No Gym, No Problem

Charmain Sutherland. Human Kinetics, 2006. 248 pages, 11”x8½”, paperback, £16.00 ISBN 0-7360-5770-6  

Maybe this book was written for physical training teachers in underfunded schools and maybe just perhaps one could maintain co-ordination skills following some of these activities but, as a cycling coach, you'd be pretty short-sighted to waste your cash and time on these 256 pages. After receiving a $1million grant to assist in producing this work, Ms Sutherland won a national teaching award because her efforts exceeded expectations. For one million dollars I would have thought that more could be expected and I can only see this becoming shelfware.

Activities covered extend to: Activities based on popular dances, game shows, board games, action movies, the Olympics, and world cultures, Fitness activities such as push-up hockey and walking the border of the United States, Movement activities such as navigating a classroom highway and putting on a circus, Rhythm activities such as dancing through the decades and keeping beats with lummi sticks, Dribbling and kicking activities such as ball-handling tricks and virtual soccer, Striking and volleying activities such as flipping flapjacks and pencil pool

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