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Front Court Hex
by Matt ChristopherStar of the previous year's basketball team, Jerry can't do anything right in the new season, but refuses to believe his new friend who, claiming to be a warlock, predicts Jerry's play won't improve until he changes his slovenly habits.
Front Office Fantasies: The Rise of Managerial Sports Media (Studies in Sports Media)
by Branden BuehlerFront office executives have become high-profile commentators, movie and video game protagonists, and role models for a generation raised in the data-driven, financialized world of contemporary sports. Branden Buehler examines the media transformation of these once obscure management figures into esteemed experts and sporting idols. Moving from Moneyball and Football Manager to coverage of analytics gurus like Daryl Morey, Buehler shows how a fixation on managerial moves has taken hold across the entire sports media landscape. Buehler’s chapter-by-chapter look at specific media forms illustrates different facets of the managerial craze while analyzing the related effects on what fans see, hear, and play. Throughout, Buehler explores the unsettling implications of exalting the management class and its logics, in the process arguing that sports media’s managerial lionization serves as one of the clearest reflections of major material and ideological changes taking place across culture and society. Insightful and timely, Front Office Fantasies reveals how sports media moved the action from the field to the executive suite.
Front Runner
by Felix FrancisJefferson Hinkley is back in the newest Dick Francis thriller by the New York Times-bestselling author of Damage. In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff Hinkley is approached by a multi-time champion jockey to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does he know that the call will set off a lethal chain of events, including the apparent suicide of the jockey and an attempt on Hinkley's own life. Never one to leave suspicious events alone, Hinkley begins investigating the jockey and the races he may have thrown. But there are others out there who intend to prevent his inquiry from probing further . . . at any cost.
Front Runner: A Dick Francis Novel
by Felix FrancisJefferson Hinkley is back in the newest Dick Francis thriller by the New York Times-bestselling author of Damage. In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff Hinkley is approached by a multi-time champion jockey to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does he know that the call will set off a lethal chain of events, including the apparent suicide of the jockey and an attempt on Hinkley's own life. Never one to leave suspicious events alone, Hinkley begins investigating the jockey and the races he may have thrown. But there are others out there who intend to prevent his inquiry from probing further . . . at any cost.From the Hardcover edition.
The Front Runner
by Patricia Nell WarrenBilly Sive is the most exciting thing to happen to U.S. sports in years. He is a champion long-distance runner, idol of American youth and best Olympic runner. Billy Sive is young, proud and gay and he doesn't care who knows it... In this riveting breakthrough novel of homosexual love in the sports world; a bestseller that has won coast-to-coast acclaim as a love story as moving as any ever written... as a candid look into the psychological and physical experience of the new gay world...as a joyous, painful, touching and triumphal novel of love. The first honest popular novel about homosexual love.
Front Up, Rise Up: The Official Story of Connacht Rugby
by Gerry ThornleyFront Up, Rise Up is the story of Connacht’s remarkable journey to becoming the 2016 Pro12 champions. The story goes inside the dressing-room, takes in their unscheduled, week-long, bonding trek to Siberia and back for a European Challenge Cup game, and all the key twists and turns along the way.It brings us the characters in this Band of Brothers, from the locals such as captain John Muldoon from Portumna to their iconic fans’ favourite Bundee Aki – who like their talismanic coach Pat Lam is a Kiwi from Auckland of Samoan descent – and their Nigerian-born and Dublin-raised match-winner Niyi Adeolokun.The story takes in the province’s troubled professional history, which had them on the brink of extinction as a professional entity in 2003 and led to Connacht and their supporters marching to the IRFU offices in a successful bid to keep them afloat. It covers their dethroning of the champions Glasgow in the Sportsground in Galway and their stunning performance in the final against Leinster in Edinburgh. In more than two decades of professional rugby, there has been no story quite like it.
Frontiers in Time Research – Einführung in die interdisziplinäre Zeitforschung
by Elisabeth Schilling Maggie O’NeillIn diesem Buch werden verschiedene Facetten gegenwärtiger zeitbezogener Sozialforschung beleuchtet: biografische Zeitverarbeitung, Zeitumgang und Zeiterleben in und um Bildungseinrichtungen, Innovationen in arbeitsorganisationalen Prozessen und methodologische Fragen der Zeiterforschung. Es ist ein interdisziplinäres Werk mit soziologischen, psychologischen, pädagogischen, philosophischen und wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Ansätzen zu neuen Perspektiven der Zeiterforschung.This book discusses various facets of current time-related social research: past related biographical research; present related research on time focusing upon the educational system, future-oriented innovations in working and organizational processes as well as methodological questions of time research. It is an interdisciplinary opus that includes sociological, psychological, educational, philosophical and economic approaches to frontiers in time research.
Frozen in Time
by Nikki NicholsOn February 15, 1961, all 18 members of the U.S. World Figure Skating Team were killed in a plane crash, along with 16 coaches, officials, and family members. Frozen in Time takes readers inside the lives of the young skaters who died in the crash, revealing their friendships, romances, rivalries, sacrifices, and triumphs. The dramatic focus lingers on two families of powerful women: the Owens and the Westerfelds. Maribel Owen, the most famous woman in figure skating at the time, relentlessly drives her two young daughters-pairs champion Mara and the spectacular Laurence, who graced the cover of Sports Illustrated on the day she died. Myra Westerfeld, meanwhile, loses her marriage while guiding her daughters Sherri and Steffi to the pinnacle of the sport. Along with the bittersweet personal stories, author Nikki Nichols recounts the U.S. skating program's lengthy struggle to rebuild after this devastating accident.
Frozen in Time: A Minnesota North Stars History
by Adam RaiderIn 1967 the National Hockey League decided to double its size from six teams to twelve. This expansion was the first of its kind, and Minnesota, with its rich hockey history, was a natural choice for a new franchise. Thus the Minnesota North Stars were born.Frozen in Time examines the organization’s signature seasons, from the late 1970s, when the club was at its worst, to its two surprising runs to the Stanley Cup Finals. The book recalls the exploits of characters such as Wren Blair, the firebrand ex-scout who would become the team’s first coach and general manager, and owner Norm Green, the man who moved the team to Texas in 1993, making him one of the most hated men in Minnesota. Here, too, is the tragic story of Bill Masterton, an original North Star whose death in 1968 as the result of an on-ice injury remains the only one in the history of the league. The team’s engaging history is brought to life with vivid recollections from former players and legends, including Cesare Maniago, Tom Reid, and Bobby Smith, and from journalists, broadcasters, front office executives, and faithful fans. Also including season-by-season summaries, player profiles, and statistics, Frozen in Time offers an authoritative and nostalgic look at Minnesota’s still-beloved North Stars and a bygone era of pro hockey.
Frozen Rodeo
by Catherine ClarkSummer is supposed to be fun. Right? Peggy Fleming Farrell's summer has taken a turn for the worse: She works at the Gas 'n Git to pay back her parents for wrecking two cars, takes summer school French from a succession of increasingly lame substitute teachers, loves an IHOP waiter, and attends Lamaze class with her mother while her father prepares for his professional ice-skating comeback (read: midlife crisis). Just when the only exciting event looming before her is the town's annual Rodeo Roundup Days -- "exciting" being a relative term -- things take an unexpected turn for the better. Between hijinks with a hijacked golf cart, plans for streaking at the Rodeo parade, and a showdown over pancakes, Peggy's summer becomes more about mayhem than money management, and definitely something close to fun. Even if she never learns to speak French.
Fuel
by Sean O'Brien'He's one of the best players I've ever played with. As a forward, I'd say he's the best.' Johnny SextonSeán O'Brien does not come from a traditional rugby background. He grew up on a farm in Tullow, far from the rugby hotbeds of Limerick and Cork or the fee-paying schools of Dublin. But as he made his way up through the ranks, it soon became clear that he was a very special player and a very special personality. Now, Seán O'Brien tells the remarkable and unlikely story of his rise to the highest levels of world rugby, and of a decade of success with Leinster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.
Fuel the Fire: A Nutrition and Body Confidence Guidebook for the Female Athlete
by Pamela Nisevich BedeA revolutionary approach to helping women athletes achieve success in sports and in life. In this game-changing guide, sports dietitian Pam Nisevich Bede explains how women are unique with regards to training, nutrition, and performance, on the road, court, field, or track. Instead of outdated concepts and male-centric research that never spoke to your specific needs, here you will find a framework that will maximize performance, no matter your sport, illustrated with the insights and experiences of world-class athletes. Fuel the Fire provides simple and clear instructions that will help you own your plate, fuel your workout and your day, and navigate specific fueling scenarios. Whether competing in college, nourishing pregnancy and lactation, recovering from injury, or adjusting nutrition across the menstrual cycle, learn how to perform stronger and longer, and apply this new understanding of fueling for years to come.
Fuel Your Ride: Complete Performance Nutrition for Cyclists
by Molly Hurford Nanci GuestAthletes know that proper nutrition is important, but finding the right balance can be complicated. Fuel Your Ride is a comprehensive guide to performance nutrition for cyclists and provides all the tools you need to customize a unique nutrition plan to achieve maximum performance. This book teaches riders everything from what to eat on race day to avoid the dreaded bonk to how to lose weight while consuming enough nutrients and power hard training rides. Fuel Your Ride combines the expert advice of numerous nutritionists, coaches, and professional cyclists to present a simple, clean, and whole foods approach to eating complete with easy-to-follow recipes that include delicious and nutritious vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. In addition to chapters on in-exercise food and hydration, supplements, and weight loss, special attention is placed on what to eat and the best time to eat, taking into account the different nutritional requirements for training rides, race performance, and recovery. Fuel Your Ride provides cyclists with the comprehensive nutritional information you need to efficiently power your rides and perform at your very best.
Fueled By Failure
by Jeremy Bloom Greg GormanFueled by Failure: Dare to Fail. Dare to Succeed.Olympian and former NFL player now thriving as a CEO and Philanthropist, Jeremy Bloom pulls at the common thread that unites him with all of us: the defeats we encounter on our journeys to reach our goals. Sharing his hard-earned insights, advice, and practices including lessons from respected coaches, phenomenal athletes, and highly successful business leaders, Bloom coaches you in tackling defeats-big and small-and using them to drive, not derail, your success.Bloom covers:How to rebound and reprogram after defeatHow to utilize the lessons from failuresWhich motivators evoke winning resultsTactics for managing expectations for yourself and/or your teamHow to create a badass business cultureLeaving a legacys to failure's lessons, and plotting a new course. Lessons and practices are illustrated by Jeremy's own story, which include NFL Hall of Famers, Olympic champions, and insights and advice from business leaders. Case studies and interviews with other practicing entrepreneurs are also presented.
Fuera de juego
by Miguel Ángel OrtizUna novela sobre ese momento de la vida en el que la infancia se está acabando, se juega al fútbol, crece el deseo y se adivinan sombras en el horizonte. De tanto repetir el tópico sobre el paraíso perdido de la infancia, seguramente todos nos lo hemos creído. Lo curioso es que apenas recordamos los conflictos, daños, amarguras, tristezas y pequeñas tragedias que también formaban parte de aquel paraíso. Porque la infancia es un estado de crecimiento y crecer nunca es sencillo: duele. Por eso esta novela duele. El dolorido sentir.Historia de unos cuantos niños no tan niños y unas cuantas niñas no tan niñas que se están asomando a la adolescencia, a ese momento en el que la inocencia comienza a diluirse en medio de una agitación continua de sombras, sospechas y temores. Ese momento en el que los padres muestran sus primeras grietas, la familia es cobijo pero es también molestia y los cuerpos propios y ajenos deletrean sus propias leyes y deseos. Jugar al fútbol como aprendizaje de la derrota. La vida que sale al encuentro, es decir, el miedo al fracaso, a no marcar ese gol que te salva de la mediocridad que te rodea, asusta y ahoga. La lentitud del crecer. Una novela que podría haber sido una novela cursi y bonita para que los lectores y las lectoras proyectaran sobre ella sus propias inocencias perdidas. Podría haber sido pero no lo es. Porque no hay ni hubo paraísos perdidos, ni las buenas novelas están escritas para la nostalgia o el consuelo. Reseñas:«Una interesante novela de un autor al que habrá que seguir la pista.»Acensión Rivas, El Cultural de El Mundo «Si la literatura es vida, esta novela es un espléndido gol.»Santiago Fernández Patón, Rebelión.org«El mérito de Fuera de juego reside en fijar la mirada en una época de cambios y transmitir al lector una atmósfera de normalidad... hay ternura, complicidad y conflictos, pero a una escala humana, no literaria. Quizá por eso, no sé, es un libro que se paladea con esa inefable sensación de cercanía, de familiaridad, que deja una huella en nuestra memoria lectora.»Sr. Molina en Solodelibros.es
Un fuerte abrazo: Seiscientos cuarenta y cinco días y noches
by Sandro Rosell«Después de pasar 645 días encerrado, he decidido compartir mi día a día en prisión, donde me he dado cuenta del enorme valor de un fuerte abrazo.»Sandro Rosell Muchas personas a las que quiero, y me quieren, me han desaconsejado publicar este libro. Un libro escrito en presente, día a día, y por orden cronológico. He querido dejar testimonio de las experiencias, reflexiones, pensamientos, sueños y pesadillas que tuve durante 645 días y noches en prisión, y hablar de las personas, inocentes o culpables, con las que compartí los casi dos peores años de mi vida y en las que me apoyé para pasar los momentos de mayor flaqueza personal. El título del libro describe, simplemente, lo que más anhelas dentro de la cárcel cuando te privan de la libertad. No hay nada que necesites más que... un fuerte abrazo.
La fuerza de los cambios (El mundo de Olympia #1)
by Almudena CidDescubre la nueva serie de Almudena Cid protagonizada por Olympia, «Olympia y su mundo», y sigue sus pasos en los Juegos Olímpicos. Con los Juegos de Atlanta, Olympia vio cómo se hacía realidad el primero de sus sueños, el de ser una deportista olímpica. Ahora ella y las chicas deben empezar a caminar hacia el siguiente objetivo. Pero algo ha cambiado: la relación con Mario, los líos dentro y fuera del equipo e incluso ella misma. Todos a su alrededor empiezan a decir que ha dado el estirón y que está distinta. Pero ¿qué significa eso para una gimnasta? ¿Qué puede hacer, si ella preferiría seguir siendo la de siempre?
Führung im Spitzensport: Von Strategien erfolgreicher Trainer profitieren (essentials)
by Jan MayerJan Mayer erläutert die zentralen Elemente erfolgreicher Führung im Bereich des Trainings von Spitzensportlern und -mannschaften. Der Trainer im Spitzensport hat eine sehr spezielle Rolle - sein Erfolg wird ausschließlich über den Erfolg des Sportlers oder der Mannschaft definiert. Dieses Essential beantwortet die Frage, wie Trainer kontinuierlich erfolgreich sein können, ohne dies auf Kosten der intrinsischen Motivation der Sportler zu erwirken. Gerade im Setting Spitzensport, bei dem es um die Führung von leistungsorientierten (Klein-)Gruppen geht, ist es weniger relevant, was der Trainer konkret macht. Vielmehr ist es das aus bestimmten Grundhaltungen heraus resultierende Verhalten des Trainers, das den kontinuierlichen Erfolg herbeiführen kann.
Full Circle: The Remarkable True Story of Two All-American Wrestling Teammates Pitted Against Each Other in the War on Drugs and Then Reunited as Coaches
by Chuck Malkus Jerry LangtonGlamour, excitement, and money were thrust upon Miami in the late 1970s. Seemingly overnight, it transformed from a sleepy Southern town famous only for its retirees, to an exciting mix of wealth, style, and violence. It was the Cocaine Era, when mountains of cash, bricks of coke, and men with assault rifles changed everything. And it changed the people living there, as well. Kevin Pedersen and Alex DeCubas, a couple of local boys who met at a Little League game, became best friends and star high school wrestling teammates. They were even featured in Sports Illustrated. Alex, who was so big and powerful that he wasn't allowed to play football with the other kids, was on his way to bigger things, possibly the Olympics, when a series of tragedies derailed his dreams. Instead, he used his natural strength and ferocity to start robbing drug dealers and selling what he took. Before long, he caught the eyes of the Colombians and became the biggest home-grown cocaine dealer in the United States. Kevin, half Alex's size, became a wrestling champion through self-discipline, hard work, and drive. After graduating from West Point, he saw his family life deteriorate because of drugs. After divorcing his coke-addicted wife, he came close to suicide until his mind changed. He realized America's enemy wasn't Iran or Russia or any other country, it was drugs. He went to work for the DEA, and on his first day, Kevin found out that his old friend, Alex, was their primary target. And, years later, after the pair faced conflict, personal turmoil, and (for Alex) a long prison sentence, the pair reunited and teamed up to do what they perhaps always should have--coaching high school wrestling together. Full Circle is the remarkable true story of two best friends, their relationship torn apart by the "War on Drugs" as each was put into opposite sides of the conflict.
Full Contact
by Sidney HalstonHow could she have been so stupid? When Jessica Cross decides to give her violently jealous boyfriend--the otherwise influential and charming Dennis Stavros--a second chance, she very nearly becomes a statistic. After weeks of healing from a broken rib and collapsed lung, and with Dennis behind bars, Jessica finally feels ready to come out of hiding. But will she ever be able to take a chance on love again with someone new? Mixed martial arts fighter Slade Martin knows he has a bad reputation. Hell, he's probably earned it. So it won't be easy to convince beautiful, vulnerable Jessica that she can trust him--that from the moment she walked into his life, she's been the only one he's wanted. Powerful and confident, Slade knows he can honor his vow to protect Jessica body and soul. Winning her heart will be another matter . . . but a woman like Jessica is worth the fight.
Full Count: Four Decades of Blue Jays Baseball
by Jeff BlairFrom one of Canada's top baseball writers and radio hosts: a retrospective of the Toronto Blue Jays on the 20th anniversary of Joe Carter's World Series-winning home run--and a look ahead to what promises to be their most successful season since. A must-have for all Blue Jays fans, and a great read for Toronto and Canadian sports fans in general. In Full Count, Jeff Blair takes us back to the days when the Toronto Blue Jays were "the Cadillac of franchises," and shows us exactly what they did right to become baseball's premier club. Then he explores the disappointing aftermath, when the league's fourth-largest market became an also-ran: seemingly destined to languish behind the big-spending Yankees and Red Sox and free-wheeling Rays--until the offseason of 2012. Full Count will appeal not only to casual fans wanting re-live Blue Jays history, but also to the serious baseball fan who wants to know the real details and business decisions that drove the team to the pinnacle, then to mediocrity, and now (hopefully) back to the top once again.
Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher
by David ConeMet and Yankee All-Star pitcher David Cone shares lessons from the World Series and beyond in this essential memoir for baseball fans everywhere. " <P><P>To any baseball fan, David Cone was a bold and brilliant pitcher. During his 17-year career, he became a master of the mechanics and mental toughness a pitcher needs to succeed in the major leagues. <P><P>A five-time All-Star and five-time World Champion now gives his full count -- balls and strikes, errors and outs -- of his colorful life in baseball.From the pitchers he studied to the hitters who infuriated him, Full Count takes readers inside the mind of a thoughtful pitcher, detailing Cone's passion, composure and strategies. <P><P>The book is also filled with never-before-told stories from the memorable teams Cone played on -- ranging from the infamous late '80s Mets to the Yankee dynasty of the '90s. <P><P>And, along the way, Full Count offers the lessons baseball taught Cone -- from his mistakes as a young and naive pitcher to outwitting the best hitters in the world -- one pitch at a time. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Full Court Dreams
by Jake MaddoxIt's the day of basketball tryouts, and Annie overslept! She can't believe she's running late on the most important day of the year. Last year, Annie and her best friends, Megan and Emma, were cut from the team. Of course, the school mean girls, Sarah and Dani, made it. But this year there's a new coach, and Annie's been practicing her heart out. Annie is determined to make the team this year, and she isn't going to let anything stand in her way!
Full Court Fever
by Fred BowenThe Falcons have a problem: they've lost the first two games of the season. Although they have skill, they lack height. When Michael Mancino comes across an old issue of Sports Illustrated and he discovers the similarly vertically challenged UCLA Bruins who won the 1964 NCAA Championship with an aggressive and hard-to-beat full-court zone press used to compensate for a short team. Will the Falcons be able to make a comeback and win the dreaded end-of-the-season game against the much bigger eighth-grade team?
Full Court Fever (All-Star Sports Stories #4)
by Fred BowenMichael and his basketball teammates are eager to compete, but don't believe their team can win without a tall player.Then they discover the full-court press, mastered in the 1960s by the UCLA Bruins on their way to the NCAA championship. Can this strategy be what they're looking for when they go head-to-head with taller teams?