After dominating the boxing world, and with his career and family thriving, Adonis Creed finds himself challenged in the ring by his childhood friend, Damian, a former boxing prodigy fresh out of prison. But this will be more than just a fight. Adonis must put his future on the line to battle a man with nothing to lose.

"This book combines comprehensive research in coach development and hands-on experience to offer coaches and coach developers concrete, practical suggestions to improve coaching performance in youth sport. It speaks directly to coaches working in community youth sport programs, interscholastic sport, and private youth sport organizations"--

A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.

Greg Harden changes lives. This is why hundreds of world-class athletes, doctors, lawyers, teachers, business leaders, college students, and professionals from all walks of life have come to him for advice and direction. Harden teaches his students how to practice, train, and rehearse to give 100 percent, 100 percent of the time, and challenges them by asking: If you don't believe in yourself, why should I believe in you? Now, in his first book, Greg...

Christopher Clarey, one of the top international sportswriters working today, has covered Federer since the beginning of his professional career. Here, Clarey focuses on the pivotal people, places, and moments in Federer's long and rich career. It has been a journey like no other player's, rife with victories and a few crushing defeats, one that has redefined enduring excellence and made Federer a sentimental favorite worldwide. The Master tells the...

After two decades of climbing, training and coaching, the authors have built up a huge library of exercises, and they share many of them in this book. The first section focuses on technique, with emphasis on footwork, grip positions, balance, direction of force and dynamics, among other things. The second section features exercises to train specific strength and explosivity - with on-the-wall exercises, finger strength and fingerboarding exercises,...

"This book provides a slew of questions and in-depth answers concerning the traditions, rules, records, and history of hockey. From the early days of the sport to the hugely popular game seen today, Martin Gitlin answers questions even the most knowledgeable fan may have pondered"--

The Climbing Bible by internationally renowned climbers and coaches Martin Mobraten and Stian Christophersen is a comprehensive guide to help you train effectively to become a better climber. Based on their own extensive experience and research, this book collates the best training techniques into one book with information on how to specifically train for the technical, physical and mental performance factors in climbing - including endurance, power,...

Chirunning employs deep power reserves in the core muscles of the trunk, an approach that grows out of such disciplines as yoga, Pilates, and tai chi. This excellent step-by-step program offers training principles and is easily learned.

Every summer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade in order to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. And in 2022, after 17 years of failure-all the crashes, injuries, and personal setbacks-he won Olympic gold at 40 years old, becoming the oldest Olympic snowboard medalist in history. Baumgartner details his journey from a...