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FEBRUARY 2012 HK Home Baseball Store Catalogs Newsletters Contact Us   In the Spotlight:     Register for our next webinar Dan Benardot, author of the recently released Advanced Sports Nutrition, Second Edition, will present "Energy Thermodynamics Revisited: The importance of within-day energy balance for optimal weight, body composition, and sense of well-being" on Wednesday, February 22nd at 2:00 PM EST There is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that wide deviations in real-time energy balance cause difficulties in sustaining a desirable weight and/or body composition. Join this free, hour-long webinar, to better understand within-day energy balance and see how that can be applied to your athletes’ nutrition program so they can practice harder and perform better on the field. Register now! Your guide to maximizing your talents and becoming a perennial all-star     Strengthen your on-field performance with Complete Conditioning for Baseball. With customized workouts for position-specific skills, this book and DVD combination provides you with the exercises, drills, and programs designed to generate more hitting power, increase the velocity of throws, improve quickness, and enhance your overall abilities. View a clip from Complete Conditioning for Baseball’s 45-minute DVD, which takes you onto the diamond and into the gym to demonstrate the same exercises and drills by the game’s best.     Battling Bullying in the on the Playing Field     Our latest installment in the ASEP Successful Coaching Webinar Series, “Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Social Networking: Battling Bullying in the Classroom, in the Gym, and on the Playing Field,” took place Thursday, February 2. Led by renowned expert Dr. Dorothy Espelage, this free webinar exposed high school athletic directors, principals, coaches, teachers, youth sport coaches and administrators, and parents to the problem of bullying and provided participants with action-steps for preventing and responding to incidents of bullying. View the recorded version.     The 2012 Power 100     The 2012 Power 100 ranking of the most powerful athletes in sports (created by Bloomberg Businessweek and Horrow Sports Ventures) was just released. What's interesting is that athletes used to be measured more by their performance on the field than in business. Today, that is no longer the case. In order to be deemed successful, athletes not only have to perform well, they also must have a certain rapport with the public. This Power list looks at athlete's performance both on-and off-the field. For an inside look at the multibillion-dollar world of professional sport, pick up a copy of Beyond the Scoreboard by Rick Horrow, America’s leading expert in sport business, and coauthor Karla Swatek and check out the Inside Sports Business web site and app!     Lead your youth team to more victories next season with this hot pick     With Cal and Bill Ripken leading the way, Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way is the perfect guide to coaching success. This all-inclusive guide stresses simplicity, perfect practice, and fun. In addition to providing more than 50 practice drills, topics include coaching responsibly, goal setting for youth, and effective practice planning. Bill Ripken was once voted by his peers as one of the big league players most likely to become a manager. Cal Ripken, Jr., known as baseball’s Iron Man, is a member of the game’s All-Century Team and a future Hall of Famer. Together, they are proof positive that the Ripken Way is the right way to teach the game of baseball. Read more.     Stay connected with HK Subscribe, unsubscribe, or customize your email preferences, here. Human Kinetics | 1607 N. Market St. | Champaign | IL | 61820