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The Psychology of Sport and Performance Injury: An Interprofessional Case-Based Approach
by Monna Arvinen-Barrow Damien ClementThe use of psychological interventions and counselling strategies has become a central part of injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to participation process. The Psychology of Sport and Performance Injury: An Interprofessional Case-Based Approach is the first book to offer students, academic scholars, and practitioners case studies that are grounded in psychological theory and empirical evidence, with a specific focus on addressing psychological aspects of sport and performance injuries in an interprofessional manner. This book presents nine "real-life inspired" fictional sport and performance injury cases. It demonstrates the viability and effectiveness of adopting an interprofessional, person-centered approach to injury, rehabilitation, and return to participation process. Each case is focused on a particular phase of rehabilitation, with specific attention placed on relevant biopsychosocial concerns. Within each chapter, a theoretical, conceptual, and empirical analysis of the case is presented followed by detailed accounts on how a range of professionals and significant others can work alongside each other to provide a holistic care for the injured performer within their own competencies. The Psychology of Sport and Performance Injury: An Interprofessional Case-Based Approach emphasizes the importance of holistic, interprofessional approach to sport and performance injury rehabilitation. This book is a vital resource for upper-level students, academic scholars, and applied practitioners from a range of sport and performance related disciplines such as athletic training, kinesiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, sport psychology, sports therapy, and strength and conditioning. It offers a valuable reading for a range of individuals and professionals who are involved in sport and performance injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to participation process.
The Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation
by Monna Arvinen-Barrow Damien ClementWritten by internationally known experts The Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation draws on the latest research in sport psychology and sports medicine. Using case studies to augment the reader’s experience, this new edition emphasizes the importance of a holistic, interprofessional approach to sport injury management and care. By doing so, the book provides injured individuals, their families, and healthcare professionals a thorough overview of how psychology plays a role in sport injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to participation process. Athletes routinely use psychological skills and interventions for performance enhancement but, perhaps surprisingly, not always to assist in recovery from injury. This book demonstrates the ways in which athletes and practitioners can transfer psychological skills to an injury and rehabilitation setting to enhance recovery and the well-being of the athlete. Psychology of injury is an integral part of sport injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to participation process. The second edition of The Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation is a comprehensive text grounded in biopsychosocial theory and scientific evidence. The fully revised second edition is an important resource for students, academic scholars, and applied practitioners working in sport psychology, sports medicine, sports coaching, and other related healthcare professions.
The Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation
by Monna Arvinen-Barrow Natalie WalkerAthletes routinely use psychological skills and interventions for performance enhancement but, perhaps surprisingly, not always to assist in recovery from injury. This book demonstrates the ways in which athletes and practitioners can transfer psychological skills to an injury and rehabilitation setting, to enhance recovery and the well-being of the athlete. Drawing on the very latest research in sport and exercise psychology, this book explores key psychological concepts relating to injury, explaining typical psychological responses to injury and psychological aspects of rehabilitation. Using case studies in every chapter to highlight the day-to-day reality of working with injured athletes, it introduces a series of practical interventions, skills and techniques, underpinned by an evidence-base, with a full explanation of how each might affect an athlete's recovery from injury. The Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation emphasises the importance of an holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to sports injury and rehabilitation. No other book examines the psychological aspects of both sports injury and the rehabilitation process, and therefore this is an essential resource for students, scholars and practitioners working in sport psychology, sports therapy, sports medicine or coaching.
The Psychology of Sports Coaching: Research and Practice (Routledge Research in Sports Coaching)
by Richard Thelwell Chris Harwood Iain GreenleesThis is the first book to offer a comprehensive review of current research in the psychology of sports coaching. It provides detailed, critical appraisals of the key psychological concepts behind the practice of sports coaching and engages with contemporary debates in this field. Organised around three main themes, it discusses factors affecting the coaching environment; methods for enhancing coach performance; and how to put theory into practice through coaching work. Written by an international team of researchers and practitioners at the cutting edge of psychology and coaching, each chapter introduces a key concept, defines key terms, provides a comprehensive literature review, and considers implications for future research and applied practice. Encompassing the latest developments in the field, it addresses topics such as: the theory behind effective coaching creating performance environments promoting psychological well-being developing resilience through coaching transformational leadership and the role of the coach. The Psychology of Sports Coaching: Research and Practice is an indispensable resource for sport psychologists and sports coaches, and is essential reading for all students and academics researching sport psychology.
The Psychology of Sports Injury: From Risk to Retirement
by Adam Gledhill Dale ForsdykeThe Psychology of Sports Injury: From Risk to Retirement provides a critical overview of the psychology of sports injury, covering the 5Rs of sports injury: risk, response, rehabilitation, return to sport and retirement. Drawing on a range of expert international perspectives from the fields of sport psychology and sport and exercise medicine, The Psychology of Sports Injury covers the psychological considerations associated with sports injuries, prior to the onset of injury through to supporting athletes with post-injury retirement. In addition to this injury lifespan perspective, the book features special interest topics including anterior cruciate ligament injury, sport-related concussion, spinal cord injury and the role of coaches in achieving athlete and team medical outcomes. Additionally, case studies provide the opportunity to apply learning from each chapter. By covering the sports injury journey from risk factors to retirement and including athlete mental health during sports injury, The Psychology of Sports Injury is an essential text for students, instructors, and practitioners in sports psychology, sport and exercise medicine and other related fields.
The Psychology of Strength and Conditioning
by David Tod David LavalleeAn effective strength and conditioning program underpins the training regime of every successful athlete or sportsperson and it is now widely recognized that psychology plays a significant role in the application of strength and conditioning principles. This is the first book to examine the importance of psychological factors in strength and conditioning and to offer a comprehensive overview of current research, theory and best practice. Written by a team of leading international researchers and practitioners, the book looks at how psychology influences training and performance and how training can influence an individual’s psychological well-being. It explores a range of key topics in contemporary sport psychology and athletic training, including: mental skills training behaviour change psychology in professional practice psychological problems, including exercise dependence, eating disorders and steroid use. Throughout, the book combines evidence-based research with discussion of the practical issues facing athletes, coaches and sport science professionals. By firstly developing our understanding of the latest psychological skills and techniques used by athletes and coaches to maximize strength and conditioning training and performance, and then the ways other psychological factors influence, and are influenced by, strength and conditioning training, this book represents invaluable reading for all advanced students, researchers, trainers and sport scientists with an interest in strength and conditioning or sport psychology.
The Psychology of Teaching Physical Education: From Theory to Practice
by Bonnie BlankenshipThis book weaves together theory, research, and practical information related to the psychological aspects of physical education. Unlike other exercise/sport psychology books on the market, The Psychology of Teaching Physical Education is written especially for future and practicing physical educators and focuses on the psychological principles and strategies that are most relevant to them. The book covers the important topics of motivation, reinforcement, feedback, modeling, prosocial behaviors/moral development, and self-perception. In each chapter, narratives about real practicing teachers show how they apply the principles and theories of psychology to physical education, and particularly to actual situations that readers are likely to encounter professionally. Each chapter contains three main sections: following an opening scenario in which Blankenship captures the reader's attention with a real-life problem, the author then (1) highlights theories related to the subject matter of the chapter, (2) summarizes the research that has been conducted on the theories and the chapter topic, and (3) gives examples of practical applications of the theory and research to physical education. Throughout the chapter, as the theory, research, and application of the topic are discussed, Blankenship presents possible solutions to the challenge presented in the chapter-opening vignette. The classroom applications and real-world examples are relevant to many different physical education settings, including those at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, in both urban and rural schools representing various geographical regions of the country. These examples bring the theories to life and help readers envision how their own classes will benefit as they apply what theyÃve learned about the psychology of teaching physical education. Key Features of the Book A theory-to-research-to-practice approach. An author whose background in both sport psychology and physical education makes her uniquely qualified to write this book. Chapter-ending application exercises that encourage readers to go beyond rote memorization of concepts and principles to apply what they learned in various specific examples. Sample instructional models and guidelines to enable readers to incorporate concepts discussed in the chapter into their own classes. A comprehensive glossary.
Psychoneuroendocrinology of Sport and Exercise: Foundations, Markers, Trends (Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science)
by Felix Ehrlenspiel Katharina StrahlerPsychoneuroendocrinology is the study of the interaction between hormones, the brain and human behaviour. This is the first book to examine psychoneuroendocrinology in the context of sport and exercise, offering a comprehensive review of current research and assessment techniques and highlighting directions for future research. The book explores the links between hormones and behaviour, and draws important conclusions for how their study will aid in the understanding of the bidirectional link between sport and behaviour, central to the psychology of sport and exercise. It presents the key hormones that underpin behaviour in a sporting context, including the description of their physiologic mechanisms and behavioural effects. The book reports benchmark standards for the assessment and analysis of hormonal influences of behaviour in sport, and examines practical issues and contexts such as emotional state, overtraining and stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology in Sport and Exercise is a breakthrough text that will be of interest to all advanced students and researchers working in the psychology and physiology of sport and exercise.
Psychotherapie mit kognitiv-behavioraler Therapie und Hypnose: Die Praxisanleitung: Verhaltenstherapie effektiv kombiniert mit Hypnose (Psychotherapie: Praxis)
by Hans-Christian KossakDer Autor stellt als erfahrener Psychologischer Psychotherapeut die von ihm erprobte Therapiemethode vor, die als Kombination von moderner kognitiv-behavioraler Therapie und moderner Hypnose in der Psychotherapie, Medizin und Zahnmedizin bei zahlreichen Störungen, Erkrankungen und Problemstellungen sehr erfolgreich anzuwenden ist. Sie wirkt oft in wenigen Sitzungen und ist erwiesen sehr effektiv. Hier stellt der Autor sein Wissen und seine Erfahrung als Verhaltenstherapeut, Hypnosetherapeut und Gesprächspsychotherapeut zusammen. Entsprechend vermittelt er die Theorie und schwerpunktmäßig die praktischen Anwendungen mit zahlreichen Fallbeispielen klar und schnell nachvollziehbar. Geschrieben für: Anfänger und Praktiker im Bereich der kognitiv-behavioralen Therapie als auch in der klinischen Hypnose können zahlreiche Impulse für ihre Arbeit erhalten. Auch Studierende aus diesen klinischen Berufsbereichen erhalten Einblicke und wertvolle anschauliche Anregungen und Vorbilder zur Diagnostik, Therapieplanung und Therapiedurchführung dieser Methode.Über den Autor:Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Hans-Christian Kossak verfügt über 50 Jahre Berufserfahrung als Psychologischer Psychotherapeut (Verhaltenstherapeut, Gesprächspsychotherapeut, Hypnosetherapeut) und Dozent auf nationalen und internationalen Fachkongressen und in Fortbildungsseminaren. Er ist bekannt für seine praxisnahen Darstellungen und besonders für seine umfangreichen Erfahrungen, die er sehr plastisch vermitteln kann.
Psychotherapy with People in the Arts: Nurturing Creativity
by Terry S Trepper Gerald SchoenewolfLearn to free creativity from the shackles of emotional conflicts!This riveting collection of case histories illustrates the dark interplay of neurosis and creativity. Psychotherapy with People in the Arts explores the struggles of writers, painters, actors, and composers to reconcile their overwhelming need to create and the self-doubts, frustrations, and neuroses that block their potential. In addition to ten inspiring tales of healing and self-knowledge, Psychotherapy with People in the Arts provides a solid introduction to the primary issues related to emotional disorders and creativity. It begins with a study of the notoriously reclusive and eccentric writer J. D. Salinger. Using both theory and case example, it shows how family history, present relations, and genetics can combine to impede the flow of an artist&’s natural gifts-and how a good therapist can help unblock that creative power. It also includes a series of tests to diagnose blocked creativity. Psychotherapy with People in the Arts explores such compelling themes as: dealing with racism and internalized self-hatred the conflict between commercial and high art anger and blocked tears the drive for an impossible perfection emotional alienation and sexual acting outPsychotherapy with People in the Arts is a fascinating look at a complex and controversial subject. Though not everyone is a professional artist, every human being has creative potential that can be blocked by emotional disturbances. And every therapist, mental health educator, and artist will find rich sources of information and inspiration in this book. Visit the author's website at http://www.livingcenter.net
Public-Private Partnerships for Major League Sports Facilities (Routledge Research in Sport Business and Management)
by Judith Grant LongThis volume takes readers inside the high-stakes game of public-private partnerships for major league sports facilities, explaining why some cities made better deals than others, assessing the best practices and common pitfalls in deal structuring and facility leases, as well as highlighting important differences across markets, leagues, facility types, public actors, subsidy delivery mechanisms, and urban development aspirations. It concludes with speculations about the next round of facility replacement amidst rapid changes in broadcast technology, shrinking domestic audiences, and the globalization of sport.
The Pucking Wrong Date (The Pucking Wrong Series #3)
by C. R. JaneOne night of passion turns into lasting obsession in this dark hockey romance from the international and Amazon bestselling author, C.R. Jane.''If tonight's all I get, then I'd better make it good'Pop sensation Olivia would do anything to get out from under her mother's thumb and escape the circus that has become her life, if only for a moment. Maybe that's why she says yes to a night with a sexy hockey player who manages to make her dizzy with a single look. Superstar goalie Walker "Disney" Davis might be every girl's Prince Charming, but behind the pretty-boy exterior is a man who'll do whatever it takes to get what he wants-even if it means crossing a few lines . . . Walker's fixation should have Olivia running for the hills. He's everywhere she goes, and he keeps saying she's "the one." Despite the insanity, each of their exchanges leaves her falling harder. Wanting Walker might not be right, but it's dangerously, deliciously wrong. Readers are falling head over heels for the Pucking Wrong Series...'Takes you on all the highs and lows. I didn't know whether to swoon or tell her to run for the hills' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I feel heartbroken. I didn't want this book to end, but what an ending that was' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Hot and intense and left me slightly breathless' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Omg. This book sucks you in and deceives you!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh how I loved this book . . . everything about it was just everything' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I just devoured this book, I couldn't stop reading it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Toxic yet exciting, spicy yet passionate . . . I was hooked from the first few page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Part of the Pucking Wrong Series . . . where heartbreak and happy endings rule.
The Pucking Wrong Guy (The Pucking Wrong Series #2)
by C. R. JaneIt's hard to resist the past in this steamy, dark hockey romance - from international and Amazon bestselling author C.R. Jane'If you were my girl, there wouldn't be anything that would keep me away'Blake moved to L.A. for a fresh start and to make it big. Now she's waiting tables while her dreams of becoming a model hover just out of reach. She already has her hands full . . . and then her past walks into the room and changes everything.At first Blake doesn't recognize him, but the gorgeous six-foot-four, tattooed pro-hockey player is Ari Lancaster―her first ever crush, the one who got her through the worst time in her life. He's all grown up now, with an unshakeable confidence and the ability to turn her inside out with a single kiss. And he has no intention of letting her go again.Blake knows she should resist, but each time Ari's overwhelming intensity is focused on her, all her best intentions go out the window. There's no denying they're playing in different leagues, but it's only a matter of time before Blake starts to wonder if the completely wrong guy she's falling for . . . is actually the right one.Readers are falling head over heels for the Pucking Wrong Series...'Takes you on all the highs and lows. I didn't know whether to swoon or tell her to run for the hills' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I feel heartbroken. I didn't want this book to end, but what an ending that was' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Hot and intense and left me slightly breathless' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Omg. This book sucks you in and deceives you!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh how I loved this book . . . everything about it was just everything' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I just devoured this book, I couldn't stop reading it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Toxic yet exciting, spicy yet passionate . . . I was hooked from the first few page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Part of the Pucking Wrong Series . . . where heartbreak and happy endings rule.
The Pucking Wrong Man (The Pucking Wrong Series #4)
by C. R. JaneEveryone in my life has always disappointed me, but NHL hockey star Camden James says he never will.We meet, and then in a single blink, he's made me his roommate, promising me I don't have to worry about anything ever again.They call him a hero, and that's what I desperately need.I remind myself it's all temporary. That I shouldn't get used to it.But he has other ideas.Camden tells me he's obsessed, that he's going to change my life, that he'll never let me go.But as more time passes, I wonder if it's going to take a villain to get me my happily ever after.And Camden James just might be the right man for the role.Readers are falling head over heels for the Pucking Wrong Series...'Takes you on all the highs and lows. I didn't know whether to swoon or tell her to run for the hills' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I feel heartbroken. I didn't want this book to end, but what an ending that was' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Hot and intense and left me slightly breathless' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Omg. This book sucks you in and deceives you!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh how I loved this book . . . everything about it was just everything' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I just devoured this book, I couldn't stop reading it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Toxic yet exciting, spicy yet passionate . . . I was hooked from the first few page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Readers are falling head over heels for the Pucking Wrong Series...'Takes you on all the highs and lows. I didn't know whether to swoon or tell her to run for the hills' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I feel heartbroken. I didn't want this book to end, but what an ending that was' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Hot and intense and left me slightly breathless' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Omg. This book sucks you in and deceives you!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh how I loved this book . . . everything about it was just everything' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I just devoured this book, I couldn't stop reading it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Toxic yet exciting, spicy yet passionate . . . I was hooked from the first few page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Pucking Wrong Number (The Pucking Wrong Series #1)
by C. R. JaneA star athlete crosses the line from passion into obsession in this darkly addictive hockey-romance novel from international bestselling author C.R. Jane. 'Give me a second chance, babe . . . and I'll blow your mind'Monroe doesn't know why she answers the text that's obviously meant for someone else. Or why she keeps answering. Maybe it's because she's all alone in a big city and in desperate need of a lifeline. Or maybe it's because each exchange leaves her intrigued and more than a little turned on.Still, Monroe never would've snarked back if she'd known she was talking to the "Golden Boy" of the Dallas Knights. She couldn't care less about Lincoln Daniels' hockey-god status, and this only seems to attract him more. He's used to scoring on and off the ice, and now he's obsessed with his next goal: making Monroe his―no matter what it takes. "Intense" doesn't begin to cover the way Lincoln pursues her. But despite the red flags, Monroe starts to crave the way he makes her feel really, truly wanted . . . Maybe Mr. Wrong Number is actually Mr. Right.Readers are falling head over heels for the Pucking Wrong Series...'Takes you on all the highs and lows. I didn't know whether to swoon or tell her to run for the hills' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I feel heartbroken. I didn't want this book to end, but what an ending that was' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Hot and intense and left me slightly breathless' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Omg. This book sucks you in and deceives you!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh how I loved this book . . . everything about it was just everything' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I just devoured this book, I couldn't stop reading it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Toxic yet exciting, spicy yet passionate . . . I was hooked from the first few page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Part of the Pucking Wrong Series . . . where heartbreak and happy endings rule.
Puckster Goes to the Olympics (Puckster)
by Lorna Schultz NicholsonPuckster is Hockey Canada's lovable mascot and this polar bear knows everything there is to know about hockey. His books are perfect entertainment for young hockey fans. In Puckster Goes to the Olympics, Puckster has been selected to act as Team Canada's stick boy at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Readers follow all the action and adventure of an Olympic tournament as Puckster plays along with NHL superstars Sidney Crosby, Rick Nash, Jonathon Toews, and more!
Puckster Plays the Hockey Mascots (Puckster)
by Lorna Schultz NicholsonIn Puckster Plays the Hockey Mascots, Puckster and his pals realize the dream of being on the ice with their hockey heroes - the Toronto Maple Leafs mascot Carlton the bear and the Montreal Canadiens mascot Youppi. These legendary NHL mascots inspired Puckster to play hockey and cheer for Hockey Canada and now here he was playing in a real game with these hockey greats. But when his drive to win and desire to impress others gets in the way, Puckster realizes that he has let his team down and forgotten the true spirit of teamwork. Puckster Plays the Mascots is yet another exciting hockey adventure for young fans. With the exciting addition of two legendary characters and the important message of teamwork, this classic tale offers all fans of the game a lesson in friendship.
Puckster's Christmas Hockey Tournament (Puckster)
by Lorna Schultz NicholsonIn Puckster's Christmas Hockey Tournament, it is Christmas Eve and Puckster is nervously watching the heavy snowfall gather on the ground and in the trees. It is his first Christmas away from home and though he is excited to be with Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Tournament, he is afraid that the winter storm will prevent his family and friends from travelling to the remote arena and arrive in time for Christmas morning. But there is another traveler that Puckster and the players are excited to see this Christmas. Santa! When the heavy snow forces the closure of the roads, only Santa and his team of reindeer can help. Will everyone be together for Christmas? In this magical story of friendship, young hockey fans learn the true meaning of the holidays. Puckster's Christmas Hockey Tournament is destined to be a holiday classic.
Puckster's First Hockey Game (Puckster)
by Lorna Schultz NicholsonA new hockey mascot - Puckster - makes his book debut in this delightful new series for children! There are hundreds of thousands of young children enrolled in organzied hockey associations across the country, and nothing is more exciting for these kids than getting that first hockey sweater and playing in their first hockey game!
Puckster's First Hockey Sweater (Puckster)
by Lorna Schultz NicholsonThere are hundreds of thousands of young children enrolled in organized hockey associations all across Canada and nothing is more exciting for these kids than getting that first hockey sweater and playing in their first hockey game. With loads of exciting hockey action, great illustrations, and an entertaining story, young hockey fans everywhere will love to read—or be read— Puckster&’s hockey adventures again and again.
Puckster's First Hockey Tournament (Puckster)
by Lorna Schultz NicholsonJoin Puckster and his teammates for two exciting new hockey adventures in Puckster's First Hockey Tournament and Puckster's New Hockey Teammate. Puckster is Hockey Canada's lovable mascot and this polar bear knows everything to know about hockey. His books are perfect entertainment for young hockey fans.
Puckster's First Hockey Tryout (Puckster)
by Lorna Schultz NicholsonPuckster is Hockey Canada's lovable mascot and this polar bear knows everything there is to know about hockey. His books are perfect entertainment for young hockey fans. In Puckster's First Tryout, Puckster and his pals are trying out for a one-time select team that will play against the formidable Russian Tigers. Each player learns a valuable lesson about the importance of being prepared and trying your best, and that making the team is not the only thing that matters.
Puckster's New Hockey Teammate (Puckster)
by Lorna Schultz NicholsonJoin Puckster and his teammates for two exciting new hockey adventures in Puckster's First Hockey Tournament and Puckster's New Hockey Teammate. Puckster is Hockey Canada's lovable mascot and this polar bear knows everything to know about hockey. His books are perfect entertainment for young hockey fans.
Puckstruck
by Stephen SmithLike many a Canadian kid, Stephen Smith was up on skates first thing as a boy, out in the weather chasing a puck and the promise of an NHL career. Back indoors after that didn't quite work out, he turned to the bookshelf. That's where, without entirely meaning to, he ended up reading all the hockey books. There was Crunch and Boom Boom, Slashing! and High Stick; there was Max Bentley: Hockey's Dipsy-Doodle Dandy, Blue Line Murder, and Nagano, a Czech hockey opera. There was Blood on the Ice, Cracked Ice, Fire On Ice, Power On Ice, Cowboy On Ice, and Steel On Ice.In Puckstruck, Smith chronicles his wide-eyed and sometimes wincing wander through hockey's literature, language, and culture, weighing its excitement and unbridled joy against its costs and vexing brutality. In exploring his own lifelong love of the game, hoping to surprise some sense out of it, he sifts hockey's narratives in search of hockey's heart, what it means and why it should distress us even as we celebrate its glories. On a journey to discover what the game might have to say about who we are as Canadians, he seeks to answer some of its essential riddles.
Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk
by Doug WilsonFrom a Casey Award finalist, the first biography of Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk: “A home run all the way.” —Leigh Montville, New York Times–bestselling author of The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe RuthCarlton Fisk retired having played in more games and hit more home runs than any other catcher before him. A baseball superstar in the 1970s and ‘80s, Fisk was known not just for his dedication to the sport and tremendous plays but for the respect with which he treated the game.A homegrown icon, Fisk rapidly became the face of one of the most storied teams in baseball, the Boston Red Sox of the 1970s. As a rookie making only $12,000 a year, he became the first player to unanimously win the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1972, upping both his pay grade and national recognition. Fisk’s game-winning home run in Game Six of the hotly contested 1975 World Series forever immortalized him in one of the sport’s most exciting televised moments. Fisk played through an epic period of player-owner relations, including the dawn of free agency, strikes, and collusions. After leaving Boston under controversy in 1981, he joined the Chicago White Sox, where he played for twelve more major league seasons, solidifying his position as one of the best catchers of all time.Doug Wilson, finalist for both the Casey Award and Seymour Medal for his previous baseball biographies, uses his own extensive research and interviews with Fisk’s childhood friends and major league teammates to examine the life and career of a leader who followed a strict code and played with fierce determination.Includes photos“Wilson received much-deserved praise for his biographies of Mark Fidrych and Brooks Robinson. This fine book is every bit their equal.” —Booklist (starred review)