Know the Game – serie

The Know the Game Skills series is the perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player.Each book aims to teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying their sport - by giving plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it.Cricket: Batting aims to teach the basic skills needed to become successful with the bat. It teaches young players how to:- Control the bat - Face a bowler - Play all the shots - Read a bowler - Understand the field - Run between the wicketsClearly illustrated and written by a professional coach, this book will give every player all the skills they need to enjoy cricket.

A clear, simple introduction to cricket skills for players aged 7-10.The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Cricket titles, the book will teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying the sport – by giving them plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it. In this book, players will learn : Batting:How to: control the bat, face a bowler, play all the shots, 'read' a bowler, understand the field, run between the wicketsBowling:Profile of a bowler, bowling to a plan , bowling actions, the run-up and release, swing bowling, seam bowling, spin bowling and variationsFielding:The field and field placings, the ready position, close catching, catching in the deep, overarm throw, intercepts, retrieving the ball, the long barrier, wicketkeeping skillsClearly illustrated and written by a professional coach, this book will give every young player the all the skills they need to enjoy cricket.

A complete guide to rugby skills for players aged 7-10.The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Rugby titles, the book will teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying the sport – by giving them plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it. In this book, players will learn :Passing, catching and kickingRugby terms Positions in rugby Passing Catching KickingTackling, contact, teamwork and tacticsScoring a try Avoiding a tackle Tackling Contact Teamwork TacticsClearly illustrated and written by a professional coach, this book will give every young player the all the skills they need to enjoy rugby.

The Know the Game series is the perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player.Each book aims to teach young players the basic skills of the game they need to start enjoying the sport - by giving plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it.Soccer: Goalkeeping aims to teach the basic skills needed to become a great goalkeeper. It teaches the young player how to:- Control the area and narrow angles - Handle the ball - Block shots - Clear the ball by punching or kicking - Come off the goal line - Set up counter attacksClearly illustrated and written by a professional coach, this book will give every player all the skills and confidence they need to enjoy football - from the playground kickabout to competitive matches.

The Know the Game series is firmly established as the leading introduction to a huge range of sports and games.For 50 years they have been the first step into a new sport or game for many people, children and adults alike. The series has now been relaunched in a new format with a modern design - making the best even better. The aim has been to make the books more accessible, and they are now packed with colour photos and illustrations, top tips and interesting facts.Each book contains everything you need to know about the sport or game, including equipment, rules, techniques and training tips. There's even information on how to find a club and meet new people to play the sport or game with.And having been written and endorsed by the game's professional body, you can be sure that you are getting the best information available.

Know the Game Bowls is the perfect introduction to the sport for all ages, whether you are a keen club player or beginner. It is packed with expert text, clear illustrations and photographs of the professionals in action.The book includes:- Playing the game: how to play bowls, the rules, positions on the pitch, how to score - The laws of the game: from scoring to umpiring - Equipment and pitch: bowling balls, positioning of players, measuring - The skills: step-by-step guide to all the basic skills, including throwing, tactics and scoring.The Know the Game series is firmly established as the definitive introduction to a wide range of sports and games. Written by the experts, you can be sure that they contain everything you need to know to take part.

This guide is designed to help the reader get more out of the game of netball. The book is packed with expert text, clear illustrations and photographs of the professionals in action. It covers core skills, drills and tactics of the game.The book includes: - Playing the game: how to play netball, the rules, positions on the court, how to score - The laws of the game: from scoring to umpiring - Equipment and court: from the ball to the netball post, and positioning of players - The skills: step-by-step guide to all the basic skills, including attacking, defending and scoringThe Know the Game series is firmly established as the definitive introduction to a wide range of sports and games. Written by the experts, you can be sure that they contain everything you need to know to take part.

Croquet contains all you need to know about the sport.The Know the Game series is firmly established as the leading introduction to a huge range of sports. For 50 years they have been the first step into a new sport for many people, children and adults alike. The series has now been relaunched in a new format with a modern design - making the best even better. The aim has been to make the books more accessible, and they are now packed with colour photos and illustrations, top tips and interesting facts. Each book contains everything you need to know about the sport, including equipment, rules, techniques and training tips. There's even information on how to find a club and meet new people to play the sport with.Written and endorsed by the sport's professional body, you can be sure that you are getting the best information available.

Know the Game Cricket is the perfect introduction to thesport for all ages, whether you are a keen club player or beginner. Itis packed with expert text, clear illustrations and photographs of theprofessionals in action.The book includes: Playing the game: how to play cricket, the rules, positions on the pitch, how to score The laws of the game: from scoring to umpiring Equipment and pitch: how to choose a bat, positioning of fielders, the wicket The skills: step-by-step guide to all the basic skills, including batting, bowling, wicket keeping and fielding. The Know the Game series is firmly established as thedefinitive introduction to a wide range of sports and games. Written bythe experts, you can be sure that they contain everything you need toknow to take part.