Kategoria BISAC: Sports & Recreation >> General

Gambling is both a multi-billion dollar international industry and a ubiquitous social and cultural phenomenon. It is also undergoing significant change, with new products and technologies, regulatory models, changing public attitudes and the sheer scale of the gambling enterprise necessitating innovative and mixed methodologies that are flexible, responsive and agile . This book seeks to demonstrate that researchers should look beyond the existing disciplinary territory and the dominant paradigm of problem gambling in order to follow those changes across territorial, political, technical,...

This book assesses the controversies over the Washington NFL team name as a window into other recent debates about the use of Native American mascots for professional and college sports teams. Fenelon explores the origin of team names in institutional racism and mainstream society s denial of the impact of four centuries of colonial conquest. Fenelon s analysis is supported by his surveys and interviews about the "Redskins" name and Cleveland "Indians" mascot "Chief Wahoo." A majority of Native peoples see these mascots as racist, including the National Congress of American Indians even...

Explaining how graph theory and social network analysis can be applied to team sports analysis,

Exploring the different possible network metrics that can be utilised in sports analysis, their possible applications and variances from situation to situation, the respective chapters present an array of illustrative case studies. Identifying the general concepts of social network analysis and network...

This book focuses on the literary contribution made by the pugilistic writing of Pierce Egan (c. 1772-1849), identifying the elements that rendered Egan's style distinctive and examining the ways his writing invigorated the sporting narrative. In particular, the author analyses Egan's blend of inventive imagery and linguistic exuberance within the commentaries of the Boxiana series (1812-29). The book explores the metropolitan and sporting jargon used by the diverse range of characters that inhabited...

This novel approach to tennis stroking is easy
to apply to any level, but especially beginners, and gives immediate results. Bad habits are
automatically corrected by the influence of the other hand upon your hitting arm. It works for both sides, forehand and backhand and volleys too.

After reading and applying this book, you might not need another tennis lesson for the rest of your life. You might want to give a few 'Brace' lessons to friends and family, though, when you see what it can do for you Go ahead.
But please, make them buy their own book.
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In order to become a more effective practitioner every teacher needs to have a sound understanding of the theoretical, social and historical context in which their work takes place. Understanding Primary Physical Education goes further than any other textbook in exploring the development of physical education teaching at the primary and elementary level, drawing together important research from across the educational and sociological literature.

The book goes beyond everyday teaching practice at an operational level to encourage students, trainee teachers and researchers to...