Books with title Football Talk

Find out all you need to know about football in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Sports series. Who invented football and how did it turn into the sport it is today? What does the quarterback do? Why is the football coach so important? What's the biggest football competition in the world? With plenty of detail, star profiles, full-color photographs, straightforward text, and lots of fun facts, this is the only guide you'll ever need for football.

"Do you think about science when you play baseball? Probably not. But you use science anyway." In sports, Making the Play involves more than athletic skill—it's all possible because of physics! Linking scientific concepts such as momentum and launch angle to actions common to each sport, this new series unveils the unseen world of forces at work behind each bat, ball, or club. High-contrast design and relatable images of people at play provide a colorful backdrop to each high-interest title. An elementary introduction to the physics involved in the sport of football, including scientific concepts such as mass and projectile motion, and actions such as tackling and punting. Includes TOC, diagrams, glossary, book references, websites, and index. Full-color photographs throughout.

Football players are some of the toughest athletes in the world. They go through rigorous training to be able to take the tackling and injury risks of this aggressive, hands-on sport. Football is a sport that requires a lot of smarts, too. Just like chess, it's all about strategy and plays. With feature boxes, athlete spotlights, and strategies of both offensive and defensive positions, this book inspires readers to learn that the best teams in football have to go through just as much mental training as they do physical.