches of the Century at the high school, junior college, NAIA, and Division I, II, III levels, as named by Collegiate Baseball � combine to cover all aspects of coaching. The 27 contributing coaches share their keys to championship baseball, something they know well, having won 50 national titles and nearly 25,000 games. The Baseball Coaching Bible covers every facet of coaching, with each coach addressing the subject he knows best. From Bobby Winkles' chapter on instilling hustle and Ron Polk's chapter on organizing a winning program, to Ed Cheff's chapter on innovative practices and Rod Dedeaux's chapter on establishing pride and tradition, The Baseball Coaching Bible transcends the Xs and Os. The book's varied and vast amount of information allows you to pick and choose what you implement in y
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Arm yourself for every practice, every game, and every situation! This book is your one-stop source for expert nuts-and-bolts advice on every facet of baseball coaching. It's the all-inclusive, instructionally sound handbook every baseball coach has been waiting for. Written by masterful teacher and highly successful coach Bernie Walter � a three-time national coach of the year who's sent more than 55 players to the big leagues � The Baseball Handbook gives you practical instruction on everything from double plays and pop flies to pitching drills, bunting sequences, and tips for base running. The book's tips and insights guarantee you an edge over the opposing coach � one that will pay off with more wins! The Baseball Handbook is easy to use and packed full of photos, diagrams, and advanced strategies to show you the way to greater success on the field. You'll find progressive, educationally sound sequences to help you teach successfully, plus a generous number of accompanying photos a
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Baseball Skills & Drills is the most comprehensive training book available for coaches and players at all levels. You will learn the best skills and drills for improving overall performance at every stage of the game, thus improving your chances at winning. Baseball Skills & Drills is packed with techniques that accelerate learning and improve execution, as well as tips and insights on how to better organize practices and correct common errors. Written by three of baseball's top collegiate coaches in their respective areas of expertise and endorsed by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Baseball Skills & Drills is absolutely the most complete instructional guide of its kind. This book offers 17 concise chapters including: catching and pitching with Coach Pat McMahon of Mississippi State University, hitting and base running with Coach Mark Johnson of Texas A&M University, and fielding with by Coach Jack Leggett of Clemson University. Baseball Skills & Drills is an extra
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Develop rock solid basketball fundamentals and a flair for the game with the help of Nancy Lieberman-Cline, a Hall of Famer and General Manager/Head Coach of the WNBA's Detroit Shock. Her Basketball for Women: Defense & Rebounding videotape is the perfect practice tool for serious players and coaches. This videotape works especially well when used together and in conjunction with the Basketball for Women: Offensive Skills video and the Basketball for Women book, coauthored by Lieberman-Cline and ESPN/ABC Sports anchor Robin Roberts. Basketball for Women: Defense & Rebounding will teach players the finer points of shutting down the opponent and banging the boards. The tape provides instruction and drills for pressuring the ball, denying the pass, taking charges, positioning for rebounds, and much, much more. About the Author Nancy Lieberman-Cline was named the first Head Coach/General Manager of the WNBA's Detroit Shock and is in command of the team's entire basketball operation, over
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Develop rock solid basketball fundamentals and a flair for the game with the help of Nancy Lieberman-Cline, a Hall of Famer and General Manager/Head Coach of the WNBA's Detroit Shock. Her Basketball for Women: Offensive Skills videotape is the perfect practice tool for serious players and coaches. This videotape works especially well when used together and in conjunction with the Basketball for Women: Defense & Rebounding video and the Basketball for Women book, coauthored by Lieberman-Cline and ESPN/ABC Sports anchor Robin Roberts. Basketball for Women: Offensive Skills shows players how to become triple threats on offense-to pass, dribble, or shoot. The tape provides instruction and drills for developing moves without the ball, improving ball-handling skills, sharpening shooting technique, and making better decisions about attacking the basket. About the Author Nancy Lieberman-Cline was named the first Head Coach/General Manager of the WNBA's Detroit Shock and is in command of the
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To many players and fans, Karch Kiraly is beach volleyball. Now you can learn the game from the best there ever was with Beach Volleyball, the only book devoted exclusively to the sport. Beach Volleyball will help you master the skills of the game. Kiraly explains and demonstrates every technique � serving, passing, setting, spiking, blocking, and digging. He also presents the 23 best practice drills to improve each of these important skills. You will learn Karch's special beach volleyball conditioning program for high-level fitness and performance, a regimen that has kept him at the top of the game for over two decades. More than 40 training exercises and drills will boost your flexibility, strength, speed, agility, and endurance. The techniques, tactics, and training tips contained in Beach Volleyball, along with Karch's special insights and stories, will prepare you for even the toughest opponents. And you too might become the best on the beach. About the Author Karch Kiraly is th
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Take a trip around the bases like never before! Bernie Walter's Baserunning Video provides you with detailed instructions and special tips on this key area of offensive baseball. This video will take you around the bases, from observations in the dugout and on-deck circle to specific guidelines associated with each base and home plate. Bernie Walter, one of America's most successful high school baseball coaches, will teach you everything you need to know to become a successful base runner. This unique video shows: proper baselining techniques and strategies, what can be learned before even stepping on the field, on-field instructions beginning with home plate and progressing around the bases, and special plays to use in first-and-third situations. Coach Walter shares the considerations, skills, and strategies that have given him eight Maryland state championships, 'coach of year' honors from the National High School Baseball Coaches Association and the American Baseball Coaches Assoc
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Since the early 1970s, proponents of the New Games movement have been using cooperative, interactive games to bring diverse groups of people together. In Best New Games, Dale Le Fevre shows you how to lead, develop, and adapt New Games for any group. This complete resource is the only book now available that presents New Games. New Games are for groups of all ages and abilities � and they're meant to be played just for fun. Developed during the Vietnam War era, New Games were created to encourage people to channel their aggressive tendencies in a creative, powerful, fun, and safe way. In 1974 the New Games Foundation was incorporated, and it spread the idea of New Games through hundreds of training workshops in North America and beyond. New Games may include competition, but having fun with a New Game is more important than winning it. The games can be adapted for people who are physically and mentally impaired or mentally ill. New Games have been played with people of all different ab
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Beth Shaw's YogaFit® Workout takes you step by step through the popular YogaFit® Classic routine, from breathing and warm-up to heat-building exercises, deep stretches, cool-down, and relaxation. YogaFit® students demonstrate how poses can be modified to meet the needs of beginning and advanced students and how props such as blocks can be used to strengthen and relax tight muscle groups. During the challenging 43-minute video, you'll have the opportunity to try a yoga/fitness routine like you've never experienced before � a routine of three sections or mountains for you to climb. This will be followed by the 'essentials' of the YogaFit® program. In other words, you'll learn the right way to perform the six basic yoga poses required. The 'essentials' have been placed at the end of the video so you don't always have to fast forward to get to the routine. You can watch the 'essentials' section once, and then go back to it only when needed for a refresher. For your convenie
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Now you can work with the world's top coach, learning from Nick Bollettieri's anecdotes and insights into the game with Bollettieri's Tennis Handbook. Bollettieri's training and development system is recognized around the world as one of the best. He has worked with many of world's top players, including Andre Agassi, Venus and Serena Williams, Boris Becker, Mary Pierce, and Jim Courier. Starting with the fundamentals, you'll learn how to choose the right grip and build a strong foundation with posture and stance. Every shot is addressed � forehand and backhand, serves and return of serve, and specialty shots like the overhead and lob. You'll get lessons on conditioning and mental training, then learn the game plans and strategies to make you a champion. A chapter on choosing and stringing the perfect racket is also included. Bollettieri's Tennis Handbook offers you unmatched insight into the world's top tennis development program from the man who started it all. Bollettieri covers eve
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Never before has one book taken such a comprehensive look at the evolution, science, and coaching application of competitive swimming. In Breakthrough Swimming, legendary swimming coach and researcher Cecil Colwin provides a rich perspective on the development of the sport and explains major advances in stroke mechanics, training methods, and racing techniques. Accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, this engaging text is one of the most insightful written works on the sport. It makes clear sense out of the scientific principles and puts into context the historical changes in the sport. Not only will you gain a greater understanding of competitive swimming through its origins and evolution, but you'll also gain these valuable skills: Improve your stroke technique, starts, and turns. Improve your feel of the water by learning to anticipate and effectively manipulate the reacting flow of the water. Understand the hydrodynamics of swimming and learn how water reacts to the forces y
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