Would your readers like to throw a football like all-pro quarterback Peyton Manning? Or would you rather learn to slash through defenders like superstar running back Adrian Peterson? It takes a lot of hard work and practice to reach the professional ranks, but even the greatest players have to learn the basics first. Readers will learn the skills they'll need to play the many positions in football, and find out some fun tips and tricks from the pros.

"Discusses football skills, including the proper techniques for passing, rushing, receiving, blocking, and tackling and provides tips for offense, defense, and special teams, including drills and tricks from the pros"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores soccer skills, including the basic techniques for passing, shooting, dribbling, and defense, and provides tips, drills, and fun tricks for young people to practice their game"--Provided by publisher.

"Discusses baseball skills, including the basic techniques for batting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning, and provides tips, drills, and fun tricks for young players to practice their skills"--Provided by publisher.

"Discusses basketball skills, including techniques for shooting, passing, dribbling, rebounding, and defense, and provides drills, fun tricks, and tips from the pros"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores soccer skills, including the basic techniques for passing, shooting, dribbling, and defense, and provides tips, drills, and fun tricks for young people to practice their game"--Provided by publisher.

A valuable, one-stop guide to collection development and finding ideal subject-specific activities and projects for children and teens. For busy librarians and educators, finding instructions for projects, activities, sports, and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge. This guide is a time-saving, one-stop resource for locating this type of information—one that also serves as a valuable collection development tool that identifies the best among thousands of choices, and can be used for program planning, reference and readers' advisory, and curriculum support. Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! identifies hundreds of books that provide step-by-step instructions for creating arts and crafts, building objects, finding ways to help the disadvantaged, or engaging in other activities ranging from gardening to playing games and sports. Organized by broad subject areas—arts and crafts, recreation and sports (including indoor activities and games), and so forth—the entries are further logically organized by specific subject, ensuring quick and easy use.

On the basketball court, Lakers center Dwight Howard is intimidating. A three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and a five-time selection to the All-NBA First Team, Howard is widely considered the best center in the game today. Off the court he's a role model, having started his own foundation and aid fund, as well as giving his time to many charitable causes. Readers find out how Howard became a star on and off the court.

Whether he's flying up a half-pipe on his skateboard or whizzing through the air on a gold-medal snowboard run, Shaun White is one of the most exciting athletes in the world. In a competition, or making a public appearance, White's bright-red hair makes him hard to miss. Author John Albert Torres explains that there is more to White than his stunts and fame, such as his work with St. Jude's Children's Hospital and his goal to encourage kids to make healthier choices.

In this novel, DeShawn Biggs is as formidable as his name suggests. At 6-feet-5-inches and 300 pounds, DeShawn seems headed for the NFL. Indeed, a football career is regarded as an inevitability for the young man in his native Albany, New York. DeShawn eventually gets his shot at the big leagues, but his trusting nature and penchant for making bad decisions dog him throughout his career. Each time, the stakes get higher. DeShawn has always been a pawn in a game controlled by other people, but how much of his own integrity can he compromise in order to get ahead? This book has been written for every kind of football fan interested in what really takes place in high school, college, and professional sports. This is a must read for aficionados of the game, and this book provides a timely reminder how much has to be compromised in order to play the game of football at the highest levels.