Provides an overview of the different types of stretches (static, dynamic, PNF) and 10 for the upper extremities and 10 stretches for the lower extremities using proper hand placement and form.
Author: Amy Liao
Composed of ten chapters. Includes one thorough chapter on relaxation methods. Other chapters are on managing anger, communication skills, types of anxiety disorders, healthy eating, exercise, time management, and developing a stress reduction plan.
No licenses stated, stated they can be used for private use or any sort of teaching but needs to credit Alice Roberts. High quality, colored illustrations of the bones, joints, and organs. Some illustrations have labels and others drawn lines requiring students to label during an exam.
An open textbook comprised of ten chapters catered to the needs of kinesiology students enrolled in a first-year biomechanics course. Chapters include anatomy basics, linear kinematics in one and two dimensions, angular kinematics, linear kinetics, work power and energy, mechanisms of injury and more
Note: The version adapted by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing Services is unpublished as of 12/31/24.Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication is adapted from a work produced and distributed under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA) in 2010 by a publisher who has requested that they and the original author not receive …
An open textbook comprised of 16 chapters with videos and Powerpoint presentations. Chapters include youth sports, high school and college sports, race/ethnicity, age & disability, religion, and more.
APUS Basic Foundation of Nutrition for Sports Performance (Byerly, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) An open textbook comprised of 23 chapters and 152 pages. Chapters include digestion and absorption, metabolism and energy, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins and minerals, hydration and more.
An open textbook of 33 chapters. Primarily directed at undergraduate students, this well-referenced book is also appropriate for graduate students. The topics covered are broad, ranging from an Introduction to Exercise Psychology (Chapter 1), to an Introduction to Sport Psychology (Chapter 19), to Working in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (Chapter 33). Importantly, students should …
Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology (Zenko; Jones, 2021) (CC-BY)Read More »
This seven chapter book introduces readers to topics within sports psychology with a special focus on motivation, behavior change, and personalities. The chapters focus on unique populations around the world. Must download individual chapters rather than the entire book. Chapter 1 and 2 could be used in Introduction to Kinesiology course using OER.