Author: David Pirie WebsterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Heavy/Light
Author: Mike BeechPublisher:
ISBN: 9781697233230
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Heavy/Light is the first manual to create a full-season block periodization approach for athletes competing in the Scottish Highland Games. The goal of this manual is to create an easy-to-follow foundation for what do to on the practice field, and how to make the best of your time practicing the throws. This is built as a companion piece to Matt Vincent's Strength Lab, but it can be paired with any strength and conditioning program if you are a Highland Games athlete.Any sport played at a higher level involves deconstructing the way it's played into drills, variations, and then approaching game speed. The Highland Games should be treated no differently.
Highland Heritage
Author: Celeste RayPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469625806
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Each year, tens of thousands of people flock to Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, and to more than two hundred other locations across the country to attend Scottish Highland Games and Gatherings. There, kilt-wearing participants compete in athletics, Highland dancing, and bagpiping, while others join clan societies in celebration of a Scottish heritage. As Celeste Ray notes, however, the Scottish affiliation that Americans claim today is a Highland Gaelic identity that did not come to characterize that nation until long after the ancestors of many Scottish Americans had left Scotland. Ray explores how Highland Scottish themes and lore merge with southern regional myths and identities to produce a unique style of commemoration and a complex sense of identity for Scottish Americans in the South. Blending the objectivity of the anthropologist with respect for the people she studies, she asks how and why we use memories of our ancestral pasts to provide a sense of identity and community in the present. In so doing, she offers an original and insightful examination of what it means to be Scottish in America.
The Highland Games
Author: Gareth AinsworthPublisher: Pendragon Consulting, LLC
ISBN: 9781735688565
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Are you looking for more information about the Highland Games? Learn more about this Scottish heritage today!The Highland Games, when and how did they get their start and how did they develop into the modern day Games? How many events are there? How can I find a Scottish clan that is associated with the various tartans? Gareth Ainsworth answers these questions and many more in The Highland Games, a beginner's guide to history, kilts & throwing. Gareth is a multi-faceted man that loves to share his experiences in the Highland Games, the history, kilts and more, on his podcast The Kilted Patriot and now this book.Inside, you'll discover: The history of the Highland Games.An overview of the games, the basics, governing bodies for the Games, and the different classes.How to get started.Where should you buy a kilt, how you should buy one, and what you wear under a kilt.And more?This book will also include a 12-month game planning calendar as well as a 12-week training log to practice and prepare for the big day.Get your copy of The Highland Games, a beginner's guide to history, kilts & throwing now to learn more about this part of Scottish history.
Disaster at the Highland Games
Author: Riel NasonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781778610158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Kate loves going to Highland dance class each week and is thrilled when her teacher suggests she compete at the Highland Games. A single misstep sets off a hilarious chain of events across the whole Highland Games in this over-the-top tale.
The Scottish Highland Games in America
Author: Emily Ann DonaldsonPublisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455611713
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"This is a work of great value to all who seek knowledge of Scottish-American events, and who wish to understand what surely must be one of the most interesting, colorful, and evident ethnic occurrences in the U.S." -W. R. McLeod vice-chairman, Dunvegan Foundation Clan McLeod "The author's enthusiasm for the Scottish Highland Games, and indeed her expertise, are reflected in this long-awaited work. All who are interested in the story of this enduring and popular festival will be grateful to Ann Donaldson for her conscientious research. It is a fine tribute to those Americans of Scottish descent who have contributed to keep this unique aspect of their culture vibrantly alive in the New World." -Gerald Redmond author of The Sporting Scots of Nineteenth Century Canada Discover the Scottish Highland Games, celebrated in over thirty U.S. states every year. Participants compete in the caber toss, Highland dancing, piping and drumming, fiddling, and many more competitive and non-competitive events. The Scottish Highland Games in America recognizes the players and events that keep the modern Games alive and exciting. Readers will discover the history of the Games, rooted in Scotland and celebrated in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries where Scots have settled. A complete state-by-state listing of the Games and their events is also provided. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Emily Ann Donaldson is a devoted Games fan, a participant in Scottish country dancing, and a member of several Scottish associations.
Eyes Open Level 1 Student's Book
Author: Ben GoldsteinPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110746725X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Developed in partnership with Discovery Education, Eyes Open features stimulating global topics to motivate students and spark their curiosity. Guided, step-by-step activities and personalised learning tasks lead to greater speaking and writing fluency.
Author: Grant JarvieTraditional Sports and Games in the Contemporary World
Author: Bartosz PrabuckiPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 152757928X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
This book presents a captivating story about traditional sports and games in the current world. It moves from Denmark to the Basque Country and to Scotland, exploring traditional games in their local contexts. It highlights the numerous, practical functions of traditional games, showing that these games are very valuable, necessary, and actually fit the needs of our times! It offers an original perspective on traditional sports and games, providing captivating stories from personal trips to these countries and numerous practical descriptions and inspirational ideas about how to use traditional games in practice.
Highland Games Murder
Author: Jennifer Lewis WilliamsPublisher: Williams Ink
ISBN: 0989144194
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
At the biannual Highland Games in the small Texas town of Daunder, bagpipe player Nigel Pauley is ruthlessly stabbed with a sgian dubh, a knife pipers wear as part of their costume. Carl Geiger, a fellow piper and Nigel’s sworn enemy, is the prime suspect. After all, he’d been seen arguing with Nigel just hours before he turned up dead. Carl didn’t do it, but convincing the voluptuous deputy sheriff in charge of the investigation is another matter, which is further complicated by the growing attraction between them. In order to prove his innocence, Carl is determined to find out who actually murdered Nigel, and why. But the deeper he digs, the more people he discovers who might have wanted Nigel dead. Nigel’s last-minute act before he died may lead Carl to Nigel’s murderer—or to his own death.
