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Soccer friend, let’s start the game warm-up: Have you ever wondered who was the first soccer team formed here in Monterey County? Who were the first players to start the soccer culture in our valley? Do you think John Steinbeck would have seen paisanos play soccer when he wrote Tortilla Flat? Have you imagined Chicano zoot-suiters juking or scoring goals? What if among the braceros (1942-1964) there was a goalkeeper? A great defender? A smart midfielder? A skilled striker? A demanding coach? I ask you this because I don’t know if you know that the soccer ball has been rolling in our...

Parents are the key in sport development. The roles that parents develop in sport with their children, either in a leisure or competitive way, are complex and varied. However, the literature that makes a distinction between the father and the mother is very limited. This book has expected, therefore, to contribute to know much better the mothers´ role in that sport development. Her presence has always been obscured by the male perception of the sport activity. To give the mothers voice and presence has been the main goal of this book. Mum, thanks! Is an appreciation to the work that many...

Bienvenidos a La Venta del Nabo, el mamaero mundial de los perdedores. «Viva tú, mi querido Yuyu, La Venta del Nabo y lo que quieras..., lo que tú digas, amigo... ¿Para mí?, está más que bien... Que lo más grande que tiene el arte son los artistas a los que se puede querer». Alejandro Sanz Los gaditanos suelen enviar «a mamarla» con indisimulada hostilidad a quien no les cae bien o, en otras ocasiones, de manera más cariñosa, a quienes la pifian en una actividad, la «cagan» en una situación o no logran sus objetivos. José Guerrero Roldán El Yuyu ha conseguido ubicar la...

Un análisis de la maestría mental del mejor golfista actual. Muestra cómo: concentrarse en una competición; usar la imaginación al planear los golpes; desarrollar una mayor confianza en sí mismo, basado en los ejemplos utilizados por Tiger, etc.