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101 lesser-known basketfall stories and trivia to delight fans.Author provocateur Dalton Higgins provides 101 reasons why basketball (a.k.a. "the Beautiful Game") is the best unscripted drama -- next to The Real Housewives reality TV franchise -- and has captured the imagination of sports enthusiasts around the world. From the bold to the bizarre, Higgins unpacks the myths and realities behind the second most popular sport in the world with precision, breaking down all kinds of wildly interesting and obscure basketball facts tied to height, gender, geography, race, economics, and everything in between. From sneakers to salacious tidbits, Higgins offers takes on ages-old issues and debates: Can white men jump now? Have three-pointers become the new layup? Should traditional ten-foot rims be raised? Who is the G.O.A.T? Do "free" throws carry a cost? Is the WNBA the next big thing? Have hoop dreams become nightmares? Does size matter? Are hip hop and hoops kissing cousins? And why does basketball reign supreme in hockey obsessed countries like Canada?

It focused on the strategies, challenges and choices in the renaissance of modern sports. It brought together scientists, sports persons, decision makers from across the globe to share research approaches, methods and results. It analyzed ways for implementing adaptable and observable improvement which have direct impact on sports.

It focused on the strategies, challenges and choices in the renaissance of modern sports. It brought together scientists, sports persons, decision makers from across the globe to share research approaches, methods and results. It analyzed ways for implementing adaptable and observable improvement which have direct impact on sports.

There are few posts more dramatic, more controversial, or more public than a football Manager's. The pressures of success, and failure; the problems of finance and business management; the challenge of tactics and training: these are just some of the issues which Tony Pawson examines in this book, originally published in 1973.

Tracing the history of sports medicine from the ancient world through to the present day, this book shines new light on the embedded relationship between physicians, performance enhancement and doping in elite sport.

This guidebook provides a comprehensive, holistic, and evidence-based account for improving the decision making of sports officials across different sports and levels.

This is the first book to examine the impact of blockchain technology on the business of sport. It introduces the fundamentals of blockchain, and explores its current and prospective applications in sport, as well the implications - both positive and negative - of blockchain for the future of the global sport industry.

This is the first book to examine physical education from the perspective of workforce research and development. It adopts a whole system approach - including schools, higher education and public policy - to advance an action-oriented framework for meeting the needs, challenges and opportunities of the global physical education profession.

Bringing together a set of first-person accounts of physical education from the perspectives of disabled children and adults, this book puts disabled people's voices in the foreground.

Bringing together a set of first-person accounts of physical education from the perspectives of disabled children and adults, this book puts disabled people's voices in the foreground.

An examination of the careers of the 50 Buffalo Bills players who have made the greatest impact on one of the National Football League's most iconic franchises. Quotes from opposing players and former teammates are provided along the way, as are summaries of each player's greatest season, most memorable performances, and most notable achievements.

On two chilled late fall Saturday afternoons, separated by forty-nine years, the spectacle of Army-Navy football unfolded at Annapolis, Maryland, on the grounds of the United States Naval Academy. This pair of rivalry games were played in 1893 and 1942, on the edge of brackish tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay and before crowds among the smallest ever to witness the game. While often treated as sidebars in the epic Army-Navy football narrative, these two games had an outsized impact on the series, on the institutions represented on the field, on the armed services their teams represented, and even on the sport of football. In a series that continues to be defined by toughness and resilience, these were also among the hardest-fought and roughest games ever played. The players in both games had been raised in the shadow of two great wars fought by their fathers. Both games were played by men who would soon go on to serve in wars of their own; some of the football players would not survive. Battles at Annapolis presents the context of the two most recent Army-Navy football games played at Annapolis: how the games came to be scheduled and the impact of each contest on the broader community. Author David Gendell also showcases the unique personalities who represented the service academies on the field, on the sidelines, and in the stands. These men came to Annapolis and West Point from varied backgrounds; each arrived at the game venue via a distinct path and, in the months and years after the game, they moved out into the broader world-many eagerly representing the United States in combat; some sacrificing their lives in conducting that service. But before they went to war, they played football.

In a career spanning almost three decades, visionary psychological coach, Gilbert Enoka, has left his fingerprint on all aspects of the All Blacks winning machine. With a 77% winning record in test match rugby, the highest of any professional sports team, they are the only international team to have a winning record against every opponent. That performance is only possible because they leave no part of their preparation to chance. Their winning mindset and resilience are as important as the physical training and Gilbert Enoka was their secret weapon.For the first time, Gilbert distils his essential lessons to building unshakeable staying power - particularly at times of high pressure where others would crumble - creating a winning team mentality - where the no assholes rule is king - and leaving things better than how you found them so that we can all learn the All Blacks way. Discover how to build a winning culture, hone your leadership to inspire your team in times of need and establish iconic rules for performance that will become your competitive advantage for years to come.

This is the first book to focus on sports betting from a sociological perspective. Drawing on multi-stage sociological research, it deepens our understanding of an increasingly significant aspect of the contemporary sport industry.

A statistical record of every game played in the English Football League and FA Premier League, 1958 to 2024. Includes final league tables and "home-and-away" charts for all four divisions. Additionally, it also contains Quarter-final and Semi-final results for the F.A. Cup, 1959 to 2024, plus line-ups and scorers for the Final each year.

A statistical guide to football in Poland, covering the top division from inception to 2024 with 'home-and-away' charts showing results plus final tables for each season. Also includes tables for some regional leagues, 1919-1927 plus Polish Cup results for the final 3 rounds in every year and team line-ups and scorers for the Final itself.

To this day, Raphael Geminiani is the only rider to have finished in the top ten in all three grand tours in the same year. Now in his mid-90s, he's one of the last living members of an iconic cast of riders that illuminated cycling's golden era.