Outdoor adventure activities are becoming an increasingly popular part of physical education programs. The physical risks of these activities are often foremost in the minds of both instructors and participants, yet it is managing group behavior which can prove to be the most difficult. This is the first book for students and practitioners to address this essential aspect of outdoor adventure education (OAE).Outlining key evidence-based training practices, this book explains how to...

Teaching Yoga is an essential resource for new and experienced teachers as well as a guide for all yoga students interested in refining their skills and knowledge. Addressing 100% of the teacher training curriculum standards set by Yoga Alliance, the world's leading registry and accreditation source for yoga teachers and schools, Teaching Yoga is also ideal for use as a core textbook in yoga teacher training programs.Drawing on a wide spectrum of perspectives, and...

Top Seven Knots and the Use of the WindlassJam, 2. Constrictor, 3. Non-inverting Slippery Bowline, 4. Slippery Sheet Bend, 5. Slippery Figure of 8, 6. Prusik, 7. Reef. As knots are found in families, there are a few bonus knots included. Favour the ones you find most useful. The jam knot made with 550-200-7 paracord is one of the most useful knots in creation, let along survival. To properly master all the knots and their application in this booklet requires ...

The comprehensive guide to surviving in the wild by two of the foremost experts in survival skills and primitive wilderness living.Survival experts John and Geri McPherson live on forty-six acres of undeveloped land in the flinthills of Kansas. For years, they have taught primitive survival skills to US military special forces, including A-Teams, Rangers, Seals, and others. Packed with in-depth instruction and photos, their Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living

Mors Kochanski’s enthusiasm for wilderness recreation, his extensive knowledge of the field, and his desire to learn everything there is to know about the wilderness has made him one of the foremost authorities on wilderness skills in the world. In a time when much of today’s literature is a regurgitation of skills and repackaging of methodology, The Grand Syllabus is as original as Kochanski’s highly acclaimed book, Bushcraft. An “all inclusive” syllabus of topics once taught now ...

There are countless prospecting books out there. They all teach the same general theories and show the same diagrams. While they are not bad books, in fact many are great, this book is written to take a different and simpler approach. A prospectors lifetime of knowledge is simplified and condensed into an easy to read and understand guide that will hopefully benefit those who never even held a gold pan as much as those who have spent a few years prospecting but might still have a few quest...

Saving Sailing is an appealing blueprint for the revival of family sailing – and other quality uses of free time for rewarding lifelong pastimes.Participation in sailing is declining in America, down more than 40% since 1997 and 70% since 1979. In this provocative book, researcher and avid sailor Nicholas Hayes explains why. The book shows how pressures on free time have increased, and how, in response, many Americans have turned to extremes of spectator or highly structured activi...

Give Your Basketball Practices a Shot in the Arm!Use one of the 50 drills in Coaching Basketball to:- Increase practice intensity!- Build great basketball habits in your players!- Emphasize the little details of the game!- Never have a stale, boring practice!- Teach your players to have focused, controlled intensity when they play!Eight time Coach of the Year Kevin Sivils shares 50 drills designed to inject intensity to any practice.

Long before "danger" was a book for boys, there was The American Boy's Handy Book by Daniel Beard—a beloved classic by one of the original founders of the Boy Scouts of America. The American Boy's Handy Book was designed to provide hundreds of activities for restless young boys—adventures and games, indoors and out, in every season of the year. It was originally published in 1882 and became an instant bestseller.Now, this much-loved classic is back in print for a ...

Carp are tantalizingly close, no matter where you are. They will challenge you technically, test your patience, and make you question your fly fishing bona fides more than any other freshwater fish. And they get really big; they’ll put you into your backing fast. As Trout Unlimited’s Chris Hunt says in his foreword, “Enjoy the journey that comes with fly fishing for carp. And leave your 4-weight home.” Sporting nicknames like the golden bonefish, carp are finally getting the attention they...

These ten gymnastic lessons are designed to motivate children to develop their fundamental movement skills. They will help them to develop positive attitudes that enable them to become more confident and competent in their agility, balance and co-ordination while working alone or with others. Each lesson includes lesson objectives, a list of resources, a warm-up activity, an introductory floor work activity, suggestions for activities using apparatus and a cool-down activity. There are als...

80 movement activities for preschoolers and kindergartnersPhysical education is a critical part of every early childhood curriculum. Children need to move to channel their energies in creative, beneficial ways and to learn habits for lifelong health and fitness. Preschoolers and Kindergartners Moving & Learning provides 80 developmentally appropriate activities that contribute to a well-rounded curriculum in any classroom or program.The book containsAn updat...