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Imagine receiving an invitation to your boss's party to watch a football game. Horror strikes because you don't know the first thing about the sport-or maybe you'd like to know more. Or, you love your job, and you want to impress your supervisor and colleagues. But what's a touchdown? Why are those men knocking each other down and charging about wildly? Before you go nuts trying to learn the language of football on your own, read Game-Day Goddess: Learning Football's Lingo to understand the game. Let this book familiarize you with the expressions the broadcasters use on TV and radio; grasp…mehr

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Imagine receiving an invitation to your boss's party to watch a football game. Horror strikes because you don't know the first thing about the sport-or maybe you'd like to know more. Or, you love your job, and you want to impress your supervisor and colleagues. But what's a touchdown? Why are those men knocking each other down and charging about wildly? Before you go nuts trying to learn the language of football on your own, read Game-Day Goddess: Learning Football's Lingo to understand the game. Let this book familiarize you with the expressions the broadcasters use on TV and radio; grasp what's happening when those men on the field in striped shirts thrust their arms high above their heads. One hint. They're not beginning a cheer, such as the wave. Game-Day Goddess: Learning Football's Lingo documents the action you'll see on television or hear on the radio, or in the stands, and the essentials of the game. A handy reference covering the most important phrases and words used in today's game at the pro and college level, this concise dictionary features simple entries. With this resource, readers will never again be at a loss for the meaning of a football phrase or feel foolish because they don't know what's going on out on the field.
Autorenporträt
Suzy Beamer Bohnert is the author of many acclaimed books for readers. Her award-winners include "Game-Day Youth: Learning Baseball's Lingo," a Mom's Choice Award-winner for "Most Outstanding Nonfiction Children's Book"; "Game-Day Youth: Learning Basketball's Lingo," named Best Books for Teen Boys by the New Hampshire Library Media Association; "Game-Day Youth: Learning Football's Lingo," an Honorable Mention Award for nonfiction in the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards; and the "Game-Day Goddess Sports Series, 3-Volume Set," selected as Best Books for College Students by StudentAdvisor.com, a Washington Post Co. "Game-Day Goddess: Learning Baseball's Lingo," "Game-Day Youth: Learning Basketball's Lingo," "Game-Day Youth: Learning Baseball's Lingo," and "Game-Day Youth: Learning Football's Lingo" each won the Readers' Favorite Five-Star Award. The recipient of nineteen national awards for writing excellence, she lives in northern Virginia with her husband and family. Reach the author at suzybohnert.wix.com/gameday.