Research -- the systematic investigation of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions -- is carried out for a variety of p...

Resistance exercise is characterized by a voluntary muscle contraction of a body segment against an external resistance. It generates a number of e...

This anthology of essays, previously published in "Olympika: The International Centre for Olympic Studies", addresses key themes in the scholarly s...

Perspectives on the journey of a Baseball Parent - From Little League, to the World Series, and everything in-between. From the start in 1989 as pa...

Roman Sports and Spectacles: A Sourcebook contains numerous translations from the Latin, including famous authors, such as Cicero, Seneca, Tertulli...

Autobiographical account of a young couple's adventures homesteading in the Canadian wilderness. Isabel Edwards was in her early twenties when she ...

Running Uphill showcases Harry Jerome's race upon the treadmill of ‘race,' where progress against racism is glacial, even for an Olympic sprinter...

Sam McKinney has spent many of the best parts of his life on the water -- sailing a dory along Canada's west coast, crewing on the deck of a river ...

The number of studies in combat sports has significantly increased in the last decade, as numerous combat sports are becoming more popular around t...

The Greek philosopher Aristotle first suggested the earth could be divided into types of climatic zones, based on their distance from the equator. ...

The book chronicles the capture and 'taming' of a tiercel saker falcon. While the story details the training and hunting episodes that took place w...

The Official United States Olympic Committee Curriculum Guides, entitled, 'Share the Olympic Dream', are instructional guides for teachers of eleme...

It is with tremendous pleasure that I share the enclosed contents drawn from more than eighty research presentations delivered at the Inaugural Spo...

Shiphandling with Tugs, Second Edition is the most comprehensive text available for the mariner who wants to learn how to safely and effectively op...

There have been numerous books written on the subject of Karate, including many that claim to show an easy, step-by-step, way of becoming a black b...

Simply the Best delivers rare insights on success straight from the hearts and minds of winning coaches Scotty Bowman, Marc Crawford, Jacques Demer...

This field guide illustrates all the fish, corals, invertebrates and plants you are most likely to encounter in less than 15 feet of water in the C...

The Canadian Rockies in winter are still nothing short of spectacular, and snowshoes provide an easy, fun and exciting way to see some of the best ...

This book presents and discusses social issues involved in sports and athletics, as well as an examination of varying topics in sport psychology. T...

At last, an actual workbook for the road racer and sport rider that details the process of high speed thought. Hundreds of questions aimed at solvi...

This volume provides insight into whether or how sport hunting might play a strategic role in the conservation and management of polar bear in Cana...