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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132774403321

Autore

Hardman Lizabeth

Titolo

Baseball / / Lizabeth Hardman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit : , : Lucent Book, , 2010

ISBN

1-4205-0584-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map

Collana

The science behind sports

Disciplina

796.357

Soggetti

Baseball

Sports sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 98) and index.

Nota di contenuto

America's pastime : the story of baseball -- Power hitters and cannon arms : training and conditioning -- Tommy John elbow : baseball injuries -- Curves, sliders, and knuckleballs : the science of pitching -- "Swing and a long one!" : when the bat meets the ball -- Out in left field : the science of catching a baseball -- "Ninety percent of this game is half mental" : the psychology of baseball.

Sommario/riassunto

Learn about the science behind the game of baseball, including concepts such as acceleration, kinetics, torque, and velocity.