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Goals to Gold: Track & Field Stories for Young Readers

Goals to Gold: Track & Field Stories for Young Readers

$10.44
Goals to Gold: Track & Field Stories for Young Readers
$10.44

The Story

Every young athlete needs a role model to look up to and motivate them along the way. This book includes twenty stories of great track & field athletes who have overcome adversity by setting big goals and working relentlessly to reach them. Their methods of success give practical ways to improve times and earn recognition on and off the track. Readers will find inspirational ways to get better, but also focus on how they can balance life, school, and sports. Young athletes will discover unique stories in the lives of the greats like Jesse Owens, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo), Roger Bannister, Allyson Felix, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Steve Prefontaine, Ryan Crouser, Mo Farah, Wilma Rudolph, and Jim Thorpe. These motivational stories go beyond boring biographies with names and dates. Readers will learn specific and practical skills from the experiences of these highly successful people including: how to set goals how to find the motivation to achieve how to stand out on and off the track how to pick the right events how to find the right training methods how to work with great coaches Writer, educator, and coach, Jared Dees, takes young readers on a journey through the history of track & field highlighting lessons for life on and off the track. This is the perfect gift to accompany any young athlete interested in the 2024 Olympic Games.
ASIN: 1954135149
VSKU: BVV.1954135149.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Dees, Jared
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Description

Every young athlete needs a role model to look up to and motivate them along the way. This book includes twenty stories of great track & field athletes who have overcome adversity by setting big goals and working relentlessly to reach them. Their methods of success give practical ways to improve times and earn recognition on and off the track. Readers will find inspirational ways to get better, but also focus on how they can balance life, school, and sports. Young athletes will discover unique stories in the lives of the greats like Jesse Owens, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo), Roger Bannister, Allyson Felix, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Steve Prefontaine, Ryan Crouser, Mo Farah, Wilma Rudolph, and Jim Thorpe. These motivational stories go beyond boring biographies with names and dates. Readers will learn specific and practical skills from the experiences of these highly successful people including: how to set goals how to find the motivation to achieve how to stand out on and off the track how to pick the right events how to find the right training methods how to work with great coaches Writer, educator, and coach, Jared Dees, takes young readers on a journey through the history of track & field highlighting lessons for life on and off the track. This is the perfect gift to accompany any young athlete interested in the 2024 Olympic Games.
ASIN: 1954135149
VSKU: BVV.1954135149.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Dees, Jared
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.