MOVE with Billy Slater

MOVE with Billy Slater
Author: Billy Slater
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2018-12
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0143793209

Your body is made for exercising. Sometimes, all it needs is a little helping hand to remind it that nature intended us to move! NRL superstar Billy Slater and expert trainer Michael Chapman have designed these 32 easy-to-follow workouts to help you inject more action into your everyday life. Forget spending money on gym memberships or fancy equipment - everything that you need to improve your fitness is either in your home, in the yard or at the park. These workouts are fun, family-friendly and can be completed in your choice of just 10, 20 or 30 minutes. You feel better when you MOVE. Your mind is clearer when you MOVE. Your heart is healthier when you MOVE. Your outlook on life is more positive when you MOVE. So get moving with Billy and kick your fitness goals!

Wolves' Greatest Games

Wolves' Greatest Games
Author: John Hendley
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2012-11-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1909178268

As one of the twelve pioneers of English football in 1888, Wolverhampton Wanderers have experienced all four tiers of the game and the club has written its name in the history books by winning every domestic honour. Wanderers became the first club to be champions of all four divisions and have also won FA Cup and League Cup finals. In the 1950s, floodlit contests against the greatest teams from around the world pulled in huge crowds and brought about the birth of European competition. Wolves' Greatest Games looks back at one hundred of the greatest games, from 1888 right through to the present day.Key features- Features one hundred of Wolverhampton Wanderers' most memorable games from across the club's history- Details the effect of the club's great managers and finest players on those games- Includes contemporary and historic images from these legendary matches- The book is fully endorsed by the club- Written by veteran football writer and Wolves programme editor John Hendley, author of Wolves On This Day and Wolves Miscellany

The Football Manager

The Football Manager
Author: Neil Carter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2006-04-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1134186932

This clear and accessible book is the first in-depth history of the role of the football manager in British football, tracing a path from Victorian-era amateurism to the highly paid motivational specialists and media personalities of the twenty-first century. Using original source materials, the book traces the changing character and function of the football manager, covering: the origins of football management – club secretaries and early pioneers the impact of post-war social change – the advent of the football business television and the new commercialism contemporary football – specialisation and the influence of foreign managers and management practices the future of football management. The Football Manager fully explores the historical context of these changes. It examines the influence of Britain's traditionally pragmatic and hierarchical business management culture on British football, and in doing so provides a new and broader perspective on a unique management role and a unique way of life.

Billy Slater Autobiography

Billy Slater Autobiography
Author: Billy Slater
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2018-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0143782479

"Billy Slater has been called the best fullback ever to have played the game by rugby league greats and fans alike. With a glittering collection of personal and club honours, including four grand final wins, five Dally M awards and two Clive Churchill Medals, he has delighted fans of the Melbourne Storm, Queensland State of Origin and the Australian Kangaroos for sixteen years. More than just a decorated player, however, Slater is a widely regarded and respected figure in the sport. A young country recruit with superb natural talent, he debuted for the Storm after only one pre-season in Melbourne and sent shockwaves through State of Origin in just his second season. But Slater capitalised on his talent with a fierce competitive drive and a relentless work ethic, which he learned from his parents and honed working in the racing industry before hitting the NRL stage. As well as many celebrated victories, Slater's career has seen him confront the Melbourne Storm salary cap scandal, heartbreaking losses and a devastating shoulder injury that made him fear that he would never hold his children again, let alone compete in a brutal sport like rugby league. Through it all Slater has emerged not merely as a great of the game, but as an even more resilient character, an ambassador for his sport, and a devoted husband and father. Featuring contributions from rugby league legends like Cooper Cronk, Craig Bellamy, Darren Lockyer and Cameron Smith, and from the Slater family, this edition is updated to include Billy's final season in the NRL before farewelling the game."--Publsiher.

Battling the Blues

Battling the Blues
Author: Darius Boyd
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2020-08-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 073364578X

'A legend of the game' - Anthony Seibold 'He's a player that never lets his team down' - Billy Slater Darius Boyd broke into the Brisbane Broncos NRL team in 2006 straight out of high school and was part of the premiership-winning team in his debut season. He'd go on to win another premiership with the Dragons in 2010, claiming the Clive Churchill Medal for man of the match and forever stamping his name as an elite champion of the game. He has played 28 State of Origins for Queensland and taken the field in 23 Tests for Australia - never playing in a losing Australian team. In 15 seasons at the top level, Darius has won nearly every honour the sport can award and is undeniably an NRL great. But listing statistics, awards and premierships doesn't reveal the battles that Darius Boyd has faced off the field. A teenager with a troubled background, he started his career with innate footy talent but also the emotional baggage of an unknown father, the devastating loss of loved ones, and a mother who was walking a mental health tightrope herself, which as a kid he didn't understand. As his talent shone on the field and his profile increased, Darius struggled. Hiding years of depression and unhappiness, playing footy was his escape. But no one can run from themselves forever. The horrific spinal injury to good mate and Newcastle Knights teammate Alex McKinnon was the catalyst that finally broke Darius. Realising he needed help for his anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts, he turned his back on football, checked into a mental health facility and began to mend his life and himself. Now, as he heads into retirement, Darius Boyd is sharing his story, to celebrate his triumphs on the field but, more importantly for him, revealing how to deal with depression, overcome adversity and live with mental illness. He reflects on excerpts from his private journal which charted his journey from the depths of despair to a life of gratitude. It is a heartfelt message he now takes across the NRL and into boardrooms, schools and footy clubs in a quest to keep our young men alive. BATTLING THE BLUES is a raw, honest and inspiring memoir that takes us into the heart of an NRL champion and his fight to conquer his demons and live a better life.

Not Everything Counts but Everything Matters

Not Everything Counts but Everything Matters
Author: Ivan Cleary
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2024-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1460717937

How connection and courage teach us to win - an NRL leadership story, from the history-making coach who pulled off the impossible to inspire, mentor and lead a grassroots club to the pinnacle of performance and become the undisputed champions of the league It's described as the greatest achievement the modern game has seen, and Ivan Cleary is the man behind it - the astonishing, historic benchmark of multiple back-to-back premiership wins by the Penrith Panthers in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In his own words, Cleary tells all about what he's learned and how he leads, informed by his decades as a player and coach - a playmaker, team builder, mentor and leader who understands that not everything counts, but everything matters. Drawing on his years of experience - professional and personal - Cleary shares insights into his success, including the value of persistence, the power of culture, community and connection, facing your fears and tackling them head-on, the architecture of achievement - and the importance of risking it all. He also delves deep into his work with one of the most diverse teams in the league, the challenges he faces as leader, and how to inspire a team of individuals to hall-of-fame team greatness, including working with his son, Nathan, the Panthers co-captain, regarded as the best player in the league, as well as the young, talented players who have come up through the local club and the superstar players who represent the exciting and changing face of the game. With a foreword by former All Blacks coach John Hart, an afterword from Nathan Cleary, and insights from Isaah Yeo, Api Koroisau and former Panthers Head of Performance Hayden Knowles, this powerful book reveals how to create a champion team.

Inverting The Pyramid

Inverting The Pyramid
Author: Jonathan Wilson
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2024-08-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1645030563

"An outstanding work the [soccer] book of the decade." -- Sunday Business Post Inverting the Pyramid is a pioneering soccer book that chronicles the evolution of soccer tactics and the lives of the itinerant coaching geniuses who have spread their distinctive styles across the globe. Through Jonathan Wilson's brilliant historical detective work we learn how the South Americans shrugged off the British colonial order to add their own finesse to the game; how the Europeans harnessed individual technique and built it into a team structure; how the game once featured five forwards up front, while now a lone striker is not uncommon. Inverting the Pyramid provides a definitive understanding of the tactical genius of modern-day Barcelona, for the first time showing how their style of play developed from Dutch "Total Football," which itself was an evolution of the Scottish passing game invented by Queens Park in the 1870s and taken on by Tottenham Hotspur in the 1930s. Inverting the Pyramid has been called the "Big Daddy" (Zonal Marking) of soccer tactics books; it is essential for any coach, fan, player, or fantasy manager of the beautiful game.

Immortals of State of Origin

Immortals of State of Origin
Author: Liam Hauser
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2023-05-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1923009109

State of Origin is rugby league's toughest arena. It's where the greats are elevated to the status of Immortal, the game's highest individual honour.In Immortals of State of Origin these two fabled League concepts come together. The book celebrates a dream team of Queenslanders and a supreme side of New South Welshmen, from over four decades of cane toad versus cockroach competition.Author Liam Hauser delves into the Origin careers of his selections, highlighting each individual's triumphs and heroics. The Immortals of Rugby League is filled with memorable moments, action photographs and Origin career statistics.

The Storm Within: Cameron Smith

The Storm Within: Cameron Smith
Author: Cameron Smith
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2020-11-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1761060287

***CAPTAIN OF THE 2020 TELSTRA NRL PREMIERSHIP WINNERS THE MELBOURNE STORM*** Cameron Smith AM is the most decorated rugby league player of all time. The recipient of numerous Dally M and Golden Boot awards, he has starred in the toughest league competition on the planet every season since he made his NRL debut in 2002. Captaining the Melbourne Storm to multiple premierships, Smith played in a staggering seventeen finals campaigns. An integral member of the record-breaking Queensland teams of 2006-2017, he won eleven State of Origin series. As skipper of the Australian national team for over a decade, he led the Kangaroos to two World Cups. Smith is credited with revolutionising the number nine position. He holds the State of Origin records for most appearances and most wins, as well as the NRL records for most games, goals, points scored, wins and appearances as captain. This book maps his unique journey in the game: an extraordinary look into the biggest matches and biggest moments, Smith describes his career with great colour and candour, outlining what it takes to climb to the highest level in sport. Talent aside, it is Smith's intelligence and poise that set him apart, coupled with consistency, durability and longevity that are unlikely to ever be matched. Notoriously private throughout his career, The Storm Within sets the record straight. Finally, the life behind the legend - the man behind the mystery - tells his story. Features a foreword by legendary Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy.