Netball Gems 3: Pivot and Win

Netball Gems 3: Pivot and Win
Author: Lisa Gibbs
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2015-11-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0857987690

A junior fiction series written in partnership with Netball Australia Is being a Gem enough for determined Lily? Lily comes from a family of great netballers and dreams of playing for the Diamonds one day. She loves being on court and jumping for every intercept. But Lily’s worried that she might never be tall enough to make it as a professional player. How can she get people to look past her height? To add to Lily’s troubles, something mysterious is going on at home. Things keep disappearing and turning up in the strangest places. Could her troublemaker brother have anything to do with it? Maybe a new move and a secret weapon will help Lily become the netball dynamo she is desperate to be!

Netball Gems 7: Go with the Flow

Netball Gems 7: Go with the Flow
Author: Lisa Gibbs
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2016-06-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0143781189

Why does Prani feel she has disappointed the Gems? Prani is the comedian of the Gems. She never takes anything too seriously, even netball, and loves having fun with her teammates. But when Coach Janet enters the Gems in a netball tournament and asks them to use set plays, everything changes. Now that there are more rules on the court, Prani can’t move like she used to and begins to feel that she is letting the rest of the team down. Will Prani be able to find a way to continue playing her fun and fluid style of netball?

Grace on the Court

Grace on the Court
Author: Maddy Proud
Publisher: Black Inc.
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018-01-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743820232

Grace Parker needs to figure out how to handle the 3Bs: boys, boy bands and ball sports. Things were simple for netball nerd Grace Parker at primary school. She was captain of her school team – and with best friends Stella and Mia won the grand final. Back then, her biggest problem was persuading her parents to buy her tickets to see Friday at Five, the world’s hottest boy band. But high school’s a whole new story. Grace’s greatest rival on the court, Amber Burns, just made the same netball team as her. Her twin brother, Gus, is devastated he didn’t make the A-grade AFL side. Her older brother, Tyler, is ignoring her. And as if that wasn’t enough for a 13-year-old girl to handle, dreamy aspiring rockstar Sebastian King is suddenly paying her a lot of attention ... Maddy Proud is a professional netballer currently playing for the NSW Swifts. Previously she played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds, who signed her at 16, making her the youngest player ever contracted in the Trans-Tasman ANZ Championships.

Mighty Mitch #1: Aussies Vs England

Mighty Mitch #1: Aussies Vs England
Author: Mitchell Starc
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2017-01-11
Genre: Cricket matches
ISBN: 9781742763194

Join Mitch Starc and his U10's cricket team in a mighty test when its AUSSIES VS ENGLAND! The greatest rivalry of them all! Mitch Starcs biggest dream is to one day wear the baggy green and play for Australia. Now it seems his dream has come true early! So whats Mitchs problem? Hes pretty sure his team will be FLOGGED by the English side. He just CANT get the hang of bowling. His dad is EMBARRASSING him (and unfortunately his dad is the COACH!). His cricket whites have turned PINK! Can it get any WORSE?! Find out in this action-filled, hilarious new series created by cricket superstar Mitchell Starc!

Netball Gems Bindup 2

Netball Gems Bindup 2
Author: B. Hellard
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2017-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0143780905

Meet the girls from the Netball Gems! It's their first season together and the Marrang Under 13s team is finding its way. All the girls have a favorite position and dream of playing for the Australian Diamonds. But before that dream can become a reality, there are skills to learn, nerves to overcome, friendships to make, matches to play, and so much fun to be had! In Pivot and Win, can Lily find a way to show everyone that great netballers don't always need to be tall? And in Defend to the End, will Maia be able to adopt a new a new style of defense?

Introduction to Sports Biomechanics

Introduction to Sports Biomechanics
Author: Roger Bartlett
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2002-04-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1135818177

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Specky Magee & the Spirit of the Game

Specky Magee & the Spirit of the Game
Author: Felice & Garry Lyon Arena
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2007-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0143303015

I tell you what, they're turning it on here today, folks. They're putting on a ring-a-ding-ding contest . . . And who is that lad in the number five guernsey? Specky can't wait to get to the country and have the chance to play grassroots football for the first time . . . against adults. But more is at stake than the outcome of just one game. Who is Razorback Jack, the mysterious footy hero that Specky keeps hearing about? And what are the boys back at Booyong High up to? Can the massive underdogs, the Rivergum Redfins, serve it up to the Bull Ants? We have got a game on our hands this afternoon . . . Visit www.speckymagee.com.au for more

Specky Magee and the Best of Oz

Specky Magee and the Best of Oz
Author: Felice Arena
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2011-02-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742531970

THE CROWD ROARED AS THE BALL ROCKETED INTO THE BACK OF THE NET. SPECKY COLLAPSED ON THE GROUND FEELING USELESS AND HUMILIATED. HE HAD NEVER FELT SO OUT OF HIS DEPTH ON A SPORTING FIELD . . . Specky has been selected to represent Australia in International Rules, taking on the Irish in a two-test competition in Ireland. Can the boys learn to play with a new set of rules and perfect their skills with the round ball before the Irish team wipes the field with them? And is someone trying to sabotage the Aussie team's chances of winning? The pressure is on, and to make matters worse Specky has some serious decisions to make about his future before he returns home . . . This trip to Ireland is no holiday and Specky will have to dig deep to face the biggest challenge of his life! I wish Specky would hurry up and get drafted. The Tigers would love to have him . . . Matthew Richardson Visit www.speckymagee.com.au for more

Count Me In

Count Me In
Author: Lisa Gibbs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2016-11-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781525234071

Will Sahar become the Gems' newest member? Sahar has only recently arrived in Australia but she's already found friends in Sienna, Lily and Maia. And when she sees them practising their netball moves, something inside Sahar sparks. Having never played netball before though, she doesn't believe she could be the player the Gems need - that is, until she gets out on court! However, it looks like some creative thinking will be needed in order for her to join the team. Can Sahar overcome the obstacles standing in her way and discover the joy of playing netball?

Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy - E-Book

Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy - E-Book
Author: Robert Herbert
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2011-08-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702047139

Evidence-based practice has become a central part of physiotherapy today, but it is still an area which is constantly expanding and being updated. Written by an international team of experts, this second edition continues to outline the basic definitions of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning, while detailing how to find and critically appraise evidence and clinical practice guidelines and the steps to follow in the implementation and evaluation of evidence. For those struggling to understand both the concepts and how to implement them, this book will prove to be an invaluable and practical guide. - Considers how both quantitative and qualitative research can be used to answer clinical questions - Written for readers with different levels of expertise - Highlighted critical points and text box summaries (basic) - Detailed explanations in text (intermediate) - Footnotes (advanced) - Presents detailed strategies for searching physiotherapy-relevant databases - Extensive consideration of clinical practice guidelines - Chapter asking the question: When and how should new therapies be introduced into clinical practice? - Search strategies - Evaluating quality of interventions - Placebo effects - Meta-regression