Athletics Books

As a Brit living in the US who had played soccer for many years, I became involved in coaching youth soccer (U10) a couple of years ago. I purchased numerous books for ideas on drills and approaches to teaching soccer. I consider this book to be one of the best! It includes 5 different levels of development models to take kids from 'basic abilities and capacities' through mini-soccer, 7 v 7, 8 v 8 and 11 v 11.

All of the drills are well illustrated and explained. I have personally used most of the drills in the book. The narrative explain the characteristics of children at various stages of development and how best to develop their play from basic concepts to team play. If you are serious about 'teaching soccer' and not just running drills, I recommend this book!

Pick this book up if you are a Dawg fan. I goes thru what Dooley was thinking from game one thru the national championship, to the last game against Mich St. It tells of the recruting of Walker and other UGA greats. Great pics as well, every UGA fan must have one

This is one of the all time classic fitness books. Full of common sense and personal experience, Dr. Sheehan was filled with wisdom on physical fitness. He talks of working out and balancing physical work with mental activity. The secrets to staying young are in this book.

Jeffrey McAndrew
author of "Our Brown-Eyed Boy"

Again tunis proves he is one of the greatest writers for boys. This book was phenomenal. Tunis wrote very well. I COMPLETELY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK because it was very well written. Anyone who loves books will love this.

The product came as it was described and was shipped in a timely manner. The book was like new and was available at a great price. I plan to buy from this seller again and recommend them to others.

This is a great book for anyone that deals with athletes. Great source for answers to any questions !

No doubt about it. This book is a winner. Easy to read. I think its part of a series of college football teams. If you are an OU fan, I suggest you buy it. If you have a fan in the family of Bob Stoops or Barry Switzer, then you really need to buy it. I also suggest purchasing UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports By the Numbers)as well. Both books will make any OU fan excited about Sooner Magic.

The price was good and the book was brand new. I got the book within 5 business days! I saved both time and money purchasing this book through Amazon. Great Deal!

As a coach, it's very important to know what to do in the event an athlete gets hurt. Since there aren't enough Trainers to go around, I decided to learn as much as I could about acute athletic care. Several Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers recommended this book to me, and I must say, it's every bit as helpful as they said it would be. It gives step-by-step instructions, excellent diagrams, and great prevention tips since it is, technically, a textbook. The only thing more helpful than this book on the sidelines or in the dugouts is MAYBE an ice-pack. Every coach should read this book, study this book, and keep this book close by during practice and game-time. I highly recommend it.

This book really opened my eyes to the damage that over training can produce on the body. Also learned lots about rest, recovery, and using speed work. I, like a lot of other runners, always heard that long slow runs are great for burning fat and getting in great shape- WRONG! The only thing the long slow run did for me was make my legs sore and I actually started gaining fat. Read this book to find out more about this. The book is written from a South African Point of view, however the concepts and principles are universal and apply to all runners across the world. I learned so much from this book. I'm a climber of some of the world's biggest mountains and I've always used running as a base training method. This is why I never took running seriously, but as soon as I started competing in some of the tougher mountain runs, I realized that I was not too far from being an elite runner. I was on the path to injury as I upped the mileage and elevation gain with little rest. I also had no idea about how to eat for distance running. This book has a great section on sports nutrition. The information in this book may have saved me from getting injured from over-training and eating the wrong proportions of Carbos to Protein to Fat. A also ate at the wrong times. This book covers everything about distance running that you'll need to know- very complete.