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Clinical Sports Nutrition is a complete practical and clinical reference that provides state-of-the-art sports nutrition information. Each chapter contains specific reviews followed by practice tips. Contributions come from leading academics, physicians, and sports dieticians in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Finland. ... Read more

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Comprehensive and thoroughly researched
I am about halfway into this book as part of an MSc course and I have found it to be well researched and laid out. The chapter summaries and tips at the end of each section are particularly useful to me.Honestly this title makes sport nutrition more interesting than I expected it to be. Please note that the fonts are slightly smaller than those in the preceding edition (which I borrowed from a friend). If you are in the age group to need reading glasses, you will need them .............. it is however not that big of a deal in the end since the previous edition's font is still small enough to make you put them on.

Worth the price just for the chapter on supplements
This is a great book for people who want to work with athletes or coaches.It provides a thoroughly referenced summary on the principles of various topics in sports nutrition, followed by "practice tips" written by top sports dietitians.It really helps to know how to put the information into use. ... Read more

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This booklet is for athletes at all ages and levels, for people who exercise, as well as for health care professionals, coaches, and others who want to find out more about sports injuries. This booklet describes the different types of sports injuries, how they can be treated and prevented, and recent treatment advances from research. It also highlights risk factors and contains a resource list. If you have further questions after reading this booklet, you may wish to discuss them with a health care professional.

Table of Contents

- Introduction

- What Are Sports Injuries?

- What's the Difference Between Acute and Chronic Injuries?

- What Should I Do if I Suffer an Injury?

- Who Should I See for My Injury?

- How Are Sports Injuries Treated?

- Who Is at Greatest Risk for Sports Injuries?

- What Can Groups at High Risk Do to Prevent Sports Injuries?

- What Are Some Recent Advances in Treating Sports Injuries?

- What Advances Might We Expect in the Future?

- Where Can People Find More Information About Sports Injuries?

- Appendix
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Increase your awareness of alcohol use and abuse in the sport community and improve your ability to identity and assist athletes with alcohol-related problems. Alcohol and Sport provides the information you need to facilitate an athlete's progression through the stages of recovery. Clinical and sport psychologist Robert Stainback condenses 20 years of practical experience and research in substance abuse treatment into this comprehensive, indispensable reference. ... Read more

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This volume addresses a range of philosophical and ethical issues in adapted physical activity and disability sports participation more broadly. It is comprised of a range of essays by international scholars whose backgrounds embrace different traditions of philosophy, pedagogy and adapted physical activity.

The principal aim of the symposium was to open up and critically explore a range of conceptual and ethical issues and perspectives that have arisen with respect to the engagement of persons with dis/abilities in a range of physical activity contexts including, but not exclusively located in, mainstream sporting activities.

This book was published as a special issue in Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.

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A comprehensive compilation and critical analysis of injury data from a wide range of sports. For each 24 athletic endeavours, the text details: injury incidence; injury characteristics; injury severity; and injury risk factors. Suggestions for injury prevention and directions for future research are also provided in the sport-specific chapters. Two overview chapters giving a broader perspective on sports injuries cover: injury prevention measures that are applicable across sports; and guidelines for evaluating future research in epidemiology of sports injuries. ... Read more

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This new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, provides a state-of-the- art account of the epidemiology of injury across a broad spectrum of Olympic sports. The book uses the public health model in describing the scope of the injury problem, the associated risk factors, and in evaluating the current research on injury prevention strategies described in the literature.

Epidemiology of Injury in Olympic Sports comprehensively covers what is known about the distribution and determinants of injury and injury rates in each sport. The editors and contributors have taken an evidence-based approach and adopted a uniform methodology to assess the data available. Each chapter is illustrated with tables which make it easy to examine injury factors between studies within a sport and between sports.

With contributions from internationally renowned experts, this is an invaluable reference book for medical doctors, physical therapists and athletic trainers who serve athletes and sports teams, and for sports medicine scientists and healthcare professionals who are interested in the epidemiological study of injury in sports.   ... Read more

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Find your endurance advantage in the foods you eat. Endurance Sports Nutrition will help you select the best foods, fluids, and supplements to train longer, recover more quickly, avoid injuries, and achieve your performance goals in any endurance endeavor.

Sports dietitian and former elite runner Suzanne Girard Eberle provides a proven fueling program that addresses the unique needs of endurance athletes:

• Road and trail running: 5K to 100+ miles
• Cycling and mountain biking: time trials to multiday rides
• Duathlon and triathlon: sprint to Ironman
• Winter sports: Nordic ski races to mountain ascents
• Water sports: rowing and long-distance swimming
• Environmental conditions: extreme temperatures and high altitude

Customer Reviews (15)

Excellent Book for Endurance Athletes
As a newer long-distance triathlete, I found the information in the book to be very useful.It is well written and provides a reasonable approach to tackling nutritional challenges I face.

Everything you need to know and more
Being an endurance athlete, nutrition is as important as training itself. That is why, every athlete has the responsability to take charge of their own health and safety, meaning every athlete must know enough about nutrition to understand your body. You can have help from specialists, but the responsability is always yours in the end.
When I bought this book, I also bought two other books on Endurance Sports Nutrition. Although the other books where good, this one excells!
This is one of those books that are, in one word, COMPLETE. Like the "The Lore of Running" is the definitive book for running, this is the definitive book for endurance nutrition. I figure the author decided she didn't want to write more books on the subject, so this one has everything. There is knowledge for Ultramarathons, Multiday events and even for dealing with altitude.
After reading it, I feel like my previous experience in sport was like a blind chase.
Excelent. Bravo.

Eat up.
Stacks of logical informative. A fair bit of science. You won't find many meal recipes, but all the information you need to plan you food and fluid intake.

Excellent reference for Athletes
I found this book to be well written and factual.I like the care Eberle has taken to cover the pros and cons, risks and rewards, of various common methods and dietary recommendations. In the section on dietary supplements Eberle says "When it comes to deciphering health claims, a healthy dose of skepticism and a bit of common sense can help steer you through the maze." that sort of good judgment is typical here. I think a lot of crap (correction, I should say pseudoscience) has been written on the subject of sports nutrition.Eberle helps you sort out what is based on the evidence and what is not.I like that and recommend this book.The title says it all.

Good Stuff
I haven't had a chance to read the whole book however what I have read has been helpful and informative.The book itself was shipped in excellent condition and, like many of the books I've bought through Amazon, I think I purchased it used and it looks new.And, I don't plan on just using it to balance out my washing machine ;-). ... Read more

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The book outlines management implications of observations made at clinical examination and imaging of patients presenting with sports related musculoskeletal ailments. It clearly reviews typical findings of sports related injuries at clinical examination and at integrated imaging, including radiographs, ultrasound and MRI. The aim is to clearly define the practical implications of findings identified at MRI and ultrasound in patients with sports injuries.

• Content covers normal anatomy and then gives the commonly encountered pathologies.
• Chapters divided by anatomical regions for easy reference.
• Highly illustrated, with over 400 images and drawings.
• Written by four top experts in the field.
• Provides practical implications of findings.

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A Very Useful Book
Concise, authoritve and helpful.Information is easily accessible and the book provides a useful overview of an extensive range of topics.

excellent contemporary overview
This is an excellent book. It is well presented and illustrated and presents a comprehensive overview of this field in a manner readily accessible to the reader. The book presents a balanced review of all aspects of sports injury, integrating clinical examination with state of the art imaging and ultimately treatment. I recommend this book without reservation. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on March 25, 2002. The length of the article is 835 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Pro players score big with Performance Sports.(Chris Snopek and Chris Lotterhos sports academy celebrates first year as success)(Brief Article)
Author: Lynne W. Jeter
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 25, 2002
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 24Issue: 12Page: 2(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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Sport Management: principles and application provides a comprehensive introduction to the practical application of management principles within sport organisations operating at the community, state, national and professional levels in club based sporting systems. It presents an international balanced view between accepted practice and what research evidence tells us about the application of a range of management principles and practices in sport.

Structured in three parts it investigates:

• The history of the evolution of sport and the current drivers of change in the sport industry, the role of the state, non-profit and professional sectors in sport.


• Core management principles and their application in sport, highlighting the unique features of how sport is managed compared to other sectors of the economy. This will include discussion and insight into organisational behaviour, organisational culture, strategic planning, organisational structures, human resource management, leadership, governance, and performance management.


• The future management challenges facing the sport industry.

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Only a fraction of sports medicine injuries require surgery, but most sports references emphasize surgical management over medical management and rehabilitation. This is only comprehensive Sports Medicine resource to focus on the medical management and rehabilitation of patients. Written by some of the most prominent names in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, this volume fills a void by providing you with a top-notch sports medicine reference aimed at non-surgeons. The international contributors to this book present you with global "best practices" from world leaders in the field.

• Includes a FREE CD-ROM packed with essential forms, images downloadable to PowerPoint, and easily printed patient education guidelines including,general fluid intake for before, during and after exercise, general nutrition recommendations for endurance events, pre-marathon training schedule for athletes, and more.
  
• Covers practical issues in primary care to give you information you need all of the time.
  
• Demonstrates the mechanism of injury and its treatment with exquisite illustrations.
  
• Contains boxes and tables to give you immediate access to key information.
  
• Incorporates coverage of adolescent sports medicine from Dr Lyle S. Micheli, the world's leading expert on this topic.
  
• Contains chapters addressing hot topics such as, The role of diet and nutritional supplements, Aquatic rehabilitation, Return to training and competition, and more.

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This unique workbook puts students in control by providing guidance through the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating service-learning projects. Service Learning for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation: A Step-by-Step Guide directs university and high school students through an easy-to-follow five-step process for completing service-learning projects. Consistent with principles from student-centered learning and organizational development, this process begins with choosing a project and building a team and progresses to development, execution, and assessment--teaching students best practices they can replicate in subsequent projects, classes, and their future jobs.

Service Learning for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation highlights the skills students will need for a project as well as strategies for preventing common problems and dealing constructively with difficulties. Students learn how to work as a team, present themselves as professionals, and master the challenges of a variety of service-learning projects.

Designed for learning and fun, Service Learning for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation keeps students focused and positive. This all-in-one resource has the following features:
* A practical, customizable process that offers students unlimited creativity in project design and execution
* Group projects, activities, and worksheets to guide students through the planning process
* Tools, tips, and techniques that enable students to navigate the complexities of their projects
* Reflection activities, journal assignments, and student checklists to help establish and maintain progress
* Instructions for designing a needs assessment and evaluation survey
* Icebreakers and group activities that will help build group cohesiveness

In addition to the student resources, there is also an online teacher resource guide to assist teachers in supporting their students through each step in the process.

The result of the author's own experiences in conducting complex service-learning projects, Service Learning for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation presents a practical and proven process that ensures both successful projects and student-centered service learning.

Connecting to their communities through service-learning projects teaches students invaluable hands-on lessons and creates new volunteer and community development opportunities. Service Learning for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation: A Step-by-Step Guide empowers students to become an integral part of a service-learning experience where they can learn communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills while enjoying the unique personal power that comes from helping others. ... Read more

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The hosting of sports events - whether large international events, or smaller niche interest events - has huge and long-lasting impacts on the local environment, economy and industry.

Strategic Sports Event Management: Olympic edition provides students and event managers with an insight into the strategic management of sports events of all scales and nature. The framework offers a planning process that can be used to understand the importance of a strategic approach, and shows how to implement strategies that can achieve successful sports events over the short and long-term.

The text uses new international case studies throughout to offer real-world insight in both larger and smaller events. Plus, in this new Olympic edition, we see the introduction of a Beijing Olympiad case study in each chapter. Through this topical and timely addition to the text, we can understand the lessons to be learned by events mangers of events of all sizes. Written by an experienced author and using first-hand research the text looks at:

* The organisations involved such as the IOC, FIFA and IAAF, and their interactions with charities, the media and promoters.
* The short-term and long-term benefits of the planning process
* Evaluating the event, its impacts and legacies
* Operational strategies including finance, ticketing, transport, venues, IT, communications, equipment and personnel
* The bidding process and what is required for a successful bid

Strategic Sports Event Management: Olympic edition builds on the substantial success of the first edition and is vital reading for students and practitioners alike.


* Provides an established conceptual framework for planning, organizing, managing, and evaluating sports events
* Includes a range of new international case studies, with new first-hand research from the Beijing Olympiad including an Olympic case in each chapter
* Comprehensive coverage, from start to finish, of the event planning process for sports events of all scales, from smaller events to mega-events
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Knock your socks off service doesn't just happen. It requires coaching on an ongoing basis. With this book, supervisors have a practical guide to the day-to-day challenges that arise in training superior customer service people. The authors present a model for successfully coaching anyone, anywhere, and they show readers how to apply it to familiar coaching situations.Amazon.com Review
Top performers in sports and the performing arts never outgrowtheir need for coaching, say authors Ron Zemke and Kristin Anderson,so why should your front-line employees be any different? On thecontrary, they insist, workers also need ongoing encouragement andassistance in order to upgrade their customer-service skills, maintaintheir daily motivation, and enhance their ability to react when newproblems arise. Coaching Knock Your Socks Off Service, the latestentry in a popular series, offers a series of solid suggestions forachieving first-rate customer service in any business environmentthrough sustained coaching by management and employees themselves. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Great book! It is a must read for customer service managers.
It is very practical and helpful in assisting those who are in customer service to see it from the customers' perspective. It is well worth the money and a great read!

Solid, Basic information
Good buy.Worth the time to read this book.This book offers basic insights that are easy to put into practice in any management situation.

THE best book on customer service out there !
This is a superb book. I recommend it to everyone. It has a delightful fun tone about it, easy to read with lovely cartoons & it is THE book to read on how to easily & simply coach your staff about customerservice.... AND get them to pay attention & actually do it !It is sological & so effective. I am a customer service consultant to the top100 & I find this book invaluable.You MUST read it !

Outstanding practical guide on how to actually be a coach!
This book comes closest to being an actual "how to" coach book. It is a practical, easy to read plan to improve coaching skills or startdeveloping them.Every new coach always asks "where is the book thattells you how to do it?"This is it! ... Read more

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This important new text traces the evolution of sports development in the UK within the context of broader shifts in sport and social policy. It explores the emergence of sports development from the early years of public policy for sport in the 1960's to the present day. Incorporating original material from major case studies of four local authorities and the national governing bodies of hockey, rowing, rugby union and tennis, the book examines the reality of "doing sports development" within this changing social and political policy climate. By showing how sports development policy is made, remade and translated into practice, this book will be essential reading for any student of sport or leisure policy, and for all practicing sports development officers. ... Read more

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If one book could settle every heated sports argument, this would be it. From record holders to champions, auto racing to the Iditarod, ballparks, business news, and Who’s Who to the dearly departed athletes of the year past, the ESPN Sports Almanac serves up so much vital information at such a rapid clip: hundreds of photos, thousands of tables, countless facts and figures, plus expert analysis from ESPN’s most popular personalities (Chris Berman, Dan Patrick, Linda Cohn, Stuart Scott, Dick Vitale et al.). Add input from the fans via ESPN.com’s polls and ESPN’s unique brand of humor and it’s easy to see why the ESPN Sports Almanac is No. 1 in the game.

The most-recognized name in sports, ESPN reaches over 175 million households in over 160 countries worldwide. The power of the television network, the radio stations, ESPN.com, and the magazine will be used to promote the Almanac. ... Read more

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Perfect Annual Gift They Will Look Forward To!
When my son was 8 the teachers said we needed to get him to like reading more-he loved sports, but wasnt too into his academics. A friend suggested getting him a sports almanac-little did I know this would be the book that unlocked his interest for reading! He now likes to read the biographies of great players from the past! Every year, I know that he looks forward to getting it-because he says-"mom you didnt forget the almanac did you?" The ESPN Almanac is the BEST!

ESPN Sports Almanac 07AWESOME !!!
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The best sports reference available
This book is a must-have for every sports fan. There are other books out there masquerading as sports almanacs, but no other sports reference book comes close to matching the comprehensive information contained in this one. The features from ESPN personalities also add to the value of this book. ... Read more