Author: Dvora Meyers
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501101595
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
An exciting and insightful account of the controversial world of gymnastics, the recent changes of the scoring system, and why those changes will drive American gymnasts to the top of the sport in the twenty-first century.
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
Author: Joan Ryan
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307828557
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma.
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307828557
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma.
The End of the Perfect 10
Author: Dvora Meyers
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501101595
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
An exciting and insightful account of the controversial world of gymnastics, the recent changes of the scoring system, and why those changes will drive American gymnasts to the top of the sport in the twenty-first century.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501101595
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
An exciting and insightful account of the controversial world of gymnastics, the recent changes of the scoring system, and why those changes will drive American gymnasts to the top of the sport in the twenty-first century.
Gymnastics: Girls Rocking It
Author: Glen F. Stanley
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508170371
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
This informative resource explores some of the basic principles of gymnastics and the factors that motivate girls who dedicate themselves to perfecting the sport’s skills. It analyzes body types and sizes, age, and building gymnastic strength and flexibility. Some beneficial exercises and stretches are described as well as basic skills. Common ailments and injuries and how to avoid them are discussed, as are nutrition and eating disorders. Equipment required for basic events––balance beam, floor exercise, uneven bars, and vault––is explained as well as the ways to perform safely. This indispensable volume offers girls an interesting and instructional guide.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508170371
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
This informative resource explores some of the basic principles of gymnastics and the factors that motivate girls who dedicate themselves to perfecting the sport’s skills. It analyzes body types and sizes, age, and building gymnastic strength and flexibility. Some beneficial exercises and stretches are described as well as basic skills. Common ailments and injuries and how to avoid them are discussed, as are nutrition and eating disorders. Equipment required for basic events––balance beam, floor exercise, uneven bars, and vault––is explained as well as the ways to perform safely. This indispensable volume offers girls an interesting and instructional guide.
Off Balance
Author: Dominique Moceanu
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451608675
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
In this searing and riveting New York Times bestseller, Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu reveals the dark underbelly of Olympic gymnastics, the true price of success…and the shocking secret about her past and her family that she only learned years later. At fourteen years old, Dominique Moceanu was the youngest member of the 1996 US Women’s Olympic Gymnastics team, the first and only American women’s team to take gold at the Olympics. Her pixyish appearance and ferocious competitive drive quickly earned her the status of media darling. But behind the fame, the flawless floor routines, and the million-dollar smile, her life was a series of challenges and hardships. Off Balance vividly delineates each of the dominating characters who contributed to Moceanu’s rise to the top, from her stubborn father and long-suffering mother to her mercurial coach, Bela Karolyi. Here, Moceanu finally shares the haunting stories of competition, her years of hiding injuries and pain out of fear of retribution from her coaches, and how she hit rock bottom after a public battle with her parents. But medals, murder plots, drugs, and daring escapes aside (all of which figure into Moceanu’s incredible journey), the most unique aspect of her life is the family secret that Moceanu discovers, opening a new and unexpected chapter in her adult life. A mysterious letter from a stranger reveals that she has a second sister—born with a physical disability and given away at birth—who has nonetheless followed in Moceanu’s footsteps in an astonishing way. A multilayered memoir that transcends the world of sports, Off Balance will touch anyone who has ever dared to dream of a better life.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451608675
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
In this searing and riveting New York Times bestseller, Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu reveals the dark underbelly of Olympic gymnastics, the true price of success…and the shocking secret about her past and her family that she only learned years later. At fourteen years old, Dominique Moceanu was the youngest member of the 1996 US Women’s Olympic Gymnastics team, the first and only American women’s team to take gold at the Olympics. Her pixyish appearance and ferocious competitive drive quickly earned her the status of media darling. But behind the fame, the flawless floor routines, and the million-dollar smile, her life was a series of challenges and hardships. Off Balance vividly delineates each of the dominating characters who contributed to Moceanu’s rise to the top, from her stubborn father and long-suffering mother to her mercurial coach, Bela Karolyi. Here, Moceanu finally shares the haunting stories of competition, her years of hiding injuries and pain out of fear of retribution from her coaches, and how she hit rock bottom after a public battle with her parents. But medals, murder plots, drugs, and daring escapes aside (all of which figure into Moceanu’s incredible journey), the most unique aspect of her life is the family secret that Moceanu discovers, opening a new and unexpected chapter in her adult life. A mysterious letter from a stranger reveals that she has a second sister—born with a physical disability and given away at birth—who has nonetheless followed in Moceanu’s footsteps in an astonishing way. A multilayered memoir that transcends the world of sports, Off Balance will touch anyone who has ever dared to dream of a better life.
Gymnastics
Author: Lloyd Readhead
Publisher: Crowood Sports Guides
ISBN: 9781847972477
Category : Artistic gymnastics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
gymnastics.
Publisher: Crowood Sports Guides
ISBN: 9781847972477
Category : Artistic gymnastics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
gymnastics.
Findings of fact and supporting material
Author: United States. President's Commission on Olympic Sports
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Olympics
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Olympics
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
New Serial Titles
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1536
Book Description
A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1536
Book Description
A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Gymnastics's G.O.A.T.
Author: Joe Levit
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1728435641
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
From daring vaults to jaw-dropping floor routines, gymnastics stars do it all. This book sticks the landing for old and new fans alike with stunning stats, thrilling comebacks, and the greatest gymnasts of all time.
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1728435641
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
From daring vaults to jaw-dropping floor routines, gymnastics stars do it all. This book sticks the landing for old and new fans alike with stunning stats, thrilling comebacks, and the greatest gymnasts of all time.
The Ethics of Sport
Author: Arthur L. Caplan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190210990
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Sports are more than just "games." They can unite countries, start wars, and revolutionize views on race, class, and gender. Through works from philosophy, sociology, medicine, and law, this collection explores intersections of sports and ethics, and identifies the immense role of sports in shaping and reflecting social values.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190210990
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Sports are more than just "games." They can unite countries, start wars, and revolutionize views on race, class, and gender. Through works from philosophy, sociology, medicine, and law, this collection explores intersections of sports and ethics, and identifies the immense role of sports in shaping and reflecting social values.