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Athletes for Racial Equity: Jackie Robinson, Arthur Ashe, and More (Sports Illustrated Kids: Activist Athletes)
by Sibylla NashJackie Robinson was the first Black player in Major League Baseball. Arthur Ashe was the first Black man to win several pro tennis titles. Readers will learn about these athletes and others who have fought for and spoken out for racial equity in sports and the greater society.
Athletes for Social Justice: Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, and More (Sports Illustrated Kids: Activist Athletes)
by Dolores AndralTaking a stand and being an activist means having the courage to speak up for an important cause. For football player Colin Kaepernick and basketball great LeBron James, fighting for social justice is their top priority. Learn how they and other players use their platform as celebrity athletes to bring attention and change to the cause of social justice.
Athletes, Sexual Assault, and Trials by Media: Narrative Immunity (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society #22)
by Deb Waterhouse-WatsonSince footballer sexual assault became top news in 2004, six years after the first case was reported, much has been written in the news media about individual cases, footballers and women who have sex with them. Deb Waterhouse-Watson reveals how media representations of recent sexual assault cases involving Australian footballers amount to "trials by media", trials that result in acquittal. The stories told about footballers and women in the news media evoke stereotypes such as the "gold digger", "woman scorned" and the "predatory woman", which cast doubt on the alleged victims’ claims and suggest that they are lying. Waterhouse-Watson calls this a "narrative immunity" for footballers against allegations of sexual assault. This book details how popular conceptions of masculinity and femininity inform the way footballers’ bodies, team bonding, women, sex and alcohol are portrayed in the media, and connects stories relating to the cases with sports reporting generally. Uncovering similar patterns of narrative, grammar and discourse across these distinct yet related fields, Waterhouse-Watson shows how these discourses are naturalised, with reports on the cases intertwining with broader discourses of football reporting to provide immunity. Despite the prevalence of stories that discredit the alleged victims, Waterhouse-Watson also examines attempts to counter these pervasive rape myths, articulating successful strategies and elucidating the limitations built into journalistic practices, and language itself.
Athletic Club. Héroes, pasajes y personajes: Paisajes, escenas y personajes
by Jon Rivas AlbizuUn recorrido por la historia del club de fútbol de moda. «Hay que saber de donde venimos para poder decidir a dónde vamos», afirma Andoni Goikoetxea en el prólogo de este libro del periodista Jon Rivas en el que se reflejan las hazañas de un club, el Athletic de Bilbao, y las historias personales de unos cuantos jugadores, árbitros, empleados y periodistas que lo siguieron durante años. Desde Koldo Agirre hasta Bielsa, aquí están Iribar, Fidel Uriarte, Zarra, Daucik, Joseba Etxeberría, Iriondo, Natxo Biritxinaga, Sara Estévez... Aquí está la última Copa que el Athletic le ganó al Barça, el partido de la nieve ante el Manchester y también el reciente y no menos histórico encuentro de Old Trafford. Está la final de los once aldeanos, el partido de las ranas, el primer título de liga, y otras muchas historias y leyendas. En un fútbol tan globalizado, todavía hay un reducto en el que se mantiene viva la identidad ya ancestral de un equipo singular. El Athletic es fútbol, pero es también un sentimiento.
Athletic Development: A Psychological Perspective
by Caroline Heaney; Nichola Kentzer; Ben OakleyAthletic Development: A Psychological Perspective is an examination of the psychological factors that help or hinder the development of participants in sport. This includes influences such as families, coach-athlete interactions, and transitional episodes on an individual’s pathway in sport. This edited collection of topical chapters shines a unique psychological perspective on the athlete’s development through sport. It explores a range of contemporary themes that influence athlete’s development including: An introduction to athletic development which orientates a holistic, psychological perspective of the athletic development process. Social influences on athletic development, which explores the impact of varied social influences (e.g., coach, family, peers, school) on sports participation and performance from a psychological perspective. Athlete wellbeing, which explores various aspects influencing mental health and welfare as an athlete progresses through their sports career. The book combines key theory with illustrative case studies, to analyse the complexities of athletic development. It takes a critical perspective highlighting some of the debates and controversies in these areas and uses spotlight boxes in each chapter to focus on questions or topics of particular interest. Athletic Development: A Psychological Perspective is a key reader for all students in the fields of sport and exercise psychology, sport coaching, and related sport science subjects.
Athletic Equestrian
by Sally Batton Christina KeimA proven rider training system to sharpen position and vastly improve skill in the saddle. Whether competing in the show ring or riding at home on the trail, every rider wants to be more secure and balanced in the saddle and effective with their aids. This innovative guide uses highly effective exercises to develop your athleticism on horseback so you can say goodbye to common rider problems, such as: Swinging lower legs. Stiff arms. Trouble balancing over the horse&’s center of gravity. Half-halts that go unanswered. Incorrect mechanics, on the flat and in the jumping position. And more. Division I collegiate riding coach Sally Batton has spent over 30 years perfecting her methods specifically designed to refine and polish riders, whatever their level. In her work with hundreds of varsity team athletes, she found that trouble with position and lack of specific horsemanship skills happens for two reasons: First, riders may not have an understanding of the biomechanics required to maintain the correct position. Second, they may not have attained the suppleness and strength required to maintain a fluid, elastic position on the horse. Her secret to combatting these difficulties won her teams dozens of championships and awards through the years. Here you learn both her time-proven warm-up and her exciting &“Equicize&” routine: a series of progressive exercises similar to aerobics on horseback. Batton&’s recommendations help you build and strengthen the major muscle groups used by equestrian athletes, and all exercises can be customized so you can raise or lower the intensity as needed to suit your age, level, and riding style. Plus, readers find dozens of creative training &“hacks&” that will get them on their way to greater levels of riding proficiency in no time at all.
Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine
by E. Leslie Knight Matthew B. WerdThis concise manual is for sports medicine specialists who want to effectively prescribe footwear and orthotics for the athlete. The book provides a logical approach designed to maximize performance and minimize injury. In addition to the fundamentals, including athletic foot types, basic biomechanics, and gait evaluation, the text also addresses the assessment and prescription of shoes, inserts, and orthotics. The work covers new technologies and sports-specific recommendations as well. By presenting essential information in a convenient and easily accessible format, this book will prove to be invaluable for sports medicine physicians, podiatrists, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and other specialists when making footwear recommendations for athletes.
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories
by Chris CrutcherThese six powerful short stories chronicle bits of the lives of characters, major and minor, who have walked the rugged terrain of Chris Crutcher's earlier works. They also introduce some new and unforgettable personalities who may well be heard from again in future books. As with all Crutcher's work, these are stories about athletes, and yet they are not sport stories. They are tales of love and death, bigotry and heroism, of real people doing their best even when that best isn't very good. Crutcher's straightforward style and total honesty have earned him an admiring audience and made readers of many nonreaders.
Athletic Taping, Bracing, and Casting
by David H. Perrin Ian A. McLeodAthletic Taping, Bracing, and Casting features step-by-step instructions for the most common and frequently applied taping, bracing, and casting procedures in clinical practice.
Athletic Training Case Scenarios: Domain-Based Situations and Solutions
by Francis Feld Keith Gorse Robert BlancEvery case that athletic trainers respond to is unique, but by exposing themselves to a variety of scenarios, they can be prepared for almost any situation. Case studies are the easiest way to find this information, but oftentimes, they come in the form of informal anecdotes or only relate to very specific subjects. Athletic Training Case Scenarios: Domain-Based Situations and Solutions is designed to fill this gap by providing a large number of studies from all five of the domains of athletic training. Keith M. Gorse, Francis Feld, and Robert O. Blanc have gathered true-to-life scenarios for each of the five domains of athletic training, resulting in expert advice on the best response to many possible scenarios. These scenarios were shared by the certified athletic trainers who originally responded to them coming from their work in industrial settings, high schools, colleges, professional teams, and sports medicine clinics. Each scenario features the actual case as it was first assessed by the athletic trainer in order to give readers an opportunity to use their own judgment and decide the best course of action before the original athletic trainer’s own response and recommendations are given. Organized by domain, readers will be able to easily find examples of any case they could imagine. Each domain (prevention, evaluation and diagnosis, emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation, and organizational and professional health) has over a dozen scenarios designed to encourage critical thinking. This format gives readers the closest thing to a crash-course by exposing them to a diverse array of cases and situations. Athletic training students and clinicians will appreciate the wide range of cases presented in Athletic Training Case Scenarios: Domain-Based Situations and Solutions, providing them with the strong knowledge base they will need to respond to any situation they may experience themselves.
Athletic Training Exam Review: A Student Guide to Success
by Lynn Van Ost Karen Lew Feirman Karen ManfriFor more than 20 years, Athletic Training Exam Review has empowered and enabled students to assess and evaluate their athletic training knowledge, skills, and decision-making abilities. Now, newly updated for its platinum anniversary, the Seventh Edition continues a tradition of excellence while serving as a premier guide to successfully achieving certification as an athletic trainer.The Seventh Edition serves as a comprehensive self-evaluation tool, elevating readers’ level of preparation for the BOC exam. This market-leading guide has made a positive impact on the athletic training profession by highlighting and improving students’ strengths and weaknesses.What’s inside: Updated study techniques and test-taking strategies An expanded overview of the exam format to assist in organization and planning More than 1,300 multiple-choice questions and nearly 100 true/false questions, updated and organized according to the BOC’s Practice Analysis, Seventh Edition Educational Domains Clinical decision-making questions testing the ability to make appropriate judgment calls using problem solving A skills assessment composed of 26 problems designed to test manual athletic training skills Scenario-based problems to strengthen critical-thinking abilities In addition to the updated content, the Seventh Edition also features a fully redesigned and expanded online test-taking experience, including: New user-friendly, mobile format 8 knowledge assessment tests—3 more than the previous edition! 5 unique true/false exams 20 total drag and drop identification photographs—8 more than the previous edition! 43 critical-thinking scenarios 3 clinical decision-making exams containing scenario-based exam questions 13 video segments with related questions for practicing evaluation and assessment Athletic Training Exam Review has assisted thousands of students and has become a hallmark text around the globe. Connecting the classroom with clinical education, this review tool is a timely and critical text that prepares students for their exam and career as an athletic trainer.
Athletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success
by Andrew P. WintersteinAthletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success, Third Edition is a dynamic text that provides students with a foundation upon which they can build their athletic training knowledge and develop an authentic understanding of the rewards and challenges of the athletic training profession. The Third Edition of Athletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success by Andrew P. Winterstein builds upon previous editions in providing a mix of foundational athletic training knowledge coupled with human interest information to help guide students in their decision-making process when contemplating a career. This Third Edition breaks the mold of other introductory athletic training texts by including answers to many "real-life" athletic training situations. The Third Edition is broken into four sections that cover all different aspects of the profession: Understanding athletic training Common injuries and conditions Planning, prevention, and care Preparing for success Further expanding the learning process, included with each new textbook purchase is access to a companion website that includes videos, a glossary, and various web resources.Updated Features Include: New injury spotlights for the upper and lower extremity and general medical conditions Updated information from athletic training students on keys to success New career spotlights from athletic trainers working in a broad range of career settings Updated information on historic changes in athletic training, including the upcoming transition to master’s degree for professional preparation Updated web resources Additional resources for instructors Complete redesign of text layout and updated images Athletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success, Third Edition is a must have for students taking the first step into a career in athletic training.
Athletic and Orthopedic Injury Assessment: A Case Study Approach
by David C. Berry Leisha M. Berry Michael G. MillerThe case studies in this book use authentic injury assessment examples to help readers link theory and clinical practice with the goal of becoming competent clinicians. The situations are realistic and present more than 130 of the injuries that athletic trainers may encounter in the real world. The questions that accompany the cases ask readers to identify clinical and differential diagnoses, critique the evaluating clinician's actions, recommend treatment, comment on ethical choices, and make many of the decisions they will face in the field. The cases encourage readers to think and problem solve; evidence-based answers (for select cases in the text and for all cases in the instructor's manual) ensure that the recommended clinical decisions are based on the best available research, clinical expertise, and patient preferences rather than on anecdotal practice.
Athletic and Orthopedic Injury Assessment: Case Responses and Interpretations
by David C. Berry Leisha M. Berry Michael G. MillerAthletic and Orthopedic Injury Assessment: Case Responses and Interpretations is a companion book that provides responses and interpretations to the case studies in Athletic and Orthopedic Injury Assessment: A Case Study Approach. Research, evidence-based practices, and professional experience form the basis of these responses and interpretations. The suggested answers for case questions include information such as identification of differential and clinical diagnoses, explanations of diagnostic tests, relevant anatomical information, and more. We hope you find this book helpful in responding to the case questions, whether you are an instructor leading class discussions and analyzing student work, a preprofessional preparing to interpret the case scenarios on the BOC national certification examination, or a student seeking to compare the suggested answers with your own analyses.
AthleticEnhancement, Human Nature and Ethics: Threats and Opportunities of Doping Technologies (International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine #52)
by Sigrid Sterckx Pieter Bonte Jan TolleneerThe book provides an in-depth discussion on the human nature concept from different perspectives and from different disciplines, analyzing its use in the doping debate and researching its normative overtones. The relation between natural talent and enhanced abilities is scrutinized within a proper conceptual and theoretical framework: is doping to be seen as a factor of the athlete's dehumanization or is it a tool to fulfill his/her aspirations to go faster, higher and stronger? Which characteristics make sports such a peculiar subject of ethical discussion and what are the, both intrinsic and extrinsic, moral dangers and opportunities involved in athletic enhancement? This volume combines fundamental philosophical anthropological reflection with applied ethics and socio-cultural and empirical approaches. Furthermore guidelines will be presented to decision- and policy-makers on local, national and international levels. Zooming in on the intrinsic issue of what is valuable about our homo sapiens biological condition, this volume devotes only scant attention to the specific issue of natural talent and why such talent is appreciated so differently than biotechnological origins of ability. In addition, specific aspects of sports such as its competitive nature and its direct display of bodily prowess provide good reason to single out the issue of natural athletic talent for sustained ethical scrutiny.
Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School: The Emergence and Consolidation of an Educational Ideology (Sport in the Global Society)
by J. A. ManganGames obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schools. The obsession has become widely known as athleticism. When it appeared in 1981, this book was the first major study of the games ethos which dominated the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public schoolboys. Written with Professor Mangan's customary panache, it has become a classic, the seminal work on the social and cultural history of modern sport.
Athletics (Sporting Skills #2)
by Clive GiffordHave you been inspired by the 2012 Olympics? Sporting Skills: Athletics is a step by step guide to your favourite athletic disciplines, from sprinting, running and jumping to throwing the javelin, shot put, discus and other events. Take your game to the next level!
Athletics Challenges: A Resource Pack for Teaching Athletics
by Kevin MorganAthletics Challenges is a practical resource file designed to ensure that all students have a positive learning experience in track and field athletics. It provides a wide range of activities and teaching approaches to enable teachers and coaches to promote a climate of inclusion, enjoyment and challenge for young people up to and beyond the age of sixteen. Including straightforward guidance on how to use the resources effectively, Athletics Challenges is a compendium of ready-to-use, photocopiable activity sheets to use with your students in a wide range of athletics events. 'Athletics Challenges' activity sheets provide a wide-range of running, jumping and throwing activities designed to develop physical literacy, fundamental athletic techniques and personal and social skills. 'Peer Teaching' activities for a range of athletic events aim to help improve technical understanding and to enhance social and communication skills through peer teaching. 'Technical Guidance' resource sheets ensure students develop a good understanding of the principles and techniques of running, jumping and throwing through a series of progressive activities and related questions. Athletics Challenges is a complete kit offering an invaluable source of support and ideas for all student and practising physical education teachers, heads of departments, and training and practising professional sports coaches who want to help learners achieve their full potential and lay the foundation for a healthy and physically active life style.
Athletics in the Ancient World
by E. Norman GardinerThis comprehensive text focuses mostly on athletics in classical Greece and Rome, emphasizing the relationship between athletics and religion, art, and education. Also discussed are such events as throwing the discus and javelin, the pentathlon, the stadium and the foot-race, jumping, wrestling, boxing, ball play, and a Greek athletic festival. 137 black-and-white illustrations.
Atlanta: Una historia de valientes
by Federico KotlarUna historia integral del Club Atlético Atlanta, hecha a partir de una profusa investigación periodística, con numerosas entrevistas y testimonios pero siempre desde el punto de vista afectivo de su autor, hincha de toda la vida. Incluye un par de textos invitados y un prólogo a cargo de uno de los seguidores más famosos y militantes del club, Sebastián Wainraich. No parece haber nadie más indicado que Federico Kotlar para escribir esta historia integral, completa, definitiva de Atlanta. Porque hace un recorrido cronológico que abarca todas las anécdotas y todos los datos que importan, y eso la convierte en el tesoro perfecto para varias generaciones -hijos, padres y abuelos- de corazones bohemios. Porque incluye testimonios que harán tambalear algunos mitos que parecían imbatibles -como el de la polémica final de 1985- y recorre el sinfín de conspiraciones que conforman el relato de glorias y desventuras del club. Pero por encima de todo, porque Federico es, además de un gran investigador, un auténtico hincha, uno que aprendió a lo largo de su vida a celebrar y, claro, a sufrir las vicisitudes de un equipo que siempre parece a punto de desaparecer pero que una y otra vez sale adelante con fuerza e instinto de supervivencia. Uno que nunca pierde el humor ni, como los hinchas más fieles, la esperanza de que este sea finalmente el año. «Veo deambular a Federico Kotlar hace años por la tribuna o por la platea de la cancha de Atlanta. De tanto vernos, algún día empezamos a hablar y surgió la relación entre dos tipos insoportables que en toda conversación siempre tienen algo para decir sobre el club. Alguna vez osamos dialogar sobre otras cuestiones, y encontré en Federico un hombre sensible, culto, periodista de raza, educado. Incluso parece un buen padre y un marido aceptable. De lo que estoy seguro es de que es un tipo generoso. A los hinchas de Atlanta nos regala este libro imperdible. Bien escrito, honesto, con historias y testimonios de un club entrañable que tratan de encontrar una respuesta a esta historia de valientes. Pero como en toda buena obra de arte, estas páginas nos van a dejar más preguntas que respuestas y a la vez nos van a hacer sentir acompañados en la locura. ¿Qué lleva a un ser humano a entregar horas de su vida a una cuestión que no deja de lastimarlo? Sean bienvenidos todos los hinchas del fútbol argentino a este libro. Pasen, lean y descubran qué es lo que sentimos los hinchas de Atlanta y por qué ser de Atlanta es distinto».Sebastián Wainraich «Lo bueno de las caídas es que dejan al desnudo lo más lindo que tiene el amor por un club: que no es un amor de usura. Y eso, en una época en la que nada parece ser gratis, creo que es algo muy valioso».Eduardo Sacheri «En el mundo capitalista siempre es preferible ganar, y las derrotas suelen conducir a la disolución de los perdedores. En la poesía, desde luego, no es así. Y el mundo está hecho de capitalismo pero también de poesía. Creo que hay algo de engrandecerse en la derrota, y en el sentido poético casi hay que celebrar las derrotas de Atlanta, un equipo que siempre me cayó muy simpático».Alejandro Dolina «Cuando era chico, el programa habitual de fin de semana con mi abuelo era caminar desde mi casa en La Paternal hasta la cancha de Atlanta para ver el partido. Cuando paso por ahí tengo siempre esa imagen, que para mí es de un tiempo de una cultura futbolística superior».Diego Latorre «Atlanta es un caso raro. No tiene ningún sentido que no haya sido campeón en Primera. Y tampoco que no haya tenido chances de estar en Primera en treinta años».Gonzalo Bonadeo
Atlanta’s Olympic Resurgence: How the 1996 Games Revived a Struggling City
by Michael Dobbins Leon S. Eplan Randal RoarkThe summer of 1996. In nineteen days, six million visitors jostled about in a southern city grappling with white flight, urban decay and the stifling legacy of Jim Crow. Six years earlier, a bold, audacious partnership of a strong mayor, enlightened business leaders and Atlanta's Black political leadership dared to bid on hosting the 1996 Olympic Games. Unexpectedly, the city won, an achievement that ignited a loose but robust coalition that worked collectively, if sometimes contentiously, to prepare the city and push it forward. This is a story of how once-struggling Atlanta leveraged the benefits of the Centennial Games to become a city of international prominence. This improbable rise from the ashes is told by three urban planning professionals who were at the center of the story.
Atlas of Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy
by Andreas B. Imhoff, Jonathan B. Ticker, Augustus D. Mazzocca and Andreas VossArthroscopic surgery has been one of the biggest Orthopedic advances in the last century. It affects people of all ages. Total joint replacement may capture popular imagination, but arthroscopy continues to have a greater effect on more people. This Atlas provides the most up to date resource of advanced arthroscopic techniques, as well as including all the standard procedures. Beautifully illustrated and supported by online videos of the latest techniques, this Atlas will appeal to both experienced shoulder surgeons as well as the orthopedic surgeon seeking to enhance his or her knowledge of shoulder arthroscopy.
Atlas of Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy
by Andreas Voss Augustus Mazzocca Andreas Imhoff Jonathan TickerArthroscopic surgery has been one of the biggest Orthopedic advances in the last century. It affects people of all ages. Total joint replacement may capture popular imagination, but arthroscopy continues to have a greater effect on more people. This Atlas provides the most up to date resource of advanced arthroscopic techniques, as well as including all the standard procedures. Beautifully illustrated and supported by online videos of the latest techniques, this Atlas will appeal to both experienced shoulder surgeons as well as the orthopedic surgeon seeking to enhance his or her knowledge of shoulder arthroscopy.
Atlas of Elbow Surgery
by Andrea Celli Luigi CelliThis richly illustrated atlas is entirely devoted to the most modern surgical techniques of the elbow, offering a comprehensive, step-by-step and detailed examination of all the technical aspects of the surgical exposure of this joint. With the help of over 100 original drawings and photographs, it offers readers a unique understanding of elbow anatomy and surgical approaches, providing precise indications and surgical timing for clinical practice. An entire section focuses on the surgical management of the most common diseases of the elbow: the surgical exposures are related to pathologies affecting the lateral medial, anterior and posterior compartments of the elbow. This atlas will be of great value both to trainees and to specialists who manage disorders of the elbow, including orthopedic surgeons, traumatologists, and sports physicians, as well as anatomists.
Atlas of Palpation
by Robin Bauer Sandro WolframThis atlas with over 250 illustrations and videos is a modern basic work on palpation for physiotherapists. Members of the medical-therapeutic sector face the daily challenge of having to transfer theoretical knowledge into practice. The Atlas of Palpation addresses this process through its multimedia design. Evidence-based technical texts, the most modern illustrations and practical teaching videos illustrating structures and examination procedures address both students and therapists working in practice. All the essential structures of the body are shown in three-dimensional perspective, so that a basic understanding of interrelationships and movement patterns is conveyed. The palpation grips are explained in an understandable way and described in a comprehensible way. The instructional videos were specially made by the authors and the latest technical equipment in terms of camera, lighting elements and sound ensures the highest possible quality. The book is clearly divided into different body systems, which include bony, articular, ligamentous, muscular, nervous, and vascular system. A clear subdivision into subheadings makes it possible to quickly find the desired content. The multimedia approach of this book represents a unique selling point in the medical-therapeutic sector in the field of palpation. This new type of "living" book opens up completely new perspectives for readers when using it. Trainees and students will find here an optimal introduction for professional palpation; for already experienced physiotherapists it is an ideal reference book for tricky questions. Download the SN More Media app for free, scan a link with play button and access directly on your smartphone or tablet.