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Complete horse riding manual
Learn all there is to know about horse riding, from horse care and show jumping to mastering dressage. Suitable for both novice and advanced riders, and for equestrian fans of all ages, this book will guide you through every stage of the riding process from the first time in the saddle to advanced riding skills. Featuring all of the latest techniques and equipment, this comprehensive and fully updated edition covers everything you need to know about basic horse training, dressage training, and mental and physical preparation - for both horse and rider - as well as how to find and develop your ultimate horse.
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Golf stroke by stroke : learn the fundamentals, master your technique, and improve your game
Golf is a popular hobby sport, but if you've never picked up a club before, it's hard to know where to begin. Geared for the absolute beginner, 'Golf Stroke by Stroke' is a comprehensive guide that covers everything you need to head to the golf course with confidence. From the clubhouse to the green, golf pro Brian Cowell introduces you to each stage of the game and teaches you how to swing a club through a series of simple lessons with full-color photos and baby-step-by-baby-step instructions.
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101 fascinating golf facts
Tee off your season with 101 delightful trivia on the greatest game. Did you know a Canadian coined the term 'mulligan' - a noun meaning 'do-over' - which many recreational golfers take on the first tee after an errant drive? Or that the creators of one of the greatest board games ever, Trivial Pursuit, also built a devilish golf course north of Toronto? How about this fact: the world's most expensive public golf course will set you back $1,000 to play just one round. Here's one more: Scotland, where golf was invented in the Middle Ages, later banned the sport - not just once, but three times. Historian and award-winning golf journalist David McPherson shares these stories and more fascinating and fun tales that illustrate the sport's rich history, entertaining both golf lovers and trivia buffs alike.
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The art of Scottish golf
Golf is the game that is part of Scotland's fabric and the sport most people around the world associate with the country. Nowhere does golf better than Scotland, hence why it stages more big tournaments every year than any country outside the United States. Scotland oozes history when it comes to golf and the chance to follow in the footsteps of some of the greats of the game attracts golf enthusiasts from all over the world year after year. But it's not just the courses that make Scotland a special golf destination. It's also the people involved in the game from caddies, clubhouse and pro shop staff and, of course, local characters.
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Soccer : steps to success
Master key techniques on the soccer field with Soccer: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide features step-by-step instruction on becoming skilled in individual techniques and team tactics. Improve your abilities in dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, defending, tackling, heading, and goalkeeping with the help of detailed descriptions and full-color photos and illustrations of all fundamental techniques. Then learn how and when to apply those skills in game situations, such as winning one-on-one matchups, attacking, and defending. More than 170 exercises and small-sided games test your readiness to progress to the next step through the use of an easy-to-follow scoring system. Become a total player able to perform a variety of skills and execute tactics consistently. One of the sport's most popular resources, Soccer: Steps to Success has helped more than 100,000 players take their game to the next level.
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Expected goals : the story of how data conquered football and changed the game forever
Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs started to think about how you win. Data has now suffused almost every aspect of how football is played, coached, scouted and consumed. But it's not the algorithms or new metrics that have made this change, it's the people behind them. This is the story of modern football's great data revolution and the group of curious, entrepreneurial personalities who zealously believed in its potential to transform the game.
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Trust the grind : how world-class athletes got to the top
'Trust the Grind' entails interviews from some of the best athletes to ever step foot on Earth, whose sole focus is to teach, and inspire the reader, rather than speaking on behalf of their personal accolades in athletics.
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The final test : the uncertain future of cricket's first-class game
As T20 grows like Japanese knotweed, Test cricket is in mortal danger. White-ball tournaments - mainly T20 and T10 - are now sprouting in places like the US and Saudi Arabia, and Test cricketers are commonly being offered all-year-round contracts by IPL owners, allowing them to play short-form tournaments in the West Indies, the UAE and elsewhere. The IPL has expanded, but Australia's Big Bash is contracting; the 2023 men's Ashes were concertinaed into a tiny window but The Hundred continues to dominate. Is there still hope for Test cricket in this tumultuous sporting landscape? Turbervill recalls the poignancy of the final Test of the English summer at The Oval in 2022, and describes how the match could be seen as a metaphor for the demise of the longer game.
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