The Psychology of Cricket: Developing Mental Toughness [Cricket Academy Series]
ISBN: 9781909125216 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The mental side of cricket is what separates the best players from the rest. Technical, tactical, and physical preparation are important for top class performances but it is often what happens inside a player's mind that is the difference between success and failure. The very best players and teams are confident, motivated, concentrate effectively, cope with pressure, and control their emotions. The Psychology of Cricket is the first book to provide expert and up-to-date advice into one of the most psychological sports around. The book is appropriate for anyone involved in playing or... The mental side of cricket is what separates the best players from the rest. Technical, tactical, and physical preparation are important for top cl... |
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129,82 zł |
Coming Back To Me: The Autobiography of Marcus Trescothick
ISBN: 9780007292486 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career. Trescothick's brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen.
A true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career. Tre...
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61,06 zł |
Fatty Batter: How cricket saved my life (then ruined it)
ISBN: 9780091901516 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This hilarious story of one man's lifelong obsession with cricket takes readers fromthe early awkward days as a fat boy growing up in a Brighton sweet shop to his years running a team of dysfunctional inadequates still chasing the sweet spot. In this story, cricket offers a shelter from life's irksome realities and a place in which to quietly dream. That place is a peculiarly English arcadia of occasional wondrous beauty, forests of comforting statistics, and the endless life-affirming rituals of defeat, humiliation, and disappointmentthe perfect net practice for life."
This hilarious story of one man's lifelong obsession with cricket takes readers fromthe early awkward days as a fat boy growing up in a Brighton sweet...
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93,12 zł |
Head On - Ian Botham: The Autobiography
ISBN: 9780091921491 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Voted the greatest English cricketer of the 20th century by the fans, Sir Ian Botham is the English game s one true living legend and his story both on and off the pitch reads like a "Boy s Own" rollercoaster ride. Born with a natural genius for the game, Botham began breaking records with bat and ball from a young age and soon became the man English cricket expected most from. After a troubled period as captain, Botham rose once again to become a national hero with his display in the Miracle Ashes of 1981. But, with his confrontational nature and wild streak, he began regularly making the...
Voted the greatest English cricketer of the 20th century by the fans, Sir Ian Botham is the English game s one true living legend and his story both o...
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87,64 zł |
Fibber in the Heat
ISBN: 9780091943134 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Fanatical about cricket since he was a boy, Miles Jupp would do anything to see his heroes play. But perhaps deciding to bluff his way into the press corps during England's Test series in India wasn't his best idea. By claiming to be the cricket correspondent for BBC Scotland and getting a job with the (Welsh) "Western Mail," Miles lands the press pass that will surely be the ticket to his dreams. Soon, he finds himself in cricket heaven drinking with David Gower and Beefy, sharing bar room banter with Nasser Hussain and swapping...
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Fanatical about cricket since he was a boy, Miles Jupp would do anything to see his he...
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71,20 zł |
A Last English Summer: by the author of 'The Great Romantic: cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus'
ISBN: 9780857381484 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal recollection, A Last English Summer is an honest and passionate reflection on cricket's past, present and future.
In 2009 the county system looked directionless and obsolete; more than ever the players blessed with central contracts seemed apart from, rather than a part of, the domestic game; the home Ashes series was for the first time only available on pay-TV; and, of course, the juggernaut of Twenty20 threatened to flatten all but the Test form of the game, suggesting it may soon eclipse even that as well. Duncan... Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal recollection, A Last English Summer is an honest and passionate reflection on cricket's...
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66,14 zł |
101 Youth Cricket Drills Age 7-11
ISBN: 9781408123737 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Designed specifically for coaches working with players aged 7-11, this manual contains a wide range of progressive practical drills to help young players develop. Fun, educational and challenging, all drills are illustrated and cover the essential technical skills.
Designed specifically for coaches working with players aged 7-11, this manual contains a wide range of progressive practical drills to help young play...
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104,09 zł |
No Holding Back: The Autobiography
ISBN: 9781409121169 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The autobiography of West Indies fast-bowling legend turned Sky pundit, Michael Holding.
As one of the fastest bowlers the world has seen, Michael Holding went by the haunting nickname 'Whispering Death', claiming 249 Test wickets. Despite having not laced his bowling boots since 1989, it remains a fitting sobriquet. As a commentator and administrator, Holding has delivered his views on cricket in the same manner that he played the game: he speaks softly with a rich Jamaican rhythm and is calculated in either criticism or compliment. NO HOLDING BACK charts his effortless transition from... The autobiography of West Indies fast-bowling legend turned Sky pundit, Michael Holding.
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50,87 zł |
Golden Boy: Kim Hughes and the bad old days of Australian cricket
ISBN: 9781742374635 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Kim Hughes was one of the most majestic and daring batsmen to play for Australia in the last 40 years. Golden curled and boyishly handsome, his rise and fall as captain and player is unparalleled in our cricketing history. He played at least three innings that count as all-time classics, but it's his tearful resignation from the captaincy that is remembered. Insecure but arrogant, abrasive but charmingin Hughes' character were the seeds of his own destruction. Yet was Hughes' fall partly due to those around him, men who are themselves legends in Australia's cricketing history? Lillee, Marsh,...
Kim Hughes was one of the most majestic and daring batsmen to play for Australia in the last 40 years. Golden curled and boyishly handsome, his rise a...
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61,06 zł |
Cricket Cauldron : The Turbulent Politics of Sport in Pakistan
ISBN: 9781780760834 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Pakistan is a country beset with politicized instabilities, economic problems, ethnic conflicts, religious fervor and crises of identity. It is also a country in which the game of cricket has become a nationwide obsession. How has that happened? How does a Muslim country, jealous of its independence and determined to forge a Pakistani identity, so passionately embrace the alien gentleman's game imported by the distant and departed former colonial masters? What do we learn of Pakistan from its attitudes and responses to cricket? This book sees Pakistan - its history, politics and society, not...
Pakistan is a country beset with politicized instabilities, economic problems, ethnic conflicts, religious fervor and crises of identity. It is also a...
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208,28 zł |
Brian Lara: An Unauthorised Biography
ISBN: 9781908493620 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The most thrilling and controversial cricketer of his generation, Brian Lara is a hero to millions worldwide. A naturally attacking style and limitless scoring arc, allied to phenomenal mental and physical stamina, proved a recipe for some of the biggest and most-compelling innings in cricket history. This new biography charts the influences that shaped Lara as a child batting prodigy, through an astonishing and turbulent career and onto his post-cricket life as businessman, benefactor and national icon. Through in-depth interviews with former international players, coaches, teachers,...
The most thrilling and controversial cricketer of his generation, Brian Lara is a hero to millions worldwide. A naturally attacking style and limitles...
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50,87 zł |
The Beginners Guidebook To Mental Toughness For Cricket Players: Enhancing Your Performance Through Meditation, Calmness Of Mind, And Stress Managemen
ISBN: 9781532865176 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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103,67 zł |
Creare Il Giocatore Di Pallavolo Ideale: Impara Trucchi E Segreti Utilizzati Dai Migliori Giocatori Professionisti Di Pallavolo E Dagli Allenatori Per
ISBN: 9781517351908 / Włoski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Creare il Giocatore Di Pallavolo Ideale Di Joseph Correa Atleta Professionista Ed Allenatore Per raggiungere il tuo vero potenziale e necessario essere in una condizione fisica e mentale ottimali e per fare questo e necessario avviare un piano organizzato che ti aiutera a sviluppare la tua forza, l'esercizio, l'alimentazione corretta e la resistenza mentale. Questo libro ti aiutera a farlo. Mangiare correttamente e allenarsi nel modo giusto sono due dei pezzi del puzzle, ma e necessario il terzo pezzo per rendere il tutto piu completo ed efficiente. Il terzo pezzo e la resistenza mentale che...
Creare il Giocatore Di Pallavolo Ideale Di Joseph Correa Atleta Professionista Ed Allenatore Per raggiungere il tuo vero potenziale e necessario esser...
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Creare Il Giocatore Di Tennis Ideale: Impara Trucchi E Segreti Utilizzati Dai Migliori Giocatori Professionisti Di Tennis E Dagli Allenatori Per Migli
ISBN: 9781517351359 / Włoski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Creare il Giocatore Di Tennis Ideale Di Joseph Correa Atleta Professionista Ed Allenatore Per raggiungere il tuo vero potenziale e necessario essere in una condizione fisica e mentale ottimali e per fare questo e necessario avviare un piano organizzato che ti aiutera a sviluppare la tua forza, l'esercizio, l'alimentazione corretta e la resistenza mentale. Questo libro ti aiutera a farlo. Mangiare correttamente e allenarsi nel modo giusto sono due dei pezzi del puzzle, ma e necessario il terzo pezzo per rendere il tutto piu completo ed efficiente. Il terzo pezzo e la resistenza mentale che...
Creare il Giocatore Di Tennis Ideale Di Joseph Correa Atleta Professionista Ed Allenatore Per raggiungere il tuo vero potenziale e necessario essere i...
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Creare Il Giocatore Di Squash Ideale: Impara Trucchi E Segreti Utilizzati Dai Migliori Giocatori Professionisti Di Squash E Dagli Allenatori Per Migli
ISBN: 9781517330538 / Włoski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Creare il Giocatore Di Squash Ideale Di Joseph Correa Atleta Professionista Ed Allenatore Per raggiungere il tuo vero potenziale e necessario essere in una condizione fisica e mentale ottimali e per fare questo e necessario avviare un piano organizzato che ti aiutera a sviluppare la tua forza, l'esercizio, l'alimentazione corretta e la resistenza mentale. Questo libro ti aiutera a farlo. Mangiare correttamente e allenarsi nel modo giusto sono due dei pezzi del puzzle, ma e necessario il terzo pezzo per rendere il tutto piu completo ed efficiente. Il terzo pezzo e la resistenza mentale che...
Creare il Giocatore Di Squash Ideale Di Joseph Correa Atleta Professionista Ed Allenatore Per raggiungere il tuo vero potenziale e necessario essere i...
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The Great Tamasha : Cricket, Corruption and the Turbulent Rise of Modern India
ISBN: 9781408158777 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) On a Bangalore night in April 2008, cricket and India changed forever. It was the first night of the Indian Premier League - cricket, but not as we knew it. It involved big money, glitz, prancing girls and Bollywood stars. It was not so much sport as tamasha: a great entertainment. The Great Tamasha examines how a game and a country, both regarded as synonymous with infinite patience, managed to produce such an event. James Astill explains how India's economic surge and cricketing obsession made it the dominant power in world cricket, off the field if rarely on it. He tells how cricket has...
On a Bangalore night in April 2008, cricket and India changed forever. It was the first night of the Indian Premier League - cricket, but not as we kn...
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Globalizing Cricket: Englishness, Empire and Identity
ISBN: 9781472576576 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Globalizing Cricket examines the global role of the sport - how it developed and spread around the world. The book explores the origins of cricket in the eighteenth century, its establishment as England's national game in the nineteenth, the successful (Caribbean) and unsuccessful (American) diffusion of cricket as part of the development of the British Empire and its role in structuring contemporary identities amongst and between the English, the British and postcolonial communities. Whilst empirically focused on the sport itself, the book addresses broader issues such as... Globalizing Cricket examines the global role of the sport - how it developed and spread around the world. The book explores the origins of c... |
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197,81 zł |
Tourism and Cricket: Travels to the Boundary, 41
ISBN: 9781845414528 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This book is the first to focus on the relationship between tourism and cricket. The pattern of cricket as a sport and as a tourist attraction is highly dynamic. This volume examines how cricket as a participant and spectator sport generates diverse tourism to both major and peripheral locations. It looks at the ways in which cricket's extended duration (compared to other sports) creates a different dynamic in terms of visitor-host interaction. It also considers how following cricket as a tourist and a participant causes exposure to unique pressures and results in unique behaviour. The... This book is the first to focus on the relationship between tourism and cricket. The pattern of cricket as a sport and as a tourist attraction is h... |
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Greater Than Bradman: Celebrating Sachin - The Greatest Batsman in Cricket History
ISBN: 9789383175642 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) For close to 80 years the world has revered Donald Bradman as the greatest batsman ever while Sachin Tendulkar has been accepted merely as the greatest contemporary batsman. In this first-of-its-kind forensic study, find out why Sachin, not Bradman, is the greatest batsman of all time. This book is unlike any other book on cricket. It is not a biography of Sachin... or Bradman. It is an unprecedented attempt to set the record straight. It is not a compilation of interviews or cricket anecdotes. It is a tribute to Sachin. It corrects the grave injustice done to him by those who maintain that...
For close to 80 years the world has revered Donald Bradman as the greatest batsman ever while Sachin Tendulkar has been accepted merely as the greates...
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72,96 zł |
The Wit and Wisdom of Test Match Special
ISBN: 9781849908719 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A Treasury of cricket quips and quotes from over 50 years of Test Match Special.
For over fifty years, "Test Match Special "has provided the soundtrack to many cricket fans' lives -- now "Aggers Do Stop It "collects its greatest hits. Here are all the witty sayings, bons mots, doubles entendres, wise words and priceless moments from the whole TMS team past and present, and of course their many and varied celebrity guests. Whether it's classic Test moments or hilarious asides from the boundary, you'll find the perfect line for every occasion. Collecting over half a century of quips... A Treasury of cricket quips and quotes from over 50 years of Test Match Special.
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82,16 zł |