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Rating: 3 of 5

One of the real benefits in this program, which features yoga therapist and author Leslie Kaminoff (Yoga Anatomy), is the individualized instruction (illustrating a variety of poses and modifications) presented using four assistants, each with a ... Read more

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Rating: 3 of 5

Produced by the United States Tennis Association, Dynamic Tennis Warm-Ups is built around the argument that vigorous warm-up techniques--as opposed to static stretching--provides players with more power, endurance, flexibility, balance, and hitti... Read more

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Rating: 3 of 5

Laura Stamm, who has coached thousands of junior and amateur hockey players (and more than a few NHL professionals) during her 30-year career, serves up solid advice for hockey players looking to increase their speed and ability in several key ar... Read more

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Rating: 4 of 5

Practice for any sport can be boring or, worse, fail to approximate actual playing conditions. The rather generically named Tennis Practice Games Video provides a perfect solution, presenting fun and clever exercises designed to “creatively stimu... Read more

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Rating: 3.5 of 5

Spine injuries, often associated in the public's mind with images of football players taped to stretchers, can be an occupational hazard for a surprising number of physical endeavors--ranging from other team and contact sports to solo activities ... Read more

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Designed to introduce junior high through college students to the concept of wellness, it's importance, and how to achieve it, Chuck Corbin's Wellness Video Series features five volumes--Introduction to Wellness, Planning Healthy Lifestyles, Stre... Read more

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Rating: 3 of 5

Designed for volunteer and novice coaches as well as supportive parents of young volleyball players (ages 8-14), Coaching Youth Volleyball offers a very straightforward, step-by-step approach, illustrating 21 important volleyball techniques and t... Read more

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Rating: 3 of 5

I thought I knew everything about wrestling from watching WWF on a regular basis, but apparently some essentials have slipped past me. Although the wrestlers here aren't wearing tights and makeup, and coach Dan Gable isn't exactly Vince McMahon, ... Read more

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Rating: 4 of 5

An excellent video for building power for various kinds of sports, Power for Sport and Fitness should, nevertheless, be shipped with a warning label: "No one in poor or average condition should even bother to check out this tape." Heck,... Read more

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Rating: 3.5 of 5

I'm a little bit ashamed to admit that I've been perpetuating--probably for the past 30 years--a damaging sports stereotype and I've no better excuse to offer than my complete and utter ignorance of all things track and field. So let me set the r... Read more

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Breakdowns. Negatives. Pre-exhaustion. Are we having fun yet? Instructors Dana Brown and Dan Drury take viewers to the next level in strength training: complete muscular failure (I'm not kidding; that's the objective). Aimed at weight trainers wh... Read more

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Rating: 3 of 5

One is reminded of Linda Fiorentino's husky massage instructions in After Hours ("Just make it hurt, and you'll be on the right track") while watching the enthusiastic rubdowns in this video, some of which appear to be a tad painful. I ... Read more

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Even the athletically challenged among us know that skating is one of the most fundamental skills in hockey, but did you know that it is also the most overlooked? Recommended by none other than Bobby Orr (who even the aforementioned athletically ... Read more

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Rating: 3 of 5

Aimed at sharpening intermediate tennis players' serves, this tape, presented by the United States Tennis Association, uses clips of the pros in action to examine net play, back court and defensive patterns. Particular attention is paid to develo... Read more

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Rating: 2.5 of 5

First of a 5-part series, this video features U. S. Tennis Association professionals explaining how the kinetic link system can help improve tennis stroke and shot consistency for the serve and return, ground strokes, volleying and the transition... Read more

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Dr. Wayne Sotile, Ph.D., director of psychological services for the Wake Forest University Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, interviews heart illness patients and advises viewers in this three-part series which looks at Patient Issues, Couple Issue... Read more

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Rating: 3 of 5

Using the I.D.E.A. approach (Introduce, Demonstrate, Explain, and Attend), coaches Kelly Hill and Argie Johnson take a group of boys and girls through basic skills and drills, including passing, shooting, dribbling, rebounding, and setting screen... Read more

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Rating: 3 of 5

A companion video to former major league pitcher Tom House's book The Pitching Edge, this intensive clinic features House working with a group of young athletes--including Nolan Ryan's son Reid--on the basics of good pitching. Demonstrating how t... Read more

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Sharing similar strengths and weaknesses, these two videos based on books tackle the subjects of jumping and pumping, respectively. Jumping Into Plyometrics demonstrates 21 exercises in the categories of jumping, box drills, and medicine ball ex... Read more

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