BECOMING A FIGURE SKATER #bd2k6bafs
| IN Games Girls Piay, Caroline Siby, Ph. D., gives indispensable advice about not only encouraging girls to participate in sports, but also making sure their experiences as athletes are empowering. An expert in sports psychology and former nationally ranked figure skater, Siby offers solutionsor handling everything, including the stresses of competition, performance improvement, and self-esteem building. Games Girls Play is a tremendous resource for any parent or coach of young girls. |
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THE YOUNG ICE SKATER #BDTYS
| A YOUNG ENTHUSIAST'S GUIDE TO ICE SKATING: Can you dip and scull? Do you know how to perform a choctaw? Could you do an outside closed mohawk? Can you tell the difference between a salchow and a three turn? The Young Ice Skater offers a tantalizing insight into the glamorous, thrilling world of skating. With a foreword by World Champion Figure Skater Todd Eldredge, this detailed guide introduces basic techniques and steps before moving on to more advanced skills. Photographic sequences explain how to skate forward and backward, jump, spin, and turn, and advice is given on appropriate equipment, and how to warm up safely. Budding young ice skaters need look no further! Learn how to: Master forward crossovers. Scull forward and backward. Find your edges. Find out about: The basic equipment, spinning on ice, the main ice dance positions, stopping safely. |
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ICE SKATING IN ACTION #BSFSIA
| A beginners guide to figure skating. Briefly covers the basic equipment needed, describes stopping, edges, what the basic jumps and spins are, and explains the different types of skating. |
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GAMES GIRLS PLAY #bd2k6ggp
| In Games Girls Piay, Caroline Siby, Ph. D., gives indispensable advice about not only encouraging girls to participate in sports, but also making sure their experiences as athletes are empowering. An expert in sports psychology and former nationally ranked figure skater, Siby offers solutionsor handling everything, including the stresses of competition, performance improvement, and self-esteem building. Games Girls Play is a tremendous resource for any parent or coach of young girls. |
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HANS BRINKER AND THE SILVER SKATES #BSHBSS1
| In a little Dutch village covered in snow, Hans Brinker and his sister, Gretel, glide down the canals on hand-carved wooden skates. Metal skates are much too expensive. Even so, they are two of the best skaters around. A race is announced with two grand prizes: a pair of skates for a boy and another for a girl. Hans and Gretel enter, but will they win the silver skates? |
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EXTREME TEAM: ON THIN ICE #bd2k5metoti
| Do you know what a combination spin is? How about a switch-900 indy grab? Or a power slap shot? If you do, chances are you're extreme! Introducing The Extreme Team, the newest Matt Christopher series that showcases a different kind of sport, the fast-growing individual activities known as extreme sports - skateboarding, martial arts, snowboarding, rock climbing, and more. |
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LITTLE SKATERS #BDLS
| Here is a chance to see what ice skating is all about-from lacing up your very first skates to putting on a great show. |
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