Sports & Recreation

Coach Blythe Lucero has another amazing swimming drills book out titled, 100 More Swimming Drills. To swim better, we have to swim more efficiently. While good technique is the foundation of efficient swimming, it is difficult to achieve by simply swimming lap after lap. Ongoing stroke problems leave many people feeling unrewarded by swimming. Stroke flaws can slow a swimmer’s progress, and can even lead to injury if continued over time. For these reasons, swimming drills are a fundamental and ongoing element of practice at all levels of the sport. Swimming drills are the primary tools in developing and maintaining solid stroke mechanics.

A League of Their Own provides readers with a closer look at the FIFA Club World Champions. It examines teams such as FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Manchester City. Readers will catch a glimpse into the history of these clubs while also learning about the individual philosophies of some of the top coaches. A League of Their Own discusses different tactical philosophies as well as how these tactical approaches have been adjusted by some of soccer’s greatest coaches, such as Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Luis Enrique, and Louis van Gaal. Finally, readers will be taken through case studies of each individual team with a step-by-step analysis of how these tactical setups are successful and how they can be exploited.