Parenting Sports

When Steve Friedman was a child growing up in the suburbs of St. Louis, the game of golf was, to him, mysterious and dark. His father’s passion for it caused friction in his marriage and eluded the interest of his youngest son, who was devoted instead to basketball. For that and many other reasons, the two failed to bond, ultimately leading to an awkward and unhappy relationship. But Friedman never forgot the love his father had for golf, and after many years, when he was in his 40s, he reached out and asked his dad to teach him the game.

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.

Walking is the most natural means of getting around under your own steam and the only sustained dynamic exercise that is possible for nearly all of us to participate in. No special skills or equipment are required, and you can do it anywhere. Walking is flexible enough to be accommodated into occupational and domestic routines, as well as for leisure or specific fitness training. Exploring the evolutionary and historical importance of walking, this book uncovers how the principles that motivated people to walk in the past are even more relevant in the 21st century.

I learned a great many things on the hiking trails of America. One of the most important is that we all climb mountains. Every. Single. Day. I thought I was just hiking mountains. What I was really doing was learning valuable lessons that I could equate directly to life. Hiking thousands of miles over perhaps hundreds of mountains all over the United States teaches you a lot. With that said, you don’t have to be a hiker to enjoy any of these revelations.

No matter where you’re at with your sport - you might be an amateur hobbyist, a college student, or a professional at the peak of their game - you’ve probably got some idea of what the word "champion" means to you. It’s a word that evokes images of someone who’s entirely capable and confident in every way they want to be. A champion is respected and revered by all their teammates and opponents, and they set the standard for what perfect play looks like. Champions don’t just win - they never lose.

A mistake is nothing more than a miss-take, a misstep on your journey through life and therefore should be considered as a stepping stone on your path that can be utilized to get you back on track to where you want to go. The values you have in life can be influenced by faith, culture, or any number of other reasons; your values are important to you, but not necessarily the rest of the world, and the things you value in life are the foundations you build on in daily life.

Becoming a Winning Coach by Ernest Solivan is a performance enhancement audio series designed to help coaches overcome mental and physical blockages that prevent them from achieving success. The series repeatedly uses the trigger word "relax" to guide the listener through a process of releasing stress and blockages from various aspects of their mind, body, and experiences.

Becoming a Winning Pitcher aims to enhance pitching performance through stress reduction and mental conditioning. It utilizes the word "relax" as a trigger to eliminate stress and trauma from the mind and body. The program guides listeners to release stress related to physical, mental, and emotional aspects, including past experiences, relationships, finances, and specific baseball scenarios. It also incorporates positive affirmations, encouraging pitchers to visualize achieving goals like winning games, pitching no-hitters, and maintaining control and precision.

Does the thought of your child shooting clay targets perplex you? Are you wondering what is required for your child to take up clay target sports such as trap or skeet? Do you wish you were where to get advice on supporting your child in a sport they enjoy? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this book is for you... 50 Things to Know about Being a Clay Target Shooting Parent by Rachel Horon offers an approach to finding answers and support that is practical and helpful in many different ways.

This book will teach you everything you need to know about weight lifting and muscle building for achieving your body's natural potential. It will show you exactly how often and at what pace to exercise, and help you design a personalized fitness plan that will show real, visible results! It will become crystal clear which exercises your body needs, how often to do them, how to do them and how to get ready, how to rest afterward to enhance your shape, and how to fit exercise into your busy schedule. This book is perfectly suited to the real-life needs of real-life people!

You can get in shape without the hassle of going to the gym or buying fancy machinery. In Calisthenics for Beginners, you will discover why calisthenics training is the secret you’ve been looking for to get the body you’ve always wanted, even if you’ve never succeeded in the past; how to get in shape and stay in shape for the rest of your life without ever stepping foot in another gym again; step-by-step guidance on how to perform each exercise, allowing you to perfect your form; and more.

We all have mountains to conquer and in the process of climbing them, we find that we're really conquering ourselves. By stepping beyond my comfort zone to discover what I was made of, I learned some valuable lessons about habits, discipline, mindfulness, friendship, challenges, attitude, mindset, comfort, mental strength, and my perceived physical limitations. Listening to this audiobook, you’ll learn a lot about them as well!

What's Next? is a self-help book aimed primarily at college and professional athletes who have left their sport, or are preparing to leave, and seek guidance as to what they need to do next. Author Derrick Furlow, Jr., a former college and professional football player, has been in those shoes. Some things he has learned the hard way, parlaying challenging, even dire, circumstances into sources of innovative solutions; other points of action he has sought out and implemented on his own. Furlow now offers sound advice and encouragement to athletes in transition.

Bibiana es una joven normal, inmersa en una sociedad obsesionada con la apariencia física. Como les sucede a muchas personas, ella cae en una trampa que pone en peligro su vida. Los fantasmas del espejo es una historia estremecedora, breve, basada en hechos reales. Aunque sea sólo por entretenimiento y cultura, todos deberíamos escucharlo. Descubre las causas, consecuencias y soluciones de los trastornos alimentarios. Es indispensable para jóvenes, padres y maestros. Urgente en la época actual.

A cosa pensi quando corri? Se d'impatto hai risposto "non lo so", ecco due notizie per te. La prima è che rientri nella maggioranza di persone che si allenano lasciando vagare la mente senza riposarla davvero. La seconda è che hai tra le mani l'audiolibro giusto. Correre imparando a concentrare l'attenzione su aspetti specifici, anziché rimbalzare da un pensiero all'altro, è un esercizio in grado di trasformare l'abitudine della corsa in un'esperienza molto più appagante, con effetti positivi enormi, non solo sui risultati sportivi.

Richard is going through mid-life crisis, having an affair, and plans to leave his wife and children. He suddenly has a revelation while on the golf course, as he watches his golf buddies, and then listens to them complain about their lives at the 19th hole. He decides that he is better off with his wife, and makes a pact with himself to get his body in shape, as his wife had been nagging him about. Perhaps they could work out together.

Here's a fact you just can't escape - you need huge reserves of mental toughness in just about every sphere of life to achieve personal and professional goals. This book will guide you through the notion of mental toughness for peak performance. You will learn more of what it takes to rise above adverse situations, unforeseen circumstances and challenges in pursuit of your ambitions.

In Toddler Tennis, Coach Neal Feinberg teaches parents and instructors how to prime toddlers ages 1-3 to learn tennis. With fun and ultra-simple techniques like soap bubbles, bubble pack, balloons, and beach balls, toddlers will develop their motor skills, hand-eye coordination, balance, and reflexes.

"Questa è una storia di errori e occasioni mancate, di imperfezioni e cedimenti, di abbandoni e di sconfitte, di ritiri e contraddizioni. Eppure è la storia di due re che hanno avuto la fortuna e la colpa di nascere nella stessa epoca: così opposti da attrarsi, ma costretti a sfidarsi dal destino che prevede un solo posto per il trono. Qualcuno ha dedicato un libro alla solitudine dei numeri primi e a voler esser pignoli nessun numero è asociale come il numero uno.

"Schlank werden und bleiben für Faule durch Hypnose ohne Sport. Schlank denken im Kopf / am Bauch / mit Darm / durch Selbstliebe & Selbsthypnose / ohne Gehen". Für Berufstätige. Viele Menschen sagen, dass Schlank sein im Kopf beginnt. Und träumen von Schlank im Schlaf. Aber stimmt das so? Ist das realistisch? Gibt es eine spezielle Formel oder einen Code um das Abnehmen zu beschleunigen? Kann man auch voller Energie sein? Geht das nur mit Biss? Mühelos schlank sein? Endlich schlank sein ohne zu hungern?