Athletics Books

This book is an absolute necessity if you follow UTAH/BYU football. The rivalry is vividly painted with the book. It is almost an entire history of this tense rivalry. Rosetta and Miller are particularly good at taking the UTAH or BYU view in each chapter. The book synopsis is correct on the cover of the book--each chapter makes you laugh and cry, disagree and agree, and protest and cheer (it all depends on which side you are on!). This book does not take sides, UTAH/BYU fans will love one part of the book, and hate another part of the book. READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they

This book is required to pass the Level 1 USJA Coaching certification. The book is insightful in its discussion of coaching and teaching, and can be applied to any martial art teaching. It was well-written and easy to understand, and I would recommend it to any martial artist, even if they are not going through the USJA certification process.

This book is very detailed, a must for general medical information.

I have the hardback edition, published in the U.S. in 1999, but the content is the same as this paperback edition.

The book start with individual skills, with the first chapter on ball control covering receiving, turning, shielding, and dribbling moves. The book has many, many, excellent annotated pictures illustrating each skill. For most skills, the book diagrams a suggested skill-builder drill, which can either be done by players working on their own ("soccer homework"), or as part of a practice led by a coach.

After the Ball Control Chapter, the book also covers Passing and Shooting, Dead Ball Skills, Defending, Attacking, Tactics, Goalkeeping, and Training and Fitness.

The passing and shooting section has helpful diagrams of where on the ball to strike, and where on the foot, and has enough detail to answer most questions players or coaches would have about the details of how a particular skill should be done.

In the tactics area, and throughout the book, there are also many diagrams and color artwork pictures illustrating player positioning and movement in a way that makes the tactics clear.

I have many soccer coaching books, but this one is the one I go to when I want authoritative information and refresher on key points for teaching a particular skill. I've used many of the drills in my practices, and they have always gone well.

The book has excellent information, and realistic and helpful step-by-step action pictures that demonstrate skills.

The only real criticism I have is that sometimes I need more steps in the action pictures, particularly some of the dribbling moves, to see how the player got from A to C, and I feel like step B is missing.

Now my two daughters (12 and 14) play with an elite club team that wins 2-5 state championships a year (out of 8 girls age groups) and I recognize so many of the key components of that program being effectively taught in this book. This book is tremendously sound in terms of both the skills and terminology it teaches, and the highly effective way it presents and teaches them.

If you are a coach looking for an effective organization of skills and tactics to teach, or a player, especially one without access to expert, state-of-the art soccer skills training, I highly recommend this book. Because a picture is worth a thousand words, and this book is loaded with well-thought out pictures, artwork, and diagrams, players as young as 10, perhaps younger in special cases, could read the material and get very good use out of it. This book is simply excellent, and highly recommended for any soccer player and coach who wants to improve by learning and mastering the details of the skills and tactics needed to become a high-level soccer player.

FIRST AND FOREMOST --- I GUESS I SHOULD LIST MY NAME --- KARABASZ --- A NAME THAT IS LISTED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE BOOK --- NOT BECAUSE OF ME --- I WAS ONLY AN AVERAGE (IF THAT) 3 SPORT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE VIKING PRIDE . BUT I DID WANT TO SHARE A STORY ON THE AUTHOR FOR ALL READERS AND POTENTIAL BUYERS. IN 1968, MY FATHER, VIC KARABASZ, MOVED OUR FAMILY TO JASPER,ALABAMA TO COACH AT WALKER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. I TOO, AS A KID REMEMBER SOME OF THE GREAT MEN OF THE TOWN AT THE TIME. BERNARD WEINSTEIN,JUDGE AL BLANTON, AND ESPECIALLY GEDDES SELF! BUT ALSO, THE AUTHOR,PAT MORRISON, WHO I VIVIDLY REMEMBER TO THIS DAY LIVING WITH OUR FAMILY FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE HIS PLACE WAS READY. COACH MORRISON TOOK A PLAIN WHITE HAT AND DREW A PERFECT BLACK "W" ON IT AND TRIMMED IT IN OLD GOLD FOR ME! AT THE TIME IT WAS THE BEST LOOKING CAP A YOUNG SIX YEAR OLD KID HAD EVER SEEN AND PROOF THAT THE AUTHOR HAS LIVED VIKING PRIDE HIMSELF FOR SOME 40 YEARS NOW !!! THANK YOU COACH MORRISON FOR THE CAP 40 YEARS AGO AND THE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO RE-LIVE SOME OF THOSE MEMORIES!!!

I recently moved to D.C. Being unfamiliar with the area, it helped me find some great running routes. A must have for anyone living in or around Washington D.C.

I used this book for quite some time. I was very pleased with the results from this weight program. I have wanted to purchase my own copy, but have been unable to find it anywhere. Please let me know if it is ever available again.

This book is a well written,very informative book on basic weight training for fitness or sports conditioning.The book covers the basics of anatomy and kineseology as well as basic weight training exercises and various routines.A real gem of a book for those seeking honest instruction in weight training.If you ever see a copy, GRAB IT!

Dr Fahey's book is a great reference tool for those who train and get common athletic injuries. It's give simple easy to follow advise that everybody can understand.

This is a wounderful book to get. It covers every college there is and tells you how they got their name and mascot. This is a book that is great for those times when you were just woundering about something, and want to look it up.