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Tennis Anatomy
with E. Paul Roetert, PhD; the Chief Executive Officer of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and Mark Kovacs, PhD; Senior Manager of Sport Science and Coaching Education for the United States Tennis Association (USTA). He was a collegiate All-American and NCAA doubles champion at Auburn UniversitySee your tennis game as you never have before. See what it takes to improve consistency and performance on the court. Tennis Anatomy will show you how to ace the competition by increasing strength, speed, and agility for more powerful serves and more accurate shots. Tennis Anatomy includes more than 72 of the most effective exercises, each with step-by-step descriptions and full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting muscles in action. Tennis Anatomy goes beyond exercises by placing you on the baseline, at the net, and on the service line. Illustrations of the active muscles for forehands, backhands, volleys, and serves show you how each exercise is fundamentally linked to tennis performance. You'll also learn how exercises can be modified to target specific areas, improve your skills, and minimize common tennis injuries. Best of all, you'll learn how to put it all together to develop a training program based on your individual needs and goals. Whether you're a serve and volleyer, baseliner, or all-court player, Tennis Anatomy will ensure that you step onto the court ready to dominate any opponent. 216 pages. 2011.
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The Physics of Pitching
with Len Solesky, a professional scout for 18 years and a pitching consultant for nine years. and James T. Cain, author of One-on-One Baseball, written with former Yankee coach Dom Scala. and Rusty Meacham, former professional league baseball teams for almost 20 seasons, with his most successful stretch coming as a reliever with the Kansas City Royals from 1992-1995. Meacham's success has carried over to a career as a teacher and pitching coach, most recently with minor league clubs in the Washington Nationals system.The Physics of Pitching is a well-rounded and comprehensive study that explores the formula for success in pitching and the secret to staying healthy and injury free. It brings together the expertise of a professional scout and pitching consultant, a former major league pitcher and current pitching coach, a sports orthopedic surgeon, and a strength and conditioning specialist. Step-by-step instruction is combined with a discussion of the fundamentals of pitching mechanics and kinetics, physiology and orthopedics, weight training, and the mental and strategic sides of baseball. Illustrated throughout with step-by-step photography and detailed illustrations of the key mechanics, The Physics of Pitching is accompanied by an instructional DVD. Book (192 pages) and DVD combo. 2011.
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Ed Thomas DVD and Book Combo Pack
FB-00849: with Mark TabbOn a Sunday in May 2008, an F-5 tornado struck the town of Parkersburg, Iowa, killing eight people and destroying 250 homes and businesses within 34 seconds. The next day, Parkersburg's beloved football coach, Ed Thomas, made a stunning prediction: "God willing, we will play our first home game here on this field this season." One hundred days later, the home team scored a victory on the field they dubbed "The Sacred Acre," serving as a galvanizing point for the town to band together and rebuild. But just as Parkersburg was recovering, another devastating tragedy struck. While working with a group of football and volleyball players early one morning, one of Ed's former students walked in and gunned him down point blank. Ed Thomas was 58. The murder of this hometown hero spread across national news headlines. Ed's community and family reeled from shock. Yet the story doesn't end here. What happened next proves that even a double tragedy is no match for faith, love and the power of forgiveness. 256 pages. 2011.
FD-02656: with Ed Thomas, former Aplington-Parkersburg HS (IA) Head Coach, 2x State Champions; Recipient of the NFL's 2006 "High School Coach-of-the-Year" Award. Four Thomas-coached linemen have had NFL careers including Casey Wiegmann, Jared DeVries, Aaron Kampman and Brad Meester.Make the blocks your team needs to move the ball! Legendary high school coach Ed Thomas takes you through a detailed progression on power run blocking hitting on all of the key coaching points and drills you need to become your best. This video demonstrates everything from stance fundamentals to getting off the ball to delivering a blow. But it doesn't stop there. You will also learn: - how to sustain your block
- how to drive the defender out of the play
- how to clear the defensive line to block a linebacker
Learn drills you need to improve explosion through the block using quick feet and always staying in the proper position. Discover how to transfer this effective blocking technique into game situations like: - double teams
- base blocks
- trap blocks
- second level blocks
Thomas takes you through his teaching progression using bags, shields, boards, and shoots. As a coach, this O-line DVD will help you teach aiming points, footwork, and the importance of taking each progression step by step, so your athletes understand the concepts and exactly how to execute them. The progressions and teaching points can be used to teach run blocking in any offense. Take the field this season with renewed confidence in your run blocking. 75 minutes. 2006.
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Cage Rat
by Kevin Long, NY Yankees hitting Coach; and Glen Waggoner, founding editor of ESPN The MagazineFrom Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long-the man who coaches all-stars like Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Robinson Cano-comes this indispensable guide to hitting, full of practical advice, behind-the-scenes baseball action, and an enduring, inspiring love for America's national pastime In Cage Rat, Long draws on more than 20 years of experience playing and coaching professional baseball to demonstrate to readers the techniques, practices, and habits of great hitting. From bat angle to grip, and from plate coverage to athletic stance and hitting drills, Long takes us into the Yankees' batting cage, where he shows us how major-league players hone their hitting and refine their skills. Not just a practical guide to hitting, Cage Rat is also a dynamic, engaging, and moving portrait of a man realizing his goals. From his early days in the minor leagues to his major league dreams of playing with the Kansas City Royals, from the dramatic decision to turn to coaching to the fateful call from the New York Yankees, Kevin Long's story is a quintessentially American narrative that celebrates hard work, perseverance, and a positive attitude. Chock-full of practical advice, behind-the-scenes action, instructional photographs, and inspirational stories, Cage Rat is a must-read for aspiring players, Yankees fans, and anyone who loves baseball. 198 pages. 2011.
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Following the Functional Path: Building and Rebuilding the Athlete
by Vern Gambetta, Director of Gambetta Sports Training SystemsFollowing the Functional Path: Building and Rebuilding the Athlete is a collection of Vern Gambetta s blog posts from the past five years, the book includes insights, thought-provoking questions, and new ideas in an easy-to-read format. A pioneer of functional sports training, Gambetta will inspire you to review and upgrade your coaching methods.277 pages. 2011.
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