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The recent rash of domestic abuse charges facing NFL players once again reminds us that playing sports does not build character. James Michener, in his book Sports in America, quoted the sportswriter Heywood Hale Broun: “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”   How true. It is something Human Kinetics has been teaching since 1981 when HK founder Rainer Martens developed the American Coaching Effectiveness Program, a division of HK. Character is taught and nurtured


Sports, Character, and HK




Authors and Editors in the News
Congratulations to author Douglas Brooks, who was named 2014 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year at the IDEA World Fitness Convention in August.


Douglas Brooks (Fall 2014)



Authors and Editors in the News
Nick Bollettieri was part of the 2014 class inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum. Nick is the author of Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Handbook, Second Edition, and the Nick Bollettieri DVD Collection.


Nick Bollettieri (Fall 2014)




Authors and Editors in the News
HK author Jerry R. Thomas, professor of kinesiology and dean of the University of North Texas College of Education, is quoted in an article by the Dallas Observer about Mo’ne Davis, Little League World Series star from Philadelphia. Read the full article at blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/science.


Jerry R. Thomas (Fall 2014)



Authors and Editors in the News
This fall, WILL TV, a Central Illinois PBS affiliate, is presenting a new series, Illinois Pioneers with David Inge, which celebrates the people, places, and things that have made significant contributions to the historical, social, and economic conditions in Illinois. HK’s founder and president, Rainer Martens, was featured on Thursday, September 25.


HK's Rainer Martens (Fall 2014)




Authors and Editors in the News
Maureen Weiss has been named the new editor of Kinesiology Review (KR), the official journal of the National Academy of Kinesiology and the American Kinesiology Association.


Maureen Weiss (Fall 2014)



Authors and Editors in the News
On August 10, Pat Duffy, vice president of strategy and development for the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) and the chief architect of the International Sport Coaching Framework, passed away after a year-and-a-half battle with brain cancer.


In Memoriam - Pat Duffy (Fall 2014)




Authors and Editors in the News
Don Morris passed away August 21 of melanoma at UCLA Medical Center in California. Don coauthored Changing Kids’ Games, which is considered a classic in helping change attitudes about physical education by showing teachers how to modify games to suit all children’s developmental needs.


In Memoriam - Don Morris (Fall 2014)



Authors and Editors in the News
Alan Launder died in London on August 31. He was 80 years old. Alan was the author of Play Practice, a groundbreaking book in helping coaches and teachers teach and motivate students and athletes.


In Memoriam - Alan Launder (Fall 2014)




Authors and Editors in the News
Two-time Human Kinetics author Brent Cuthbertson passed away Tuesday, October 28, following a heart attack. The death of the healthy, active 54-year-old comes as a great shock to all who have come to know him.


In Memoriam - Brent Cutherbertson (Fall 2014)



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