Teen Sports

Megan Plowers has a special ability to score goals on the soccer field. She parlays this skill into a national championship with her college team and an invitation to join the US Women's team just in time for the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, she finds that the US Women's team is coached by a man that prefers a defensive style of play. Despite their differences, Megan plays her way into a key role on the US team, leading the team to the Gold Medal.

On February 17, 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to play for a Russian women’s basketball team. Instead, a security checkpoint became her gateway to hell and she was arrested for mistakenly carrying a small amount of an illegal substance in Russia. Brittney’s world was violently upended in a crisis that would capture the interest of an entire nation.

Official young audiences edition of Ash Barty's #1 bestselling and award-winning memoir. It's a tennis story. It's a family story. It's a teamwork story. It's the story of how I got to where and who I am today.

Getting into The Academy is the easy part. Staying there takes more than just talent. After being betrayed by her rival and her boyfriend, Maya knows she needs to shrug off the drama and focus on her game. And after a strong showing in the semi-finals at a tennis competition, Maya seems pretty focused. Until that competition brings a new round of gossip, a modeling gig, and renewed feelings for…her ex? And Maya’s not the only one with drama. Cleo just won her first big golf tournament, but the blogs are bashing her alternative style.

**Tanz die Kür deines Lebens** Die 18-jährige Mel hat nur ein Ziel: eines Tages olympisches Gold im Eiskunstlauf gewinnen. Selbst als sie die Weihnachtsferien mit ihrer Familie in einem noblen Resort verbringt, kann sie an nichts anderes denken als an die bevorstehenden Wettkämpfe. Zumindest bis sie im Foyer auf die faszinierende June trifft, deren unerschütterliches Selbstbewusstsein Mel sofort elektrisiert. Die nächsten Tage sind die beiden unzertrennlich, und Mel fühlt sich so unbeschwert wie nie zuvor in ihrem Leben. Doch dann nimmt ihre Begegnung eine jähe Kehrtwendung.

A wonderful how to book that focuses on motivation of a young man in American basketball: Everyone has had a failure, or two or even three.... We often equate failures with negative connotations that the person is lazy, they didn't try hard enough, they aren't educated and so on.... Motivation is not usually the outcome in this situation.

Bei einem Tropengewitter stürzt ein peruanisches Flugzeug über dem Dschungel aus 3000 Metern Höhe ab. Nur die siebzehnjährige Juliane überlebt. Mit ein paar Schrammen, ohne Brille, mit nur einer Sandale und einem Tütchen Fruchtbonbons schlägt sie sich durch den Urwald. Fast elf Tage ist sie unterwegs, bis sie auf Einheimische trifft... Das Mädchen, das vom Himmel fiel; der Segler, der ein dramatisches Schiffsunglück überlebte; die Frau, die im eisigen Wasser unter einer Eisschicht eingeschlossen war und die doch vier Stunden später von Rettungssanitätern wiederbelebt werden konnte.

Wes’ life has been nothing but one tragedy after another since he went to see a certain game at Yankee Stadium, and it can all be traced back to one man: all-star Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. Now, he must pay.

If you are interested in baseball in any way, you'll enjoy this short book. If you are a newcomer to the sport, you'll also learn a little something about America's national pastime. In this book, Adam Rothstein gives you facts, the history of the game, his opinions on how things should be, and what makes the most sense to grow the game. From the origins of baseball to the rules, and from social media's role to what you can do to grow the game, you will enjoy this short sportsbook.

Junior year. Derrick Bowen has put in two good years getting ready for this season. He put in the work and earned his coach's trust and his role as the starting point guard for Marion East. Marion has never won the Indiana state championship, but this year the team is Derrick's. And Derrick is good. Opponents worry when Derrick—D-Bow when he's pounding the rock—steps onto the court. Major colleges work feverishly to recruit him. Derrick is ready to run teams off the court. If only he could get on the court and stay on it.

Este audiolibro es una recopilación de 17 testimonios de atletas olímpicos mexicanos, quienes relatan el momento en el que lograron la victoria más importante de su vida y subieron al podio olímpico. Las historias son sustancia viva y se transforman todos los días, mutan, se añejan en los rincones de nuestra memoria.

Ninas Leben steht Kopf: Ihr Freund Simon zieht auf eine andere Reitanlage, um sein Glück als Springreiter zu versuchen. Nicht nur die ungewohnte Entfernung voneinander verunsichert sie, auch das Training mit der Kaltblutstute Fiola leidet ohne Simon. Zu allem Überfluss erleidet Simon bei einem seiner Besuche auf der Lost Creek Ranch einen schweren Schicksalsschlag, der das Leben stillstehen lässt. Vergeblich versucht Nina, ihrem Freund beizustehen. Der Kontakt zwischen den beiden droht abzubrechen - dabei bräuchte Nina ihn gerade besonders.

Als Simon auf einen alten Bekannten seines Vaters trifft, ahnt er nicht, dass diese Begegnung nicht nur seinen Sommer, sondern auch sein ganzes Leben verändern könnte. Ein Ferienjob als Reitlehrer in den Niederlanden - etwas Besseres kann es für den jungen Westernreiter gerade nicht geben. Eine Auszeit, etwas Neues erleben und mit seinem Jungpferd Berry zusammenwachsen. Im Grunde scheint alles perfekt. Doch was als entspannter Nebenjob beginnt, nimmt schnell eine unerwartete Wendung.

Daniella Murphy is on a mission. All she has ever wanted to do is play rugby league, just like her three brothers. However, her grandma says no, her dad stays silent and the school bully just laughs in her face. Their message is clear - girls don't play footy. With the help of an old ally and a newfound hero, she tries to show everybody that they're wrong, but when a scary accident threatens to derail her dreams altogether, even Dani is ready to admit defeat. Will she ever be able to prove that she can do exactly what the boys can do?

As the Golden State Warriors came to the podium James Wiseman finally allowed himself to realize that he had finally made it, his dream had finally come true; he had made it to the NBA. It's easy to see a player like James Wiseman and all of the physical gifts and abilities, and think life has been easy for him. In reality, James has to battle through countless setbacks. But through it all, he has kept his head held high and kept working towards his goal and dream of making it to the NBA. Be inspired by James Wiseman's path to the NBA in this fast-paced biography!

Some stories need to be told. The story of Jordan Poole is one such story. It’s a story about a boy who has overcome extraordinary odds in his pursuit of his dream. Even before college, Jordan Poole was already living the dream of so many young basketball players all over the world: playing in front of millions while representing your country on the biggest stage in sports. Jordan Poole is the inspiring story of how an unlikely point guard rose to an unlikely place in college basketball history. After making a game-winning shot in his first game with Michigan, Jordan Poole became a ...

Youth sports were different back in the 1980s. Much different. Parents were different, players were different, coaches were different. This series of short audiobooks chronicles the lives of Dean Carter and Coach Titus Biggs. Their paths crossed on the baseball diamond, basketball court, and football field when Dean was a young boy, but a friendship developed for a lifetime.

An encouraging collection of biographies detailing the amazing lives of celebrities. Who grew up without their dads and overcame adversities? Can you really make it without a father figure? Keeya McSwain challenges that notion in her debut novel. Join McSwain as she tells their unique stories in the hope of motivating youth who are being effected by the staggering numbers of fatherless homes. Be inspired as she documents that success can be possible even without a father.

Kyle Saint-Claire is everything Jonny Fehey wishes to be: A star on the soccer field, a straight-A student, and king of Millburn High's social ladder. Jonny unhappily accepts his position on a lesser rung, until fate steps in and Jonny scores the go-ahead goal in the county soccer championships...and it looks like he will finally make it into the popular crowd. But at the victory party, a classmate is raped and Jonny's world begins to unravel.

Pichu is the best soccer player anyone in the little Mexican town of Los Barriles has ever seen. When a vacationing American soccer coach sees the teenager score a gravity-defying goal in a local game, he offers Pichu a scholarship to pay for the University of San Francisco's underdog team. Pichu leaves his family and the security of his idyllic fishing village and finds himself in a jarringly different environment.