Behind The Scenes Football

Author : James Monson
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
ISBN 13 : 1541568435
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behind the Scenes Basketball written by James Monson and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the journey of a basketball player from the local gym to the NBA. What does a professional player do to prepare for a game? What kinds of special events do they participate in when they aren't on the court? Give readers get an exciting behind-the-scenes look at a popular sport.

Author : Jim Wexell
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1637270674
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Clock: Pittsburgh Steelers written by Jim Wexell and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider history of the Pittsburgh Steelers at the NFL draft. A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a football team instantly. Each year, NFL teams approach the draft with this knowledge, hoping that luck will be on their side and that their extensive scouting and analysis will pay off. In On the Clock: Pittsburgh Steelers, Jim Wexell explores the fascinating, rollercoaster history of the Steelers at the draft, from Terry Bradshaw through Troy Polamalu and beyond. Readers will go behind the scenes with top decision-makers as they evaluate, deliberate, and ultimately make the picks they hope will tip the fate of their franchise toward success. From seemingly surefire first-rounders to surprising late selections, this is a must-read for Steelers faithful and NFL fans eager for a glimpse at how teams are built.

Author : Andy Greder
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
ISBN 13 : 1541568559
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behind the Scenes Soccer written by Andy Greder and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soccer captures the attention of fans around the world—but what are the lives of professional soccer players like behind the scenes? Discover how players prepare for games and learn about the other responsibilities they have when they aren't on the pitch.

Author : James Monson
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
ISBN 13 : 154156846X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behind the Scenes Football written by James Monson and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it take to be a football player? Give readers an insider's look at how athletes prepare for games and the kinds of responsibilities they have when they aren't on the field. Action-packed photos and fascinating details will keep sports fans turning pages.

Author : Gerald Eskenazi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439141789
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gang Green written by Gerald Eskenazi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Question: What is the only team dating back to the 1970 AFL-NFL merger that has yet to win a division title? Question: What is the only team in the four major pro sports that has existed since the early 1960s and never had a coach leave with a winning career record for the team? Question: What is the only team in sports that plays its home games in a stadium named for another team? If you bleed green and white, you know the answer to these questions as well as you know the color of Joe Willie Namath's shoes. The New York Jets have a record for futility and self-sabotage that is unmatched in the history of professional sports. And nonetheless, they have been rewarded with a loyal following that has made Jets tickets as hard to come by as Jets winning seasons. For Jets fans, the bright beacon of promise has always turned into an onrushing train. They reveled in the joy of the Jets' epic victory in Super Bowl III, when their team beat the 18 1/2-point odds to defeat the Baltimore Colts, just as their cocky young quarterback had guaranteed; they then watched as contract squabbles broke up the core of the team, which would reach just one playoff game in the next twelve years. They cheered as their sleek, explosive team roared into the AFC Championship Game in January 1983; the team was held scoreless after overnight rains pelted the uncovered Orange Bowl field, turning the gridiron into a quagmire that favored the defense-oriented Dolphins. They dared to hope when the Jets went on an unprecedented spending spree in 1996, signing a Super Bowl quarterback and adding a host of fleet receivers and experienced linemen; they saw that team go 1-15, as Rich Kotite's Jets career coaching record sank to a jaw-dropping 4-28. In Gang Green, New York Times sportswriter Gerald Eskenazi details the bizarre history of this remarkable team. From the poor decisions (drafting Ken O'Brien instead of Dan Marino) and bad luck (Joe Namath's knees, Dennis Byrd's near-tragic neck injury) to the horrendous leadership (see Kotite, above) and outright strangeness (team practices held in an open area alongside the Belt Parkway, leRoy Neiman's presence as team artist-in-residence, the Richard Todd/Matt Robinson quarterback duel that wasn't) that have typified the Jets' mystifying approach to football, Gang Green captures the history of this most unusual franchise in a funny, rollicking, nostalgic tale. If you can name the Jet who is the only man in NFL history to run more than 90 yards on a play from scrimmage without scoring; if you remember the glory days of the New York Sack Exchange, when practice was often disrupted by the distracting presence of Mark Gastineau's inamorata, Brigitte Nielsen; if you can still hum the fight song coach Lou Holtz made the team sing after victories -- not that there were enough for them to memorize the lyrics; or if you know which Jets coach told which Jets punter that his flatulence traveled farther than the punter's kicks -- then Gang Green is the book for you.

Author : Ben Higgs
Publisher : Cadmus Marketing
ISBN 13 : 9780962964824
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sidelines - Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Sport written by Ben Higgs and published by Cadmus Marketing. This book was released on 1992-11 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by some of the best sportswriters in the history of the game, Sidelines presents the NFL and its heroes (both the famous and the lesser known) from an insider's view of the game. Each NFL team is profiled with page after page of fascinating facts, illustration, and prize-winning photography. The book includes 288 pages of brilliant color photos and features a specially-designed 3-D Polaroid Mirage hologram on the cover. (Cadmus)

Author : Simon Kuper
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857201611
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Football Men written by Simon Kuper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great footballers and coaches are rarely glimpsed from up close. They shield themselves from the tabloids, hide their personalities behind professionalism, and in the words of the cliché, 'do their talking on the pitch'. This book gets up close to them. The Football Menis not a series of celebrity profiles, and it doesn't attempt to unearth secrets in the players' private lives. Rather, it portrays these men as three-dimensional human beings. It describes their upbringings, the football cultures they grew up in, the way they play, and the baggage that they bring to their relationships at work. This multimillion-pound, multinational world is mostly inhabited by ordinary men. The profiles in this book are sometimes funny, but never breathless or sensational. Some of the profiles in this book are based on interviews; others are the results of time the author spent with that person; sometimes the profile is a story of a country. All are fascinating and shed light on their subject to reveal things you wouldn't expect. From one of the great sports writers of our time this is a penetrating and surprising collection of articles on the figures that have defined the modern sporting world.

Author : Martin Driscoll
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1669003272
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Touchdowns and Tailgates written by Martin Driscoll and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2023 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think pro football begins with the opening kickoff? Think again! In this Sports Illustrated Kids book, go behind the scenes of a typical game day in professional football--from pregame tailgating and prepping the pigskins to halftime shows and postgame interviews. This fast-paced, fact-filled book will give football fans off all ages a fresh new perspective on America's Game.

Author : Beau Dure
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538127822
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup written by Beau Dure and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: October 10, 2017. The U.S. men’s soccer team loses in Trinidad and Tobago, and fails to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Winning soccer’s greatest prize never seemed more distant. Immediate fixes—a new coach, a revamped professional league, a commitment to coaching education—won’t put the USA in the global elite. The nation is too fractious, too litigious, too wrapped up in other sports, and too late to the game. In Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup: A Historical and Cultural Reality Check, Beau Dure shows what American soccer is really up against. Using hundreds of sources to trace more than 100 years of history, Dure delves into the culture that only recently lost its disdain for the global game and still doesn’t have the depth of soccer insight and passion that much of the world has had for generations. The difficulty isn’t any single thing—the mismanagement of failed leagues, the inability to agree on a path forward, the lawsuits that stem from an inability to agree, or the unique American culture that treasures its homegrown sports. It’s everything. And yet, Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup is ultimately optimistic. Dure argues that with the right long-term changes, the U.S. can build a soccer environment that consistently produces quality players, strong results, and a lot more fun on the international stage. Soccer fans and skeptics alike will find this a fascinating examination of America’s past, present, and future in the beautiful game.

Author : Michael Huyghue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781546083191
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behind the Line of Scrimmage written by Michael Huyghue and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's journey as an athlete and lawyer provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what goes on behind closed doors in the world of professional sports and collegiate athletic programs. It is also a not often told chronicle of growing up black and male in white suburban America. While black athletes are ubiquitous on the playing field and front pages of tabloids, the challenge remains to gain true power in the multibillion-dollar sports industry. Huyghue details that struggle play by play.