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Football [electronic resource] / Jennifer Guess Mckerley.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Gale eBooks | Science behind sportsPublication details: Detroit : Lucent Books, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (104 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.)ISBN:
  • 9780737765274 (electronic book)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Football.DDC classification:
  • 796.332 23
LOC classification:
  • GV950.7 .M38 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
ch 1. The games begin -- ch 2. Grit for the gridiron : training -- ch 3. The perfect arc : passing, punting, and kicking -- ch 4. Catching and running -- ch 5. Blocking and tackling -- ch 6. Staying in the game : nutrition, equipment, and injuries -- ch 7. A winning mindset : playing the psychological game.
Summary: Explores the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports. Covers origins, history and changes, the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical concerns, and the causes and treatment of sports-related injuries. This volume covers football.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch 1. The games begin -- ch 2. Grit for the gridiron : training -- ch 3. The perfect arc : passing, punting, and kicking -- ch 4. Catching and running -- ch 5. Blocking and tackling -- ch 6. Staying in the game : nutrition, equipment, and injuries -- ch 7. A winning mindset : playing the psychological game.

Explores the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports. Covers origins, history and changes, the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical concerns, and the causes and treatment of sports-related injuries. This volume covers football.

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