The Football 150 Conference
To mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Football Association, the National Football Museum is hosting the Football 150 Conference.
Month: July 2013
The deadly germs lurking on a basketball
“Institutions, coaches, and athletes should take note of the role the sports ball can play as a vehicle for the transmission of potentially life-threatening germs.”
Partnering between sports bodies and the private sector
An ideal guide for not-for-profit, charity and sport organisations seeking advice on how to develop and maintain strategic and responsible relationships with corporate partners.
Fact or Fiction
‘50% of what we are taught is wrong, the challenge is to work out which 50%’
Dancing skills on tap
Designed for novice tap dancers, Beginning Tap Dance helps students learn tap dancing and appreciate it as a performing art
Glasgow’s bid for 2018 Youth Olympics fails
Glasgow lost out in its bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games when it was knocked out in the first round of voting in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Master the skills of the fastest game on two feet
Men’s Lacrosse presents the skills and strategies needed for players to take their game to the next level. From individual technique to team execution, they’ll learn to improve the fundamentals such as passing, scooping, feeding, cutting, dodging and finishing. The book then goes on to explain how to improve shot power, goalkeeping techniques and offensive opportunities. Readers will also find more than 25 of the very best drills for skill development, training and conditioning. Normal Price: £13.99 I €18.20 HK Rewards Members’ Price: £11.19 I €14.56 Find out more
Cyclists are poorly perceived by the rest of us
The perception by other road users of cyclists being incompetent, ignorant, illegal and unconcerned for their own or others’ safety is said to be a large part of the problem and this stigma creates problems for policy makers trying to reverse the trend.