Pequeños Gigantes 2: Ahora es personal

Parents are the key in sport development. The roles that parents develop in sport with their children, either in a leisure or competitive way, are complex and varied. However, the literature that makes a distinction between the father and the mother is very limited. This book has expected, therefore, to contribute to know much better the mothers´ role in that sport development. Her presence has always been obscured by the male perception of the sport activity. To give the mothers voice and presence has been the main goal of this book. Mum, thanks! Is an appreciation to the work that many...

In The Science of Baseball, sportswriter and injury expert Will Carroll shows how understanding the science behind the Great American Pastime helps fans appreciate its nuances and that it enhances, not detracts from the greatest game ever invented. Carroll, as well as several experts via interviews, covers topics like what makes the ball break, bounce, and fly; how material science and physics work together to make the bat function; how hitters use physics, geometry, and force to connect; sensors and cameras; injuries; and much more. Baseball aficionados and science geeks alike will better...

Un plan progresivo de natacion para iniciados y principiantes. Muestra como desarrollar la tecnica, velocidad y resistencia en este deporte. Incluye: ejercicios de calentamiento especificos, perfeccionamiento de los diferentes estilos, descripcion de los puntos claves en natacion: respiracion, cronometro, etc.

Con Ultramaratón acompañará al autor en sus aventuras recorriendo las montañas de la Sierra Nevada estadounidense, atravesando el Valle de la Muerte en pleno verano y hasta podrá correr un maratón hasta el Polo Sur con temperaturas de –40oC. Las confesiones íntimas de Dean Karnazes sobre estas impresionantes carreras hacen que este viaje con él sea tan vívido que la idea que usted tenga de lo que el cuerpo y la mente humana pueden conseguir cambiará para siempre. Dean Karnazes corre maratones como calentamiento. Las distancias que recorre este “ultracorredor” de maratones...