Sports Athletes

Sports vision is an often-overlooked area that can be leveraged for improved performance. Most athletes invest in equipment and training without ever thinking about their vision. Many scientific studies have highlighted the relationship between vision and on-field performance, and most professional sports teams employ a sports vision specialist to ensure all team members have optimal vision and visual function for success.

Abby: I have one job. That’s it, just one: Babysit the bad-boy soccer hero for a week, so that he doesn’t embarrass the entire country before his knighthood ceremony. Everything goes according to plan until I somehow end up in his bed and on the cover of every tabloid in England, my heart shattered in a million pieces and my job in jeopardy. Brilliant, Abby. Rory: What reason do I have to believe that this curvy blonde is any different from every other woman I’ve met? Sure, she’s smart and beautiful and funny and amazing in bed and… did I mention those luscious curves? Right, I am...

Tennyson Clark is getting a life. First step: quitting her job as assistant to Dominic Anderson, star quarterback for the Washington Warriors, her best friend…and the man she’s been secretly in love with for years. But since the gorgeous, if overprotective playboy has only ever seen her as his BFF, she’s finally ready to relinquish her tattered fantasy and move on. Enter steps two and three: new job and new man. Football is Dominic's life, and with his contract soon up for renewal, all his focus needs to be on the game.

Step onto the path of the Athletic Warrior with Rick Cipes, former writer for ESPN Magazine, as he shares profound insights drawn from the mental, physical, and spiritual realms of sport. In 11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior, Cipes combines his deep knowledge of sports with timeless philosophies to create a guide for athletes seeking not just peak performance, but personal transformation as well. From mastering technique and channeling universal energy to embracing patience, positivity, and the right mindset, each chapter offers tools for athletes to unlock their highest potential. Whether ...

Alpha Tennis Blueprint Neuroscience, Strategy & Mindset for Total Court Dominance by Kevin L. Michel Command the Court Before the First Ball Is Struck Every match is two battles in one: the rally you see on the scoreboard and the primal status duel that unfolds in posture, gaze, and brain chemistry. Alpha Tennis Blueprint shows you how to win both. Drawing on breakthrough neuroscience, cutting-edge performance psychology, and the hard lessons of modern legends, Kevin L. Michel delivers a step-by-step manual for imposing your will—from the opening handshake to the final handshake. Inside ...

Somos Moses y Troy Horne. ¡Tus guías de fortaleza mental! Si estás leyendo esto, probablemente tienes un joven deportista que lucha contra el estrés durante los partidos y tal vez incluso contra la ansiedad relacionada con el rendimiento deportivo. Por eso esta versión ha sido escrita en su mayor parte por Moses. En el momento de escribir este libro, Moses Horne es un deportista de élite de 15 años de edad capaz de hablar directamente acerca de los triunfos y las luchas de trabajar para ser mentalmente fuerte.

Escrito por el ex Navy SEAL y atleta profesional Chad Metcalf, con un prólogo escrito por un ganador dos veces de la Serie Mundial, este manual transformador es el sistema probado para construir resiliencia y confianza... ¡para que puedas ganar no solo en los deportes, sino también en la vida!

AthleanX puts the science into strength training. This unique strength training and conditioning program - including plans for nutrition and supplementation as well as step-by-step guides to the exercises - gives users the lean, muscular, functional bodies of professional athletes. Other fitness books and programs are based on a bodybuilding model, which can make you look stronger, but Jeff Cavaliere shows you how to hit the gym without falling into the common "bro" traps: poor posture and flexibility, muscle imbalances, joint stiffness, pain, and injury.

The Unnoticed Advantage: The Secret requirement that Organizations, teams, and Athletes need to perform at their Peak Potential before Sports Psychology, Leadership Skills, Strength Training, Team Building, and Teamwork will even work. So many teams and athletes are capable of so much more and just need the right system to bring it out. There are so many great ideas in sports psychology that could work wonders but are not working because certain small distinctions are not being made. There is a big difference between explanations and accessing an idea. Most sports psychologist are masters ...

Scholars have been studying race and sports issues for quite some time. Inequality in sports is one of these issues. The same capitalist structure that has made Michael Jordan a billionaire and LeBron James the most influential American athlete of this century has left Black Americans at large unemployed at about twice the rate of whites over the past seven decades. Black athletes are in such a special and fortunate place that they are called to and capable of doing more. All American is a collection of writings about Black athletes and their collective power to inspire change, overcome ...

My wrestling coach taught me all there is to know about grappling. About getting another gay—I mean, guy—to submit. It’s why I’m the top wrestler on my college wrestling team. I guess you could say I’m pretty good at pinning guys. Coach Mason and I have gotten close lately. He’s proud of what I can do. Says he likes to pin guys too. I stay behind after practice because Coach says he wants to teach me some moves.Coach takes off his shirt, shorts and whistle, and instructs me to spar with him. I'd like to give it a try. Time to see how much of Coach Mason I can really take.

How will I tell my best friend I slept with her brother? I crawl out of his bed and tiptoe into the bathroom. In the mirror, I see a stranger staring back at me. I splash some water on my face and try to calm down. I walk back into the bedroom and watch him for a moment, That sexy smirk still lingers on his lips even in sleep and I realize I have to get out of here! It all started with a stupid dare when we were 12 and had our first kiss. When Lance told everyone it was the worst kiss ever, I was mortified and vowed to hate him forever. Now all these years later, working as a reporter for ...

In Playing Through the Pain, writer Dan Good seeks to make sense of MLB MVP Ken Caminiti's fascinating, troubled life. The story of Caminiti, the player who opened the lid on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, has never been properly told. Caminiti voluntarily admitted in a 2002 Sports Illustrated cover story that he used steroids during his career, including his 1996 season, and guessed that half of the players were using performance-enhancing drugs. Good's on-the-record sources include Caminiti's steroids supplier, people who attended rehab with him, and more.

Thirteen strangers. Six weeks. Three countries. One mission. This is the story of a USA basketball team that competed in the summer of 1983 for a country and a Kingdom. Team members tell of wins and losses on the court, and challenges and triumphs off the court. Fun and poignant stories include an epic six-game series against the Mexican national team, celebrity status in Peru, one of the greatest volleyball matches ever, an amazing Michael Jordan block, Brazilian hospitality, an ’84 team competing behind the Iron Curtain, a future WNBA star… and lives being changed forever. Go into “...

In 1975, a group of amazing women rowed their way to international success and glory, battling sexual prejudice, bureaucracy, and male domination. Among the members of the first international women's crew team - and one of the first women's teams anywhere - were Gail Pearson, the soft-spoken MIT professor who fought to win the political battles necessary for her team to succeed; lead rower Carie Graves, a statuesque bohemian from rural Wisconsin who dropped out of college and later became the most intense rower of the crew; and Lynn Stillman, a tiny 16-year-old, Californian coxswain.

In The Champion's Comeback, Jim Afremow offers winning strategies for athletes of any age or skill level to get mentally psyched for competition, quickly rebound after a loss, and overcome injuries (and the fear of reinjury). Afremow explores the psychology of commitment and shows you how to develop the core confidence of repeat champions.

As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major league baseball. It was tough being first - not only did "fans" send hate mail but some of his own teammates refused to accept him.

Achieve unshakeable confidence and master mental toughness! Do you feel overwhelmed by competition, struggle to bounce back from setbacks, or doubt your abilities in your sport? If so, you're not alone. Many young athletes face these challenges. The good news? You can develop unshakeable confidence and mental toughness! This book is crafted for young athletes seeking straightforward, proven exercises for success on and off the field. In The Confident Young Athlete , you'll discover: The 5 core principles of mental toughness for daily application.

A resilient and adaptable mindset must be forged in a young athlete, to go with physical training. Now, this may be easier said than done, so that’s where this timely guide comes in to guide you through the process. It does so with the groundbreaking A.T.H.L.E.T.E. framework. This approach combines cutting-edge psychological strategies and physical training into a practical routine that anyone–athlete, parent, or coach–can benefit from.

Today, sports arenas have been transformed into staging grounds for American patriotism and the hero worship of law enforcement. Teams wear camouflage jerseys to honor those who serve; police officers throw out first pitches; soldiers surprise their families with homecomings at halftime. Sports and politics are decidedly entwined. But as journalist Howard Bryant reveals, this has always been more complicated for black athletes, who from the start were committing a political act simply by being on the field.