Basketball and Faith tells the stories of the players and gets to the heart of religious expression in basketball.

Author Fred Roggen features high-profile athletes who are sharing their Christian and Muslim faith: men and women.

„Without God I wouldn't be able to lace my shoes up and go out and play the game that I love so much. So I love God much more than basketball, because he allows me to play this game. He wakes me up every day and has blessed me for 31 years. My faith in Him definit...

Designed especially for students in sport and physical activity, this book provides a detailed guide to planning, undertaking, and writing up qualitative research. It's a coherent and accessible guide through the research process, using numerous examples to bring research alive.

Millions of basketball players outside the United States dream of one day playing in the NBA. Thousands of those youngsters make their way onto the radars of NBA scouts patrolling the globe on the lookout for the next Drazen Petrovic, Arvydis Sabonis, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki or Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Those talent observers criss-cross Europe and the rest of the world and watch prospects playing at both club and national team competitions - and that both at the youth and senior...

For some people, marathons have become too easy. What was once the highlight of their lives is now a stepping stone to races beyond the distance of 26.2 miles. The number of ultramarathons is therefore increasing every year.

Inspired by the appealing achievements of elite ultrarunners, thousands of people nowadays venture into longer distances. As the popularity of ultrarunning has exploded in recent years, there is a great need for information on the subject.

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