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• Contents: Children's playground games in the new media age, Andrew Burn-- The Opie recordings: what's left to be heard?, Laura Jopson, Andrew Burn and Jonathan Robinson-- 'That's how the whole hand-clap thing passes on': online/offline transmission and multimodal variation in a children's clapping game, Julia C. Bishop-- Rough play, play fighting and surveillance: school playgrounds as sites of dissonance, controversy and fun, Chris Richards-- The relationship between online and offline play: friendship and exclusion, Jackie Marsh-- Remixing children's cultures: media-referenced play on the playground, Rebekah Willett-- The game catcher: a computer game and research tool for embodied movement, Grethe Mitchell-- Co-curating children's play cultures, John Potter-- Postscript: the people in the playground, Chris Richards and Andrew Burn-- Index.
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The result of a unique research project exploring the relationship between children's vernacular play cultures and their media-based play, this collection challenges two popular misconceptions about children's play: that it is depleted or even dying out and that it is threatened by contemporary media such as television and computer games. A key element in the research was the digitization and analysis of Iona and Peter Opie's sound recordings of children's playground and street games from the 1970s and 1980s. This framed and enabled the research team's studies both of the Opies' documents of mid-twentieth-century play culture and, through a two-year ethnographic study of play and games in two primary school playgrounds, contemporary children's play cultures. In addition the research included the use of a prototype computer game to capture playground games and the making of a documentary film. Drawing on this extraordinary data set, the volume poses three questions: What do these hitherto unseen sources reveal about the games, songs and rhymes the Opies and others collected in the mid-twentieth century? What has happened to these vernacular forms? How are the forms of vernacular play that are transmitted in playgrounds, homes and streets transfigured in the new media age? In addressing these questions, the contributors reflect on the changing face of childhood in the twenty-first century - in relation to questions of gender and power and with attention to the children's own participation in producing the ethnographic record of their lives.
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• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Dutch
• 2. Gang of Six
• 3. Nails
• 4. Boo Birds
• 5. Krukker
• 6. Fourth Estate
• 7. Spring Training
• 8. Wild Thing
• 9. Lightning in a Bottle
• 10. Mikey
• 11. Dog Days
• 12. Inky
• 13. Hide the Women and Children!
• 14. The Series
• 15. Inspiring Moneyball
• 16. Breaking the Code
• Afterword
• Appendix A. Major League Career Statistics for Members of Macho Row
• Appendix B. Individual Hitting and Pitching Statistics for the 1993 Phillies
• Appendix C. 1993 National League Championship Series Box Scores
• Appendix D. 1993 World Series Box Scores
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index.
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Colorful, shaggy, and unkempt, misfits and outlaws, the 1993 Phillies played hard and partied hard. Led by Darren Daulton, John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Mitch Williams, it was a team the fans loved and continue to love today. Focusing on six key members of the team, Macho Row follows the remarkable season with an up-close look at the players' lives, the team's triumphs and failures, and what made this group so unique and so successful. With a throwback mentality, the team adhered to baseball's Code. Designed to preserve the moral fabric of the game, the Code's unwritten rules formed the bedrock of this diehard team whose players paid homage and respect to the game at all times. Trusting one another and avoiding ideas of superstardom, they consistently rubbed the opposition the wrong way and didn't care. William C. Kashatus pulls back the covers on this old-school band of brothers, depicting the highs and lows and their brash style while also digging into the suspected steroid use of players on the team. Macho Row is a story of winning and losing, success and failure, and the emotional highs and lows that accompany them.
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• Acknowledgments; Introduction; From Pirates to Steagles; ""What I'm Telling You Is That We've Tried"" / Myron Cope ; Rooney's Ride / John Lardner; Michigan All-American Goes Over With a Bang / Chester L. Smith; Pirates Rally To Defeat Cards, 14-13 / Jack Sell; Not a Cardboard Hero / Mickey Herskowitz; Johnny Blood: Before Hell-Raising Came Into Vogue, His ""Unfettered"" Style Was NFL Legend / Dan Daly; Rooney Gives Up the Steelers / Harry Keck; Rooney Sells Pro Football Club to Boston Promoter / Staff Reporter; Thompson Wise Choosing to Operate Here / Chester L. Smith.

• Thompson to Keep Pros Here Say Sale Price Is 160,000 / Claire Burcky; Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Franchise Switch / Staff Reporter; Steelers Wind Up Best Season Against Packer Eleven / Cecil G. Muldoon; When the Steagles Roamed on Gridiron / Tom Infield; Pre-Renaissance Steelers; "Ref, He's Holding!" / Stuart Leuthner; Ernie Stautner Raps Booing Fans / Pat Livingston; Senior Citizen of the Pittsburgh Steelers / Shirley Povich; Hard to Name an Equal for Layne / Bob Collins; Kiss the Guy or Tackle Him? / Myron Cope; The Sad End of Big Daddy Lipscomb / Edward Linn.

• The Steelers: Pro Football's Gashouse Gang / Myron CopeReflections on the Pre-Renaissance Steelers / Frank Lambert; Pittsburgh / Rocky Bleier; A Break for the 49ers / Prescott Sullivan; Heights of Mediocrity / Al Abrams; The Battle of Gloomsday / Roy McHugh; Art Rooney: He's a Winner Who Always Backs a Loser / Bob Broeg; Chuck Noll / Andy Russell; Reasons for Hope; Football's Poverty Pocket No More / Bob Ortman; Fascination in Frustration / Joe Stein; No Ancient History, Please / Pat Livingston; Fans (Hic) Toast Victory by Browns / Phil Musick; Stand Up and Cheer / Phil Musick.

• A Good Roar / Terry BradshawHow Fort Duquesne Repelled Raiders / Red Smith; Madden: Raiders Were Robbed / Tom LaMarre; Football Won't Be Same if Pittsburgh Gets in Super Bowl / Jim Murray; Moosie and the Old Ranger / Roy Blount Jr.; Dynasty; Joe Greene / Andy Russell; Cornerstone of a Dynasty: Mean Joe Greene, Football Machine / Terry Bradshaw; Super Steelers: All Over for Oakland Before Terry's Raid / James David; It's SUPER!!! Steelers Bowl Over Vikings / Vito Stellino; Super Bowl Fans Contrast in Style / Phil Musick; They Were Just Too Much / Paul Zimmerman.

• Winners Make Plays: Jack Lambert / Sam RutiglianoThe Ascent of an Enigma / Roy Blount Jr.; Rating My Peers: Lynn Swann / Jack Tatum; Champagne, Roses, and Donuts / Frank Deford; Transitions; Remembering ""The Chief"" / Editorial; Greene Mourns ... With a Cigar / Bill Utterback; Mr. Rooney: The Only Legend I Ever Knew / Terry Bradshaw; The Spirit of Place / Sam Toperoff; Rock and Roll, Sex and Drugs / Steve Courson; Noll May Have Checked Out Earlier Than He Wanted To / Ron Cook; Here We Go, Stillers: Cowher Wins His First / Ron Cook; No Steel Curtain Call / Ed Bouchette.

On February 5, 2006, the Pittsburgh Steelers joined the ranks of the elite teams in National Football League history, celebrating their fifth Super Bowl victory. From an unspectacular 7-5 start, to completing the greatest playoff run ever, to the fairy tale ending of Jerome Bettis's Hall of Fame career and the vindication of Bill Cowher's coaching tenure, the 2005 season was not only one for the thumb, but ""truly one for the ages."" ""One for the Thumb"" is a collection of the best stories about the fabled franchise by local and national sportswriters, and former players. It covers the team's history from Art Rooney Sr.'s purchase of the NFL franchise in 1933 for $2,500 to their Super Bowl XL victory. From their frustrating early days as the Pirates, Steagles, and Card-Pitts, through their four Super Bowl wins in the 1970s, to the fateful day in 2004 when they selected Ben Roethlisberger as the eleventh overall pick in the draft, ""One for the Thumb"" captures the essence of the team whose identity is forever linked with the spirit of the hardworking, blue-collar city it represents. From immortals Bobby Layne, Ernie Stautner, and John Henry Johnson, to Chuck Noll, Terry Bradshaw, Mean Joe Greene, Rocky Bleier, and Neil O'Donnell, to current greats Troy Polamalu, Jerome Bettis, Ben Roethlisberger, and Bill Cowher, ""One for the Thumb"" is the definitive anthology of the Pittsburgh Steelers - a must-read for all fans of the team and the game of football.
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• Introduction; Introduction to the 1989 Edition; One
• About Three Bricks Shy;
• 1. About the Title;
• 2. A Little Background;
• 3. Why Pittsburgh;
• 4. Names;
• 5. First Dip into the Scene;
• 6. Training Camp;
• 7. Moosie and the Old Ranger;
• 8. Contact;
• 9. The Exhibition Season;
• 10. Noll;
• 11. Beating the Lions, the Browns and the Oilers;
• 12. The Premises;
• 13. Steelers Away From Work;
• 14. Good-bye, Johnny U. ;
• 15. Fandom;
• 16. The Bengals, the Jets and the Bengals;
• 17. Terry and Terry and Joe;
• 18. The Chief and Family;
• 19. Burning Out the Redskins;
• 20. Race;
• 21. Mad Dog;
• 22. Oakland and Denver.

• 23. The Body24. Scouting;
• 25. Loosing Two Barely;
• 26. Franco, Frenchy and Preston: Dancing and Blowing;
• 27. Mean Joe;
• 28. Money, and Supe;
• 29. Hands;
• 30. The Playov; Two
• ... and the Load Filled up;
• 1. Super Bowl,
• 1975: ""You're a Part of All This"";
• 2. Super Bowl, 1975, P.S.;
• 3. Joe Greene: ""He Does What He Wants Out There"";
• 4. Ray Mansfield: How to Raise Your Boy to Play Pro Ball;
• 5. Super Bowl,
• 1976: ""You Can't Cover It"";
• 6. Super Bowl, 1976, P.S. ;
• 7. The Short, Happy Life of Joe Gilliam;
• 8. Holding Out with Blount;
• 9. Swann's Way.

• 10. Super Bowl,
• 1979: Spots and Water and Rock11. Super Bowl,
• 1980: Still Can't Cover It;
• 12. Dwight White: Mad Dog Retired;
• 13. ""Franco Thinks Out Everything"";
• 14. Blount in Georgia.

Any number of writers could spend an entire season with an NFL team, from the first day of training camp until the last pick of the draft, and come up with an interesting book. But only Roy Blount Jr. could capture the pain, the joy, the fears, the humor - in short, the heart - of a championship team. In 1973, the Pittsburgh Steelers were super, but missed the bowl. Blount's portrait of a team poised to dominate the NFL for more than a decade recounts the gridiron accomplishments and off-the-field lives of players, coaches, wives, fans, and owners. About Three Bricks Shy...is considered a classic; Sports Illustrated recently named it one of the Top 100 Sports Books of All Time. This thirtieth-anniversary edition includes additional chapters on the Steelers' Super Bowl wins, written for the 1989 paperback, as well as a new introduction by the author.
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• Acknowledgments Introduction Marty Appel
• 1. The Yankees' Ownership Mark Armour and Dan Levitt
• 2. How the 1947 Team Was Built Lyle Spatz
• 3. The Hiring of Bucky Harris Art Spanjer
• 4. Yankees Spring Training in 1947 Walter LeConte and Bill Nowlin
• 5. Yankees Involvement in the Suspension of Leo Durocher Jeffrey Marlett
• 6. Bucky Harris John Contois
• 7. Charlie Dressen Mark Stewart
• 8. Red Corriden C. Paul Rogers III
• 9. Timeline, April 14April 29 Lyle Spatz
• 10. Yankee Stadium Chris Kemmer
• 11. Spud Chandler Mark Stewart
• 12. Don Johnson Nicholas Diunte
• 13. George McQuinn C. Paul Rogers III
• 14. Allie Reynolds Royse Parr
• 15. Timeline, April 30May 22 Lyle Spatz
• 16. Ray Mack Joseph Wancho
• 17. Bobby Brown Mike Huber
• 18. Rugger Ardizoia Bill Nowlin
• 19. Ken Silvestri Joseph M. Schuster
• 20. Mel Queen Marc Z Aaron
• 21. Timeline, May 23June 12 Lyle Spatz
• 22. Al Lyons Mike Richard
• 23. Tommy Henrich Rob Edelman
• 24. Frank Colman Tom Hawthorn
• 25. Tommy Byrne Jimmy Keenan
• 26. Aaron Robinson Mark Stewart
• 27. Timeline, June 13June 30 Lyle Spatz
• 28. Billy Johnson Cort Vitty
• 29. Randy Gumpert Steve Ferenchick
• 30. Charlie Keller Chip Greene
• 31. Ted Sepkowski Jack V. Morris
• 32. Frank Shea Don Harrison
• 33. Johnny Lucadello Richard Riis
• 34. Timeline, July 1July 21 Lyle Spatz
• 35. Vic Raschi Lawrence Baldassaro
• 36. Reynolds and Raschi, Building Blocks of a Dynasty Sol Gittleman
• 37. New York Yankees in the 1947 All-Star Game Lyle Spatz
• 38. Bobo Newsom Ralph Berger
• 39. Bobo in New York Mike Ross
• 40. The Yankees' Nineteen-Game Winning Streak Brendan Bingham
• 41. Timeline, July 22August 7 Lyle Spatz
• 42. Johnny Lindell Rob Neyer
• 43. Karl Drews Peter Mancuso
• 44. Yogi Berra Dave Williams
• 45. Johnny Schulte James Lincoln Ray
• 46. Allie Clark Rick Malwitz
• 47. Joe DiMaggio Lawrence Baldassaro
• 48. Timeline, August 8August 28 Lyle Spatz
• 49. Ralph Houk John Vorperian
• 50. Dan Topping Dan Levitt and Mark Armour
• 51. Del Webb Dan Levitt and Mark Armour
• 52. George Stirnweiss Rob Edelman
• 53. Jack Phillips Charles F. Faber
• 54. Phil Rizzuto Lawrence Baldassaro
• 55. Timeline, August 29September 19 Lyle Spatz
• 56. Sherman Lollar John McMurray
• 57. Butch Wensloff Christine L. Putnam
• 58. Dick Starr James Lincoln Ray
• 59. Lonny Frey James Forr
• 60. Timeline, September 20September 28 Lyle Spatz
• 61. Bill Wight Bill Nowlin
• 62. Frank Crosetti Tara Krieger
• 63. Joe Page Mark Stewart
• 64. Mel Allen Warren Corbett
• 65. Russ Hodges Curt Smith
• 66. The 1947 World Series Tom Hawthorn
• 67. Bill Bevens Peter M. Gordon
• 68. Bill Bevens's Almost World Series No-Hitter Joe Dittmar
• 69. Larry MacPhail Ralph Berger
• 70. George Weiss Dan Levitt
• 71. American League Most Valuable Player Award Lyle Spatz
• 72. American League Rookie of the Year Award Lyle Spatz
• 73. American League Cy Young Award Lyle Spatz
• 74. Yankees Attendance in 1947 Gary Gillette Epilogue Lyle Spatz Notes and References Contributors.
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Of all the New York Yankees championship teams, the 1947 club seemed the least likely. Bridging the gap between the dynasties of Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel, the team, managed by Bucky Harris, was coming off three non-pennant-winning seasons and given little chance to unseat the defending American League champion Boston Red Sox. And yet, led by Joe DiMaggio, this un-Yankees-like squad of rookies, retreads, and a few solid veterans easily won the pennant over the Detroit Tigers and the heavily favored Red Sox, along the way compiling an American League-record nineteen-game winning streak. They then went on to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in a dramatic seven-game World Series that was the first to be televised and the first to feature an African American player. Bridging Two Dynasties commemorates this historic club-the players, on the field and off, and the events surrounding their remarkable season. Along with player biographies, including those of future Hall of Famers DiMaggio, Bucky Harris, Yogi Berra, and Phil Rizzuto, the book features a seasonal timeline and covers pertinent topics such as the winning streak, the Yankees' involvement in Leo Durocher's suspension, and the thrilling World Series.
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• Acknowledgments Prologue Part One: The Aces Get Ready
• 1. The Armory Days
• 2. Carson Center Preparation
• 3. The Iowa Hawkeyes
• Part Two: The Aces Grows Up
• 4. The Beginnings
• 5. From Bullpup To Bulldog
• 6. Flailing and Falling
• 7. Flying
• 8. St. Louis Blues
• 9. Return to Evansville
• 10. A Dream Comes True-Almost
• Part Three: The Aces Succeed
• 11. Northwestern
• 12. Notre Dame
• 13. Holiday Feast
• 14. The Black Hills and The Badlands
• 15. Larry, Then The Holy Grail
• 16. Fans into Redshirts
• 17. Southern Illinois Surprise
• 18. DePauw and More
• 19. Five Games, Five Snapshots
• 20. Southern Illinois Redux
• Part Four: The Aces Triumph
• 21. The NCAA Regional
• 22. The NCAA Finals.
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In 1964, the Evansville College Purple Aces raced undefeated through the Indiana Collegiate Conference, posting a perfect 24-0 regular-season record and winning the College Division NCAA championship. The skeleton of this season exists in newspaper archives and in books that capture the on-court action, but the flesh and blood has never been written-until now. This is the story of Russell Grieger, a starting guard, and his observations, feelings, reactions, and struggles of that season. It provides a game-by-game look into the team, showcasing Grieger's teammates, Coach Arad McCutchan, and Evansville's love for the Aces. The Perfect Season is an insider's inspiring story of a team whose motto-"If you're going to go, go big time or don't go at all"-inspired them to achieve their dream.
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• Machine generated contents note: 1. Odyssey through Life and Baseball
• 2. Continental League Conceived and Organized
• 3. Horsehide Cartel Challenged
• 4. Western Carolina League
• 5. Continental League Undercut.

Long before there was Moneyball, a group of investors led by baseball legend Branch Rickey proposed a new economic model for baseball. Based on an innovative approach to evaluating and developing talent, the Continental League was the last serious attempt to form a third Major League. The league's brief history affords a glimpse of any number of missed chances for America's game. As one of the original Continental Leaguers, historian Russell D. Buhite is-literally-talking "inside baseball" when he describes what happened in 1959 and 1960. Part memoir, part history, his account of the origin, development, and eventual undoing of the Continental League explores the organization's collective corporate structure as well as its significant role in building a thriving Minor League and forcing expansion on Major League Baseball. Buhite captures a lost era in baseball history and examines its lasting impact on the game.
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• Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. The Decline and Fall of the Pirates Family: The 1980-1985 Seasons; Chapter Two. The Unknowns Syd Thrift and Jim Leyland: The 1986-1989 Seasons; Chapter Three. Leyland and Barry Bonds Lead the Way: The 1990 Season; Chapter Four. The Pirates Take on the Nasty Boys: The 1990 National League Championship Series; Chapter Five. Winning the Division, after Losing Sid Bream: The 1991 Season; Chapter Six. Too Much Steve Avery: The 1991 National League Championship Series; Chapter Seven. Barry Bonds's Last Hurrah: The 1992 Season.

• Chapter Eight. Sid Bream's Slide into History: The 1992 National League Championship SeriesChapter Nine. The Pirates Slide into History: The 1993-2010 Seasons; Chapter Ten. Hurdle, McCutchen, and the End of the Slide: The 2011-2013 Seasons; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.

"In the deciding game of the 1992 National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered the most dramatic and devastating loss in team history when former Pirate Sid Bream slid home with the winning run. Bream's infamous slide ended the last game played by Barry Bonds in a Pirates uniform and sent the franchise reeling into a record twenty-season losing streak. The Slide tells the story of the myriad events, beginning with the aftermath of the 1979 World Series, which led to the fated 1992 championship game and beyond. It describes the city's near loss of the team in 1985 and the major influence of Syd Thrift and Jim Leyland in developing a dysfunctional team into a division champion. The book gives detailed accounts of the 1990, 1991, and 1992 division championship seasons, the critical role played by Kevin McClatchy in saving the franchise in 1996, and summarizes the twenty losing seasons before the Pirates finally broke the curse of "the slide" in 2013, with their first playoff appearance since 1992"-- Provided by publisher.
"In the deciding game of the 1992 National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered the most dramatic and devastating loss in team history when former Pirate Sid Bream slid home with the winning run. Bream's infamous slide ended the last game played by Barry Bonds in a Pirates uniform and sent the franchise reeling into a record twenty-season losing streak. The Slide tells the story of the myriad events, beginning with the aftermath of the 1979 World Series, which led to the fated 1992 championship game and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.

• Contents
• The Beijing Olympic Games and the Creative Transformation of Traditional Chinese Culture
• The Beijing Olympic Games, Traditional Culture and Its Global Significance
• The Beijing Olympic Games: Chinese Elements and Their Modern Value
• The Beijing Olympics, Carnival Culture and Commonwealth Spirit
• The Beijing Olympic Games, the Athletic Spirit and the Beauty of Mankind
• The Beijing Olympic Games, Social Government and Human Values
• The Beijing Olympic Games and the National Mentality
• The Beijing Olympics and the Citizensâ€? Accomplishments

• The Beijing Olympics, the Volunteer Service and the Spirit of VolunteerismA Letter to the Future â€? Recollecting the Beijing Paralympic Games
• The Beijing Olympics, National Image and Media Policy
• The Beijing Olympic Games, Nationalism, and Big Power Diplomacy*
• Notes
• Glossary
• References
• Index

• Machine generated contents note:
• 1. The Man from Barcelona
• 2.A Gathering Storm
• 3. Survival Mode
• 4. Two Days Lausanne Stood Still
• 5. Managing the Crisis
• 6. Back from the Abyss
• 7. Judgment Day(s)
• 8. Then and Now.

In late 1998 and the early months of 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was an organisation in crisis. Revelations of a slush fund employed by Salt Lake City officials to secure votes from a number of IOC members in support of the city's bid for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games invited intense scrutiny of the organisation by the international media. The IOC and its president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, staggered through the opening weeks of the scandal, but ultimately Samaranch and key actors such as IOC Vice-President Richard Pound, Marketing Director Michael Payne, and Director General Francois Carrard weathered the storm, safeguarded the IOC's autonomy, and subsequently spearheaded the push for reforms to the Olympic Charter intended to better position the IOC for the twenty-first century. In Tarnished Rings, the authors delve into this fascinating story, exploring the genesis of the scandal and charting the IOC's efforts to bring stability to its operations. Based on extensive research and unparalleled access to primary source material, the authors offer a behind-the-scenes account of the politics surrounding the IOC and the bidding process. Wenn, Barney, and Martyn's potent examination of this critical episode in Olympic history and of the presidency of Samaranch, who brought sweeping change to the Olympic Movement in the 1980s and 1990s, offers valuable lessons for those interested in the IOC, the Olympic Movement, and the broader concepts of leadership and crisis management.
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• Chapter 1: Diving for Deep Game Ideas
• Chapter 2: Games as expressive medium
• Chapter 3: Modeling the Human Experience or - the Art of Nailing Pudding to the Wall
• Chapter 4: Experiential Metaphors or - What Breaking Up, Getting a Tattoo and Playing God of War Have in Common
• Chapter 5: Allegorical Games - OR: The Monster Isn't a Monster Isn't a Monster...
• Chapter 6: Designing With Purpose and Meaning - 9 Questions to Define Where You're Going and Make Sure You Get There
• Chapter 7: It's Not Always About You! - Lessons Learnt From Participatory Deep Game Design
• Chapter 8: The Same New Kid In Yet Another Hood - Deep Game Design as Creative Arts Therapy?
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Like movies, television, and other preceding forms of media, video games are undergoing a dynamic shift in its content and perception. While the medium can still be considered in its infancy, the mark of true artistry and conceptual depth is detectable in the evolving styles, various genres and game themes. Doris C. Rusch's, Making Deep Games, combines this insight along with the discussion of the expressive nature of games, various case studies, and hands-on design exercises. This book offers a perspective into how to make games that tackle the whole bandwidth of the human experience; games that teach us something about ourselves, enable thought-provoking, emotionally rich experiences and promote personal and social change. Grounded in cognitive linguistics, game studies and the reflective practice of game design, Making Deep Games explores systematic approaches for how to approach complex abstract concepts, inner processes, and emotions through the specific means of the medium. It aims to shed light on how to make the multifaceted aspects of the human condition tangible through gameplay experiences.
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• Cover; Contents; About the Author; A Word from The Body Coach; Phase
• 1: Muscular Pliability and Range of Motion; Phase
• 2: Core Fitness Evaluation; Phase
• 3: Core Strength Development; Phase
• 4: Core-in-Motion Method; Core Fitness Programs; Core Fitness Index.

This latest cutting edge training regime with its breakthrough 'Cavity Based Training Approach' and Core-in-Motion Method[trademark] delivered in a 4-Phase Progression. The Body Coach Paul Collins, Australia's Personal Trainer, provides another major breakthrough in fitness with his revolutionary 'Cavity Based Training Approach' applied to horizontal and vertical training along with his groundbreaking Core-in-Motion Method[trademark] (CIMM) for taking one's peak level core-fitness yet one notch higher. "Core-Fitness" provides a 4-Phase Training Progression in Core-Fitness Development. Each training phase allows you to fuse the larger trunk muscles in co-contraction with the deeper stabilizing muscles of the body for better body awareness, breathing efficiency, motor control and spinal support in all movement patterns. As your core becomes stronger in this manner, your body begins to work more efficiently resulting in better overall athletic performance.
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• Introduction In the Name of Names, Because There's Just No Other Excuse Just for the Fun of It Close to Home Sports Misused, and Games as Solace Among the Memorable.
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It's only a game, Bill Littlefield's National Public Radio program tells us, trying to keep sports in perspective. And for all the deadly serious perspectives of sports commentators and fans, Littlefield's is perhaps the most realistic. It is certainly the most entertaining. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, Littlefield's take on the games people play is as refreshing as it is enlightening. From baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett's untimely death, to pickup soccer games among misfit high-schoolers, to the most obscure nicknames and unusual mascots in college sports, the book collects memorable commentaries from Littlefield's popular NPR sports show as well as never-before-published essays. No matter the topic, Littlefield illuminates the dark corners and unlikely angles of sports with wry good humor and a lightly worn expertise that lets nothing pass.
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• Introduction In the Name of Names, Because There's Just No Other Excuse Just for the Fun of It Close to Home Sports Misused, and Games as Solace Among the Memorable.
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It's only a game, Bill Littlefield's National Public Radio program tells us, trying to keep sports in perspective. And for all the deadly serious perspectives of sports commentators and fans, Littlefield's is perhaps the most realistic. It is certainly the most entertaining. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, Littlefield's take on the games people play is as refreshing as it is enlightening. From baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett's untimely death, to pickup soccer games among misfit high-schoolers, to the most obscure nicknames and unusual mascots in college sports, the book collects memorable commentaries from Littlefield's popular NPR sports show as well as never-before-published essays. No matter the topic, Littlefield illuminates the dark corners and unlikely angles of sports with wry good humor and a lightly worn expertise that lets nothing pass.
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• Table of contents; I. Introduction;
• 1. Introduction;
• 2. The structure of the book;
• 3. Methodology;
• 4. Defintions;
• 5. Human existence and instrumentality ; II. Instrumentality in sport;
• 6. Two kinds of instrumentality in sport;
• 7. Sport and its extrinsic instrumentality and values;
• 8. Problems of extrinsic instrumentality and values of sport;
• 9. Sport and its intrinsic instrumentality;
• 10. The intrinsic values of sport;
• 11. Problems of intrinsic instrumentality and values of sport; III. Balancing the instrumentality in sport;
• 12. Education, sport and the balancing of instrumentality.

• 13. Decreasing the 'constraining' extrinsic values of sport14. Promoting the 'enhancing' extrinsic values of sport;
• 15. Keeping the intrinsic values of sport in perspective;
• 16. Understanding the athlete and the nature of sport ;
• 17. Re-designing sport disciplines;
• 18. Focusing on the process;
• 19. Adding non-instrumental activities into sport training; IV. Conclusion;
• 20. Choosing the fair or the temple; V. Abstract; VI. References; VII Author index.

This book considers the role of instrumentality in sport and its influence on the athlete. Instrumentality is defined as a means-ends relationship, and it is discussed from the perspective of the logic of sport. The author researches two levels of instrumentality in sport - extrinsic and intrinsic instrumentality - and introduces and describes two kinds of values with respect to the two kinds of instrumentality: the extrinsic values of sport and the intrinsic values of sport. The book discusses a wide range of problems arising from the instrumental nature of sport, and their effect upon intrin.

• Table of contents; I. Introduction;
• 1. Introduction;
• 2. The structure of the book;
• 3. Methodology;
• 4. Defintions;
• 5. Human existence and instrumentality ; II. Instrumentality in sport;
• 6. Two kinds of instrumentality in sport;
• 7. Sport and its extrinsic instrumentality and values;
• 8. Problems of extrinsic instrumentality and values of sport;
• 9. Sport and its intrinsic instrumentality;
• 10. The intrinsic values of sport;
• 11. Problems of intrinsic instrumentality and values of sport; III. Balancing the instrumentality in sport;
• 12. Education, sport and the balancing of instrumentality.

• 13. Decreasing the 'constraining' extrinsic values of sport14. Promoting the 'enhancing' extrinsic values of sport;
• 15. Keeping the intrinsic values of sport in perspective;
• 16. Understanding the athlete and the nature of sport ;
• 17. Re-designing sport disciplines;
• 18. Focusing on the process;
• 19. Adding non-instrumental activities into sport training; IV. Conclusion;
• 20. Choosing the fair or the temple; V. Abstract; VI. References; VII Author index.

This book considers the role of instrumentality in sport and its influence on the athlete. Instrumentality is defined as a means-ends relationship, and it is discussed from the perspective of the logic of sport. The author researches two levels of instrumentality in sport - extrinsic and intrinsic instrumentality - and introduces and describes two kinds of values with respect to the two kinds of instrumentality: the extrinsic values of sport and the intrinsic values of sport. The book discusses a wide range of problems arising from the instrumental nature of sport, and their effect upon intrin.

• A Note to Instructors on How to Use This Text Acknowledgments Introduction: Why Study Religion and Sports
• Part 1: Why Do People Think Sports Are a Religion? Case
• 1. Friday Night Lights: High School Football as Religion in Odessa Case
• 2. Oscar Pistorius and What It Means to Be Human
• Part 2: Does Religion Have a Place in Sports, or Sports in Religion? Case
• 3. Zen and Archery in Japan Case
• 4. O God of Players: Prayer and Women's Basketball at a Catholic College Case
• 5. Juju: Witchcraft and African Football Case
• 6. Jewish Umpires and Baseball Chapel
• Part 3: What Happens When Religion and Sports Come Into Conflict? Case
• 7. American Jews and the Boycott of the 1936 Berlin Olympics Case
• 8. The Belleville Grays and Playing Sports on the Sabbath Case
• 9. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and the National Anthem Ritual in the NBA Case
• 10. Judo and Hijab at the Olympics
• Part 4: Religion and Ethical Dilemmas in Sports Case
• 11. Caroline Pla and CYO Football: Should Girls Be Allowed to Compete with Boys? Case
• 12. Should the Roman Catholic Church Condemn Bullfighting in Spain? Case
• 13. Florida State University Seminoles' Osceola and Renegade: Mascots or Symbols Case
• 14. Jack Taylor's 138 Points: Is "Running Up the Score" Christian? Case
• 15. Conclusion: What Would Phil Jackson Do? Notes Index.
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Like religion, playing and watching sports is a deeply meaningful, celebratory ritual enjoyed by millions across the world. The first scholarly work designed for use in both religion and sports courses, this collection develops and then applies a theoretically grounded approach to studying sports engagement globally and its relationship to modern-day issues of violence, difference, social protest, and belonging. Case studies explore the place of sports in mainstream faiths, such as Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity, and lesser-known religious groups, particularly in Africa. It covers football, baseball, and basketball but also archery, soccer, bullfighting, judo, and track. Essays reflect all skill levels, from amateur to professional, and find surprising affinities among practices and cultures in locations as disparate as Germany and Japan, Spain and Saudi Arabia. Thoroughly examining a range of phenomena, this collection fully captures the unique overlap of two universal institutions and their interplay with human society, politics, and culture.
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• Introduction to the Compendium-- Personality Traits among Junior Elite Athletes in Norway, & a Comparison with Their Non-Athletic Counterparts-- Exploring the Motivations Underpinning Track & Field Officials Decisions to Volunteer-- Psychological & Instructional Aspects of Serving in Tennis & Badminton: A Review & Implications for Coaching-- A Phenomenological Examination of Depression in Female Collegiate Athletes-- Subjective Beliefs among Sport Coaches about Communication Coach-Athlete Conversations-- The Relationship between Athletic Identity & Physical Activity among Former College Athletes-- Networking as an American Sport Psychology Doctoral Student: Creating & Marketing Your Personal Brand-- Common Features in Overtrained Athletes & Individuals with Professional Burnout: Implications for Sports Medical Practice-- Fans Identification & Commitment to a Sport Team: The Impact of Self-Selection versus Socialization Processes-- Coaches Perceptions of the Use of Chronological & Biological Age in the Identification & Development of Talented Athletes-- Psychological Approaches to Enhancing Fair Play-- Shared Deliberate Practice: A Case Study of Elite Handball Team Training-- A Longitudinal Qualitative Exploration of Elite Korean Tennis Players Career Transition Experiences-- Psychological Skills Training & Self-Efficacy: The Uniform Approach with College-Age Swim Exercisers-- Motivations & Perceived Benefits of Marathoning: An Exploratory Study-- Age & Gender-Related Changes in Exercise Motivation among Highly Active Individuals-- Examining the Superstitions of Sport Fans: Types of Superstitions, Perceptions of Impact, & Relationship with Team Identification-- "Everything Was Different": A Qualitative Study of US Professional Basketball Players Experiences Overseas-- Index.
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The present compilation marks the fifth consecutive year that Athletic Insight has teamed with Nova Science on the development of a compendium of writings from the journal. This year's contributions feature a series of international scholars from Canada, the United States, Norway, Finland, Denmark, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Norway, and Israel. Upon review of these submissions, one also finds an interesting turn on the part of the journal -- that over half of the submissions are from outside of North America. More broadly speaking, submissions were received from five continents, excluding the Arctic and Antarctica. Dissect the submissions further and you will recognise several senior authors within these submissions, including Ronnie Lidor, Craig Wrisberg, Diane Gill, David Lavallee, Theodore Butryn, Tatiana Ryba, and several more. Personally, I am quite excited by the series of authors and diversity in topic matter found in this compendium. I dare say that this year's compendium is the strongest offered by Athletic Insight to date. On behalf of the publisher and the editorial staff, I hope you enjoy the chapters that follow. What follows is a brief review of the contributions found in this compendium and then the accepted publications from 2013. Robert Schinke, Ed.D., Editor of Athletic Insight Canada Research Chair in Multicultural Sport and Physical Activity.
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• Psychology of Sports: Definitions, Topics & Trends-- Current Research in Sports Officiating & Decision-Making-- A Precis of Simple Heuristics in Sports-- Transformational Leadership: Theory, Research & Application to Sports-- Assessing Leadership Styles of Coaches & Testing the Augmentation Effect in Sport-- Predicting Sport Fans Willingness to Consider Anonymous Acts of Aggression: Importance of Team Identification & Fan Dysfunction-- The Implicit Achievement Motive & General Life Stress Affect Time Spent on Competitive Matches in Racquet Sports-- Eating Disorders Among Male Athletes: A Psychosocial Perspective-- Types of Coping Strategies as Predictors for the Development of Psychosomatic Disorders after the Life Event "Career Termination"-- Index.
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Sports psychology is a relatively young discipline within psychology. Contemporary sports psychology is a fast growing and diverse field. Hence, the objectives of this timely, comprehensive, and authoritative volume is to bring together an eminent group of international experts to provide an overview of the most recent developments in the psychology of sports. This volume comprises nine chapters: The initial chapter provides the reader with the definitions, topics and trends within the psychology of sports. This chapter is followed by an overview on current research in sports officiating and decision-making. Chapter three provides an in-depth discussion of simple heuristics in sports. Chapter four and five are focused on the issues of transformational leadership and assessing leadership styles of coaches. Chapter six provides an insight into the socially and highly relevant topic of sport fans' willingness to consider anonymous acts of aggression. Chapter seven recognises the significant impact of achievement motive in sports. Chapter eight and nine provide an insight in to the interface of sports psychology and psychopathology discussing eating disorders among male athletes as well as the types of coping strategies as predictors for the development of psychosomatic disorders among athletes after career termination. This book has been written in a style to attract the attention of scholars and students who hopefully consider it readable, enjoyable and informative.
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