{"product_id":"its-a-numbers-game-soccer-the-math-behind-the-perfect-goal-the-game-winning-save-and-so-much-more-hardcover","title":"It's a Numbers Game! Soccer: The Math Behind the Perfect Goal, the Game-Winning Save, and So Much More! - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Buckley Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrab your soccer ball and calculator and get ready to delve into the numbers and math behind the world's most popular sport.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you call it soccer or football, \"the beautiful game\" wouldn't be the popular game it is without numbers. From the clock counting up the seconds to positioning your feet at the right angle for the perfect dribble, this book reveals the ways digits and math are part of the game. Read about soccer greats from all over the world racking up points, championships, and even Olympic medals. Learn how goalies use geometry to guard the net and check out cool graphics that show the probability that a goalie will be able to stop a penalty kick. Soccer fans everywhere will get a kick out of this number-focused look at the game, jam-packed with sports trivia, awesome photos, and fun activities at the end of every chapter.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAMES BUCKLEY, JR. is the author of more than 100 books for young readers on basketball, baseball, football, soccer, and more. A former editor at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and NFL Publishing, he is also the author of the top-selling annual \u003ci\u003eScholastic Year in Sports.\u003c\/i\u003e In the non-sports world, he has written a dozen titles in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling Who Was...? biography series. Buckley lives in Santa Barbara where he runs the Shoreline Publishing Group, a leading producer of nonfiction for kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.9 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979106222381,"sku":"9781426339233","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/XODIvub26r9781426339233.webp?v=1775819018","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/its-a-numbers-game-soccer-the-math-behind-the-perfect-goal-the-game-winning-save-and-so-much-more-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}