Athletics Books

This was the best book I have ever read. I read it twice in one night and I wrote a book report on it. The main characters were very interesting and the action parts were alot of fun.I have read alot of sports books and this was the best.

As a new athletic Director. I was in the gray area on various topics. The book provided explanations and forms that are essential for the position. It's a must have.

I feel that the book Athletic Fitness for kids provides a collective amount of information that is beneficial to me personally as a person hoping to create a youth athletic development program. I feel that this book will be a foundation for the movement to helping youth build confidence and skills through athletic development programs.

An excellent book for students of degree level. Not suitable for the novice. During my studies I have found this to be an outstanding reference book and an indispensible aid to writing assignments. The book is detailed scientifically but is easy to follow and has plenty of studies done to back up the information given. A top class book.

This book was even more than I expected. It was everything I needed to know to obtain a scholoarship to a good school!

The author has quite obviously taken a great deal of time to examine how a student/athlete can obtain a scholarship. It is a must read for the senior at the high school level with a dream of attending a U.S. or Canadian college or university. It worked for me!

This unique work is well-organized, precise, and concise, with plenty of photos, to preserve the techniques of a singular Western Martial Art. It presents an older style of Savate Classique, that preceded later Savate Sportive and modern kickboxing. The author, Bruce Tegner, learned this Art during World War Two from a rare Mentor of Savate Classique; Jean-Claude Gautier in Quebec, Canada. Many French-Canadians have a Basque heritage. So, their Art may include Zapota -- Savate Basque -- an ancient original source of later Savate.

One can see in it a fine combination of fencing, kicking, and boxing -- using feet in shoes and bare fists. The fencing aspects appear in the on-guard stance, [T-position of feet], some of the footwork, [skips, lunges, and advances], and the checking parries and returns. The fluid kicks cover many angles, ranges, and levels. The boxing moves include older bare-knuckle punches. This bare-knuckle boxing also appears in some of the footwork, [shuffles], as well as in the on-guard stance, [in-line upper-lead and lower-rear fists].

The later editions of this work seem to go toward more modern kickboxing without actually getting there. Kickboxing styles are proven to be effective in full-contact sparring and combat in general. The older styles of Savate seem even closer to their non-sports realism -- so can be a critical addition to realistic self-defense Arts. All-in-all this first 1960 edition by Bruce Tegner shows a necessary and sufficient array of graceful and practical kickboxing-based self-defenses -- especially when furthered via associated "scissoring" grappling +++

Great reference book. All students should use when preparing for the certification exam.

Drs. Rankin and Ingersoll have taken the art of management and applied it to health care. This book has a target audience of athletic trainers but it is approproiate for any health care facility. The selection and progression of chapters assists the student in learning the complex subject of management. They have done an excellent job of presenting various views in a non-partial manner. Well recommended!

If you want to truly prepare for the athletic trainers certification exam, this is THE book to get. It's complete, easy to follow, and best of all really gives you a sense of what the exam will be like. The authors' advice is second to none. Highly recommended!