Sports management and administration

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Lynn Haney

Roughing it doesn't have to be uncomfortable...or expensive!Camping in Comfort is the complete guide to help you enjoy the latest advances in outdoor gearwithout wasting money on expensive, unnecessary paraphernalia.Packed with information on tents, sleeping gear, clothing,footwear, and camp kitchens, it also offers detailed informationon state parks, private campgrounds, luxury camping resorts,backpacking and bicycle camping, kayak camping, RV camping, andmuch more.

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Sally Jenkins

Sally Jenkins, bestselling co-author of It's Not About the Bike, revives a forgotten piece of history in The Real All Americans. In doing so, she has crafted a truly inspirational story about a Native American football team that is as much about football as Lance Armstrong's book was about a bike.If you'd guess that Yale or Harvard ruled the college gridiron in 1911 and 1912, you'd be wrong. The most popular team belonged to an institution called the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Its story begins with Lt. Col. Richard Henry Pratt, a fierce abolitionist who believed that Native Americans deserved a place in American society. In 1879, Pratt made a treacherous journey to the Dakota Territory to recruit Carlisle's first students. Years later, three students approached Pratt with the notion of forming a football team. Pratt liked the idea, and in less than twenty years the Carlisle football team was defeating their Ivy League opponents and in the process changing the way the game was played.Sally Jenkins gives this story of unlikely champions a breathtaking immediacy. We see the legendary Jim Thorpe kicking a winning field goal, watch an injured Dwight D. Eisenhower limping off the field, and follow the glorious rise of Coach Glenn "Pop" Warner as well as his unexpected fall from grace.The Real All Americans is about the end of a culture and the birth of a game that has thrilled Americans for generations. It is an inspiring reminder of the extraordinary things that can be achieved when we set aside our differences and embrace a common purpose.

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Ned McIntosh

Learn how to manage your youth team to successWith its "teach basics and have fun" approach, Managing Little League Baseball is dedicated to helping you teach baseball fundamentals to boys and girls while emphasizing how to make the experience rewarding for you and your players. Fully approved by Little League Baseball® and illustrated with instructive photos and diagrams, this book will give you the tools you need to develop prepared ballplayers.Inside you'll learn:Twenty of the most important and frequently used Little League baseball rules, including the latest change and the new rules regarding pitchersThe fundamentals of hitting, baserunning, defense, and pitchingTips on motivating players, game strategy, and special challenges such as competitive pressure and demanding parentsAn inside look at Little League softball

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John Pick

* What is the role of an arts administrator? * What skills are needed to succeed?Following on from the successful 1st edition, Arts Administration provides a broad introductioon to the role of the arts administrator, highlights many of the pitfalls which can occur, such as conflicting philosophies, financial and legal restraints, and defines the skills which may be employed to overcome them. To provides a balanced view, the authors also discuss the pronciples as well as the practice of arts administration. This edition has been updated to include arts policy formulated by the new Ministry of Heritage, the workings of the national lottery and the role of ethnic minority, fringe and community arts. To give the reader an opportunity to experience a variety of problems commonly encountered in arts administration, ten new case studies are included, ranging from balancing budgets to marketing and from fun raising to programming. An individual question and group work assignment follow each case study and a section pointing out possible solutions to the prtoblems is provided, making the book a particularly healpful teaching aid.Arts administration will be particularly useful for students on arts administration and arts management courses, for those engaged in administering the arts and for anyone concerned with the arts in contemporary society.