Encyclopedia Of Extreme Sports

Author : Kelly Boyer Sagert
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780313344732

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Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports by Kelly Boyer Sagert Pdf

Students and extreme sport enthusiasts will not only learn about the sports themselves, but also about the techniques, innovations, engineering, and physics behind them. How do ice yachters achieve speeds of up to 150 MPH? What does take to become a pro snowboarder? Other parts of the encyclopedia highlight key areas of study, such as extreme sports and the media, the controversies surrounding, and the impact of extreme sports on our culture. A resource guide of print and electronic sources, competitions, organizations offers students an insider's guide to all things extreme. Inside readers will discover BASE (Building, Antenna tower, Span, Earth) Jumping. What's more dangerous than leaping off of a tall building? Jumping off a structure that's much closer to the ground, and that's exactly what many BASE jumpers regularly do. The risks include malfunctioning parachutes, landing on rocks, into electrical wires and more. Readers will learn about Bhang Gliding, where experienced pilots perform full barrel rolls, inverted maneuvers and other stunt flying moves. It is no longer unusual for an experienced hang glider to travel 200 miles or reach altitudes above 10,000 feet. Coverage also includes information on caving, which involves exploring caves that travel deep into the earth, moutain biking, and many other sports.

Author : Douglas Booth,Holly Thorpe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0977015955

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Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports by Douglas Booth,Holly Thorpe Pdf

Over the last decade extreme has become a popular adjective to describe a range of physical pursuits and activities such as bungee jumping, dirt biking, skysurfing and street luge. Yet, notwithstanding its widespread usage, extreme remains largely a connotative term to differentiate individualistic, adventure-type sports with high aesthetic components from more functional and traditional team sports such as baseball, basketball, cricket, football and hockey. However, as well as its physical characteristics extreme also connotes an ideological dimension that refers to a range of anti-social attitudes, many of which are embodied and stand in sharp contrast to conservative, mainstream middle-class sporting values. Indeed, the ideology of extreme attracts as much attention among scholars interested in the study of sport as the physical elements. The Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports offers a comprehensive dissection of this new and emerging phenomenon, and its characteristics, philosophy, ideology, functions, history and future. component-risk-from a number of disciplinary perspectives including history, sociology, psychology, theology and physiology. In examining the history of individual extreme sports, the Encyclopedia explores ancient, feudal and cross-cultural forms while also looking at the appeal of modern extreme activities to entrepreneurs, marketers, advertisers and the media as they seek to connect with consumers in the critical 13-34-age cohort. The commercialization of extreme sports as well as their institutionalization-formation of governing bodies, grand prix circuits, and inclusion in traditional mega-events such as the Olympic Games-highlights another critical dimension addressed by the Encyclopedia, their contradictory and paradoxical nature. As numerous commentators have observed, participants in extreme sports are typically no less racist, sexist and class and status conscious than their brothers and sisters participating in mainstream sports. cross-cultural and historical extreme sports; thematic essays; biographies of leading extreme exponents; descriptions of the best known extreme playgrounds.

Author : S. Pope,Robert E. Rinehart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1576072282

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Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports by S. Pope,Robert E. Rinehart Pdf

Author : Joe Tomlinson
Publisher : Carlton Books Limited
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1858681928

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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports by Joe Tomlinson Pdf

Includes air, land and water sports.

Author : Murry R. Nelson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780313347917

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Encyclopedia of Sports in America [2 volumes] by Murry R. Nelson Pdf

Sports and leisure activities serve as a mirror, allowing us to examine the attitudes and values of everyday people. This new reference explores the development and influence of sports in American culture, as well as how sports icons, commercial enterprises, organizations, sporting events, and even fan culture have changed from decade to decade and from era to era, from the foot races of colonial times to the extreme sports of today. Each chapter focuses on key aspects of sports in American culture, including such topics as ethnicity, gender, and economics. Enhanced with numerous sidebars on the movers and shakers, key sporting trends, as well as the controversies that threatened to tear the sports world apart, this insightful reference is ideal for high school and college students who are interested in tracing the evolution of sports and American culture throughout the nation's history. Features include a timeline of important events, numerous photographs, and a bibliography of print and electronic sources for further

Author : Murry R. Nelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Sports
ISBN : OCLC:1335916942

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Encyclopedia of Sports in America by Murry R. Nelson Pdf

Author : Pedersen, Paul M.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781800883284

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Encyclopedia of Sport Management by Pedersen, Paul M. Pdf

Bringing together preeminent international researchers, emerging scholars and practitioners, Paul M. Pedersen presents the comprehensive Encyclopedia of Sport Management, offering detailed entries for the critical concepts and topics in the field.

Author : John Crossingham,Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778716732

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Extreme Sports by John Crossingham,Bobbie Kalman Pdf

Since the early 1990s, the term extreme sports has come to mean many things. Whether flying off a giant ramp, diving from an airplane, or tackling waves taller than a five-story building, these sports push their athletes to the absolute limits.It's all here and in full-color!Strap yourself in for* profiles of over twenty different extreme sports* quick fact boxes

Author : Joe Tomlinson
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0765198819

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Ultimate Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports by Joe Tomlinson Pdf

This book celebrates the whole wild world of adrenalin sports, where men and women grapple with the elements and with themselves, as they get ever closer to the limits of human sporting achievement. There is comprehensive coverage of all sports with an apparent lack of rules and a real surplus of danger: bungee jumping, hang gilding, mountain biking, powerboating, skateboarding, snowboarding, whitewater rafting and a host of others.

Author : Joe Tomlinson
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1417750626

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Extreme Sports by Joe Tomlinson Pdf

What they lack in rules they make up for in danger. In The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports, revised and updated, readers will find advice on clothing and equipment, safety tips, trick moves and background explanations on a range of extreme sports including whitewater rafting, bungee jumping, snowboarding, and skydiving. This celebration of some of the most awesome feats of daring and adventure takes us to the very limits of human physical possibility.

Author : DK
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780241465974

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My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sport by DK Pdf

A complete and comprehensive children's book about sport that combines facts and figures with the inspiring stories of sporting legends and icons. This exciting book for children is packed with fun facts about a range of popular sports such as football, karate, badminton, and skiing, as well as ones you might never have heard of like biathlon or cheese rolling. Whether you're a fan of team sports, winter sports, water sports, extreme sports, and even board games such as chess and go, this book has it all. My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sport also celebrates the unique talents, lives, and careers of sporting heroes such as Usain Bolt, Serena Williams, Yuna Kim, Lin Dan, and Donald Bradman, and chronicles the most celebrated stories in sporting history, such as breaking the Four-minute mile, Nadia Comaneci's Perfect 10, and Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics. Featuring everything from obscure rules and strange equipment, to moments of triumph and sporting events like The World Cup, Superbowl, Olympics, Paralympics, and more - this is the perfect book for budding superstars everywhere.

Author : Steven A. Riess
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317459460

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Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia by Steven A. Riess Pdf

Provides practical help for the day-to-day concerns that keep managers awake at night. This book aims to fill the gap between the legal and policy issues that are the mainstay of human resources and supervision courses and the real-world needs of managers as they attempt to cope with the human side of their jobs.

Author : Gertrud Pfister,David Levinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Extreme sports
ISBN : 1614729891

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Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport by Gertrud Pfister,David Levinson Pdf

Contains knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement studies, sport history, and sport sociology synthesised in 450 comprehensive illustrated articles. Covers key social issues such as doping, racism, sexism, civic life, youth participation and public policy, with all perspectives covered.

Author : Richard Platt
Publisher : DK Children
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Extreme sports
ISBN : 0789478846

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Extreme Sports by Richard Platt Pdf

This book is a collection of five stories with each story describing a contest or a place where extreme sports enthusiasts test their skills to the limit.

Author : Joe Tomlinson
Publisher : [London] : Carlton
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Aquatic sports
ISBN : PSU:000047053076

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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports by Joe Tomlinson Pdf

This book celebrates the wild world of adrenaline sports: bungee jumping, hang gliding, mountain biking, power boating, snow and skateboarding, whitewater rafting, and a host of others.