Teen Sports

Official young audiences edition of Ash Barty's #1 bestselling and award-winning memoir. It's a tennis story. It's a family story. It's a teamwork story. It's the story of how I got to where and who I am today.

After having her heart broken, seventeen-year-old Nora Nichols decides to escape her hometown and take a summer job as an arts and crafts counsellor at an all-girls' camp in the mountains of West Virginia.

Dagmar Bittner und Max Hoffmann lassen zwei Schicksale in dieser prickelnd-süßen Sportsromance zusammentreffen und sorgen für wohligen Herzensurlaub. Ein Footballspieler, eine Krankenschwester und ein Geheimnis, das vieles verändert. Das begehrte Sportstipendium ist für Lawrence die Chance, den ärmlichen Verhältnissen in New York zu entkommen und sich in Florida als Footballspieler seinen Traum zu erfüllen. Als er sich schwer verletzt, steht seine Karriere vor dem Aus. Nur die junge Krankenschwester Gwen erhellt seine düsteren Tage auf der Krankenstation.

Schools rugby star Eoin Madden has never been busier - he’s captain of the Junior Cup team, he’s training with Leinster and he's hoping to be chosen for the Ireland team for the first-ever Under 16 World Cup. But it’s not all fun and games, as Eoin also has to deal with grumpy friends, teachers piling on the homework - and a ghost on a mission that goes back to the very origins of the game of rugby. But what does the restless spirit need, and can Eoin help him?

What if you could do things no one else could? Life would be so much easier if you could run faster than a train or leap over a building. You could go anywhere - be anything you wanted to be. Dating would be easier. Money would come freely. The world would be your playground. Everything would change for the better. Well, I’m here to tell you, that just isn’t true. And I would know...Super is a young adult fiction novel that follows the story of JJ Morris - a junior at Oak Hill High School.

Holland Delviss leeft voor ijshockey. Alleen zou ze zo graag bekendstaan om haar talent en niet om het feit dat ze als meisje met allemaal jongens speelt. Wanneer haar schoolteam geselecteerd wordt voor HockeyFest, een evenement dat op televisie wordt uitgezonden, komt ze volop in de schijnwerpers te staan – wederom omdat ze het enige meisje in een jongensteam is. Niet iedereen is even blij met Hollands onverwachte roem. Maar dan komt er hulp uit onverwachte hoek. Wes, haar irritante captain, is de laatste persoon van wie Holland dat zou verwachten.

In this candid and inspirational guide to young people, Brent Bass examines challenges and contradictions facing school age students (notably student-athletes). He offers middle and high schoolers (and parents) tools for learning about peer pressure, respecting authority, being coachable, risk-taking, keeping their word, managing time, first impressions, staying flexible, spirituality, focusing, and other winning life skills.

When Specky leaves his beloved Booyong High, he's torn between his old friends and his new team-mates. His loyalty will be tested – on the field and off – because when he crosses that white line, Booyong becomes his enemy. And Gosmore Grammar expects nothing less than absolute loyalty from their new star student. Specky prepares to play a vital part in the school's most revered sporting event – the Boots of Glory football match.

Five kids with one dream: to become the greatest sports stars in the world! Follow Kim as she trains to be the best at her favourite sport: rugby! Kim has been at the best – and most mysterious – sports academy in the world for a few months now. She and the rest of her class were selected because they all shared a determination and willingness to improve. Now the gang are on their way to Japan for the rugby World Cup – but they’re going to need some more teammates.

Repetir um movimento várias e várias vezes ajuda a clarear a mente–uma lição que Finley aprendeu muito cedo, nas quadras de basquete. Numa cidade comandada pela violência do tráfico e da máfia irlandesa, vestir a camisa 21 e dar o sangue em quadra é sua válvula de escape. Vinte e um também é o número da camisa de Russ, um gênio do basquete. Ou pelo menos era. Recém-chegado à cidade de Bellmont depois de ter a vida virada de cabeça para baixo por uma tragédia, a última coisa que ele quer é pegar de novo numa bola.

An inspiring memoir of the star running back for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Pittsburgh Steelers, Najee Harris, this book tells the story of how he overcame adversity and realized his untold potential. Few players have ever been able to do what Najee Harris has done and lived up to the hype. He is simply a unique running back, one who can make any run look easy, from a 10-yard sweep to a 60-yard touchdown. In this inspirational memoir Harris tells readers about his journey—from Antioch, California, to being one of the most highly recruited RB’s in the country and eventually committed ...

Morgan Pickford is keen to please his dad. But sometimes the simplest of things are the hardest to achieve. A life-affirming novel exploring masculinity, friendship and family from an internationally acclaimed, bestselling Australian author..

Als Simon auf einen alten Bekannten seines Vaters trifft, ahnt er nicht, dass diese Begegnung nicht nur seinen Sommer, sondern auch sein ganzes Leben verändern könnte. Ein Ferienjob als Reitlehrer in den Niederlanden - etwas Besseres kann es für den jungen Westernreiter gerade nicht geben. Eine Auszeit, etwas Neues erleben und mit seinem Jungpferd Berry zusammenwachsen. Im Grunde scheint alles perfekt. Doch was als entspannter Nebenjob beginnt, nimmt schnell eine unerwartete Wendung.

Looking for a fun sport and constructive activity to teach your teens? Boxing is a great form of exercise to keep teens and young adults in shape.

Cici Norwell’s life is anything but magical. She spends her days cooking and cleaning for her stepmother, a badly aging beauty pageant queen, and doing homework for her two mean girl stepsisters, all while her heart is set on earning straight A’s so she can one day escape to college… and freedom. But Cici’s life takes an unexpected turn one fateful Saturday morning when she’s running late for work as a forbidden shortcut leads her to cross paths with Coach Z and his newest recruit, a fast-footed new student named Deke Encantador. Trying to avoid detention, Cici shows up for cross-...

Emmeline Escot knows that she was born to ride in Seren's cutthroat velocipede races. The only problem: She's female in a world where women lead tightly laced lives. Emmeline watches her twin brother gain success as a professional racing jockey while her own life grows increasingly narrow. Ever more stifled by rules, corsets, and her upcoming marriage of convenience to a brusque stranger, Emmy rebels - with stunning consequences. Can her dream to race survive scandal, scrutiny, and heartbreak?

Este audiolibro es una recopilación de 17 testimonios de atletas olímpicos mexicanos, quienes relatan el momento en el que lograron la victoria más importante de su vida y subieron al podio olímpico. Las historias son sustancia viva y se transforman todos los días, mutan, se añejan en los rincones de nuestra memoria.

Ninas Leben steht Kopf: Ihr Freund Simon zieht auf eine andere Reitanlage, um sein Glück als Springreiter zu versuchen. Nicht nur die ungewohnte Entfernung voneinander verunsichert sie, auch das Training mit der Kaltblutstute Fiola leidet ohne Simon. Zu allem Überfluss erleidet Simon bei einem seiner Besuche auf der Lost Creek Ranch einen schweren Schicksalsschlag, der das Leben stillstehen lässt. Vergeblich versucht Nina, ihrem Freund beizustehen. Der Kontakt zwischen den beiden droht abzubrechen - dabei bräuchte Nina ihn gerade besonders.

As Paul interviews El Gato, the World Cup stands on the table between them. In the hours that follow, El Gato tells his incredible story – how he, a poor logger's son, learns to become a World Cup-winning goalkeeper so good he is almost unbeatable. And the most remarkable part of this story is the man who teaches him: the mysterious Keeper, who haunts a football pitch at the heart of the claustrophobic rainforest.

In the third book of the series, Me and Coach Biggs, Dean and the guys face a tough situation. They must deal with something few athletes have had to deal with. Coach Biggs is there to help his boys handle a tough situation.