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Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning

Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning

The Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning is a comprehensive text that provides students with meaningful lab experiences in the area of strength and conditioning and applied sport science. While each lab may be conducted in a sophisticated laboratory there are opportunities to conduct the labs in a gym or field environment without costly equipment. It is a useful resource as students prepare for a career as a strength and conditioning coach athletic trainer physical therapist or personal trainer. The Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning is designed to be a practical guide for training students and professionals in the skills to be applied to strength and conditioning. The labs cover seven major aspects of strength and conditioning including speed power flexibility agility and fitness. The labs are practical and easy to follow with sample calculations data tables and worksheets to complete. Each includes suggested tasks/activities to apply the theory to real-world applications. Students will explore assessments of strength aerobic capacity power output speed change of direction and muscular endurance and gain understanding in the following areas: Definitions of commonly used terms within the area of exploration as well as commonly misused terms Assessing performance (i. e. power strength speed etc. ) Understanding laboratory- and field-based techniques for specific athlete populations Describing optimal methods for testing in all aspects of physical performance Evaluation of test results based upon sport and/or athlete normative data The lab manual is a valuable resource for strength coaches personal trainers kinesiology students and educators at the undergraduate and beginning graduate-level programs and can be used in a graduate strength and conditioning course.

GBP 32.99
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Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning

Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning

It is an essential skill for any strength and conditioning coach to be able to reliably assess the physical performance of their athletes and communicate the results and their implications to performers and coaches alike. Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning is the first textbook to clearly and coherently suggest the most appropriate and reliable methods for assessing and monitoring athletes’ performance as well as including detailed sections on testing considerations and the interpretation and application of results. The book explores the full range of considerations required to reliably assess performance including questions of ethics and safety reliability and validity and standardised testing before going on to recommend (through a comparison of field- and laboratory-based techniques) the optimal methods for testing all aspects of physical performance including: injury risk jump performance sprint performance change of direction and agility strength power aerobic performance body composition Closing with a section on interpreting presenting and applying results to practice and illustrated with real-life case study data throughout Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning offers the most useful guide to monitoring athlete performance available. It is an essential text for upper-level strength and conditioning students and practitioners alike.

GBP 42.99
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Strength and Conditioning for Golf A Guide for Coaches and Players

Strength and Conditioning for Golf A Guide for Coaches and Players

The game of golf has changed dramatically over the last 20 years with powerful big-hitting players dominating at the elite level. With limitation and regulation of equipment being mandated by the R&A players are increasingly looking to alternative options to increase their physicality to improve likelihood of winning. This is an area in which adding strength and conditioning training to a golfer’s training programme will help to benefit performance. However many players and coaches lack confidence or knowledge to train with strength and conditioning techniques which is where this book focusing on strength and conditioning and its application in golf will help. Strength and Conditioning for Golf provides golfers and coaches with the evidence and practical suggestions to ensure that the choices they make about their training are informed and objective. This new volume examines why strength and conditioning techniques and principles are important for modern golf blending scientific principles with real-world practical advice and tips. Strength and Conditioning for Golf is of interest to golfers and coaches of all levels as well as being of interest to researchers students and coaches in the fields of; strength and conditioning fitness and training performance analysis skill acquisition and other related sport science disciplines. | Strength and Conditioning for Golf A Guide for Coaches and Players

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Understanding Strength and Conditioning as Sport Coaching Bridging the Biophysical Pedagogical and Sociocultural Foundations of Practice

Understanding Strength and Conditioning as Sport Coaching Bridging the Biophysical Pedagogical and Sociocultural Foundations of Practice

Contemporary strength and conditioning coaching is for the most part informed by the exercise sciences with little engagement being made with sociocultural and pedagogical perspectives which have emerged in sports coaching research over the last two decades. In Understanding Strength and Conditioning as Sport Coaching: Bridging the Biophysical Pedagogical and Sociocultural Foundations of Practice the authors – whose expertise span strength and conditioning sports coaching and pedagogy – help students and coaches to integrate perspectives from these disciplines to enhance their strength and conditioning coaching practice. The book encourages readers to add moral ethical and political considerations to the technical aspects of their coaching practice. It discusses and applies concepts to a full range of strength and conditioning settings including elite performance young athletes ageing athletes and returning to play following injury. Featuring an eResource and structured around rich narrative pedagogical cases reflecting the issues faced by practising strength and conditioning coaches the book offers a thoroughly engaging introduction to pedagogical and sociocultural concepts and literature in a strength and conditioning context. This is a vital book for students of strength and conditioning and an important resource for practising strength and conditioning coaches and sport science staff. | Understanding Strength and Conditioning as Sport Coaching Bridging the Biophysical Pedagogical and Sociocultural Foundations of Practice

GBP 36.99
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A Strength-Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Approach to Recovery From Trapped to Liberated Self

A Strength-Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Approach to Recovery From Trapped to Liberated Self

This is the first practice-oriented book to provide professionals with a clear and practical guide in delivering strength-based recovery-oriented CBT intervention. Essentially strength-based CBT moves away from a deficit and rehabilitation model and offers a person with mental illness a sense of renewed hope and meaning of life. With plenty of case illustrations the book integrates the recovery model and cognitive-behaviour approaches and provides readers with a theoretical understanding of the recovery process and how various cognitive-behaviour strategies can be skilfully applied to different stages of the recovery process. It is written for professionals such as psychiatrists psychologists social workers occupational therapists and nurses in the mental health fields. Step-by-step illustrations of the use of the various cognitive behavioural strategies and worksheets are provided throughout the book. | A Strength-Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Approach to Recovery From Trapped to Liberated Self

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Soil Settlement and the Concept of Effective Stress and Shear Strength Interaction

Soil Settlement and the Concept of Effective Stress and Shear Strength Interaction

This book is about the principal concept of soil mechanics that become the basis in explaining the soil mechanical behaviours. It is the extended concept of effective stress of Terzaghi and it is known as the concept of effective stress and shear strength interaction. This new concept incorporates the role of mobilised shear strength developed within the soil body in resisting the compressive effect. Based on this new concept a comprehensive soil volume change framework has been developed known as Rotational Multiple Yield Surface Framework (RMYSF). This RMYSF is able to explain and quantify the puzzled and complex soil volume change behaviours. The main advantage of this RMYSF is that it is able to make a good prediction of soil and rock stress-strain responses at any effective stress. This will lead to accurate prediction of soil and rock settlements. Due to its simplicity and the comprehensive nature of this new fundamental concept in soil and rock mechanics it will eventually be included in soil and rock mechanics syllabus for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. This book would be very useful for geotechnical engineers dealing with soil settlement underground excavation computer modelling rock mechanics road engineering earth and rock dam engineering and tunnel engineering. | Soil Settlement and the Concept of Effective Stress and Shear Strength Interaction

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The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook A Complete Guide for Mental Health Trainees and Supervisors

The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook A Complete Guide for Mental Health Trainees and Supervisors

Supervision is the cornerstone of clinical training across all types of mental health providers. It facilitates the growth of mental health trainees and maintains the integrity of the field of mental health services by ensuring the competency of clinicians. However the process can be complex and potentially confusing for both supervisors and trainees at any stage of their development or post-licensure career. Utilizing strength-based approaches is crucial to the success of supervision. This workbook facilitates a collaborative and strength-based approach to clinical supervision that both supervisors and trainees can use during the entire course of supervision or for specific goals related to supervision. Each chapter of this workbook contains information and activities specific to both the trainee and supervisor to facilitate dialogue about individual and combined strengths areas for growth and goals for collaborative work. This is an essential start-to-finish guide addressing the entire supervision process from preparing for the first session to conducting the last session and everything in between. | The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook A Complete Guide for Mental Health Trainees and Supervisors

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Third Wave Feminism and Transgender Strength through Diversity

Third Wave Feminism and Transgender Strength through Diversity

Feminism and transgender as social factions or collective subjectivities have historically evaded vilified or negated each other’s philosophy and subjectivities. In particular separatist feminist theorists have portrayed the two ‘sides’ as consisting of mutually incompatible aims and subjectivities. These portrayals have worked to the detriment of both feminism and transgender. Third Wave Feminism and Transgender considers what positive outcomes on society in general and the law as it pertains to gender in particular may emerge from the identification of and cooperation between third wave feminism and transgender. Challenging the ‘internecine exclusion’ between and within each faction Davies shows that queer-inspired philosophical third wave feminism promises to be an inclusive social discourse providing a substantial challenge to mutual exclusion. Indeed this book explores the span of maternal relations including womanism ethics of care and semiotic language and subsequently reveals how gender variant people can highlight the gendered operation of conventional ethics. With a focus on Carol Gilligan and Julia Kristeva as key instigators of a philosophical third wave of feminism this enlightening monograph will appeal to students and postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such as women’s studies transgender studies and gender law. | Third Wave Feminism and Transgender Strength through Diversity

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Supporting Literacies for Children of Color A Strength-Based Approach to Preschool Literacy

Supporting Literacies for Children of Color A Strength-Based Approach to Preschool Literacy

A comprehensive theory-to-practice guidebook Supporting Literacies for Children of Color argues for a new strength-based view of teaching to support the literacy talents and abilities of preschool-aged children of Color. The early childhood field is at a critical juncture in preschool literacy education as educators confront an ever-changing array of curricular approaches and assessment measures while still trying to meet the social cultural language and literacy needs of individual children. By integrating parent and teacher literacy perspectives as well as calling on the author’s own decades of teaching this book offers practical tools and strategies for culturally responsive pedagogy and demonstrates effective methods for using oral language and multilingualism to celebrate and deepen the literacy capabilities of children of Color. Featuring examples of children’s literacy processes and products both at home and in preschools to illustrate effective instructional strategies as well as boxes noting important ideas and strategies in each major section this text will guide students and educators toward creating a supportive learning environment for children of Color. | Supporting Literacies for Children of Color A Strength-Based Approach to Preschool Literacy

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Strength-Based Goal Setting in Gifted Education Addressing Social-Emotional Awareness Self-Advocacy and Underachievement in Gifted Education

Strength-Based Goal Setting in Gifted Education Addressing Social-Emotional Awareness Self-Advocacy and Underachievement in Gifted Education

This must-have resource provides you with the tools needed to implement a strength-based approach for leading gifted and high-potential learners to Purposeful Empowerment in Goal Setting (PEGS). Expertly developed from Gagné’s (2021) DMGT Talent Development Model PEGS incorporates self-regulation self-reflection and self-advocacy strategies into the goal-setting process for gifted and high-potential learners. Whether setting goals to address underachievement twice-exceptional needs or current or future aspirations this book provides the guidelines and resources necessary to empower gifted learners to develop student agency and gain key insights into how their own social-emotional awareness impacts effective goal-setting. Gifted specialists school counselors classroom teachers and academic coaches will find the ready-to-use forms resources tools and strategies provided in this text an invaluable contribution toward their mission to guide and empower gifted and high-potential learners in the goal-setting and goal-achieving process. | Strength-Based Goal Setting in Gifted Education Addressing Social-Emotional Awareness Self-Advocacy and Underachievement in Gifted Education

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To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled Strength-Based Strategies for Helping Twice-Exceptional Students With LD ADHD ASD and More

To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled Strength-Based Strategies for Helping Twice-Exceptional Students With LD ADHD ASD and More

To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled is one of the most popular resources available on identifying and meeting the needs of twice-exceptional students. This updated third edition provides a comprehensive look at the complex world of students with remarkable gifts talents and interests who simultaneously face learning attention or social challenges from LD ADHD ASD and other disorders. Through case studies and years of research the authors present a rationale for using a strength-based talent-focused approach to meeting the needs of this special population. From a thorough description of twice-exceptionality and the unique learning patterns of these students to strategies for identification comprehensive programming talent development and instructional strategies this book explores the distinguishing strengths (yellows) and complex challenges (blues) that these students face. In painting green is a mix of yellows and blues. Because of their individual characteristics twice-exceptional students come in a remarkable range of greens. 2018 NAGC Book of the Year Award Winner | To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled Strength-Based Strategies for Helping Twice-Exceptional Students With LD ADHD ASD and More

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The Use of Victim Impact Statements in Sentencing for Sexual Offences Stories of Strength

The Use of Victim Impact Statements in Sentencing for Sexual Offences Stories of Strength

Drawing on extensive research from Australia this book examines the experiences of sexual offence victims who submit a victim impact statement. Victim impact statements are used in sentencing to outline the harm caused to victims. There has been little research on the impact statement experiences of sexual offence victims. This book fills this gap examining the perspectives of six adult female victims and 15 justice professionals in Australia. This is supplemented by analysis of 100 sentencing remarks revealing how courts use such statements in practice. This book examines victims’ experiences of preparing and submitting statements justice professionals’ experiences of working with victims to submit statements and the judicial use of impact statements in sentencing. It identifies an overarching lack of clarity around the purpose of impact statements which affects the information that can be included and the way they can be used by the court. It consequently explore issues associated with balancing the expressive and instrumental purposes of such statements and the challenges in communication between professionals and victims of crime. The findings highlight several issues with the operation of impact statement regimes. Based on these findings the book makes recommendations to clarify such regimes to improve communication between justice professionals and victims of crime and to enhance the therapeutic goals of such statements. An accessible and compelling read this book is essential reading for all those engaged with victimology sentencing and sexual violence. | The Use of Victim Impact Statements in Sentencing for Sexual Offences Stories of Strength

GBP 38.99
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Recovery from Strenuous Exercise

Recovery from Strenuous Exercise

Coaches managers and athletes frequently ask about how they can recover as fast as possible from fatigue and improve subsequent performance. Recovery from Strenuous Exercise informs students athletes and practicing strength and conditioning coaches and performance therapists on how to use the latest scientific evidence to inform their recovery practice – particularly during high training volumes and competitive cycles. This book empowers the athlete the coach and the therapist by giving them greater confidence improving their critical thinking helping them to avoid poor practice and enhancing their understanding of what causes fatigue and how its effects can be minimised. Recovery from Strenuous Exercise covers many of the aspects required to make a highly skilled confident knowledgeable personal trainer sports therapist or strength and conditioning coach. It also acts as a recovery ‘go-to’ guide for competitive recreational athletes who lack the knowledge and guidance on optimal recovery protocols used by their professional peers. This text serves as a learning and research aid for athletes and those studying vocational personal training and sports therapy courses and those studying other courses where recovery modalities form part of their undergraduate and postgraduate study such as strength and conditioning sports science sports therapy sports rehabilitation osteopathy and physiotherapy.

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Intercultural Competence for Translators

Intercultural Competence for Translators

By definition translators are intercultural mediators. This book explores some of the most important current approaches in defining intercultural competence for translators. At the same time it provides real-life examples of different approaches in operationalizing intercultural competence and teaching it in a translator-training context. Written for a global audience the book provides an informative overview of the field as well as practical examples from different academic and cultural contexts. This book was originally published as a special issue of The Interpreter and Translator Trainer.

GBP 38.99
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Advanced Personal Training Science to Practice

Advanced Personal Training Science to Practice

Effective fitness instruction and training programme design require an exercise specialist trainer to combine professional experience with strategies underpinned by scientific evidence. This book allows readers to develop their understanding of the scientific rationale behind important components of personal training such as monitoring fitness and training programme design. Each chapter synthesizes the findings of cutting-edge scientific research to identify optimum training methods and dispel some myths that are prevalent in the fitness industry. The chapters within this new edition have been written by internationally renowned experts from several disciplines including strength and conditioning physiology psychology and nutrition. Contributions have also been made from esteemed academics who have conducted some of the scientific studies discussed within the book. The authors have interpreted and summarised the scientific evidence and produced evidence-based recommendations allowing readers to explore the latest concepts and research findings and apply them in practice. The book includes several new chapters such as evidenced based practice (EBP) and designing training programmes female clients. This second edition remains the essential text for fitness instructors personal trainers and sport and exercise students. The book provides an invaluable resource for fitness courses exercise science degree programmes and continued professional development for exercise professionals. | Advanced Personal Training Science to Practice

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Nurturing Children From Trauma to Growth Using Attachment Theory Psychoanalysis and Neurobiology

Nurturing Children From Trauma to Growth Using Attachment Theory Psychoanalysis and Neurobiology

Nurturing Children describes children’s lives transformed through therapy. Drawing on decades of experience internationally respected clinician and trainer Graham Music tackles major issues affecting troubled children including trauma neglect depression and violence. Using psychoanalysis alongside modern developmental thinking from neurobiology attachment and trauma theory and mindfulness Music creates his own distinctive blend of approaches to help even the most traumatised of children. A mix of personal accounts and therapeutic riches Nurturing Children will appeal to anyone helping children young people and families to lead fuller lives. | Nurturing Children From Trauma to Growth Using Attachment Theory Psychoanalysis and Neurobiology

GBP 24.99
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Chain Analysis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Chain Analysis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Filled with detailed clinical examples this book expertly breaks down the process of behavioral chain analysis/m-/the critical foundation for assessment and problem solving in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Experienced DBT clinician and trainer Shireen L. Rizvi provides knowledge and skills for conducting chains effectively and overcoming obstacles. She presents guiding principles questions to ask strategies for engaging clients and addressing difficult-to-assess problems and ways to avoid common mistakes. The book describes how to incorporate other essential DBT strategies (such as validation) into chain analysis as well as how to conduct chains in the context of individual therapy group skills training phone coaching and the consultation team. | Chain Analysis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy

GBP 26.99
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Peak Performance for Soccer The Elite Coaching and Training Manual

Peak Performance for Soccer The Elite Coaching and Training Manual

In this book over 40 of the world’s leading practitioners working in elite soccer— over 6 continents—share advanced knowledge of the environment as well as a scientific understanding of the game and players. This book explores those traits at an intricate level through shared experiences of some of the best performance coaches working in elite soccer. The content in this book is derived from practical and evidence-based concepts that have been applied at the elite level. Uncovering the coaching strategies as well as contemporary issues in elite soccer this comprehensive textbook illustrates what it takes to thrive as a performance coach at the top level. Collaborating with the industry leaders in soccer the chapters address a myriad of topics such as: • the multiple roles and responsibilities; • youth development; • strength and conditioning application; • nutrition and recovery strategies; • tracking and monitoring fitness and fatigue; • powerful communication methods and staff cohesion; and • return to play and injury prevention strategies Peak Performance for Soccer is essential reading for all coaches and practitioners at any level who work in soccer. Alex Calder is the head of sports science with the Houston Dynamo competing in Major League Soccer (MLS). He is an accredited level 3 elite coach with the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) as well as holding accreditations through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa). Adam Centofanti is currently the head of fitness for the Seattle Sounders FC having previously served as the head of academy strength and conditioning for Houston Dynamo FC. Formally with Melbourne City FC Adam held various roles with the club including conditioning coach/sports scientist in the academy sector as well as overseeing the women’s performance program achieving multiple championships. | Peak Performance for Soccer The Elite Coaching and Training Manual

GBP 29.99
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How to Run Reflective Practice Groups A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

How to Run Reflective Practice Groups A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

In How to Run Reflective Practice Groups: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals Arabella Kurtz explores the use of reflective practice in the modern healthcare context. Responding to the rapidly increasing demand for reflective practice groups in healthcare and drawing on her extensive experience as a facilitator and trainer Kurtz presents a fully developed eight-stage model: The Intersubjective Model of Reflective Practice Groups. The book offers a guide to the organisation structure and delivery of group sessions with useful suggestions for overcoming commonly-encountered problems and promoting empathic relationships with clients and colleagues. Clearly and accessibly written using full situational examples for each stage of the presented model How to Run Reflective Practice Groups offers a comprehensive guide to facilitating reflective practice in healthcare. | How to Run Reflective Practice Groups A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

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Physical Properties of Diamond and Sapphire

Physical Properties of Diamond and Sapphire

Focusing on the physical properties of diamond and sapphire this monograph provides readers with essential details on crystal structure and growth mechanical properties thermal properties optical properties light scattering of diamond and sapphire crystals and sapphire lasers. Various physical properties are comprehensively discussed: Mechanical properties include hardness tensile strength compressive strength and Young’s modulus. Thermal properties include thermal expansion specific heat and thermal conductivity. Optical properties of diamond and sapphire include transmission refractive index and absorption. Light scattering includes Raman scattering and Brillouin scattering. Sapphire lasers include chromium-doped and titanium-doped lasers. Aimed at researchers and industry professionals working in materials science physics electrical engineering and related fields this monograph is the first to concentrate solely on physical properties of these increasingly important materials.

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Scentwork for Horses

Scentwork for Horses

Scentwork for Horses is the first practical guide on how to implement scentwork into the lives of domesticated horses enhancing behaviour welfare and the human-animal bond. Scentwork is a new discipline in the field for horse and handler and expert author Rachaël Draaisma arms the reader with a palette of information to enable them to put this technique into action. As well as theoretical background information on the nose of the horse and biomechanics Draaisma discusses how scentwork improves horses’ learning abilities development socialisation and their bond with the handler. Readers will learn how to have their horses explore their environment participate in scentwork games and follow a footstep track to find a missing person or food bag. Easily accessible for anybody working with horses at any level scentwork can be done in small areas as well as in larger spaces on various surfaces. Whether veterinarian behaviourist trainer animal-assisted therapist equine physiotherapist osteopath or interested horse owner this book promises to bring both you and the horse enormous benefits strengthening the human-animal bond. Rachaël Draaisma has always lived with and had a passion for dogs and horses. In 2002 she decided to make it her profession. Achieving several diplomas she started to work full time as a trainer and behavioural consultant first with dogs later with horses. Her best-selling book Language Signs and Calming Signals of Horses published by CRC Press in 2017 has been translated into several languages. Another pillar of Draaisma’s working life with horses revolves around equine mental stimulation and scentwork and she has developed an extensive method to undertake scent tracking with horses a new tool in enriching the human-equine relationship. Draaisma travels throughout Europe and the globe to provide workshops and lectures on calming signals of horses equine mental stimulation and scentwork. You can purchase scent bags to aid your scentwork practice at the author's personal website: www. scentworkforhorses. com or www. calmingsignalsofhorses. com

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Activities and Exercises for Teaching English Pronunciation

Activities and Exercises for Teaching English Pronunciation

This book is a practical comprehensive tool for busy teachers or educators teaching English pronunciation. Brown puts pronunciation into perspective with other aspects of language highlighting the importance of teaching pronunciation from the start. Applicable for both British and American pronunciation this book is organized by aspects of pronunciation and includes a wealth of photocopiable worksheets to use in the classroom. The engaging exercises include rhymes games puzzles narratives and more all designed to promote learner engagement and understanding. Each worksheet is accompanied by supplementary resources and guidance including recommendations for modifying lessons for different English learner proficiency levels; instructions for the teacher and learners; correct or expected answers; and tips for teachers to extend and create their own exercises. The versatility and adaptability of this book make it a beneficial resource for teachers of ESL/EFL/EAL as well as educational professionals who consult and oversee teacher trainer programs and courses in TESOL. | Activities and Exercises for Teaching English Pronunciation

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Ecotherapy in Practice A Buddhist Model

Ecotherapy in Practice A Buddhist Model

Ecotherapy in Practice reflects the growing interest and research in this field. Drawing on a diversity of experience from the counselling and psychotherapy professions but also from practitioners in community work mental health and education this book explores the exciting and innovative possibilities involved in practising outdoors. Caroline Brazier brings to bear her experience and knowledge as a psychotherapist group worker and trainer over several decades to think about therapeutic work outdoors in all its forms. The book presents a model of ecotherapy based on principles drawn from Buddhist psychology and Western psychotherapy which focuses particularly on the relationship between person and environment at three levels moving from the personal level of individual history to cultural influences then finally to global circumstances all of which condition mind-states and psychological wellbeing. Ecotherapy in Practice will provide refreshing and valuable reading for psychotherapists and counsellors in the field those interested in Buddhism and other mental health and health professionals working outdoors | Ecotherapy in Practice A Buddhist Model

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The Science of Alpine Ski Racing

The Science of Alpine Ski Racing

Alpine skiing or downhill skiing is defined by six disciplines: Downhill Super G Giant Slalom Slalom Parallel and Combined that test the athletes’ technical abilities and speed. It has long been a popular sport with many national and international championships and is a mainstay of the Winter Olympic Games. The Science of Alpine Ski Racing is the first book to discuss the science coaching research and training of elite to recreational alpine ski racers for optimal performance. This book brings together the complex physiological biomechanical and technical components of the sport in a practical manner with which coaches and researchers alike can adopt to elicit better performance outcomes for athletes. Literature of this kind has never been formally researched and published specifically for the sport of alpine ski racing making it both unique and a cornerstone to the discipline. Backed by cutting-edge research the book provides practical guidance on preparing athletes for high performance and understanding the core tenets of sports science underpinning it striking a balance between the complex theoretical and practical components coaches and athletes must prepare for in alpine ski racing. Accessibly written and featuring contributions from world-leading experts The Science of Alpine Ski Racing covers key topics of health training and high performance in the sport and will be vital reading for youth coaches professional ski instructors strength and conditioning coaches and sports science staff associated with winter sports programs as well as applied researchers looking for a model to apply to other sports. James (Jimmy) Pritchard is a human performance specialist/sports scientist who has trained and consulted athletes at the Olympic NHL NFL and Division I collegiate level. Specific to alpine ski racing he served as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Ski and Snowboard Club Vail in Vail Colorado where he helped prepare a long list of US Ski Team athletes including Alice McKennis Mikaela Shiffrin and Tess Johnson. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) as well as registered strength and conditioning coach (RSCC) through the NSCA working with athletes and human performance program managers on a regular basis to find optimal human performance solutions. James has presented at conferences around the United States discussing long term athlete development written over 150 articles for several media outlets has been published in the NSCA’s Strength and Conditioning Journal and taught courses about strength and conditioning at Colorado Mountain College. James holds a BSc in Exercise Science from Colorado Mesa University and MSc degree in Exercise Science from Edith Cowan University. Jim Taylor PhD Psychology is an internationally recognized authority on the psychology of sport and parenting. He has consulted with athletes coaches and parents in tennis skiing cycling triathlon track and field swimming football golf baseball fencing and many other sports for more than 30 years. Dr. Taylor is the author of 17 books and the editor of 4 textbooks on sport psychology. He is also a former world-ranked alpine ski racer second-degree black belt in karate marathon runner and Ironman triathlete.

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