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Post Falls basketball player Hill signs with Idaho
Post Falls high school basketball star Connor Hill is one of two players to sign with the University of Idaho to round out the Vandals’ 2011 recruiting class.
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Farberware 1525 Beehive Salt & Pepper Shakers $2.39 Farberware 1525 Beehive Salt & Pepper ShakersFarberware 1525 Beehive Salt & Pepper Shakers Features:; Stainless steel caps; Glass shakers; Set includes two shakers; Holds 2 ounces… |
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Texas A&M Aggie’s Drink Coaster Set $39.99 These coasters are a great addition to your Aggie’s collection. They are no longer just for restaurants. Place your glass on it and watch it light up. These are great as a gift or a conversational piece…. |
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Noah $42.00 Tracks include: 1. Noah 2. Innervenus Eyes 3. Lonely Man 4. Lonliness Is A Feeling 5. Cat 6. Jumpin’ Humpin’ Hip Hypocrite 7. Follow The Children 8. Lennie Johnson 9. Paint Them A Picture Jane 10. Death Row… |
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Improve Your Basketball Skills – Binaural Beat Brainwave Subliminal Systems $0.99 … |
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Better Basketball’s Read and React Offense $180.00 When we say Read & React is a complete offensive system, we should probably clarify what we mean by “complete”. We mean that you can use this offensive system with absolutely any style of play or coaching philosophy you already have in place. We mean it that can be easily customized to take advantage of your team’s greatest strengths. We mean that any age group and any skill level can learn and a… |
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NBA Starting Five $4.31 NBA Starting Five offers a newly designed intuitive-control system that allows instant playability as well as depth for advanced players. A new on-the-fly play-calling system automates the process, and hundreds of new animations and improved player models give the game vivid life. You can use your skills in franchise mode to create a perennial dynasty, and enjoy completely up-to-date rules, roster… |
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One On One $2.99 … |
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Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game $6.99 Crazy Machines is an intersting software. The player can turn cranks rotate gears pull levers use catapults and any objects to build crazy mahines. This brain teaser will lighten up imagination with creative and adictive fun.System Requirements:MAC: 1.25 GHz G4 MAC 0sx 10.3 or higher 256 MB Ram 60 MB Free hard disk space 4xCD-Rom drive graphocs 32 MB ATI or N/Vidia graphocs card with Open GL 1.3 o… |
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NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary) $18.83 NBA 2K12 begins a new year of devising advanced strategies that may help overcome all odds at being the champs of the next season. It’s coming up. It’s here! With over 5 million copies sold worldwide and over 20 Sports Game of Year awards, last year NBA 2K11 allowed you to BECOME THE GREATEST with MJ & the Jordan Challenge mode. This year the NBA 2K franchise is back and bigger than ever, provid… |
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NBA 2K11 $8.00 When you’re the #1 selling NBA videogame two years in a row, the #1 rated NBA videogame 10 years in a row, and have collaborated with back-to-back NBA champions, Kevin Garnett (2K9) and Kobe Bryant (2K10) – what is NBA 2K11 to do for the next act? Simple: Michael Jordan. The greatest basketball player of all time debuts for the first time in this hardware generation and brings his passion for the … |
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1981 Disestablishments $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: British Honduras, Westward Television, Capital Punishment in France, 2nd Bundesliga Süd, Dunston Power Station, Lone Pine International, 2nd Bundesliga Nord, Metropolitan Stadium, Wbz-Fm, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, Memorial Stadium, Judges’ Council, Women’s Professional Basketball League, Operation Ivy Bells, East Layton, Utah, Rhodesian African Rifles, Isacomm, Bankside Power Station, Charlottetown Hospital, International Pro Wrestling, London Co-Operative Society, Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association, Limann Government, Senate of South Africa, Prince Edward Island Hospital, Blackwall Point Power Station, Gay Activists Alliance, Prairie Marksman, Ibm International Chess Tournament, Springlake Amusement Park, National Association of Educational Broadcasters, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Mexborough Power Station, No-Do, St. Cuthbert’s Co-Operative Society, Regroupement Des Militants Syndicaux, Nottingham Women’s Hospital, Communist Workers League of Britain, Tel Aviv Zoo. Excerpt: The 2nd Bundesliga Nord was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2nd Bundesliga in 1981. It covered the northern states of Nordrhein-Westfalen , Niedersachsen , Bremen , Hamburg , Schleswig-Holstein and the city of West-Berlin .Overview The league was established in 1974 to reduce the number of second divisions in Germany from five to two and thereby allow direct promotion to the league winners. Along with the foundation of the 2nd Bundesliga Nord, formed from clubs of the three former Regionalligas of Nord , Berlin and West , went the foundation of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd, which was created from clubs of the other two |
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2008 Summer Paralympics Events: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics $25.97 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Sitting Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Football 7-A-Side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Table Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Football 5-A-Side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Excerpt: Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field from September 9 to September 15, 2008.Classfication Archers are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows archers to compete against others with a similar level of function.Archery classes are:Events For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications. item Men’s individual recurve item Men’s team recurve item Women’s individual compound item Women’s individual recurve item Women’s team recurve end{sloppypar Qualification There will be 136 athletes (88 males, 48 females) competing in this sport.Qualification Slots Medal summary Medal table This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their archers |
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39 Days $9.99 EVERY COP HAS ONE LASTING MEMORY . . . EVERY JUDGE HAS ONE LASTING REGRETOfficer Dennis Patrick assumes that tonight is just like every other Friday night, as he cruises by the regular teen hang-outs, making sure the residents of Pico Rivera, California are safe. However, when he pulls into Oyster Park, he realizes that tonight is not like any he has ever experienced. What he first hears, and then sees, will change his career forever.Hector Alvarez, a young Hispanic male, has made a series of bad decisions in his life, and in his desire to revenge the recent death of his older brother, makes his worst decision yet. As Hector sits in jail awaiting his trial, he begins to mentally prepare for a long stay in prison. Little does he know that prison would have been his safest bet.Judge Henderson is a trusted and respected Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles County. His friends, his staff, and his family all appreciate his love of the law, and his love for his favorite lunchtime sport – basketball. Henderson is growing frustrated by the lack of rehabilitation that stems from lengthy prison sentences, and the predictability of long-term criminals. While he loves the law, and the people who fight for it, he is beginning to question the very judicial system that he has sworn to uphold.What would happen if one person could be both “judge and jury”? Who really has the right to decide specific punishment for specific crimes? While you may be surprised by the events that take place in just 39 Days, you’ll be even more surprised to hear, that they are based on a true story. |
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A1 Ethniki: Basketball in Greece, A1 Ethniki 2006-07, A1 Ethniki 2005-06, Greek Basketball Cup, Heba Greek All Star Game $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: A1 Ethniki, Basketball in Greece, A1 Ethniki 2006-07, A1 Ethniki 2005-06, Greek Basketball Cup, Heba Greek All Star Game, List of Top Scorers in A1 Ethniki by Season, A1 Ethniki 2008-09, Heba Greek All Star Game 2008-09, List of Basketball Clubs in Greece, Greek Basketball Hall of Fame. Excerpt: The A1 Ethniki (Greek : A1 , literally “A1 National” in English ), commonly referred to as either the A1 Basket (Greek: A1 ), the Greek League , or the Greek Championship is the highest professional club basketball league in Greece . It is run by HEBA , which is called in Greek. It is ranked as one of the 3 “A” level national domestic leagues in European basketball by the ULEB League Rankings System . It consists of 14 teams and runs from October to June, with teams playing 26 games each during the regular season. The first official Greek Championship was held in the 1927-28 season, although the first unofficial one started in the year 1925. The league’s main sponsors are OPAP , which is the league’s name sponsor and the Greek National Tourism Organization .History Official Greek League English version logo.Basketball first came to Greece in the year 1910. By the year 1925 the first unofficial Greek championship had begun and in 1927 the first official championship began. There are three different official championship periods. The first one lasted from 1927 to 1963, when there wasn’t a national championship and the champions of every district played at a later stage to define the Greek Champion. The second era started in the 1963-64 season when the Greek First Division (A Ethniki) was founded. In 1969, the EOK took over the duties of overseeing the competition and did so until the year 1992. The third era has existed since the 1986-87 season, when the A1 division (with |
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Angelo State University $23.74 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Angelo State Rams, Angelo State Rams Football, Angelo State Rams Football Head Coaches, Angelo State Rams Football Players, Angelo State Rams Men’s Basketball, Angelo State University Alumni, Angelo State University Faculty, Angelo State University Presidents, Grant Teaff, Dane Krager, Chris Brazzell, List of Angelo State University People, Jim Morris, Bill Erwin, Phil Danaher, J. T. Rutherford, Foster Field, Joe Esposito, Angelo State College of Sciences, Angelo State University College of Education, Robert Williamson Iii, Angelo State University Management Instruction and Research Center, Angelo State University College of Nursing and Allied Health, Angelo State University College of Business, Robert Nason Beck, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Alvin Garrett, San Angelo Stadium, Dale Carr, Jim Hess, Shockmain Davis, Angelo State University College of Graduate Studies, Angelo State University College of Liberal and Fine Arts, Joseph Rallo, James Cameron, Legrand Sports Complex, Angelo State University Rams Baseball, Pierce Holt, Ram Page, Tramain Jones, Morris Overstreet, Junell Center, Jerry Aldridge, Rod Cason, Clayton Weishuhn, Houston Harte University Center, Ken Kennard, Concho River Review, Angelo State Fight Song. Excerpt: Angelo State University Rams Foster Field at Angelo State University The Angelo State University Rams Baseball team represents Angelo State University in NCAA Division II college baseball . The team was resurrected in 2005 after a long hiatus because of continued student requests and support. The team belongs to the Lone Star Conference and plays home games at Foster Field , an on-campus field shared with the minor league team the San Angelo Colts . The field was constructed in 2000 and features 4,200 seats, a Triple-A lighting system and an inning-by-inning |
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Any Given Day $10.77 The object of this book,”Any Given Day” is to take the gamble out of sports gambling. The statistical probability system explained in this book is an objective system for both professional football and basketball. There is no guess work as the system is based on simple math and statistics. The system was developed in the early 1950′s while working with my father who taught physics and calculus in college. Coming together, a mining and civil engineer and a teacher, coach and athletic director, the system has been refined and brought up to date for todays sports.February 6, 1005 which was Super Bowl XXXIX the exact score was predicted by the system, New England 24 and Philadelphia 21. Because of this, I was called gifted in Las Vegas. There are many games listed in the book that pick the exact score. How about week 10 played November 10, 2002 between Atlanta and Pittsburg. The system picked the game to be a tie. I called the game at 24 Atlanta and 24 Pittsburg. That became the final score after overtime. No game had ended in a tie for many years, and until this year, 2008, there had been no other. This book is much more than just the winning football and basketball system as it covers sports gaming rules, sports talk, the type of wagers, and which to use and which to stay away from using. This is a real love novel because with one $10.00 two team parlay bet you will almost double the price you paid for this book.The chapter, Beyond Stupidity, is enlightening as it gives the reader an inside look at the coaching world. A mistake by a coach can cause a loss, Where as, a mistake by a player may not. You will see why coaches are finally being paid more money than in the early years of pro sports.Money Management is a very important chaper for any phase of life. Remember “Pigs get fat, and hogs get slaughtered”. Self-discipline, self-control and mental strength is a large part of money management. Here is where we will talk about a |
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Arellano University: Arellano Chiefs, Arellano University – Elisa Esguerra Campus, Arellano University – Plaridel High School, the Annex $8.78 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: “Hey! AU Go Fight, Hey AU Go Fight!” The Arellano University Chiefs (formerly known as the Flaming Arrows) was the varsity teams of Arellano University. They currently play in the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA). They will also play as a guest team in the 200910 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines). The Arellano Flaming Arrows won the National Student’s Championship in the 1970s. The Chiefs first entered the best-of-three finals in the men’s basketball division of the NCRAA in 2006 when they were defeated by the Saint Francis of Assisi College System Doves. In a repeat finals appearance in 2007, head coach Leo Isaac finally led the Chiefs to the championship with a 6764 game three win against the Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) Generals. The Chiefs relied on their defense to stop EAC’s Ronjay Buenafe, while supporters of the rival teams had to be restrained inside the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Baby Chiefs also defeated the Olivarez College juniors team in their own title series to ensure both NCRAA basketball titles would go to their Sampaloc campus. In 2008, the Chiefs reigned anew against 2006 tormentor St. Francis in two games., while the Baby Chiefs also swept the Dovelets in juniors’ competition to keep both basketball trophies. The Chiefs’ NCRAA championship caused their qualification to the 2008 Philippine Collegiate Championship for basketball. In the PCC, they defeated Universal College (UCN) Golden Dragons in the first round, but they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by three-peat NCAA champions San Beda Red Lions. The Chiefs were able to qualify anew for the 2009 NCRAA finals, but they were defeated by upstarts Universal College Golden Dragons in overtime… More: |
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Athletic Fitness for Kids $15.95 Finally, here is a conditioning program designed to fully develop a young athlete's physical skills without dropout, injury, or burnout. Athletic Fitness for Kids enhances athletic skills for young athletes using a fun, self-directed, and self-tested system. Gamelike activities help young athletes develop seven key sport skills: -Flexibility-Coordination-Balance-Stamina-Strength -Speed-Agility Athletic Fitness for Kids includes drills, games, and exercises that cross over with popular sports such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis. Sport-specific drill suggestions are also included. Developed by Scott Lancaster, founder and CEO of Youth Evolution Sports, and Radu Teodorescu, fitness adviser, Athletic Fitness for Kids will maximize athletic potential and open doors to a lifetime of fitness and sport participation. |
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Athletic Fitness for Kids $16.95 Finally, here is a conditioning program designed to fully develop a young athlete's physical skills without dropout, injury, or burnout. Athletic Fitness for Kids enhances athletic skills for young athletes using a fun, self-directed, and self-tested system. Gamelike activities help young athletes develop seven key sport skills: -Flexibility-Coordination-Balance-Stamina-Strength -Speed-Agility Athletic Fitness for Kids includes drills, games, and exercises that cross over with popular sports such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis. Sport-specific drill suggestions are also included. Developed by Scott Lancaster, founder and CEO of Youth Evolution Sports, and Radu Teodorescu, fitness adviser, Athletic Fitness for Kids will maximize athletic potential and open doors to a lifetime of fitness and sport participation. |
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Atlantic Sun Conference $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: University of North Florida, North Florida Ospreys, University of South Carolina Upstate, 2010 Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Tournament, 2008 Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Tournament, 2009 Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Tournament, Whitten Soccer Complex. Excerpt: The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida, and a member institution of the State University System of Florida. UNF was established in 1969, and classes began in 1972. It currently has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students and employs over 500 full-time faculty. The campus is located on a natural preserve in the largest city in terms of land area in the continental United States. The university comprises 5 separate colleges with noted business, coastal biology, nursing, and jazz programs. The current president is former Jacksonville mayor John Delaney. In March 2006, The Princeton Review ranked UNF number five in their list of “America’s Best Value Colleges,” and also named UNF as a “Best Southeastern College”. UNF’s status as a “Best Value College” was recently reaffirmed in the 2009 edition of the Princeton Review. The University of North Florida NCAA Division I athletic teams, known as the North Florida Ospreys compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The university was founded in 1969 after one thousand acres (4 km²) midway between downtown Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Beaches was put aside for the campus. Until this time, the only publicly funded institution of higher learning was Florida Community College at Jacksonville. J. J. Daniel, Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents, was instrumental in getting the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Construction on classrooms and buildings began in 1971 and UNF ope… More: |
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Basketball In Griechenland $19.99 Kapitel: Liste Der Griechischen Basketballnationalspieler, Basketball-Europameisterschaft 1995, A1 Ethniki, Griechische Basketballnationalmannschaft, Basketball-Europameisterschaft 1987, Panathinaikos Athen/namen Und Zahlen, Basketball-Weltmeisterschaft 1998, Griechischer Pokalsieger. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: The A1 Ethniki (Greek: A1 Εθνικ? Κατηγορ?α, literally “A1 National” in English), commonly referred to as either the A1 Basket (Greek: A1 Μπ?σκετ), the Greek League, or the Greek Championship is the highest professional club basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA, which is called ΕΣΑΚΕ in Greek. It is ranked as one of the 3 “A” level national domestic leagues in European basketball by the ULEB League Rankings System. It consists of 14 teams and runs from October to June, with teams playing 26 games each during the regular season. The first official Greek Championship was held in the 1927-28 season, although the first unofficial one started in the year 1925. The league’s main sponsors are OPAP, which is the league’s name sponsor and the Greek National Tourism Organization. Official Greek League English version logo.Basketball first came to Greece in the year 1910. By the year 1925 the first unofficial Greek championship had begun and in 1927 the first official championship began. There are three different official championship periods. The first one lasted from 1927 to 1963, when there wasn’t a national championship and the champions of every district played at a later stage to define the Greek Champion. The second era started in the 1963-64 season when the Greek First Division (A Ethniki) was founded. In 1969, the EOK took over the duties of overseeing the competition and did so until the year 1992. The third era has existed since the 1986-87 season, when the A1 division (with regular |
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Basketball in Spanien: Basketball-Europameisterschaft 2007, Basketball-Europameisterschaft 1997, Liga ACB $19.99 Kapitel: Basketball-Europameisterschaft 2007, Basketball-Europameisterschaft 1997, Liga Acb, Spanische Basketballnationalmannschaft, Basketball-Europameisterschaft 1973, Copa Del Rey de Baloncesto, Spanische Basketballnationalmannschaft Der Damen, Basketball-Weltmeisterschaft 1986, Olympische Sommerspiele 1992/basketball, Liga Española de Baloncesto. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: The Liga ACB, or Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (English: Basketball Clubs’ Association), often abbreviated to the ACB, is the pre-eminent men’s professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three “A” level European national domestic leagues in the ULEB League Rankings system. The ACB League is considered by many to be one of the best and most elite basketball leagues in Europe and even in the whole world. The ACB league, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 18 teams, including Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Cajasol, Estudiantes, Joventut Badalona, Caja Laboral Baskonia, Valencia Basket and Unicaja Málaga. Each team has to play all the other teams in its division twice, one at home and one away. This means that in Liga ACB the regular league ends after all teams play 34 matches. Like many other leagues in continental Europe, the Liga ACB takes a winter break once each team has played half of its scheduled matches. One feature of the league that may be unusual to North American observers is that the two halves of the season are played in the same order-that is, the order of each team’s first-half fixtures is repeated in the second half of the season. This is normal in Spanish sports; it is also used by La Liga in association football. At the end of the league, the eight best teams start a play-off, playing the regular season champion with the 8th and so on. There are three rounds |
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Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis $18.95 Journey “inside the numbers” for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesn’t diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when they’re winning or losing and what aspects should be the focus in either situation. He describes and quantifies the jobs of team leaders and role players, then discusses the interactions between players and how to achieve the best fit. Oliver conceptualizes the meaning of teamwork and how to quantify the value of different types of players working together. He examines historically successful NBA teams and identifies what made them so successful: individual talent, a system of putting players together, or good coaching. Oliver then uses these statistical tools and case studies to evaluate the best players in history, such as Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Charles Barkley and how they contributed to their teams’ success. He does the same for some of the NBA’s “oddball” players-Manute Bol, Muggsy Bogues, and Dennis Rodman and for the WNBA’s top players.Basketball on Paper is unique in its incorporation of business and analytical concepts within the context of basketball to measure the value of players in a cooperative setting. Whether you’re looking for strategies or new ideas to throw out while watching the ballgame at a sports bar, Dean Oliver’sBasketball on Paper will give you amazing new insights into teamwork, coaching, and success. |
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Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis $7.48 Journey “inside the numbers” for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesn’t diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when they’re winning or losing and what aspects should be the focus in either situation. He describes and quantifies the jobs of team leaders and role players, then discusses the interactions between players and how to achieve the best fit. Oliver conceptualizes the meaning of teamwork and how to quantify the value of different types of players working together. He examines historically successful NBA teams and identifies what made them so successful: individual talent, a system of putting players together, or good coaching. Oliver then uses these statistical tools and case studies to evaluate the best players in history, such as Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Charles Barkley and how they contributed to their teams’ success. He does the same for some of the NBA’s “oddball” players-Manute Bol, Muggsy Bogues, and Dennis Rodman and for the WNBA’s top players.Basketball on Paper is unique in its incorporation of business and analytical concepts within the context of basketball to measure the value of players in a cooperative setting. Whether you’re looking for strategies or new ideas to throw out while watching the ballgame at a sports bar, Dean Oliver’sBasketball on Paper will give you amazing new insights into teamwork, coaching, and success. |
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Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis $27.95 Journey “inside the numbers” for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesn’t diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when they’re winning or losing and what aspects should be the focus in either situation. He describes and quantifies the jobs of team leaders and role players, then discusses the interactions between players and how to achieve the best fit. Oliver conceptualizes the meaning of teamwork and how to quantify the value of different types of players working together. He examines historically successful NBA teams and identifies what made them so successful: individual talent, a system of putting players together, or good coaching. Oliver then uses these statistical tools and case studies to evaluate the best players in history, such as Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Charles Barkley and how they contributed to their teams’ success. He does the same for some of the NBA’s “oddball” players-Manute Bol, Muggsy Bogues, and Dennis Rodman and for the WNBA’s top players.Basketball on Paper is unique in its incorporation of business and analytical concepts within the context of basketball to measure the value of players in a cooperative setting. Whether you’re looking for strategies or new ideas to throw out while watching the ballgame at a sports bar, Dean Oliver’sBasketball on Paper will give you amazing new insights into teamwork, coaching, and success. |
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Basketball’s Five / One Defensive System $9.99 Larry Dean Jackson,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Lulu.com |
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Big Sky Conference $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Portland State University, California State University, Sacramento, University of Northern Colorado, Northern Arizona University, Portland State Vikings, Ron Mcbride, Idaho State University, University of Montana, 2009 Eastern Washington Eagles Football Team, Rob Ash, Eastern Washington University, Weber State University, Montana State University – Bozeman, Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, Montana Grizzlies, John Zamberlin, Big Sky Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament, Nigel Burton, 2010 Big Sky Men’s Basketball Tournament, Tracy Grose, 2008 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, 2009 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, Montana State Bobcats Football, Marshall Sperbeck, Jerome Souers. Excerpt: California State University, Sacramento (also known as Sacramento State or Sac State) is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system. The university has a total enrollment of approximately 29,000 students. The 2007 US News and World Report collegiate rankings ranked Sacramento State as the 57th-best Masters-level university in the West. Previous Sacramento State sealThe efforts to get a four-year university in Sacramento date back to the 1920s, however Bay Area politics prevented the founding until 1947. The University’s colors green and gold symbolize the green of the foothills and trees, and gold for discovery. The university was founded as Sacramento State College in 1947 during a time of intense demand for higher education after World War II. At the time of its founding, Sac State shared space at Sacramento Junior College. By 1953, the school had moved to its permanent location on the banks of the American River. Jackrabbits were a pr… More: |
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Big West Conference $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: California State University, Northridge, California State University, Sacramento, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Fullerton, Long Beach State 49ers Baseball, University of the Pacific, Uc Santa Barbara Gauchos Men’s Soccer Professionals, Blair Field, Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, 2008 Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, 2010 Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, 2009 Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, Riverside Sports Complex, Baggett Stadium, Cicerone Field, Goodwin Field, Klein Family Field, Dobbins Baseball Complex. Excerpt: California State University, Northridge (also known as CSUN, Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California, USA. Part of the California State University system, CSUN was founded in 1958 as San Fernando Valley State College and adopted its current name in 1972 . It has become the third largest university in the California State System behind Cal State Long Beach |
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British Basketball Players $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Philip Craven, Ndudi Ebi, Tony Windless, Mark Higgins, Paul James, Richard Midgley, Alto Virgil, Billy Singleton, Brody Bishop, Jarrett Hart, Todd Cauthorn, Carl Miller, Anthony Martin, Joel Burns, Nate Reinking, Terrell Myers, James Noel, Mike Lenzly, Sterling Davis, Alexander Eke, Lionel Price, Michael Gayle, Locka Okorie. Excerpt: Sir Philip Craven MBE, born 4 July 1950 in Bolton England, is a British sports official and former athlete. He is the second and current President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Craven obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography at University of Manchester in 1972. Prior to that he was at Bolton School Boys’ Division. He speaks fluent English and French, as well as basic German. Craven represented Great Britain in wheelchair basketball at five editions of the Paralympic Games, from 1972 to 1988. He also competed in track and field athletics and swimming at the 1972 Games. He won gold at the wheelchair basketball World Championships in 1973, and bronze in 1975, as well two gold medals (1971, 1974) and a silver (1993) at the European Championships. He also won gold at the European Champions Cup in 1994, and gold at the Commonwealth Games in 1970. In 1980, alongside Horst Strohkendl and Stan Labanowich, Craven played a vital role in the development of a new classification system for wheelchair basketball athletes. Wheelchair basketball rejected its medically-based classification system consisting of 3 classes, a system that was founded upon principles that forced athletes to depend on medical examinations. This progress lead to a new 4-class functional system, which was democratically voted in 1982. Due to this, wheelchair basketball was increasingly associated with sport as opposed to medicine and rehabilitation, |
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Bus Transportation in Arkansas: Memphis Area Transit Authority, Jonesboro Economical Transit, Ozark Regional Transit $8.31 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Memphis Area Transit Authority, Jonesboro Economical Transit, Ozark Regional Transit, Central Arkansas Transit Authority, Texarkana Urban Transit District, Fort Smith Transit. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is the largest transit agency in Tennessee. MATA operates 39 bus routes, paratransit service for persons with disabilities (MATAplus), trolley service on three routes, and special event shuttles for Memphis Grizzlies basketball games and University of Memphis Tigers basketball games at the FedEx Forum. The system was formed in 1975 to service the greater Memphis and Shelby County Tennessee area and nearby West Memphis, Arkansas. MATA is run by a general manager and an eight member board of commissioners, appointed by the Mayor of Memphis and approved by the Memphis City Council. The system has been operated by First Transit (initially Ryder Transit) since its inception. The transit agency operates 244 buses, mostly Neoplan USA articulateds, Gillig Advantage low-floors (both diesel and diesel/electric hybrids), and NovaBus LFS low floors buses on 39 routes. In the past, its roster included GM “New Looks” (a carryover from its predecessor prior to MATA’s formation), AM General 40 ft., MAN articulateds and the RTS series from GM, TMC and NovaBus. The RTS series were MATA’s preferred fleet of choice, having been used in its lineup from February 1980 until its retirement in April 2010, when the six remaining 1994 NovaBus versions were replaced with the Gillig Advantage Hybrids. MATA hopes to shift to a hybrid fleet in the coming future. In August 2008 MATA introduced three new express routes from the Whitehaven, southeast and northeast areas into the central city. In September 2007, MATA offered free trans… More: |
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Cinemaware Games: Defender of the Crown, Rocket Ranger, It Came From the Desert, Cinemaware, S.d.i., Space Rangers 2: Dominators, Space Rangers $10.84 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Defender of the Crown, Rocket Ranger, It Came From the Desert, Cinemaware, S.d.i., Space Rangers 2: Dominators, Space Rangers, Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon, the King of Chicago, Wings, Lords of the Rising Sun, Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege. Excerpt: The Cinemaware logo, as it appeared in 2003 Cinemaware was a computer game developer and publisher that released several popular titles in the 1980s based on various movie themes. The company was resurrected in 2000, before being acquired by eGames in 2005. Cinemaware Corp. (1985-1991) Founded in 1985 by Bob and Phyllis Jacob, Cinemaware’s first title was the popular Defender of the Crown , a swashbuckling adventure featuring graphics that were considered extraordinary for the era, and became the hallmark of Cinemaware’s games. Cinemaware went onto release a string of hits based on a classic category of movies. Their games generally debuted on the most graphically powerful home computer of the era, the Amiga , and then ported to others, such as the Apple IIGS , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , PC (running under DOS ) and the Nintendo Entertainment System . Defender of the Crown is the most ported Cinemaware game. Cinemaware eventually expanded to sports games, with its “TV Sports” line. The “TV Sports” line covered basketball and American Football . Some “TV Sports” titles were only released in Europe , such as TV Sports: Boxing and TV Sports: Baseball . Cinemaware went bankrupt in 1991. While porting S.D.I. to another system, one of the company’s owners demanded the programmers add more features, increasing the programming time and delaying the product’s release. Coupled with falling sales of their other titles in the midst of an economic downturn, the company suffered. The company also suffered from software |
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Coaching Team Basketball $18.95 To be #1, your team has to play as oneHow many times have you heard, “There is no I in team”? Still, U.S. basketball continues to be dominated by individual play, which has led to a number of embarrassing upsets on the world and Olympic courts. From middle-school to the NBA, there are no championships without teamwork—and there’s no teamwork without good coaching.Get away from the flash and start building your successful team today with this one-of-a-kind, step-by-step guide that helps you to:Communicate the core values of integrity and respect Create a vision statement Recruit team players Develop trust and unity with a buddy system Inspire your players to embrace teamwork Get your five defenders working as one Master winning offensive plays that utilize the whole team And more Tom Crean is the head coach of men’s basketball at Marquette University and is widely recognized as one of the best young coaches in college basketball. In 2003 he led his Golden Eagles all the way to the Final Four. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Ralph Pim is the division chief for competitive sports in the department of physical education at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He lives in West Point, New York. |
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Collective Bargaining $9.99 Have you ever wondered why National Basketball Association owners pay a 21 year-old college student twenty million dollars to play professional basketball? James Mitchum IV, owner of the Houston Tornadoes, wondered about that very same thing. While sitting in his office, he knew that a plan needed to be devised to change the system. Why is he cutting a check to a guy who hasn’t even played a game? Why is he paying a player for potential? What if that player doesn’t live up to that potential, can he get his money back? The answer to his dilemma is buried somewhere between the pages of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. After reading that document from stem to stern, he finds his answer, and he devises a plan to change the pay structure for the NBA players. The players won’t like it, but so what? |
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College Boy $7.99 After hard-fought battles to include African Americans as qualified students within the white American educational system, the opportunity for higher learning still remains a struggle. This is Troy Potter’s story. He is an African American young man from inner-city Philadelphia. He grew up with dreams of becoming a basketball player but now that he’s eighteen he must learn the rules to a whole new game: college. How will Troy survive at a predominantly white school? Will he be afforded the same quality of education as his fellow students? How will he learn to become a successful black man in a white world? This penetrating novel takes a close look at the world of academia from a youthful African American perspective. |
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Confidence levels certified athletic trainers have with their knowledge of female athlete triad syndrome. $49.99 The purpose of this study was to conduct a regional measure of the confidence levels of certified athletic trainers in regards to their knowledge of the female athlete triad syndrome. There is a need to determine if the professionals within the athletic training profession are confident in identifying, seeking treatment and educating female athletes who may be at risk for female athlete triad syndrome. A random sample of 1,000 certified athletic trainers were selected. The participants were sent an email containing a link to an online survey using the OPINIO system through the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The survey contained 8 demographic questions and 17 Likert style confidence questions. The demographic questions related to gender, age, years of certification, education level, job setting and sport assignments. After three weeks of an open online survey the participants who did not respond were sent a paper copy to their mailing address provided. The survey was analyzed using a total confidence score. Each confidence question was in Likert scoring format ranging from 1 to 6. The highest confidence score possible for the entire questionnaire was 102. The results showed a significant difference in confidence scores between male and female certified athletic trainers ( p < .05). Certified athletic trainers who had a doctorate had significantly higher confidence scores (p < .05) than those who did not. Participants who worked primarily with female athletes were more confident (p < .05). The following variables were shown as predictors of total confidence scores using a multiple regression test (p < .05): gender of athletic trainer, age of athletic trainer, years of certification, college job setting, junior high school job setting, working with basketball, and working with all/other sports. |
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Contrast Shower $45 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Contrast showers are showers that alternate between hot and cold water. Some believe that this is a method of detoxing, improving the circulatory system and the immune system. It is also used as a method for recovery after strenuous exercise, such as cycling, rugby, hockey, basketball, football or weight lifting. Whilst it may be believed that contrast showers reduce the levels of lactic acid in muscles, thereby reducing or avoiding muscle soreness, some scientific evidence is to the contrary. Contrast showers are also occasionally used in hazing, initiation rituals and to self- inflict pain |
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Dictionary of Sports and Games Terminology $45 The specialized jargon of some sports can be quite esoteric. Non-Americans, for example, are likely puzzled by baseball terms such as bunt, cut-off man, and safety squeeze, while the non-British may pause over cricket’s Chinaman, doosra, golden duck, off-break, popping crease, and yorker.This new dictionary gives the definitions of more than 8,000 terms used in sports and games from around the world, including mainstream sports like basketball and billiards alongside the more obscure netball and snooker. Entries cover sports equipment, strategies, venues, qualifying categories, awards, and administrative bodies, while a comprehensive system of cross-references offers assistance and clarification when needed. An appendix lists standard abbreviations of sports ruling bodies and administrative organizations. |
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East Greenwich, Rhode Island $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rhode Island Route 4, Rhode Island Route 403, Clement Weaver-Daniel Howland House, East Greenwich High School, Uss Psyche V, the Good 5 Cent Cigar, Archie R. Cole Middle School, Uss Patrol No. 7, Society for Amateur Scientists, Windmill Cottage, East Greenwich School District, Wrji, Hunt River, Maskerchugg River, Kent County Courthouse, Rhode Island Route 402, Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House, Massie Wireless Station, Col. Micah Whitmarsh House, Fry’s Hamlet Historic District, Richard Briggs Farm, Potowomut River, Tillinghast Road Historic District, Tillinghast Mill Site. Excerpt: Archie R. Cole Middle School is located in East Greenwich Rhode Island . The middle school teaches grades 7-8 and soon will be teaching 6-8 when the new building is finished in 2011.The School Archie R. Cole Middle School is home to grades 7-8. It has about 380 students and is currently in the construction of a new building which will open in 2011 and have grades 6-8. The school uses the system of color teams. There are four teachers on each team that teach Science, Social Studies, English, and Math. There are about 80 students on each team and they all have the same basic teachers. The school also offers three languages; Spanish, French, and Latin. It also has several junior varsity sports teams including Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, and Softball.History The Middle School opened in 1956 as the East Greenwich High School. When the new East Greenwich High School was built in 1967, this school became the East Greenwich Junior High School. In 1981, the Junior High was deciated to Archie R. Cole, who served for twenty-sux years as teacher, principal, and superintendent in the East Greenwich School system.In 1989, under the guidance of principal, Joseph A. Militello, Archie R. Cole Jr. High School |
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Education In Mobile, Alabama $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: High Schools in Mobile, Alabama, Museums in Mobile, Alabama, South Alabama Jaguars, South Alabama Jaguars Football, South Alabama Jaguars Football Coaches, South Alabama Jaguars Men’s Basketball, South Alabama Jaguars Men’s Basketball Coaches, South Alabama Jaguars Men’s Golfers, Spring Hill College, Spring Hill College Alumni, Universities in Mobile, Alabama, University of South Alabama, University of South Alabama Alumni, Paul Morphy, Alexis Herman, Dan Povenmire, Mike Dow, Jim Hendry, Bill Musselman, John Pelphrey, Ronnie Arrow, University of Mobile, Luis Gonzalez, Cliff Ellis, Andy Kennedy, Colman Mccarthy, Marlon Anderson, Steve Hawkins, Murphy High School, Bob Weltlich, Eddie Stanky, Arthur C. Watson, Fort Conde, Mcgill-Toolen Catholic High School, Jeremiah Denton, Stephen Mallory, Heath Slocum, Leflore Magnet High School, Battleship Memorial Park, Ladd Peebles Stadium, Rodger Mcfarlane, Mike Hanks, Gulf Coast Exploreum, Oakleigh Historic Complex (Mobile, Alabama), Faith Academy (Mobile, Alabama), Bragg-Mitchell Mansion, Conde-Charlotte House, Mobile County Public School System, Camille Cazedessus, Jr., Joey Jones, Lance Johnson, Jon Lieber, Rex Frederick, National African American Archives and Museum, Mitchell Center, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile Museum of Art, Ums-Wright Preparatory School, Samuel D. Mcenery, Sonny Callahan, Davidson High School (Mobile, Alabama), Edward Troye, Michael Kearney, Oliver E. Diaz, Jr., Mobile Carnival Museum, Blake Stein, Richard Alvin Tonry, Spring Hill College Quadrangle, Carlen House, Jeff Price, Dexter Shouse, L. Luis Lopez, Sodality Chapel, Stewartfield, Jackie Johnson, Alma Bryant High School, John T. Schuessler, Judas Prada, Jimmy Taylor, Knollwood Christian School. Excerpt: Faith Academy Faith Academy is a private, |
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Five-Star Basketball Defense $16.95 This new Five-Star book presents a collection of defensive skill training, drills and coaching strategies from a selection of the Five-Star coaching staff. The purpose of this book is to inspire thought and to give both experienced and aspiring coaches the tools, techniques and philosophies that have shaped many great defenses so that they can mold them into their own defensive system that matches their personnel and coaching philosophy. |
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Have We Lost Our Common Sense? $6 We as a people of a proud and historic nation have watched as our economy was fractured badly during the 2001 period through 2009. The lust for big power and wealth has caused some leaders of government, business, and religion to have more ambition to achieve their own personal success than to care about those persons they are responsible in leading and protecting.Our political system has lost the ability or desire to have bi-partisan teamwork to make the quality of life better for our children and grandchildren.My goal is to get us to seek and find solutions to problems and not just whine and gripe among ourselves for self gain. I am a small town boy from Kentucky who was fortunate to get to go to college on a basketball scholarship. My college education may not have been possible without athletics. Three years as a young Marine Corps Officer gave me an opportunity to see life from another vantage point. Forty years as an Executive in the Auto Industry and an opportunity to live in eleven different states and one territory and raise a family of five gave me another good perspective on life.This book has been born from the memories and actual experiences I have enjoyed from relationships and friendships with many interesting personalities from Baseball Great Roberto Clemente to former Governor George Nigh of Oklahoma to many top executives in industry. I have seen the “Good, the Bad” and even the Ugly” of life. Fortunately I have seen so many good and kind people that the bad and the ugly have been overcome. |
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Have We Lost Our Common Sense? $5.99 We as a people of a proud and historic nation have watched as our economy was fractured badly during the 2001 period through 2009. The lust for big power and wealth has caused some leaders of government, business, and religion to have more ambition to achieve their own personal success than to care about those persons they are responsible in leading and protecting.Our political system has lost the ability or desire to have bi-partisan teamwork to make the quality of life better for our children and grandchildren.My goal is to get us to seek and find solutions to problems and not just whine and gripe among ourselves for self gain. I am a small town boy from Kentucky who was fortunate to get to go to college on a basketball scholarship. My college education may not have been possible without athletics. Three years as a young Marine Corps Officer gave me an opportunity to see life from another vantage point. Forty years as an Executive in the Auto Industry and an opportunity to live in eleven different states and one territory and raise a family of five gave me another good perspective on life.This book has been born from the memories and actual experiences I have enjoyed from relationships and friendships with many interesting personalities from Baseball Great Roberto Clemente to former Governor George Nigh of Oklahoma to many top executives in industry. I have seen the “Good, the Bad” and even the Ugly” of life. Fortunately I have seen so many good and kind people that the bad and the ugly have been overcome. |
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Hood Rat $9.99 Hood Rat (n.): A woman of questionable repute, one who has been known to “get around” in the ‘hood.Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men’s hearts as well as their pockets. She learns the hard way that all that glitters isn’t gold. Billy, a former high school basketball star, is at the end of her rope with the opposite sex. To her, all men are dogs, so she secretly seeks comfort in the arms of women, until she meets a man who makes her reevaluate her feelings. Reese is an around-the-way chick, trying to keep up with the Joneses. There’s a revolving door on her bedroom as she tries to find the love she always felt was missing. Her promiscuity leaves her pregnant from a one-night stand and Reese is faced with the task of breaking an age-old cycle, passed down from mother to daughter in her family, and standing on her own. Rhonda is twenty-something with three kids, by three men, and riding the system all the way to the bank. To her, work is a dirty word; between the multiple checks she gets from the government, and the games she plays with men, she’s living the life of a ghetto superstar. The game soon turns ugly when one of her “sponsors” snaps and decides to get some payback.Harlem has never seen four friends as scandalous as these. The neighborhood will never be the same again. |
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Hood Rat $14.95 Hood Rat (n.): A woman of questionable repute, one who has been known to “get around” in the ‘hood.Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men’s hearts as well as their pockets. She learns the hard way that all that glitters isn’t gold. Billy, a former high school basketball star, is at the end of her rope with the opposite sex. To her, all men are dogs, so she secretly seeks comfort in the arms of women, until she meets a man who makes her reevaluate her feelings. Reese is an around-the-way chick, trying to keep up with the Joneses. There’s a revolving door on her bedroom as she tries to find the love she always felt was missing. Her promiscuity leaves her pregnant from a one-night stand and Reese is faced with the task of breaking an age-old cycle, passed down from mother to daughter in her family, and standing on her own. Rhonda is twenty-something with three kids, by three men, and riding the system all the way to the bank. To her, work is a dirty word; between the multiple checks she gets from the government, and the games she plays with men, she’s living the life of a ghetto superstar. The game soon turns ugly when one of her “sponsors” snaps and decides to get some payback.Harlem has never seen four friends as scandalous as these. The neighborhood will never be the same again. |
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International Baccalaureate Schools In North Carolina $9.43 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Needham Bryant Broughton High School, or simply Broughton High School, is one of the flagship schools of the Wake County Public School System. It is located at 723 St. Mary’s Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Broughton was named after the Raleigh aristocrat, Needham B. Broughton, who contributed much to the public schools of the area. Broughton is currently ranked 410th in Newsweek’s list of the top United States schools. It runs on a 4×4 modifiedblock schedule, and is one of the few in Wake County to do so. Broughton is known for its castle-like stone facade and tall bell tower. It offers over 25 Advanced Placement (AP) courses to challenge the upper tier of its students. The school offers four foreign languages: French, German, Latin, and Spanish. Broughton has produced eight UNC Morehead-Cains Scholars, three NC State Park Scholars, and one Wake Forest Reynolds Scholar in the past five years. Broughton’s sports teams play under the name “Capitals”. The school has 18 varsity teams (the newest of which are the lacrosse and gymnastic teams) that compete with other 4-A schools in the CAP-7 conference and with schools around the state. The school produces a wealth of state championships and ranks consistently among the top five schools in the Wachovia Cup (a North Carolina ranking that measures high school sports programs). Broughton teams with recent state championships include women’s tennis, women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s tennis, men’s cross-country, and men’s and women’s soccer. Hall of fame soccer coach Izzy Hernandez has led Broughton to nine women’s state championships and two men’s state championships. The school has produced such athletes as Matt Danford, “Pistol Pete” Maravich, Shavlik Randolph, Sandy Roberts, W… More: |
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International Club Basketball Competitions $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Euroleague Basketball, Euroleague Individual Statistics, Eurocup Women 2008-09, Uleb Eurocup, Aba Nlb League 2009-10, Vtb United League 2009-10, List of Euroleague Finals, European Cup and Euroleague Records and Statistics, Euroleague Women, Eurochallenge, Fiba European Champions Cup and Euroleague History, Fiba Asia Champions Cup, Asean Basketball League, Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes, Aba Nlb League 2008-09, Aba Nlb League 2007-08, Aba Goodyear League 2004-05, Aba Goodyear League 2005-06, Bibl 2008/2009, Aba Nlb League 2006-07, Waba Champions Cup, Aba Goodyear League 2002-03, Aba Goodyear League 2003-04, Balkan International Basketball League, Aba Goodyear League 2001-02, Liga Sudamericana, Fiba Americas League, Fiba World Club Championship, Bibl 2009/2010, Vtb United League Promo-Cup 2008, Eurocup Challenge, Fiba Africa Clubs Champions Cup, 2009 Gomelsky Cup, Brunei Cup, North European Basketball League, Central European Basketball League, Fiba Europe Supercup Women, Seaba Championship 2009. Excerpt: Euroleague Basketball, commonly known simply as the Euroleague, is the highest level and most important professional basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different European countries. The competition is operated by ULEB, a Europe-wide consortium of leading professional basketball leagues. Clubs from Israel, entirely within Asia, are also part of the system. During the season, the Euroleague is broadcast on television in 191 countries and can be seen by up to 200 million television viewers weekly in China. The Euroleague Final Four is broadcast on television in 197 countries. The league usually, but not always, includes domestic champions from the leading countries. Depending on the country, places in the Euroleague m… More: |
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Kentucky: Ohio River Valley Ava, Senat Von Kentucky, Weinbau in Kentucky, Millenniumsglocke, Reprsentantenhaus Von Kentucky, Fla $14.14 Kapitel: Ohio River Valley Ava, Senat Von Kentucky, Weinbau in Kentucky, Millenniumsglocke, Repräsentantenhaus Von Kentucky, Flagge Kentuckys, Siegel Kentuckys, Orphan Brigade, International Bar-B-Q Festival. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: The Commonwealth of Kentucky () is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of total area, the 36th largest in land area, and ranks 26th in population. Kentucky is known as the “Bluegrass State”, a nickname based on the fact that native bluegrass is present in many of the pastures throughout the state, based on the fertile soil. It made possible the breeding of high-quality livestock, especially thoroughbred racing horses. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world’s longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park; the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the Lower 48 states; and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. It is also home to the highest per capita number of deer and turkey in the United States, the largest free-ranging elk herd east of Montana, and the nation’s most productive coalfield. Kentucky is also known for thoroughbred horses, horse racing, bourbon distilleries, bluegrass music, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, and college basketball. Narrow country roads bounded by stone and wood plank fences are a fixture in the Kentucky Bluegrass region.The origin of Kentucky’s name (variously spelled Cane-tuck-ee, Cantucky, Kain-tuck-ee, and Kentuckee before its modern spelling was accepted) does not have a consensus. It is unlikely to mean |
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Lacrosse Coaches $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dr. Laurie Davidson Cox (August 18, 1883October 1, 1968) was a leading landscape architect of his time and hall of fame lacrosse coach and contributor to the sport. He was professor of Landscape Engineering at Syracuse University, where he established the school’s lacrosse program, and later became the President of New England College. Born in Londonderry, Nova Scotia, Cox attended high school at Bellows Falls High School in Vermont. Following high school, he attended Acadia University where he would receive a degree in 1903. Cox then attended Harvard University where he graduated magna cum laude in 1908 with a Landscape Architecture degree. While at Harvard, Cox played lacrosse, basketball and ice hockey. On September 7, 1910, Cox married Gretchen Smith. Cox was one of the leading landscape architects in the country. Following Harvard, Cox worked for four years with the Los Angeles Parks Department. While working with the Los Angeles Parks Department he designed the exterior landscape of both the Lincoln Park and Griffith Park, and called for a city parkway that would “add to the health and happiness of its citizens.” His plan was only partially implemented. In 1915, Cox, funded by John D. Rockefeller, performed the first census of trees in New York City. In his report, A Street Tree System for New York City, Borough of Manhattan, Cox found that most street trees in Manhattan to be in bad condition. Part of his recommendation was to plant 200 trees per square mile on the island. Cox advocated for a new kind of park in the U.S. National Park system that balanced the need for recreation and preservation. In 1934, Cox surveyed Vermont’s Green Mountains in order to create a National Park in the State. Cox’s vision of the Green Mountain Parkway… More: |
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Mo: The Life and Times of Morris K. Udall $17.95 Everybody liked Mo. Throughout his political life— and especially during his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976— thousands of people were drawn to Arizona congressman Morris K. Udall by his humor, humanity, and courage. This biography traces the remarkable career of the candidate who was “too funny to be president” and introduces readers to Mo the politician, Mo the environmentalist, and Mo the man. Journalists Donald Carson and James Johnson interviewed more than one hundred of Udall’s associates and family members to create an unusually rich portrait. They recall Udall’s Mormon boyhood in Arizona when he lost an eye at age six, his service during World War II, his brief career in professional basketball, and his work as a lawyer and county prosecutor, which earned him a reputation for fairness and openness. Mo provides the most complete record of Udall’s thirty-year congressional career ever published. It reveals how he challenged the House seniority system and turned the House Interior Committee into a powerful panel that did as much to protect the environment as any organization in the twentieth century. It shows Udall to have been a consensus builder for environmental issues who paved the way for the Alaska Lands Act of 1980, helped set aside 2.4 million acres of wilderness in Arizona, and fought for the Central Arizona Project, one of the most ambitious water projects in U.S. history. Carson and Johnson record Udall’s early opposition to the Vietnam War at a time when that conflict was largely perceived as a just cause, as well as his early advocacy of campaign finance reform. They also provide a behind-the-scenes account of his run for the presidency— the first House member to seek the office in nearly a century— which gained him an intensely loyal national following. Mo explores the paradoxes that beset Udall: He was a man able to accomplish things politically because people genuinely liked and |
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New York Yankees (Nfl) Players $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Bo Molenda, Red Grange, Dick Rauch, Wesley Fry, Red Badgro, Red Smith, Bill Kelly, Ray Flaherty, Mike Michalske, Bullet Baker, Ralph Scott, John Mastrangelo, List of New York Yankees Players, Jack Mcarthur, Jack Ernst, Edward B. Gallagher, Bob Beattie, Frank Racis, Jug Earp, Red Maloney, Frank Grube. Excerpt: John Joseph “Bo” Molenda (February 20, 1905 – July 1986) was an American football player, primarily a fullback, who played for the University of Michigan and nine seasons in the NFL. He played for two Big Ten Conference championship teams and four NFL championship teams (three with the Green Bay Packers and one with the New York Giants) and later became a football coach. Molenda was born in Illinois and attended school in Decatur. He helped the Durfee School in Decatur win the Major School league cup. He moved with his family to Detroit, where he attended Detroit Northeastern High School. At Northeastern High, he was considered one of the best athletes ever produced by the city’s school system. When Molenda and Bennie Oosterbaan both enrolled at the University of Michigan in September 1924, a newspaper report called them “two of the greatest all round athletes ever turned out in Michigan prep school ranks.” In high school, Molenda excelled in football, baseball, basketball and track. He was selected as an All-American center in basketball at the national basketball tournament as a senior in high school. Molenda played fullback for the Michigan Wolverines teams that won Big Ten championships in 1925 and 1926. In 1925, Molenda made a name for himself with his defensive performance against the University of Illinois team led by Red Grange. In 1924, Grange had scored four touchdowns against Michigan in the span of ten minutes, and stoppin… More: |
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Nick Collison $58.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Nicholas John Collison (born October 26, 1980) is an American professional basketball player, currently a power forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, and well known in basketball circles for his accomplishments at the University of Kansas. Nick Collison was born in Orange City, Iowa, and grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa and transferred from the St. Edmond Catholic School system to Iowa Falls High School. Nick Collison was a 1999 McDonald’s All-American in high school while attending Iowa Falls, Iowa. During a game in his junior season, Collison’s shorts were pulled down by a defender who earned a technical foul. From 3rd grade to his Senior year in high school, the Iowa Falls Cadets only lost one game. That game was lost in the state quarterfinals after Iowa Falls went from 2A to 3A and had almost no competition until the state quarterfinals. Collison played in the Teener Baseball League in Fort Dodge, Iowa during the summer. |
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Optimizing Strength Training:Designing Nonlinear Perioztn Wrkouts $7.75 The strength training strategy of linear periodization has long been recognized as an efficient system of resistance training. But—until now—no one had researched and explored the potential benefits of a nonlinear periodization training program. Authors William Kraemer and Steven Fleck delve into nonlinear, or undulating, periodization to examine how it can result in long-term fitness and performance gains by adding more variety to workouts and optimizing each training session. In doing so, Dr. Kraemer and Dr. Fleck pioneer this newest periodization training technique and have become the leading proponents of this unique training method. Their innovative approach to strength training is shown to facilitate the training process and enhance performance, a fact Dr. Kraemer has demonstrated in several ongoing studies with basketball teams at the University of Connecticut. Optimizing Strength Training: Designing Nonlinear Periodization Workouts explains how nonlinear periodization works and then demonstrates how to create nonlinear periodization training programs, including programs for special populations. Readers will learn that by creating different workouts for each day, they can emphasize exclusive training styles in every workout to maximize adaptation as well as ensure adequate recovery from the rigors of training. Fitness professionals and coaches will discover that this unique training style reduces the boredom encountered when using similar workout protocols for two to four weeks at a time and therefore lends itself to creating a more satisfied client base. Using practical and user-friendly terms, the authors provide the knowledge required for understanding nonlinear periodization and training principles, selecting acute program variables, and discerning the practical considerations of nonlinear periodization before undertaking training. They also provide sample workouts using nonlinear |
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Optimum Performance Training: Play Like a Pro with the Ultimate Custom Workout Used by NBA Players and Teams $17.95 Micheal Clark virtually wrote the book that personal trainers all over the country use to gain their certification in the field. As creator of the Optimum Performance Training system, he took personal training to a whole new level by introducing a program that could be fully customized for any sport. In this book, Clark will enable readers through his “self–assessment and design fitness system” to effectively pinpoint the weaknesses in their basketball skills and tailor a workout program that will improve on all the flaws in their game. By taking advantage of skill–specific tests, readers will be able to focus their workout time on the area they most need and will see quick results. This user–friendly guide begins with a simple five–step assessment to help you realize what your game lacks. Whether you want explosiveness off the first step like Lebron James, the iron–man endurance of Steve Nash, the coordination and flexibility of Kevin Garnett, the vertical leap of Vince Carter, or the muscle strength of Amare Stoudemire, you’ll pinpoint your deficiencies and benefit from the exact same workout that Clark uses for the NBA’s biggest stars. Clark’s revolutionary approach to fitness and conditioning personalizes the workouts not only by sport, but also by performance skills, and will help you become the best basketball player you can be. |
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Organizations Disestablished in 1994: Nofv-Oberliga Mitte, New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate, National Basketball League $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Nofv-Oberliga Mitte, New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate, National Basketball League, Sosialdemokrater Mot Eu. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was the third tier of the German football league system in the central states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. The league existed from 1991 to 1994. It covered the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Sachsen-Anhalt. The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was formed in 1991 when, along with the political reunion of Germany, the former East German football league system was integrated into the German one. The abbreviation NOFV stands for Nord-Ostdeutscher Fussball Verband, meaning North East German Football Association. Along with this league, two other NOFV-Oberligas were formed, the NOFV-Oberliga Nord and the NOFV-Oberliga Süd. Unlike the other two leagues who had 18 clubs, the Mitte-division started out with 20 clubs. The league was formed from clubs from six different leagues: Two clubs from the Oberliga Nordost, the former DDR-Oberliga, six clubs from the NOFV-Liga A and B, the former East German second division, one club from the Bezirksliga East-Berlin, one of the regional leagues of the old East German third league level, one from the Verbandsliga Brandenburg, a new league, and ten clubs from the Amateur-Oberliga Berlin, the West-German third division for the city of Berlin. The league accommodated therefore a wide mix of clubs from the east and west of Germany. It was also the first time since 1950 that clubs from East- and West-Berlin played in the same league. The league became one of the then ten Oberligas in the united Germany, the third tier of league football. Its champion was however not directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga but had to take part in a promotion… More: |
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Organizations Established In 1996 $20.49 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 376. Not illustrated. Chapters: New World Order, James Randi Educational Foundation, Operation Clambake, Environment Agency, Indy Racing League, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Office for National Statistics, Sound Transit, Silver Ring Thing, Kaboom!, Archaeology Data Service, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Underwater Archaeology Branch, Naval History & Heritage Command, Council of Women World Leaders, International Aids Vaccine Initiative, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Canadem, Nature Conservation Foundation, American Basketball League, Show Racism the Red Card, Long Now Foundation, Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Providence Black Repertory Company, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, Australian Football Hall of Fame, National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, Bantay Bata, Atree, International Resources for the Improvement of Sight, Voluntarios En Defensa de Los Animales, National Football League, Transform Drug Policy Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Amazon Watch, Texas Freedom Network, Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, the Foundation for Educational Choice, Cave Canem Workshop, the Spaceguard Foundation, Sigma Delta Lambda, International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Philippine Greens, Delta Board Council, South African National Bioinformatics Institute, Advance Centre for the Scotson Technique, Walking Tree Publishers, Koto, Dakshinachitra, Exposure Organisation Limited, Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos, Institute for Anarchist Studies, Marie Curie Fellows Association, Us National Soccer Team Players Association, Project Vietnam, Public Entity Risk Institute, Infodev, Filipino Canadian Autism Parent Support Group, Kenya Flower Council, Arbeiter Ring Publishing, the Mr. |
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Provinz Santa Fe $14.14 Kapitel: Santa Fe, Atlético de Rafaela, Bistum Reconquista, Bistum Rafaela, Bistum Venado Tuerto, Sportivo Ben Hur, Estadio Monumental Rafaela. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Club Sportivo Ben Hur are a sports and social club from Rafaela, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, founded in 1940 and best known for their basketball first division team and their football team that play in the regionalised third division. Other amateur sports include aerobics, bowls, chess, field hockey, and swimming. The sport that gave the most important successes to the club, winning the 2004/05 national championship, and the Liga Sudamericana 2006. The club’s in-doors arena is the Coliseo del Sur. Football has been the main activity of the club since their foundation, in the early years they started playing in the local league of Rafaela. It was not until 1997 that Ben Hur left the regional tournaments to join the Argentine Football Association league system. The club won the Torneo Argentino A (third division) in 2004, and currently play in the second division. Their stadium is the Estadio parque Barrio Ilolay. …http://booksllc.net/?l=de |
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Rebound!: Basketball, Busing, Larry Bird, and the Rebirth of Boston $25 The city of Boston was founded in 1630 on the principles of freedom and liberty, and over the next three centuries, the “city on a hill” was a leading force in the struggle to preserve those freedoms.The Boston Celtics basketball franchise was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the National Basketball Association, and over the next thirty years, the team won a record thirteen NBA championships.During the decade of the 1970s, these two storied legacies-liberty and basketball-began to crumble in the streets of Boston and on the parquet floor of the Boston Garden.The 1974 decision ordering the forced busing of students to desegregate the Boston schools sparked a firestorm that had been building for decades. The Boston School Committee had perpetuated an imbalanced and failing educational system that existed in opposition to the principles of the Constitution and the Supreme Court, and the courts intended to rectify that in the course of just a few months’ time. This perceived affront to a community’s right of self-determination led to bitter opposition in many neighborhoods. Protests and boycotts went unheeded, and a virtual police state was instituted on the streets and in the schools. The city was polarized. In April 1976, the brutal attack on an African-American attorney by white students-using as a weapon a flagpole bearing the American flag-was the symbolic culmination of the turmoil that was engulfing the city.When Bill Russell retired from basketball in 1969, it represented a changing of the guard in the Celtic family. The Hall of Fame center (and coach since 1966) had formed the cornerstone of eleven championship teams, and with his departure apiece of the Celtic mystique went with him. In 1970, Boston had its first losing record since before Red Auerbach arrived as coach in 1950. Although the Russell-less franchise managed to secure two more titles in the decade, Celtic Pride took a major hit with dreadful finishes in 1978 |
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Sport Education Seasons $42 -Apply a proven system that teaches players how to have meaningful sport experiences-Enrich your teaching with multiple instructional strategies -Keep prep time to a minimum with ready-to-use lesson plans and reproducibles-Make it easy for players to see correct technique and apply what they've learnedFinally, a resource that offers in-depth, complete seasons and enables you to easily apply the sport education model of teaching and coaching. Sport Education Seasons includes three complete seasons—basketball, soccer, and fitness education—plus a multitude of lesson plans and reproducibles. They will empower you to reach your potential and teach your participants how to perform as players, coaches, referees, and self- and peer evaluators using this proven educational model. This book and CD-ROM package includes-an instructional guide with step-by-step instructions for easy implementation;-68 complete sessions and lessons for three complete seasons—basketball, soccer, and fitness education; -more than 150 reproducibles in the book and more than 400 reproducibles on the CD-ROM; and-loads of diagrams and drawings to make it easy for teachers and students to see correct technique, follow instructions, and apply the learning.You can use the entire seasons as they are or choose lessons to reinforce your existing program. You can integrate the seasons, lessons, or specific material into general physical education, use them for sport-specific electives, or use them in after-school or community-based programs. And you can use the material for players as young as 9 and into adulthood.The book includes an instructional guide that provides concise, step-by-step instructions for using the Pedagogical Approach to Sport Education (PASE), which combines instructional strategies to emphasize the most positive educational aspects of sport participation. But this book is more action than talk! |
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Sports Video Games Set In The United States $21.61 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: U.s. Championship V’ball, Street Hoops, Olympic Summer Games, World Cup Usa ’94, Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf, Bassin’s Black Bass With Hank Parker, Arca Sim Racing ’08, All-Pro Basketball, Salt Lake 2002, David Robinson’s Supreme Court, Sports Talk Baseball, Monster Jam: Urban Assault, Kings of the Beach, Tnn Outdoors Bass Tournament ’96, Barkley Shut up and Jam!, Ultimate Basketball, White Men Can’t Jump, Cabela’s Alaskan Adventure. Excerpt: All-Pro Basketball , known as Zenbei!! Pro Basketball in Japan , is a Basketball video-game developed by Aicom and published by Vic Tokai for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It is played using two teams of 5 players on a full length basketball court, and a roster of 8 different fictional teams.Gameplay There are four modes of gameplay. 1-Player, which pits you in a solo match against a computer opponent. 2-Player, which is a co-op match against a computer opponent. Versus, which is a 2 player mode that pits you against each other. And finally, Watch, which oddly enough, allows you to watch a computer simulated match. The court is displayed in a vertical fashion, from a top-down perspective , revealing only half of the court at a time. If the ball travels past the half-court line, the screen goes black temporarily and changes over to the other half of the court (which looks identical, save for the color of the floorboards). This is done to alert the player that they have travelled to a different side of the court. When a player attempts a slam dunk , gameplay will pause and cut to a detailed animation of the maneuver.Teams Reception Stan Stepanic of Game Freaks 365 rated this as the second best basketball title on the NES, citing reasons such as its innovative usage of a vertically-scrolling court and a well-programmed, |
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Sportverband (Schweiz) $19.99 Kapitel: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation, Kadettenverband Schweiz, Schweizerischer Turnverband, Schweizerische Lebensrettungs-Gesellschaft, Union Cycliste Internationale, Fédération Internationale de Basketball, Schweizerischer Hängegleiter-Verband, Schweizerischer Schachbund, International Inline Skater Hockey Federation, Internationale Handballföderation, Association of European Professional Football Leagues, Swimsports.ch, Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband, Fortschrittlicher Schweizer Fussball-Verband, Plusport Behindertensport Schweiz, Schweizer Schiesssportverband, Schweizer Fernschachvereinigung, Union Européenne de Motocyclisme, Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation, Eidgenössischer Schwingerverband, Schweizerische Freie Keglervereinigung, Aero-Club Der Schweiz, Schweizerischer Arbeiter-Schachbund, Swiss American Football Verband. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a cycling association that oversees competitive cycling events internationally. It is the world governing body for jurisdiction in the sport of cycling. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The English translation is the International Cycling Union. The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces disciplinary rules, such as in matters of doping. The UCI also manages the classification of races and the points ranking system in various cycling disciplines including mountain biking, road and track cycling, for both men and women, amateur and professional. It also oversees the World Championships – in which different countries compete instead of trade teams – in various disciplines and in different categories. The winners of these races have the right to wear a special rainbow jersey for the following year, and have the right to wear the same rainbow pattern on their jersey collar and cuffs for the remainder of their careers. The UCI was founded on 14 April 1900 in Paris by the national cycling |
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The Basketball Book $0.99 The Basketball Book goes well beyond teaching the skills and drills that make a successful instructor, coach, player and team. This unique and comprehensive text is an outstanding resource for anyone interested in basketball. The book teaches the Sure Shot Shooting System, the Triple Threat Scoring System, Three Point Shooting, Foul Shooting, and Fast Break Fundamentals. It provides additional coverage on methods of increasing jumping ability, sportsmanship, motivational strategies and much more. For anyone with an interest in basketball. |
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The Basketball Handbook $19.95 Learn the essentials of winning basketball from a coach who did it at the high school, college, and professional levels. The Basketball Handbook presents a proven player- and team-development game plan founded on the five principles of success.Coach Lee Rose teaches the essential techniques and tactics, with drills and tips on executing them when the game's on the line. His performance rating system is a superb evaluation tool, effective in identifying players' strengths and shoring up weaknesses in all facets. Rose's 45 years of maximizing player and team potential shine through as he emphasizes key skills and shares the savvy for advancing through each competitive level of the game. The Basketball Handbook will help you master each fundamental, then add new dimensions to individual and team performance on the offensive and defensive ends of the court as well as in special situations. Use it in-season and during the off-season for greater success on the court. |
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The Best American Sports Writing 2003 $0.01 Bissinger gathers together stellar prose on a dizzying array of sporting endeavors: triathlon, tennis, wrestling, bookmaking, basketball, boxing, chess, golf . . . Any reader’s favorite game can be found in these pages. But every piece here transcends its subject; every piece crystallizes the emotions all great competitions evoke—joy, fear, heartache, affection, surprise—in both players and fans. David Grann weighs the burden of superstardom with Barry Bonds. Susy Buchanan explores demolition derby, possibly the most Darwinian sport in America. Gary Smith examines the baseball that ignited a lawsuit. Josh Sens tees up with the ultimate Zen golfer, a Tibetan lama. S. L. Price looks back at Pancho Gonzalez, one of the greatest, and likely the most irascible, tennis player ever. Michael Agovino recalls life with a bookmaking father. Stephen J. Dubner hangs out with NFL draftees at their league-mandated “rookie symposium,” a mix of “motivational seminar, boot camp, and Scared Straight.” These pieces and many more delve beneath the stats and the hype to unveil the raw, compelling essence of sport.Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected—and most popular—of its kind.”This American sportswriting series is a venerable institution.”—Boston GlobeBuzz Bissinger selects the very best writing on a vast variety of competitive endeavors, from baseball to weightlifting, skating to demolition derby. Herein today’s foremost journalists throw revealing light on a pantheon of |
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The Only Dance in Iowa: A History of Six-Player Girls’ Basketball $18.95 Iowa six-player girls’ basketball was the most successful sporting activity for girls in American history, at its zenith involving more than 70 percent of the girls in the state. The state tournament was so popular—regularly drawing fifteen thousand fans, more than the boys’ tourney—that officials declined a lucrative broadcasting offer from ABC’s Wide World of Sports rather than forfeit the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union’s control of the game. The Only Dance in Iowa chronicles the one-hundred-year history of this Iowa tradition, long a symbol of the state’s independence and the people’s rural pride. Max McElwain shows how, well before the passage of Title IX in 1972, Iowa six-player girls’ basketball was, as Sports Illustrated gushed, “a utopia for girls’ athletics.” He also demonstrates how, ironically enough, the fallout from Title IX in many ways led to six-girl basketball’s demise. Through interviews, careful ethnography, and detailed historical analysis, McElwain exposes the intricate political, sociological, and historical dynamics of this cultural phenomenon. His book reveals how six-girl basketball, flourishing with the passionate support of Iowa’s small towns, school districts, and media, came to represent the state’s strong traditional beliefs and the public school system’s determination to maintain its identity in the face of national educational trends. The Only Dance in Iowa is as much a study of this disappearing culture as of the game it claimed as its own. |
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The Westcoast Kid $9.99 After experiencing a tumultuous early childhood, young Travis turned all his energy to the only thing he knew he could count on—sports. After excelling in high school basketball and becoming his school’s first great player, however, his life took a fateful and tragic turn.In his compelling memoir, The Westcoast Kid, Waters chronicles the events that led up to his decision to embark on a different path in life—away from college and into the dangerous world of drug smuggling for Pablo Esobar’s cartel. As he became immersed in the lure of fast money and beautiful women, his life began spiraling downhill; eventually, he was arrested and convicted of drug charges, forcing him to enter the turbulent prison system. While detailing how life behind the prison walls became a struggle to survive when they found out his high school rival was NFL star Deion Sanders, he also shares how he found the determination to rebuild his life once he was released.Waters tells the inspiring story of his struggle to find his place in life hoping to encourage young adults to shun bad choices, opt for the right path, and follow their dreams. |
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The Westcoast Kid $18.95 After experiencing a tumultuous early childhood, young Travis turned all his energy to the only thing he knew he could count on—sports. After excelling in high school basketball and becoming his school’s first great player, however, his life took a fateful and tragic turn.In his compelling memoir, The Westcoast Kid, Waters chronicles the events that led up to his decision to embark on a different path in life—away from college and into the dangerous world of drug smuggling for Pablo Esobar’s cartel. As he became immersed in the lure of fast money and beautiful women, his life began spiraling downhill; eventually, he was arrested and convicted of drug charges, forcing him to enter the turbulent prison system. While detailing how life behind the prison walls became a struggle to survive when they found out his high school rival was NFL star Deion Sanders, he also shares how he found the determination to rebuild his life once he was released.Waters tells the inspiring story of his struggle to find his place in life hoping to encourage young adults to shun bad choices, opt for the right path, and follow their dreams. |
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The Wizard of Odds: How Jack Molinas Almost Destroyed the Game of Basketball $17.95 Jack Molinas had it all — good looks, charm, an Ivy League education, a genius-level I.Q. of 175, and a huge talent for the game of basketball. He was also a gambling addict with a flair for larceny. The Wizard of Odds chronicles the rise and fall of this outstanding NBA All-Star who fixed games, cavorted with the Mafia, produced pornographic films, and was eventually murdered. Author Charley Rosen chillingly probes the life of a man who understood better than anyone around him the weaknesses of the system in which he lived — so much so that he convinced himself he could manipulate that system to his own ends with impunity. By the time he was arrested on January 9, 1954, for conspiring to fix NBA games, he was already deeply involved with the Mafia. After his release from prison, he would descend ever deeper into crime, a preoccupation that would end with a bullet in the head. |
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The Wizard of Odds: How Jack Molinas Almost Destroyed the Game of Basketball $27.95 Jack Molinas had it all — good looks, charm, an Ivy League education, a genius-level I.Q. of 175, and a huge talent for the game of basketball. He was also a gambling addict with a flair for larceny. The Wizard of Odds chronicles the rise and fall of this outstanding NBA All-Star who fixed games, cavorted with the Mafia, produced pornographic films, and was eventually murdered. Author Charley Rosen chillingly probes the life of a man who understood better than anyone around him the weaknesses of the system in which he lived — so much so that he convinced himself he could manipulate that system to his own ends with impunity. By the time he was arrested on January 9, 1954, for conspiring to fix NBA games, he was already deeply involved with the Mafia. After his release from prison, he would descend ever deeper into crime, a preoccupation that would end with a bullet in the head. |
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The Wizard of Odds: How Jack Molinas Almost Destroyed the Game of Basketball $17.95 Jack Molinas had it all — good looks, charm, an Ivy League education, a genius-level I.Q. of 175, and a huge talent for the game of basketball. He was also a gambling addict with a flair for larceny. The Wizard of Odds chronicles the rise and fall of this outstanding NBA All-Star who fixed games, cavorted with the Mafia, produced pornographic films, and was eventually murdered. Author Charley Rosen chillingly probes the life of a man who understood better than anyone around him the weaknesses of the system in which he lived — so much so that he convinced himself he could manipulate that system to his own ends with impunity. By the time he was arrested on January 9, 1954, for conspiring to fix NBA games, he was already deeply involved with the Mafia. After his release from prison, he would descend ever deeper into crime, a preoccupation that would end with a bullet in the head. |
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Tom Apke $50.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tom Apke was a college basketball coach at Creighton, Colorado, and Appalachian State. From 1974 to 1981, he coached at Creighton, where he compiled a 130-64 record. From 1981 to 1986, he coached at Colorado, where he compiled a 59-81 record. From 1986 to 1996, he served as the head basketball coach at Appalachian State. During his ten year tenure, he compiled a 139-147 record.Appalachian State University (ASU) is a comprehensive (Master’s L),[6] public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian (pronounced /ˌæpəˈlætʃən/) State, also referred to as App State, Appalachian, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system. The university has been ranked among the top 15 Southern Master’s Universities since the U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges Guide began publication in 1986. In 2001, Appalachian was recognized by TIME Magazine as a College of the Year. |
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Tony Hinkle: Coach for All Seasons $21.95 Tony Hinkle was the man who shaped Butler University’s athletic tradition. He served the institution for nearly half a century as a teacher, coach, and athletic administrator. A Hoosier legend, Hinkle worked from 1934 to 1970 as Butler’s head coach of basketball, baseball, and football. But it was for basketball that he gained the most fame, creating the Hinkle System—a disciplined, high motion offense—which countless other coaches have emulated. Hinkle’s 560 career wins rank him among the NCAA’s all-time winningest basketball coaches and his 41 years of coaching service rank sixth on the NCAA’s all-time list behind legendary greats such as Phog Allen of Kansas, Ed Diddle of Western Kentucky, and Ray Meyer of DePaul. Based on numerous interviews with Hinkle and his players and associates, Tony Hinkle: Coach for All Seasons is an absorbing account of the life of a remarkable figure in the world of sport. |
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Total Training for Young Champions $7.68 Few athletes will be among the best in their sport at such a young age as Martina Hingis and Tiger Woods. But accelerated athletic development is now possible because of better, smarter training starting at an early age. Total Training for Young Champions provides coaches, instructors, teachers, and parents of potential future sports stars the best conditioning advice and training programs for establishing an overall fitness base and maximizing athletic development from the ages of 6 to 18. Over 300 exercises are included to safely and effectively increase a young athlete’s coordination, flexibility, speed, endurance, and strength. Tudor Bompa, one of the world’s foremost sports conditioning experts who has trained 11 Olympic medalists, presents a safe, proven training regimen geared specifically to three distinct developmental phases. He also offers sport-specific training programs in 10 sports, including baseball, basketball, ice hockey, football, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and track and field. Total Training for Young Champions is the comprehensive guide to developing the next generation of superior athletes. Use it to boost the physical tools every young athlete needs to succeed-and shine-in sports. About the Author Tudor Bompa is recognized worldwide as the foremost expert on periodization training-conditioning programs that balance the loads, lengths, and intensities of workouts for maximum performance. He first developed the concept of “periodization of strength” in Romania in 1963, as he helped the eastern bloc countries rise to dominance in the athletic world. Since then, Bompa has used his system to train 11 Olympic Games medallists, and periodization training has become a standard method for conditioning champion athletes. A full professor at York University in Toronto, Bompa has authored several important books on physical conditioning, including Serious Strength Training |
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Townships $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Calcutta Riverside – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maradona being felicitated at Calcutta Riverside The project own the Global Awards In Association with CNBC Asia Pasific Properties Awards for Best Golf Development 2008 The project own the Global Awards In Association with CNBC Asia Pasific Properties Awards for Best Development 2008. The 6.40-acre (25,900 m) dual functioning transportation node will provide connectivity to all the important locations of the city through buses, taxis and auto rickshaws, apart from providing environment-friendly transport for moving around inside the estate. A 14-acre (57,000 m) congregation area with an existing water body that has been recrafted, the Maidan will provide for community celebrations such as Durga Puja and other large events and gatherings. The educational infrastructure would consist of three existing schools that would be refurnished and an entirely new institute with a state-of-the-art educational format and facilities. Sports such as badminton, tennis, basketball, cricket and football and much more will be on offer. There will also be a gymnasium and spa, and a swimming pool. Treated surface water from KMWSA will be supplied through the Maheshtala Booster Pumping Station. Sewage would be transferred to the STPs (Sewage Treatment Plant) within the township. A new closed STP would be added to the two existing STPs to create an environment-friendly sewerage system with a recycled water distribution network. An integrated pond water and storm water management system will ensure the health of the local eco-system. For fire safety, the township has been divided into eleven firefighting zones. Among these, for eight zones, the adjacent water bodies will be used; while for the other three, a c… More: |
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Transforming the Lives of Special Needs Children $1.99 Is it all right to intentionally avoid sitting next to a family in church just because they have a special needs child? Is it all right to exclude from participation in a church activity someone who ambulates differently due to a disability? Is it all right to neglect giving a verbal greeting to a child, who is nonverbal and seated in a wheelchair, just because they cannot walk or talk? In Transforming the Lives of Special Needs Children Rev. Dr. Juanita Pughsley, the parent of a cognitively challenged son, shares how the mission, message and ministry of Christ can transform the attitudes, actions, and sensitivity of the Body of Christ toward families with special needs children. The interventions of Pastoral Care and Counseling are discussed along with suggested Do’s and Don’ts from Parents, Pastors and Ministry Leaders in the faith community.For the past 28+ years Rev. Dr. Juanita Pughsley has been an active member of the Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church, in Washington D.C. Dr. Pughsley serves her church as the Pastor of Counseling, a Teacher and Preacher of the Word of God. She serves her community as a Pediatric Physical Therapist for her local school system, an ARC Board Member, and as a Special Olympics Volunteer for Bowling, Basketball and Track. She is a Parent Liaison and advocate for her challenged son and other parents in the community through her “Family Connection Ministry.” |
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Ultimate Offense: Winning Basketball Strategies and Plays from an NCAA Coach’s Personal Playbook $18.95 Pick up the pace with Coach Bobby Cremins’ secrets for playing up-tempo ballWhen Bobby Cremins became head coach of Appalachian State University, he was one of the youngest professionals to ever lead an NCAA Division I basketball team. Going to Georgia Tech at 33, he was among the youngest ever in the history of the ACC. Two decades later as Georgia Tech’s all-time winningest coach, Cremins had compiled fourteen victorious seasons, six All-Americans, and two National Coach of the Year awards. How did he do it? The answers are here as Coach Cremins reveals the secrets of his powerful, high-pressure playbook for the first time ever.In this action-packed guide for coaches and players, Cremins shares more than 150 super-charged plays and strategies guaranteed to make you rethink your offensive system, along with how he recruited many of the top point guards who played for him, and what he learned from each. You’ll learn how to: Implement a fast break that’s right for you and your personnel, from missed shots to made baskets.Attack full- and half-court pressure and get high percentage shots. Go to your bread and butter plays for your half-court attack. Develop an aggressive zone offense.Beat the clock with great last-second shots and all kinds of special situations, including three-point shots, out-of-bounds plays, and much more. |
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University System of New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Wildcats men’s basketball $14.14 Source: Wikipedia,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by General Books LLC |
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Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports $37.5 “Even for the best-intentioned coaches and athletic directors, the landscape of big-time college sports is increasingly treacherous. Is any part of the ‘ideal’ of college sports salvageable? Andrew Zimbalist’s book makes a valuable contribution for the consideration of that question.”–Bob Costas”In the straightforward, analytical manner that is the trademark of his work, Zimbalist clarifies the contradictions inherent in the paradoxical marriage between higher education and big-time college athletics. He challenges the NCAA to come to grips with some of the less appealing by-products of the organization’s phenomenal growth and success.”–Billy Hunter, executive director, National Basketball Players Association”It’s impossible to read this unsparing examination of the tension between the noble ideals of the academy and the base reality of the athletic-industrial complex that the academy has created, and not wonder: Why do we put up with it?”–Alexander Wolff, senior writer with Sports Illustrated, coauthor of Raw Recruits”Zimbalist has executed a masterful analysis of how and why colleges and universities have increasingly commercialized athletic programs. He unmasks the dichotomy of the ‘student-athlete’ and reveals the reality and shortcomings of their compensation systems. His insightful look at the economic and government pressures compounding this schizophrenic system and his recommendations for either changing it or more effectively coping make for ‘must’ reading by any student or fan of sports.”–Donna A. Lopiano, Ph.D., Executive Director, Women’s Sports Foundation”Through hard-headed investigation, detailed analysis, and lively storytelling, Andrew Zimbalist confirms the truth about major college athletics: that commercial motives and rewards give lie to the very ideals that define higher education. Unpaid Professionals is the starting point for all readers interested in knowing how we reached this sad state of |
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Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports $37.5 “Even for the best-intentioned coaches and athletic directors, the landscape of big-time college sports is increasingly treacherous. Is any part of the ‘ideal’ of college sports salvageable? Andrew Zimbalist’s book makes a valuable contribution for the consideration of that question.”–Bob Costas”In the straightforward, analytical manner that is the trademark of his work, Zimbalist clarifies the contradictions inherent in the paradoxical marriage between higher education and big-time college athletics. He challenges the NCAA to come to grips with some of the less appealing by-products of the organization’s phenomenal growth and success.”–Billy Hunter, executive director, National Basketball Players Association”It’s impossible to read this unsparing examination of the tension between the noble ideals of the academy and the base reality of the athletic-industrial complex that the academy has created, and not wonder: Why do we put up with it?”–Alexander Wolff, senior writer with Sports Illustrated, coauthor of Raw Recruits”Zimbalist has executed a masterful analysis of how and why colleges and universities have increasingly commercialized athletic programs. He unmasks the dichotomy of the ‘student-athlete’ and reveals the reality and shortcomings of their compensation systems. His insightful look at the economic and government pressures compounding this schizophrenic system and his recommendations for either changing it or more effectively coping make for ‘must’ reading by any student or fan of sports.”–Donna A. Lopiano, Ph.D., Executive Director, Women’s Sports Foundation”Through hard-headed investigation, detailed analysis, and lively storytelling, Andrew Zimbalist confirms the truth about major college athletics: that commercial motives and rewards give lie to the very ideals that define higher education. Unpaid Professionals is the starting point for all readers interested in knowing how we reached this sad state of |
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Wichita State University $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wichita State University – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wichita State University began as Fairmount College, a private Congregational school, in 1886 by the Rev. Joseph Homer Parker. The college continued the preparatory program of Fairmount Institute which started in 1892. Collegiate classes began in 1895. In 1926, by a vote of the citizens of Wichita, the college became a public non-denominational institution named the Municipal University of Wichita (popularly known as “Wichita” or “WU”); it was the first municipal university west of the Mississippi. After 38 years as a municipal university, WSU again changed its status on July 1, 1964, when it officially entered the state system of higher education. Now, Wichita State University is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, and along with the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, one of the three research institutions in Kansas. Our alma mater Wichita,Stands Proudly on the hill;Our sons and daughters bow to thee,Our hearts with praise we fill. Then, hail! Alma Mater!Hail, thee, Grand and True,Long wave the Yellow and Black,O Wichita, Here’s to you! Around our lives are memoriesThat tenderly entwine; AndThru the midst of the rolling years,Of thee we build a shrine. Then, hail! Alma Mater!Hail, thee Grand and True,Long wave the Yellow and the Black,O Wichita, Here’s to you! Thy call to all that life hold dearIs a clear and constant guide;With Love and Truth and Loyalty,And may they e’er abide. Then, hail! Alma Mater!Hail, thee Grand and True,Long wave the Yellow and the Black,O Wichita, Here’s to you! (Before basketball games, when the Alma Mater is sung, it is traditional for the entire crowd to shout “BLACK!” along with the song.) WSU is a NCAA … More: |
