The Rider e-Book of Lists: iPad & e-Reader Edition is the first ever ‘e-book’ on the Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Football League (CFL) team. This e-book expands on The Rider Book of Lists published in print form in 2010 by the same authors: Sheldon Green and Rod Nasewich.  It provides a different and sometimes off-beat look at Rider players and coaches and at the Riders as a team, organization, a pop...

reprint of the 1962 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Considered the bible of scouting techniques" according to the Los Angeles Times, Football Scouting Methods explains the basic scouting strategies and insights of author Steve Belichick. He was widely viewed as the ablest football scout of his time and coached at the U.S. Naval Academy for 33 years; his son is New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, a three-time Super B...

As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, Vince Lombardi: Toughness discusses the struggles and triumphs of Pele's life. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete or coach, and uses that person's story to help the reader achieve that virtue for him or herself.What emerges after reading these stories is not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the virtues that these icons needed to get through life,...

Sally Jenkins, bestselling co-author of It's Not About the Bike, revives a forgotten piece of history in The Real All Americans. In doing so, she has crafted a truly inspirational story about a Native American football team that is as much about football as Lance Armstrong's book was about a bike.If you’d guess that Yale or Harvard ruled the college gridiron in 1911 and 1912, you’d be wrong. The most popular team belonged to an institution called ...

I had a hunch we’d be champions!The most unlikely story in the history of sport, told by our greatest football writerOn 25th March 2015, when King Richard III, recently rescued from a municipal car park, was reburied in Leicester Cathedral, his beloved football team had just lost 4-3 to Tottenham Hotspur and were bottom of the Premier League, relegation certainties. With King Richard finally at rest, everything changed for Leiceste...

Blessed with a level of footballing talent that is so rare these days, Mario Balotelli wow's audiences around the world.  Mario once said I am different ...  If you find another guy like me, I'll buy you dinner!So, still only twenty-one years old, here is the story of the man who says, When I decide to score, I score...The un-official biography of Mario Balotelli. 

As the sports world’s ultimate talking head, MIKE shares 25 of some of his all-time favorite football comics.MIKE’s clever comics capture the moments, people, nicknames and clichéd expressions that comprise America’s most popular sport.A little football history accompanies each comic. You’ll learn about the history of the Heisman as well as the Greatest Show on Turf!You’ll enjoy reading about the brightest new NFL star, RGIII, and the greatest play in NFL history, t...

"No football fan will want to miss this one." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"A searing character study…a breathless, can't-put-it-down read." —LOS ANGELES TIMES"As savvy, dirt-dishing expose." —KIRKUS REVIEWSFrom nationally-acclaimed journalist and ESPN commentator Skip Bayless, the newly updated eBook edition of the classic bestseller GOD'S COACH. First published in 1990, this unforgettable expose tears the metallic blue shine off the legendary star, revealing the truth about 'Am...

“Walk-On U” illustrates the incredible phenomenon of the “College Walk-on.” Depicting the ugly, the bad, and the good, this book is about survival, education, mental toughness, and character building of student athletes who, without athletic scholarships and true to their talents, walk-on the team in search of a dream. The seldom discussed realities of true Walk-On experiences will cover everything from heart, determination, patience, and sheer will of these hope-to-be student athletes as ...

Are you a Man United fan? Do you want to improve your English skills? Then Manchester United: The History So Far is the perfect book for you. It's a short history of our great club, written for people who find English difficult, but want to get better. The English is easy to read, and after each chapter there is a fun grammar or spelling task, all about football and United.The book covers all the main events in United's history: the beginning, in 1878, when the Newton Heath football...

All of the 99 stats items that appear in "99 Stats Before Kickoff" were published as part of my blog, Sports Stats 'on Tapp.' All of the items are current as of the completion of the '12 season. Most of them are about 300-500 words in length. Not only will you get a nice review of the 2012 season, but I think you'll take a little trip back in time for a history lesson on the NFL, and some of the stats will provide a look into the future of the league via trends, etc.

"Few coaches in the history of high school coaching have been able to reach such dedication and determination with their player..." - Post Register Never did a man have as great an influence on a group of young men as did Coach Vernon Ravsten. Through his example and determination, he taught his team members what courage really is. Because of their love for this inspirational man, these spirited young athletes showed remarkable character as they learned to give more tha...