The Young Athlete's Health Handbook


Book Description

Abstract: A guide on sports medicine and psychology for school aged children is presented as a tool for parents, players, teachers, coaches, and school nurses. Information is discussed under 2 central themes. The first, dealing with the development of athletes includes: growth and development; conditioning and training; nutritional guidance; competitiveness and aggressiveness; alcohol and drugs; and joining physical and psychological characteristics to sports areas. The second area, concerning sports medicine and care of the injured athlete includes: medical and orthopedic considerations in sports participation; injury prediciton and prevention; where and how to find specialists in sports medicine; sports-related injuries; uses and abuses of medications; diagnostic and treatment procedures for sports injuries; and safety and first aid tips. (wz).




The Nautilus Handbook for Young Athletes


Book Description

A guide to the Nautilus program of fitness, describing the best use of their machine equipment and advising on nutrition and diet.










The Publishers Weekly


Book Description







The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm


Book Description

This book looks historically at the harm that has been inflicted in the practice of sport and at some of the issues, debates and controversies that have arisen as a result. Written by experts in history, sociology, sport journalism and public health, the book considers sport and injury in relation to matters of social class; gender; ethnicity and race; sexuality; political ideology and national identity; health and wellbeing; childhood; animal rights; and popular culture. These matters are, in turn, variously related to a range of sports, including ancient, pre- and early industrial sports; American football; boxing; wrestling and other combat sports; mountaineering; horseracing; cycling; motor racing; rugby football; cricket; association football; baseball; basketball; Crossfit; ice hockey; Olympic sports; Mixed Martial Arts; and sport in an imagined dystopian future.