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The key to quality and effective Achievement-Based Curriculum in physical education is assessment. Valid placement and instructional decisions cannot be made or evaluated without appropriate assessment data, that is, you must know what a student can and cannot do on a task before you can begin to make a decision. These same procedures apply to both small and large decisions.

Soccer athletes are hungry for good nutrition information. This easy to read book offers practical tips, debunks nutrition myths, and is a simple how to resource for soccer players, their coaches and parents. Professional soccer players offer advice along with recipes and sample menus.

Yoga has a long history. It is an integral subjective science. Its spiritual, mental or physical import cannot be separated from each other. According to Panini, the Grammarian, the word Yoga is derived from two roots, viz. Yujir and Yuja one referring to Yoking (Yujvir Yoga), and the other referring...

There are very few principles of physical education administration that have been less adequately applied than have those that deal with the planning and construction of buildings to house the program. The large number of inadequate physical education buildings, even on university campuses, is material evidence of this fact. Several factors have contributed to this condition.

Strength Training for Women has been developed as a training guide as more women begin to understand the health benefits of this activity. Strength Training for Women is written in five parts. First, you will be educated about general strength training terminology. Second, major muscle groups of the...

You Can Be Beautiful Beyond Breast Cancer is the personal story of Leslie Spencer, a professor of health and exercise science, who trained for and competed in her first women's figure competition during treatment for breast cancer. With honesty and humor, she offers encouragement to fellow cancer survivors...

Jeffs quest for the injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978, and to author Runner's World articles which have been used by hundreds of thousands of runners of all abilities. His training schedules have inspired he second wave of marathoners who follow...

Soccer fans around the world adore the offensive style of play based on fast passing combinations, spectacular dribbling, and the art of beautifully shot goals. The question regarding this style of game is how to coach your team to embrace fast attacking soccer. How do you shape your training to cover...

Rugby: The Art of Scrummaging is an authoritative work on scrummaging, covering every conceivable aspect from history, technique to safety, physical conditioning to scrum law. Up until now, scrum knowledge has been acquired mostly by word of mouth and through good coaching, but the teachings are often...

Bases are loaded and there’s potential for multiple homeruns in this sexy collection of Baseball erotica! Bases Loaded compiles twelve seriously sexy short stories that will have you rooting for the happy ending, even if you are not a baseball fan like the editor. All of the authors...

Muscle Exercises Encyclopedia contains over 440 exercises with comments and illustrations based on empirical know how and scientific research. The book includes all the basic and numerous less common exercises with comments and illustrations. It is thus an authentic encyclo9pedia of exercises and...

Stretching Exercises Encyclopedia offers a general theory of muscle stretching. Anatomical illustrations explain the different muscle groups involved. Each muscle group includes information about the movement one needs to perform, the posture that one must adopt, common mistakes that should be avoided,...

When your body and soul are in perfect harmony, it is easier to cope with the physical and emotional stresses of daily life. Yoga for Beginners shows you how yoga can help you relax even in the most stressful situations. The photos and precise instructions that accompany each exercise give a thorough...