Sports Psychology for Dummies

Acquiring the winning edge in sports-the mental edge
Mental conditioning is now seen by many to be as critical to sports success as physical conditioning. And for parents eager to ensure their children have a winning edge-as well as a future college scholarship-nothing could be more critical to success. This book offers readers a comprehensive program to gain that winning edge, providing training tips and techniques along with helpful advice to keep in mind while competing. With practical advice on how to strengthen concentration (and when you "shouldn't" concentrate), talk yourself into winning, and develop routines that will lead to consistent improvement, the book's full personalized program will help any athlete gain over time the winning edge in any sportWith tips on how to regulate your energy to avoid exhaustion; and how to enhance your team's chemistry through sports psychologyLoaded with real-world examples from amateur and professional sports of all kinds
Applicable to not only sports-but business as well-"Sports Psychology For Dummies" will enhance any competitor's motivation, focus, and will to win, when facing life's toughest challenges.

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Wizardry: Baseball's All-Time Greatest Fielders Revealed

he systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called "sabermetrics," has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics include errors and plays made, but not hits that could or should have been prevented. The latter can now be estimated using records of the location of every batted ball, but the underlying data exists only for recent seasons and has generally been withheld from the public.
Now, in Wizardry, comes the long-awaited breakthrough. Drawing solely on freely available baseball statistics, Michael A. Humphreys shows how to apply classic statistical methods to estimate runs saved by fielders going back to 1893. Humphreys tests his results against other fielding measures, including published ratings based on proprietary batted ball location data, and explains their respective strengths and limitations. He also introduces a method for adjusting historical player ratings for increased competition due to population growth, integration, and international recruitment. Position by position, Humphreys identifies and profiles the greatest fielders of all time with anecdote-rich essays.
Sabermetrics changed baseball and introduced a generation to the art of statistical inference. Wizardry makes the case for the most significant changes in historical player valuation in decades, while opening up new approaches for further exploration.

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Nobody's Perfect: Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History

The perfect game is one of the rarest accomplishments in sports. No hits, no walks, no men reaching base. In nearly four hundred thousand contests in more than 130 years of Major League Baseball, it has only happened twenty times. On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga threw baseball's twenty-first perfect game. Except that's not how it entered the record books.
That's because Jim Joyce, a veteran umpire with more than twenty years of big league experience, the man voted the best umpire in the game in 2010 by baseball's players, missed the call on the final out at first base. "No, I did not get the call correct," Joyce said after seeing a replay. But rather than throw a tantrum, Galarraga simply turned and smiled, went back to the mound and took care of business. "Nobody's perfect," he said later in the locker room.
In "Nobody's Perfect," Galarraga and Joyce come together to tell the personal story of a remarkable game that will live forever in baseball lore, and to trace their fascinating lives in sports up until this pivotal moment. It is an absorbing insider's look at two lives in baseball, a tremendous achievement, and an enduring moment of sportsmanship.

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When the Red Sox Ruled: Baseball's First Dynasty, 1912-1918

In the years before the Curse of the Bambino descended on New England, the Boston Red Sox rode major league baseball like a colossus, capturing four World Series titles in seven seasons. Blessed with legendary players like Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper, and Smokey Joe Wood, and a brand new, thoroughly modern stadium, the Red Sox reigned as kings of the Deadball Era. Just in time for the centenary of baseball's hallowed Fenway Park and the dawn of the Red Sox dynasty, Thomas J. Whalen gracefully recounts the rise and fall of one of baseball's greatest teams.

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Woodall's North American Campground Directory (2011)

The 2011 Woodall's North American Campground Directory has been completely updated from the 2010 edition, with over 300,000 changes and updates. Plus, 2011 marks Woodall's 75th anniversary, and each copy of the North American Directory includes a commemorative edition mark and an entry form into Woodall's 75th Anniversary Sweepstakes. The 2011 Edition includes complete listing information for over 14,000 locations including both public and privately owned campgrounds and RV parks. Woodall's 2011 edition marks parks that meet our strict "green" criteria and now includes full color state and provincial maps for every state and province. Here's what's inside the 2011 edition: - Complete Green RVing information for campgrounds and RV parks- GPS coordinates and physical addresses for many campgrounds- Full color maps for every state and province- Over 14,000 locations- 75th Anniversary commemorative mark, plus an entry form to Woodall's 75th Anniversary sweepstakes!- Exclusive Woodall's "One-Tank Trips" editorial which features over 70 all-new RV trips for campers to enjoy- At-a-glance charts which tell if a campground welcomes big-rigs, is Internet-friendly (including wi-fi info) and allows pets - Privately-owned campgrounds are rated and inspected with Woodall's strict 5W-5W rating system- Rules of the road for every state and province, plus special information for RVers crossing into Canada- Over 2000 pages cover the U.S., Mexico and Canada Campground and RV park listings include facility and recreation descriptions, including driving directions, camping fees, seasonality, full campground contact information, pet restrictions, site RV capacity, handicap accessibility, internet access at sites, and much more. It is the Campground Directory most commonly sold in Bookstores and camping retailers around the United States and Canada.

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