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Chernesky, Jim

 
9781475954890: Once a Fan: Why It Is So Hard to Be a Sports Fan
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1475954891 ISBN 13 : 9781475954890
Editeur : iUniverse, 2012

Synopsis

Jim Chernesky's first documented act in the sports world was making his own baseball cap in kindergarten in 1955. His involvement would not end there. In fact, sports have played an important role throughout his life. In Once a Fan, Chernesky narrates his lifelong interest in sports along with the thrills, the disappointments, and the lessons shared with fans and participants of all ages and skills. In this memoir, Chernesky explores watching, participating in, and coaching sports. Once a Fan illustrates his personal exposure to a simpler time of life and the excitement of watching favorite sports heroes when they represented all that was good about life and growing up. It documents his personal participation in sports from an early age through adulthood-recounting learning the game, developing skills, and participating with friends and teammates. He discusses sharing the sporting opportunity with a new generation through coaching and teaching. Once a Fan explores the memories and the lessons learned of what sports was, what it is now, and what it could be again.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Jim Chernesky's first documented act in the sports world was making his own baseball cap in kindergarten in 1955. His involvement would not end there. In fact, sports have played an important role throughout his life. In Once a Fan, Chernesky narrates his lifelong interest in sports along with the thrills, the disappointments, and the lessons shared with fans and participants of all ages and skills. In this memoir, Chernesky explores watching, participating in, and coaching sports. Once a Fan illustrates his personal exposure to a simpler time of life and the excitement of watching favorite sports heroes when they represented all that was good about life and growing up. It documents his personal participation in sports from an early age through adulthood-recounting learning the game, developing skills, and participating with friends and teammates. He discusses sharing the sporting opportunity with a new generation through coaching and teaching. Once a Fan explores the memories and the lessons learned of what sports was, what it is now, and what it could be again.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jim Chernesky is a corporate trainer, speaker, process improvement professional, art history professor, and professional photographer. Most of all, he is a lifelong sports enthusiast and a father of three grown sons. He has played and coached multiple sports during the last forty years. Chernesky lives in Oxford, Connecticut.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1475954891
ISBN 13 
9781475954890
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
250
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Personne responsable
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