Kategoria BISAC: Sports & Recreation >> Roller & In-Line Skating

Learn America's Hottest New Sport--And Have Fun Doing It

In-line skating is fun and easy to learn. It's also a great low-impact way to get your heart and legs in shape.
The Complete In-Line Skater is the perfect skater's companion. Written by an experienced teacher, this book tells you everything you need to know about equipment, basic and advanced skating techniques, safety and improving fitness.
Over 100 professional line drawings help illustrate the text, which includes chapters on:

Equipment: The most popular models and how to select and care for the...

Develop explosive acceleration, speed, and agility and dominate the ice Laura Stamm's Power Skating, Fourth Edition book and DVD package presents the skating system used by thousands of the sport's top players and teams to move with maximum efficiency on the ice. Plus, you'll learn proven drills to help practice and master each maneuver. The DVD released in 2005 brings Stamm's new book alive by demonstrating the skills and drills in each chapter.

From starts and stops to turns and transitions, Laura Stamm's Power Skating covers all of the critical components of...

SkateKey presents twenty-two childhood stories told by men and women connected by a metal gadget, the skatekey, a popular tool used to make a roller-skate fit onto a skater's shoe.

This collection of memoirs emphasizes diversity- multicultural and religious family backgrounds. Each roller-skating story takes place during a specific time period in American history: The Great Depression-1920s-1030s, World War II-The 1940s, The 1950s, The Civil Rights Movement-1960s, and The 1970s. Some stories are funny while others present the hardships and struggles of children growing up during...

Roller derby is now the fastest growing sport in the world. The revival of this fast-paced female-dominated sport has seen over 1,000 leagues established internationally since it began in 2001. Roller derby is a tough, sexy and stylish contact sport that is taking the world by storm. How many other sports can you name that feature players decked out in fishnet tights and miniskirts, gold hotpants and warpaint, as well as a showcase of tattoos? Flat Track Fashion is the very first book that features stunning fashion photographs documenting the visual feast of feisty fashions from leagues...