I pull the sock on my left foot..I pull the sock on my right foot..I lace up the boot on my left foot..I lace up the boot on my right foot,....It's time for footy!..A cheerful, energetic story about a young boy playing Australia's favourite game...This book was produced through the Emerging Indigenous Picture Book Mentoring Project, a joint initiative between The Little Big Book Club and Allen & Unwin, assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

A lively and endearing story about a child in an Indigenous community getting ready to play his favourite game - footy!

A lively and endearing story about a child in an Indigenous community getting ready to play his favourite game - footy!

Rob Smiths candor about his lifes journey provides the reader with keen insights that one should apply to their own life. -Col. Arnold Scheller, M.D. This is an essential book for anyone who wants to pursue excellence in life. Grand Master Joseph Esposito, Kenpo Karate From an internationally known Sport Psychologist This is a memoir-style account of the determination, adaptability, faith, and humility it takes to earn a Black Belt in Kenpo style karate. Psychologist and First Degree Black Belt Rob Smith candidly shares his personal successes and failures, and how they eventually lead him to pursuing the martial arts and, ultimately, the Black Belt journey in his personal and professional life. In this book, Dr. Smith offers a rare look at what happens behind the scenes during an intense, 16-week Black Belt test, with unprecedented access to the training techniques, test requirements, and high standards set by his dynamic sensei, Grand Master Joseph Esposito.Black Belt For Life serves as a must-read manual for how to physically and mentally prepare for a life of continuous self-improvement. The book concludes with a summary of some key lessons Dr. Smith has learned so far in his Black Belt journey. The Foreword of this book is written by a man who has embodied the Black Belt path. Col. Arnold Scheller holds a Black Belt in Hapkido, served in the elite U.S. Army Rangers, and served as the team physician for the Boston Celtics from 1987-2005. Excellent . . . and thanks for writing this book Rob Jacob, author of Martial Arts Biographies: An Annotated Bibliography

NFL placekicking has quite a history, from the early days of the dropkick, to the placekick, to kicking barefoot, to soccer style kicking. Each style of kicking is analyzed through statistics to show their effectiveness for field goals and extra points. Each season, approximately 30 percent of all games in pro football are won by field goals. Field goals and extra points account for 20 percent of the league's yearly total points. This book discusses the use of artificial turf and the development of domed stadiums and their effects on placekicking accuracy. Biographies of kickers who helped to change the way a football is kicked are presented in detail. The mental aspects of the skill, so vital to a kicker's success, are covered in depth. The development of the square-toe kicking shoe used by straight-on kickers to make better contact with the ball and changes in goal posts and the shape of the ball are also discussed.