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Covers speed, sprint mechanics, warm-up and drills, starts, acceleration mechanics, training and seasonal planning. Sprint mechanics include posture, arm action, stretch reflex, and leg action. Warming up, important to sprinters, is presented via drills and aerobic conditioning exercises. Many excellent start and acceleration drills are also included. Also included are high lactate training and peak speed training.
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"Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a sprinting competition: the green basilisk lizard, cheetah, or peregrine falcon? Explore the animal kingdom's best sprinters and compare how their skills rate against one another"--Provided by publisher.
3) Ghost
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
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"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--
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This book discusses the science behind various elements of track and field, particularly sprinting. The chapters examine case studies of famous sports moments, explain how the athletes perform these actions, and document the history of how scientists, doctors, and coaches have been working to make these sports safer. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. A timeline provides history,...
5) Sprinter
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"The story of Akeem Sharp, set to be Jamaica's next track and field sensation, [who] hopes a rise will take him to the U.S. so he may reunite with his mother who has supported their family while living as an illegal resident for over a decade. But Akeem's rising star is weighed down by turmoil at home: a volatile father alongside an unruly older brother who integrates himself into Akeem's career as a means of escaping, or enhancing, his scam artist...
7) Sprinter
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A Jamaican teen who is burdened by an unstable father and an unruly older brother hopes a meteoric rise in track-and-field can reunite him with his mother, who has lived illegally in the U.S. for over a decade. Produced by Jada Pinkett and Will Smith.
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Beijing 2008: Usain Bolt slows down as he approaches the finish line of the 100-meter finals, well ahead of his nearest rival. His face filled with the euphoria of a young man utterly in thrall to his extraordinary physical talent. It is one of the greatest moments in sports history--and it is just the beginning. Of the ten fastest 100-meter times in history, eight belong to Jamaicans. How is it that a small Caribbean island has come to almost totally...
14) Broke: 9.79*
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Broke: "Sucked into bad investments, stalked by freeloaders and saddled with medical problems, most pro athletes get shocked by harsh economic realities after years of living the high life. Drawing surprisingly vulnerable confessions from retired stars, this fascinating documentary from Billy Corben digs into the psychology of men whose competitive nature carries them to victory on the field and ruin off it"--Container.
9.79*: "The 100-meter men's...
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