Sports Development

Are you looking for the perfect blend of leadership, sports, and storytelling? Tales from the Hardwood is the book for you. Andrew Marotta does a masterful job of blending these three passions through 20 years of experience in all three areas. During his time as a Division 1 men’s college basketball official, Andrew learned a great deal about life and leadership through many ups and downs along the way.

La historia de Evelina Cabrera es una entre millones. Tiene, como ella dice, 70 años comprimidos en sus 33. Pasó de una infancia vulnerable a ser una referente del fútbol femenino, crear la Asociación Femenina de Fútbol Argentino y dar una conferencia en la ONU sobre su trabajo social con las mujeres, a quienes brinda herramientas para empoderarse y cambiar su vida. Evelina forma parte de una época en que las mujeres marcan un rumbo diferente, alejado de roles estereotipados, liberadas de mandatos restrictivos, y en este mundo nuevo alza su voz.

The author has spent his life studying the Japanese martial art of Aikido. When looking for teachers, he asks questions about the meaning of sacrifice, the physical and mental limits that can be exceeded. This is a book about passion and the cost of following your dreams.

Why I Run is my story of fighting depression. Listen about this unique experience from someone who experienced it firsthand, as this audiobook has not been written by a doctor or a therapist. My story is honest, bold, and most of all truthful. This audiobook runs walks you through the thoughts and feelings of a depressed man who has beaten himself up for most of his life. It takes you to the edge of where the darkest thoughts and actions are to times of true depression and heartbreaking desperation.

Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men. Football teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic beauty and physical excellence. But football damages young bodies and minds, sometimes permanently. Football inspires confidence and direction. But football instills cockiness, a false sense of superiority.

Hoy en día hay cierta tendencia a buscar fórmulas mágicas para el éxito y, a ser posible, de efecto inmediato. En realidad, no existen atajos ni fórmulas milagrosas. Sólo hay un camino: el esfuerzo, la determinación y ciertas dosis de sacrificio. En este libro, el campeón olímpico Saúl Craviotto nos descubre cuáles son los pilares en los que se ha apoyado para lograr sus metas en el deporte y en la vida. Lo que denomina "el triángulo del éxito": la mente, el cuerpo y las relaciones sociales.

Building Good Teammates is the story of how a “Mary Poppins-ish” nun inspires Lance Loya to discover an alternative approach to coaching and to explore how his coaching methods were influenced by his unusual childhood and his personal Mount Rushmore - the four men who had the biggest impact on his life. Loya grew up in the iconic Ship Hotel and his adventures in the historic building and the aftermath of the business’s failure caused him to become very calloused and scoped his early coaching style.

Want more energy? Getting Up! will help you generate extra energy to accomplish more in less time, reduce stress, and balance your career and lifestyle. This book is about getting up the energy to be ready, willing, and able to live the successful life you want.

Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden is known for his record-breaking run of NCAA championships and for working with some of the best players in the sport. His principles for success have been used by not only coaches and athletes, but also business leaders, entrepreneurs, and others. But his reach stretches even farther than most people know - into the hearts and lives of the people who learned the game of basketball on one of Coach Wooden's forgotten teams. For nearly 20 years, John Wooden ran scores of summer youth basketball camps in California and other states.

Join Lea Appleton on an inspiring journey along the coast of Southern California and through the neighborhoods near her home in Walking & Wayfinding: Create Your Own Mindful Practice, One Step at a Time. Originally planning to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain, Lea's path took an unexpected turn due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Undeterred, she embarked on a series of more local walks that became a source of profound self-discovery and awareness. In this captivating book, Lea shares her personal reflections and stories, inviting you to join her in exploring the transformative power of walking.

Are you looking to catapult your career as a coach for high-performance athletes like champion contenders, medalists, and other top professional world athletes so you can produce the finest men and women who have what it takes to stand out where average people stand no chance? If you’ve answered YES, Let This Book Show You How Exactly How To Become The Coach That World Athletes Desperately Want To Work With Because Of The Kind Of Results You Can Yield From Your Professional Coaching!

"Pickleball for Everyone" is your complete guide to improving skills, building confidence, and maximizing fun for players of all levels.

When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of 13 children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or any of the things a child might learn in school. And he has no serious experience playing organized football.

Zur Entspannung. Eine Meditation (Selbsthypnose) aus der langjährigen Erfahrung von Dr. Alfred Pöltel. Die Inhalte: 43 Minuten Hypnose zum Einschlafen, 5 Minuten Hypnose für den Alltag. Aufbau nach der JIPI Methode: J - Jetzt (bewusstes Abschalten und Fokussierung auf Entspannung im Jetzt), I - Ich will (Öffnung des Willens als Basis für den Erfolg), P - Positive Affirmationen (100% bejahende, positive Sätze), I - Ich Affirmationen (für eine größere Wirkung).

Easy to follow and extremely effective, Win will change the way you think about all aspects of your life. From well-known personality and rugby commentator Brent Pope and psychotherapist and mental skills coach Jason Brennan, Win: Proven Strategies for Success in Sports, Life and Mental Health examines the mind-set behind the psychology of winning and how the mental skills applied in sports can be adapted for success in everyday life.

As an athlete, the thrill of competition and the rush of adrenaline can make it easy to get caught up in the moment and lose sight of the bigger picture. But what happens when the competition ends and it’s time to transition into a new phase of life? For many athletes, this can be a daunting and overwhelming process. In this book, the author tackles this important issue head-on, offering a range of solutions and strategies to help athletes successfully navigate the transition from sports to a new career or phase of life.

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a pro wrestler? Have you ever thought about quitting your job to travel the world and pursue your childhood dream? While this may sound like the rock star lifestyle, the truth is the pro wrestling journey is not easy. Not even close. It is a long road of sacrifices, challenges, and dedication. What if there was an audiobook full of knowledge that helped accelerate your learning to make your pro wrestling dream become a reality without going through hardships of trial and error? Ian Bello has you covered with Becoming a Pro Wrestler.

人間の脳は、プラス思考、プラスイメージ、プラス感情になると、信じられないほど凄い力を発揮します。しかし、「プラス思考になろう」という本は、数多く存在しますが、「どうしたらプラス思考になれるのか」という手法を解き明かした本はこれまでありませんでした。北京オリンピックで金メダルを獲得した、女子ソフトボール日本代表選手をはじめとするトップアスリートや、トップビジネスパーソンへの指導を行ってきた著者が「誰でも必ず成功する方法」を惜しみなくご紹介しております。このオーディオブックを聞き終えたとき、心も脳もプラス思考で活性化した「できる男」「できる女」になっているはずです。 ※冒頭に著者からのメッセージが収録されております。

Laura Salimbeni con Claudio Belotti presentano un audioBook dedicato al pensiero efficiente nello sport, indispensabile per acquisire una mentalità resiliente e vincente. NPL Coach e NPL Trainer, Salimbeni è una professionista affermata, si occupa di performance sportiva, nello specifico di gestione dei pensieri in allenamento e in gara. Questo audioBook contiene il suo metodo, sperimentato e utilizzato con successo da atleti noti di diverse discipline sportive.

A look at how commercialization has transformed youth sports from fun into a heavily commercialized and profitable venture. Examining the youth sports economy from many sides - the major corporations, the small entrepreneurs, the coaches, the parents, and, of course, the kids - Hyman probes the reasons for rapid changes in what gets bought and sold in this lucrative marketplace. He reveals the effects on kids and profiles the individuals and communities bucking this destructive trend of commercialization.