(Part 3) Best sports encyclopedias according to redditors
We found 430 Reddit comments discussing the best sports encyclopedias. We ranked the 130 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
Haha I just realized that she wrote a book called [Sports Ethics] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0631216979?pc_redir=1412236235&robot_redir=1), with a foreward from Dean Smith.
Can we all order copies of this and send them to Brock Olivo c/o The Denver Broncos?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0736052917/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1510540131&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=coaching+special+teams&dpPl=1&dpID=61L7iuBMr6L&ref=plSrch
Every current and former player has to write a 20 pg. book report on Jan Boxill's amazing book Sports Ethics: An Anthology. Single space. 12 point font. And no playing with the margins!
I'll also suggest Inverting the Pyramid and Soccernomics. Both are good reads.
The Secret Footballer's books are light and fun, if a little repetitive and a bit of a tease. I've found that he's always suggesting that he's going to reveal more than he ends up revealing, especially in the more recent books.
Das Reboot covers the recent history of German football and has some interesting stuff about Klopp in it.
And The Sun Shines Now is an excellent dive into the changes in English football post-Hillsborough, including looks at the media landscape and some investigation of German football as an alternative model for how clubs could be structured and relate to their supporters. It's a bit dry sometimes, but it's very, very good.
Far Foreign Land is about the 2005 Champions League final (and getting there), but it also covers Rome, Heysel, and Hillsborough. I think the long form really suits Tony Evans's writing style.
If you like oral history, check out Simon Hughes's books. I've only read Ring of Fire and Red Machine, but some of the interviews are top notch. Personally, I found the less famous players were usually more interesting than the more famous players.
Red Men is a stellar history of the club, particularly if you want to get familiar with LFC before Shankly.
Finally, if you like Inverting the Pyramid, you might find Talking Tactics interesting, too. I really liked it, but I'm not entirely sure that I got as much out of it as others might — it's kind of dense and dry.
AFCA's complete guide to special teams:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Special-American-Football-Association/dp/0736052917
Also available online: http://books.google.com/books?id=1lsS3sMHiNAC&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=AFCA+complete+guide+to+special+teams&source=bl&ots=kxWbMaxwjU&sig=hrCo320KSHg6MGwYSSIbymyb8hQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M-p8VIu9AuPasASfnoHYAQ&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=AFCA%20complete%20guide%20to%20special%20teams&f=false
Since you said you will be focusing on special teams, I would focus solely on that first. Make sure you have the rules down, and learn the concept of game situations. Make yourself invaluable to the program as a special teams coach. In terms of learning offense and defense, just focus on what your program is doing. Too many young/new coaches try to learn it all all at once, and it just isn't possible. The best coaches are the ones that focus and learn within their own coaching family, master that system, then add in their own research and ideas.
When coaches look for new staffs and coaches to hire, especially if they're looking for position coaches and coordinators, they don't care so much that the potential coach knows everything about all aspects of the game. What they want is a position wizard, a guy who knows the ins and outs and how to fix all the problems within his field of coaching. Again, master special teams first. The rest will come naturally.
The man has the pitching bible named after him.
Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671705814/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_URPLAbH58D671
Link to the book.
Also, link to Rob's website. http://www.hockeyabstract.com/
McCarver is the absolute worst. That being said read his book, Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans. There is some great background on how broadcasts are done but most of the book will help anyone understand situations in baseball. Thank God there is no audio book available!
Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible - http://www.amazon.com/Nolan-Ryans-Pitchers-Bible-Performance/dp/0671705814
I have a book of NBA lists that's pretty cool (this one) and it has a top-100 list at the end. This book came out in 2012 right after DRose's MVP at 22, and they put him 80th all-time based on potential to just sorta hedge their bets, but now the inclusion looks ridiculous. All that being said, I agree with you that Giannis and other great young guys can't be put onto lists until their CAREERS up to that point deserve that type of inclusion.
Baseball for Brain Surgeons and other fans by Tim McCarver. I mostly dislike McCarver as a broadcaster but I actually really liked this book.
Summerland by Michael Chabon is great baseball fantasy. I enjoyed the mixing of baseball lore, myth and history with Native American, Norse and other mythology.
head over to /r/flytying there are some great resources in the side bar. I recommend buying getting a cheap vice kit that comes with some basic materials. This way you can get a hang of things before deciding if you want to invest in a better vice and tools. There are a few good books on beginners tying, I have this one http://www.amazon.com/Fly-Tying-Beginners-Failsafe-Flies/dp/0764158457/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395621072&sr=1-2&keywords=fly+tying and its great. I would also recommend getting a guide book for your state/ area you fish. They usually have decent hatch charts and good advice on what to use where.
Well, I'm not sure I'm the best person to answer this, but I will toss in my two cents. I wanted to lose about 10 pounds. I'm pretty thin and weight loss wasn't really a motivating factor for me in starting C25k, so I didn't really adjust my diet, which is where weight loss happens. So, with that addendum, I will say that I started to notice weight loss near the end of the program. Weeks 7 & 8, probably. And by maintaining my running schedule after C25k, I'm losing more weight than I had intended. I'm not sure my experience will be the norm for most people, I think my body's natural weight is somewhat on the thinner side, so take this with a grain of salt. I'm reading this Runner's World book and it has some chapters on nutrition that you might want to give a read. (Also while Googling a link to that book, I found this one dedicated to weight loss as well.)
I may have misread the OP, but I don't think that the claim was that sabre is comparable to longsword, but that the differences between longsword and epee is about as much as the difference between epee and sabre. The weapons and their use are very different, but both can be taught within the same general framework.
As for a coach teaching you to move correctly - see my earlier post. A modern coach with no interest in HEMA will obviously not be able to teach you to move correctly for longsword fencing, but a modern coach who also knows longsword will be able to adapt their teaching style to train you to move correctly.
One thing that is tricky about fencing is that the way it is presented to students is usually different from the way it is presented to coaches, so if you've mostly learned within a club, you probably have less exposure to the theory and the pedagogy of teaching as someone who's been training to be an instructor. There are a couple of books that are written from this perspective that you might be interested in:
Understanding Fencing by Zbigniew Czajkowski
Fencing and the Master by Lazlo Szabo
Foil Fencing by Istvan Lukovich
Get formal training. It has improved my coaching tremendously and I would not be able the think of any other way to achieve my current level.
Good books for a starting fencing coach are Szabo L. Fencing and the Master, Czajkowski Z. Understanding Fencing and Kogler A. One Touch at a Time.
There are a handful of decent books on this, and a few websites.
The book that got it started was Carp on the Fly by Brad Befus and Barry Reynolds, waaaay back in 1997.
More recently Kirk Deeter did a guide book for Orvis that's actually very good; I've never been very fond of Orvis, but it's a solid book.
Finally, check out The Best Carp Flies by Jay Zimmerman. He talks about presentations, water types, and more - and the tying instructions are first-rate.
Finally, give it a good Google...but make sure you check out the Fly-Carpin' website. Trevor has largely stepped away now and isn't making frequent updates, but there's a TON of fantastic information still available there. Start here with his How-To section and tear it up.
Oh...and welcome to the revolution....
The Annapolis Book of Seamanship is a great book in my opinion. I have the third edition.
That's all I can add. Otherwise I'm looking to get an ASA101 course in the gulf sometime this summer.
Putting stroke
Get a SAM PuttLab analysis. It uses a laser and high tech measuring equipment to check your aim and path, whether it's inside out or outside in, as well as a profile of the speed/accel/decel of stroke at all points. You'll be surprised how you're not doing what you think you are. And when your teacher tells you to adjust something 2-3 degrees, it's going to feel like 20. Don't depend on guesswork. Find out what you're really doing.
There are pros who specialize in putting if you're lucky enough a good one is nearby you. Make sure you find a pro who really knows what he/she is doing, not a mediocre one, not easy, then take lessons. Emphasis on the plural.
Read these:
Use video. Get a tabletop tripod, attach your smartphone to it and video your stroke. Keep a record to see progress or regression.
Green Reading
I'd recommend Aimpoint Express, when you see pros on tv use their fingers to figure out where to aim, that's AE. BTW, the commentators on tv are mostly clueless about it, or they're pretending to be, which is totally disingenuous if they are. The info you're hearing is mostly garbage. Get the DVD for a proper intro. Sorry, no digital download. If you want more accuracy, then learn the Aimpoint Midpoint read.
Aimpoint may not suit you. Learn to plumb bob, or any other technique that gets it done for you. Just use something that has some structure to it because cliches like it tends to break towards the valley are totally unscientific.
Putter
Get fitted. Edel or something similar.
Putting green at home
Build one in your home and practice.
Barry Reynolds Carp on the Fly The OG carp bible
The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing for Carp: Tips and Tricks for the Determined Angler
Dan Frasier's new book The Orvis Beginner's Guide to Carp Flies: 101 Patterns & How and When to Use Them
You're also going to have better shots at carp on foot, rather than in a boat anyways.
And you do realize that John Montana Bartlett does 90% of his fishing on the Big C, as in the Columbia river, right? Thats PNW
Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CWHKQS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i9AQzbTM8BBG9
https://books.google.com/books/about/Basketball_on_Paper.html?id=Xh2iSGCqJJYC
https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/basketball-on-paper-dean-oliver/1111666030?type=eBook
Aren't these all digital copies?
EDIT: Not the Barnes and Noble one.
Say what you want about the list. Better than the abomination that was the top ranking in this book
http://www.amazon.com/ESPN-College-Basketball-Encyclopedia-Complete/dp/B008SLBPV6
Some solids in my life:
WOD Bible has a bunch of workouts and there are some other versions that are more specific (bodyweight only, rowing, etc.). Here is the Amazon.com link
http://www.amazon.com/Official-Illustrated-History-Manchester-1878-2012/dp/1471102629/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1P1AMZHPY338ZMVTNAT7
There's actually a book on the history of baseball related fatalities: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002U0KKSK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
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Edit: Looks like there's a 2nd Edition out that goes up to 2014 as well: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786479329/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
For the lazy:
http://www.amazon.com/Official-Illustrated-History-Manchester-1878-2012/dp/1471102629/
They seem to come out every two years with a new edition.
https://www.amazon.com/Buehlers-Backyard-Boatbuilding-21st-Century/dp/0071823050/ref=asc_df_0071823050/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312094794926&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16221922913388231433&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9057137&hvtargid=pla-493139559105&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61851652293&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312094794926&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16221922913388231433&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9057137&hvtargid=pla-493139559105
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The [Camping and Wilderness Survival Book](
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0974082058/) is loaded with information. Of the books I have seen, this one is by far the best.
Get a book like this. Not necessarily this one or from this vendor, but this is the updated version of a book I used when I was a kid (before the internet). The nice things about these beginner books is that they talk about everything you need to know, with the assumption that you are going to need all the terms defined.
Read through it, learn the terms, learn the basic parts of the techniques, then watch some basic YouTube tutorials to actually see someone apply the techniques. The nice part about a book like this is that it's also a recipe book. It has a lot of basic patterns, and a list of materials that you need to tie them.
Warning: fly fishing and fly tying are as expensive as you allow them to be. You can really sink a lot of money into this hobby if you want.
How much money do you have? If it's enough - I don't know how to define that - you should quit your job, build a boat in your yard, and sail the world while you're young and tough and willing to put up with anything.
Buying a yacht is for suckers. Start saving again when you come home; you'll have achieved in your youth what most people wait their entire lives to accomplish, and are forced to enjoy it through all the inconveniences and indignities of age.