At the London Olympics in 2012 Team GB achieved a third place finish in the medals table. A key factor in this achievement was the high standard of contemporary British sports coaching. But how has British sports coaching transitioned from the amateur to the professional, and what can the hitherto under-explored history of sports coaching in Britain tell us about both the early history of sport and about contemporary coaching practice? A History of Sports Coaching in Britain is th...

The Terrible Tripper of 1957, the 1962 Fog Bowl, Vic Washington's Fabulous Fumble in 1968, Tony Gabriel's Classic Catch in 1976, Henry "Gizmo" Williams's Wild Run in 1987, and Dave Ridgway's Magnificent Kick in 1989 are some of the legendary moments leading up to the 100th Grey Cup game in November 2012 in Toronto. You'll find all of them in Grey Cup Century and much more.Canadian football has had a long and storied history dating back to the 1860s. In 1909, Earl Grey, the...

In its first English-language edition, this detailed training manual is a complete guide to Gao baguazhang, as preserved through the lineage of Liu Fengcai. The youngest of the major bagua lineages, Gao bagua shows the influence of taiji quan, xingyi quan, and shuai jiao. It incorporates traditional bagua weapons, pre-heaven palms, and animal forms in addition to sixty-four individual post-heaven palms and their accompanying two-person forms. A unique synthesis of health-building technique...

Provonost has large followings in his major team home bases (Michigan, New Jersey, Ontario) who would be interested in his life storyHis memoir describes friendships and working relationships with some of the most popular and talked-about players to date (incl. Terry Sawchuk, with whom he was once roommates)Book contains 16 B&W photosBob Duff is well-connected in the world of sports reporting & will be able to help secure good coverage for the book

A century before Lance Armstrong captured headlines around the world by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France, another American dominated the world of competitive cycling. His name was Bobby Walthour, and in the early 1900s he was one of the world's most famous and highly paid athletes.Life in the Slipstream chronicles Walthour's rise from a lowly bicycle messenger in Georgia to a two-time national and international cycling champion who was nearly as popular i...

The incredible, never-before-told story of Augie Donatellia man fellow umpires consider a legend.Coalmines Bombers and BaseballEmmy Award-winning sportswriter/producer John Bacchia shares the incredible, never-before-told story of Augie Donatellione of Major League Baseballs unsung men in blue. A coal miner from Bakerton, Pennsylvania, Donatelli served his country as a tail gunner aboard a B-17 and found his lifes calling in the bleak con?nes of a Nazi prison camp.W...

A book on the club like no other, The Hibernian FC Miscellany is packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legends. From a European Cup semi-final to the Famous Five, from beating Barcelona and Real Madrid to losing to Stranraer and Edinburgh City, it's all here. Can you really afford not to own a copy? Did You Know? There have been four Willie Millers to don the famous green and white jersey for Hibs. Hibs legend Eddie Turnbull only received his Scotland cap ...

Whether it's glamping or wild camping, every year well over a million of us leave the warmth of our homes and head into the outdoors and its varying degrees of luxury. Camping in the 21st century has never been more popular, nor have campers before had such access to different camping styles and the high-end equipment that makes even the most rugged and wild landscapes habitable.The Guardian's relationship with camping and campers has been deep and sustained. Our camping pages are full of new...

The Best 2017 NFL Draft Guide Out There!  With 250 + prospects in this guide and 80,000 words written, I created just that. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the in-depth analysis, grades, and player fits on each and every single player in this year’s guide. I even includes all the up-to-date sizes and measurements from the combine for each player. But why should you buy THIS guide, and who exactly am I?  Wel...

Elegant and perceptive musings on the world's greatest game from the dean of American golf writersThis illuminating collection features many of Hebert Warren Wind's most famous essays, including "Jones Breaks Through," his masterful portrait of Bobby Jones's first major championship, won in an epic eighteen-hole playoff against Bobby Cruickshank at the 1923 US Open, and "North to the Links of Dornoch," an evocative travelogue that established the venerable course in...

This is the first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. Sport and Ireland demonstrates that there are aspects of Ireland's sporting history that are uniquely Irish and are defined by the peculiarities of life on a small island on the edge of Europe. What is equally apparent, though, is that the Irish sporting world is unique only in part; much of the history of Irish ...