Curling For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))

Author : Bob Weeks Edition : 2 Number of Pages : 350 Publisher : For Dummies List Price : $24.99 Amazon Price : $15.66 Used Price : $13.50

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Curling’s profile isn't the only thing that's changed since the first edition was published — so too have the game's rules, equipment, and technique. Profiles of players, listings of television coverage and events, and memorable curling shots also need to be updated for the second edition. As the most comprehensive and up-to-date book available, Curling For Dummies will remain the ultimate curling book, for fans, players, and coaches.

Customer reviews

Great reference for new and experienced curlers by .. N. Witcraft (Raleigh, NC)
I picked up curling just after the 2006 Olympics. This book does a pretty good job covering all the aspects of curling, from scoring, sweeping, delivery, and more. This book won't replace a lesson from an experienced curler, but its certainly a good reference once you've gotten out on the ice. This book has the Triangle Curling Club Seal of Approval, if there is such a thing :)

any new curler should read this book by .. Matthew C. Sharp (Lake Oswego, Oregon)
As a new curler, this book was a perfect companion to actually playing. It had everything you need to learn the sport. A must read if you want to curl.

Jessica's Review by .. Jessica M. Bohlmann ()
This book really helped me out. I was doing a research project on Curling and it really came in handy. It had all the information in it that I needed.

Very useful to a dummy like me by .. Nykaenen (Croatia)
I had no idea about the sport whatsoever but having read the book I feel like a professional (even though I have not tried playing it yet!). The book is well-organized, very informative and fun to read.

Nothing 'Dumb' about it! by .. S. A. McKinnon (Royal Oak, MI United States)
The book is great as a stand alone, or as a backup for those of us who have embarked on our curling careers already, and need a little extra help remembering all the phrases, shots, rules, etc.
It also gives some background and history on alot of the aspects of curling, which help you better understand the sport as a whole. Anyone who thinks curling is easy needs to sit down and read the book and sign up for a class. There's nothing 'easy' or 'dumb' about it, but you will meet alot of very interesting people and gain a new respect for the people who have been doing this their entire lives.

Power Boating For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))

Author : Randy Vance Number of Pages : 384 Publisher : For Dummies List Price : $21.99 Amazon Price : $14.95

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Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))

Author : Mark Justice Hinton Number of Pages : 304 Publisher : For Dummies List Price : $24.99 Amazon Price : $16.49

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• Part I - Buying and Getting Started with your Digital Camera: chapters cover how to understand digital camera lingo, select the camera that works best for you, a tour of digital camera controls, and the basics of taking digital photos including turning a flash on and off, setting file and picture size, adjusting a zoom, reviewing photos, and deleting photos you don't want.
• Part II - Getting the Pictures You Want from Your Camera: chapters cover how to apply a digital camera's controls to getting the shots you want. Includes info on adjusting flash, exposure, color, and using special automatic settings to capture close up, landscape, and portrait shots. This Part also helps seniors take popular shots like action, nighttime, fireworks, and other situational shots.
• Part III - Turning Your Computer into a Digital Darkroom: chapters cover the basics of getting pictures off a camera and organized onto a computer as well as using a computer's built-in tools, special software, or online tools to make common fixes like size changes, cropping, color adjustments, enhancing brightness, or removing red eye.
• Part IV - Showing Off Your Photos: chapters cover how to print photos with a home printer or a print kiosk in a store, create an online account for sharing photos, set up a digial photo frame, send photos over e-mail, or customize your computer desktop with your own pictures.

Coaching Soccer For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))

Author : National Alliance for Youth Sports Number of Pages : 384 Publisher : For Dummies List Price : $19.99 Amazon Price : $9.88 Used Price : $3.99

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The fun and easy way(r) to kick-start your soccer coaching skills

Volunteering as a youth soccer coach can be a great experience, both for you and your squad. But what if you've never coached before? Don't worry! This friendly guide explains soccer rules, shows you how to approach coaching, and gives you practical pointers on improving your team's soccer skills and encouraging good sportsmanship.

Discover how to

• Understand soccer rules
• Develop a coaching philosophy
• Teach soccer fundamentals
• Run great practices
• Lead your team during a game
• Communicate effectively with parents

Customer reviews

An introduction only by .. toemaas (Seattle, WA)
This book has some good pointers and some nice basic information about the rules of soccer, basic skills, etc. The information in the book though is probably not good for teams above U7, or for coaches with some experience coaching. The books concentrates on drills (not games!) that are often not very easily translated into real situations that occur in games. This means that when you put the kids on the field against another team, they are going to be unprepared. If you are a new coach with little to no soccer experience, this is a good place to start. If you are looking for anything more I would look elsewhere.

Coaching Soccer For Dummies by .. Bridget Tobeck (watseka, il United States)
This is a great book for anyone thinking of coaching a soccer team..it is full of great information.

First Time Soccer Coach by .. L. Wright (Wirtz, VA United States)
My 5 year old signed up for instructional soccer, the local parks and rec. deparment needed coaches, next thing you know I'm a soccer coach. Step one, buy a book that will get me started on the right foot, and that's exactly what this book was. This book provided me with the guidelines for dealing with the parents as well as providing me with a refresher on the ins and outs of soccer. I would recommend this to any coach just starting out. If you have previous knowledge of soccer either playing or coaching this may not be the book for you as it is very basic.

Baseball For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))

Author : Joe Morgan Edition : 3 Number of Pages : 456 Publisher : For Dummies List Price : $19.99 Amazon Price : $1.95 Used Price : $0.01

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“This book has something for everybody, from longtime fans to Little Leaguers.”
—New York Newsday

Baseball For Dummies, Third Edition, is for baseball fans at all levels, from players and coaches to spectators who love the game. Baseball Hall of Fame player and ESPN baseball analyst Joe Morgan explains baseball with remarkable insight, using down-to-earth language so everyone from the casual observer to the die-hard fan can gain a fuller appreciation of the sport. This updated edition features:

• Everything you need to know about the game, from what it takes to play each position and how to hit and run the bases to what to watch for in the game and how to appreciate the finer points of the sport
• Coverage of new star players, new stadiums, and game milestones
• The lowdown on today’s baseball Web resources
• The latest on stats and sabermetrics
• The inside story on the new steroid rules

From how to throw a knuckleball or hit an inside pitch to how to keep a scorecard or pick a winning fantasy league team, Morgan covers all the bases, showing you how to get the most out of the game. You’ll see how to:

• Improve your hitting, pitching, and fielding
• Find a team to play on, from Little League on up
• Evaluate stats, players, and records
• Coach or umpire effectively
• Get more out of a trip to the ballpark

Complete with Morgan’s personal lists of top-ten pitchers, fielders, and relievers, as well as new quotes from Derek Jeter and Keith Hernandez, Baseball For Dummies gives you all the inside tips, facts, and stats so you can play like a Major Leaguer!

Customer reviews

homerun by .. peaches (west coast)
Baseball is my biggest hobby! Love this book for beginners or long time baseball junkies...we can always learn something from Joe Morgan!

jargons to explain jargons by .. Hai Lu (Falls Church, VA United States)
I had high hopes for this book after reading all the reviews. At the same time, my baseball knowledge is very limited. My biggest disappointment is that the author tried to explain baseball jargons using baseball jargons. In other words, the ideas are not explained in plain, effective language. Maybe the author is "born" to speak the language of baseball. Unfortunately for readers like myself who is trying hard to know more about the sport, the baseball jargon does not come naturally.

Good book for really knowing baseball by .. Gary Bisaga (Leesburg, VA USA)
I am a huge Dummies fan. So when I recently decided to learn more about baseball, I naturally turned to the Dummies guide. What I found was a book that, true to its name, does help a person who knows absolutely nothing about baseball. If you knew nothing about baseball, you could pick up this guide and read the first 3 chapters, and become conversant.

It also has a good deal of detailed information for those who play and want to improve their game. Strategy on hitting, pitching, running, and just about everything else about baseball is presented. This is also good stuff.

So aside from a minor though annoying problem in this book - which I will note in a moment - this is an all-around great book. Joe Morgan, hall-of-fame second baseman, and a cast of other well-known major leaguers contributing bits on their own positions make this book an excellent reference on baseball.

My problem with the book is that this book is difficult for me as a person in the middle ground of those who grew up around baseball, playing it occasionally but not seriously, and never having a deep knowledge of the game. For example, he starts using the player numbering system used on scorecards early in the book, but does not explain it until chapter 18. I have found this kind of problem several times in this book. In fact, it's not so much a matter of the information being lacking - it just seems not well organized or indexed.

But this is a relatively minor point. Get this book if you really want to know baseball!

Joe Morgan is a genius! by .. Navy Bean (Amsterdam/Dayton, OH)
If you think someone whose ego is bigger than the Pampas of Argentina can ever be a genius. Because I find that ego usually clouds intellectual process. And if my line of reasoning is correct, Joe Morgan is the stupidest person in the world.

I once met Joe at a Hummel Convention in San Diego. He was going up to people unsolicited saying, "I'm hall of famer Joe Morgan. Would you like me to rub sun tan lotion on your shoulders?"

And before you start saying, "that's not so bad," it WAS mostly cloudy that day!

Great book for a new fan by .. Broadway Buff (Central New Jersey)
I got hooked watching the Boston Red Sox in the 2004 post season, but I realized that I was very ignorant about baseball. I bought this book in the spring, and it taught me an incredible amount about baseball. I now watch almost every Red Sox game and enjoy the games much more through understnnding the basics and a lot of the subtleties.
The book is written for multiple types of readers, including people who play baseball or coach. I can't judge how well the book meets the player and coach needs, but for a basically ignorant fan, this book is fantastic! It's well organized, so it was easy for me to choose to skip certain sections on my inital read-through, and then go back and revisit them when I felt there was more that I could learn.
If you're looking to learn more about baseball and increase your enjoyment from being a spectator/fan, then this book will be great for you.