Sports Development

A Mind for the Fight provides you with the necessary tools to facilitate a critical evolution in your survival mindset. Retired Green Beret, renowned martial artist, and infamous street fighter Jim "Smokey" West offers a comprehensive guide to developing the mental game necessary to turn your defense into offense when a violent street assault finds you.

The benefits of mindfulness for general well-being have been discussed extensively, but little has been written about how mindfulness can be applied to running. In this book, leading health and fitness journalist Mackenzie L. Havey explores how combining mindfulness with running can not only improve sporting performance but can also enhance overall health.

Happy Feet is the ultimate resource for soccer parents. Written by best-selling author, Dan Blank, it will give you a better understanding of the game, its rules and terminology. This remarkable book includes links to seven excellent videos that help explain soccer's more mysterious concepts such as offside, the advantage rule and systems of play. By the end of Section 1, parents with no soccer background will have a working vocabulary of this strange sport and an understanding of all its moving pieces.

Der Welterfolg zum Trendthema "Micro Habits" jetzt endlich auch im Hörbuch. Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs: "Die 1%-Methode". Sie liefert das nötige Handwerkszeug, mit dem Sie jedes Ziel erreichen. James Clear, erfolgreicher Coach und einer der führenden Experten für Gewohnheitsbildung, zeigt praktische Strategien, mit denen Sie jeden Tag etwas besser werden bei dem, was Sie sich vornehmen. Denn bereits kleinste Veränderungen der täglichen Routine können dem Leben eine neue Richtung geben.

You are about to discover how to turn your child into a pro swimmer within the shortest time possible, using safe and easy-to-learn techniques! This guide is perfect for you, as it covers everything you need to know to help your child acquire pro-level-like swimming skills in no time.

This audiobook will help a parent understand the value of the time spent in youth sports. It's a helpful tool for parents and coaches to evaluate the progress of a youngster not just in a sport but in their level of confidence in life, their leadership skills, their growth as a person, and the way they relate to others. This is a great tool if you're a new parent or in the middle stages parenting it provides you with ideas and exmples to help you develop a great foundation for your children success in sports and other areas of life.

Jackson Pierce goes from hero to zero in four seconds. Despite an amazing comeback performance against the cross-town rival, he can’t get past the last play that ends the season, one game short of state.

Larry had dreamed of sailing around the world ever since he first stepped foot into a sailboat at the age of 13. He held onto that dream for 30 years, until one day he realized that "it's now or never". He left his corporate job, trading his comfortable executive life for adventure. A true story memoir packed with lessons from the ocean that served as a teacher of seamanship, personal strength, growth, leadership, and perseverance, while Larry and his crew discovered themselves, and the world.

In Golf and the Long Walk, PGA Professional Blain Bertrand reveals golf as a ceremonial journey—a disciplined, honest, character-shaping path guided by clarity, courage, humility, and wisdom. This book shows you how the fairway becomes a mirror, the round becomes a teacher, and the walk becomes a lifelong companion.

Are you sick and tired of making a promise or decision to yourself that could potentially change your life, but struggle to follow through? Are you tired of having a complete lack of self-restraint and get easily distracted and side-tracked by temptations? Have you tried everything under the sun to improve your willpower and self-discipline but nothing seems to work out for you, or you simply run out of willpower before you can see results?

Do you suffer from crippling performance anxiety in the show ring? Do your ring nerves affect your ability to compete with your dog? In this audiobook Professional Dog Trainer and Sport Coach Vicki Ronchette helps the listener understand why they suffer from anxiety in dog sports and offers practical tools and techniques for 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.

Do you want to be slim, healthy and fit? Are you over 40 and confused about what your exercise plan should look like? Are you discouraged and ready to give up? If so, Strength Training for Life is the perfect book for you! 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!

There is a special bond between mothers and their sons, and it never goes away. This book contains some of the best stories and poems from Chicken Soup's library honoring that lifelong relationship between mothers and their male offspring.

في أكتوبر من عام 1974، حقق الملاكم الأسطوري محمد علي أحد أعظم الانتصارات في تاريخ رياضة الملاكمة، عندما وجّه الضربة القاضية لغريمه جورج فورمان في نزالٍ شهير عُرف باسم "المواجهة في الأدغال". بهذا الفوز، استعاد محمد علي لقب بطولة العالم للوزن الثقيل، وهو اللقب الذي أحرزه لأول مرة عام 1964 بعد أن انتزع اللقب من سوني ليستون. لكن طريق علي نحو هذا الانتصار لم يكن سهلًا، بل كان مليئًا بالتحديات. ففي عام 1967، جُرّد من لقبه بعد رفضه أداء الخدمة العسكرية في حرب فيتنام، وهو القرار الذي أبعده عن حلبات الملاكمة لما يقارب ثلاث سنوات ونصف، في فترة كان يُفترض أن تكون ذروة مسيرته المهنية.

Raise confident, resilient kids—without pushing too hard. Whether your child plays travel sports, competes in local leagues, or just wants to feel more confident, Mental Toughness for Kids (and Their Grownups) is your go-to playbook for helping children ages 6 to 13 build inner strength, focus, and emotional resilience. This isn’t just another parenting guide filled with theory or fluff. It’s a clear, practical resource designed for busy families who want real tools that actually work—in sports, school, and everyday life.

From Screen Time to Green Time is the life-changing resource for parents who want to shape or reshape their little one’s childhood and leave them feeling truly at peace.

What separates high achievers from the rest? It's not just talent—it's a relentless commitment to excellence. Excellence Isn't Easy reveals the hard truths about what it takes to reach the top: the struggles, the sacrifices, and the unwavering dedication. This book is your guide to building the mindset and discipline necessary to achieve extraordinary results.

Sie wissen, was zu tun ist. Doch wie oft steht Ihnen der eigene Kopf im Weg? Selbstzweifel, Überforderung, Grübelei – nicht äußere Umstände, sondern innere Blockaden bremsen uns am stärksten. Ob im Beruf, in Beziehungen oder in persönlichen Herausforderungen – wer das „innere Spiel" versteht, steigert seine Klarheit, seine Selbstwirksamkeit und letztlich seine Lebensqualität.

John Feinstein - The Friends I've Made provides a compelling view of sports and life from the incomparable perspective and recall of multiple New York Times best-selling author John Feinstein and five individuals who John has covered, followed and now considers friends: David Feherty, Tom Izzo, Steve Kerr, Mary Carillo, and Mike Krzyzewski.