Sports Development

19 luglio 1996, Atlanta. Cerimonia d'apertura della ventiseiesima olimpiade. La fiaccola olimpica entra nello stadio portata dal lanciatore del disco Al Oerter, poi passa nelle mani del campione del mondo dei pesi massimi Evander Holyfield e della vincitrice dei 100 ostacoli di Barcellona Voula Patoulidou. L'ultimo tedoforo è la nuotatrice statunitense Janet Evans che si inerpica su per le tribune. In cima, ad attenderla, c'è qualcuno che la aspetta dietro una quinta. Ancora invisibile agli spettatori e agli occhi delle telecamere.

What does a young footballer do to cut loose? At night, some play what they think of as pranks or games: night games with women. Sometimes these involve consensual sex, sometimes not, and often the lines are blurred. In Night Games, Anna Krien follows the rape trial of an Australian Rules footballer. She also takes a balanced and fearless look at the dark side of footy culture - the world of Sam Newman, Ricky Nixon, Matty Johns and the Croa Sharks.

Dr. Bill Thierfelder knows what it takes to win. As a student at the University of Maryland he dominated the high jump, winning fame as an All-American and Irish national champion. Later he earned his doctorate in sports psychology. He became a private coach and mentor to the world's top athletes...and revealed to them his hard-won secrets for success.

The truth is that youth anxiety, stress, burnout, comparison, injuries, perfectionism, and identity disturbance are at all-time highs. Our shortsightedness as leaders is killing the confidence and long-term success of our youth. In the book The Youth Truth, Andrew starts by sharing the shocking and scary realities facing our student-athletes today. He then dives deep into solutions: love-powered leadership and mind-set performance coaching.

In this episode Varuchhi talks about how the training of the mind is as important as that of the body. How does one use the inner warrior to live through the rigmorales of a hectic life. The guest is Arpit Singh, practitioner of an ancient Indian martial arts form called Kalaripayattu .

This actionable guidebook is armed with effective and practical strategies that will dissolve all your training and nutrition-related worries and transform you into the runner you didn’t even know you could be by unlocking your inner power as a confident runner.

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.

The focus of this book is to provide you, the listener, with best practices for working with youth and athletes outside of the classroom environment. There are too many kids and athletes not receiving the support they need mentally, academically, behaviorally, and emotionally.

È l'alba del 5 settembre a Monaco di Baviera. I Giochi delle XX Olimpiadi dell'era moderna stanno per entrare nella seconda settimana. Tutto il mondo, non solo quello sportivo, parla di un nuotatore statunitense, Mark Spitz, vincitore di ben 7 medaglie d'oro, sette record del mondo. È l'alba quando, nel villaggio olimpico ancora addormentato, otto uomini scavalcano senza difficoltà la rete di recinzione. Sono armati, fanno parte di un commando dell'organizzazione palestinese "Settembre nero". E' l'alba e qualcuno bussa alla porta della camera di Mark Spitz.

Fai una cosa che ti sembra straordinaria. E ti rendi conto che non è proprio la cosa più semplice in un'Olimpiade. Ma non ne puoi godere a pieno l'eccezionalità, perché quando verrà, non battuta, ma solo eguagliata, tu non ci sarai già più. È quello che è successo a Paavo Nurmi, il finlandese volante. Così era stato soprannominato. La cosa eccezionale che Nurmi ha fatto è stata vincere nella stessa edizione delle Olimpiadi la gara dei 1500 metri e quella dei 5000.

In The Parent Edge, former MLB player and certified mindset coach Chad Hermansen delivers a practical and heartfelt guide for parents navigating the emotional rollercoaster of youth sports. Drawing on his own experience as a pro athlete, father of four, and mental performance coach, Chad shares the single most powerful tool he’s ever learned, the CTFAR self-coaching model and teaches parents how to use it to shift from reactive to intentional.

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.

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.

Ein Kind lernt sehr viel schneller und nachhaltiger im Spiel. Mit "unbezwing.bar" wird dem Hörer ein Werkzeug in die Hand gegeben, um die Sicherheit des eigenen Kindes zum Familienerlebnis zu machen. Und das auch bei Kindern, deren Interesse nicht im Kampfsportbereich liegt, sondern die lieber beispielsweise Fußball spielen, tanzen oder ein Instrument spielen. Kennst du das? Du läufst getrieben vor Sorge, ohne einen klaren Gedanken fassen zu können, auf und ab durch die Wohnung, wenn dein Kind mal alleine unterwegs ist und nicht pünktlich nach Hause kommt? Immer voller Angst, dass ihm etwas passiert ist?

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.

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.

Join Amy Tan on an incredible journey of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. After a terrifying first dive left her full of fear, Amy avoided the ocean for thirty years, despite once loving it deeply. Now, she's ready to face her past fears and reconnect with the sea. Her story unfolds on the beautiful Tioman Island, where she shares her emotional and spiritual growth as she dives back into the ocean.

The Tyler Campbell story is the journey of a man who is in constant search of finding the best version of himself. At an early age, Tyler discovers that his path in life will be a constant emotional roller coaster, that his life will be full of faith-tested trials and heartbreaking setbacks. The son of an NFL Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, Tyler is on the quest to create a new path for himself and he would utilize the game of football to do it.