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High Tech Hot Shots: Careers in Sports Engineering

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I read this book for a research project I was doing at school. This gave excellent insight into the sports engineering industry. I had no idea how many opportunities there are in sports for engineers. The list of Web sites in the "Getting Started" chapter was very helpful and provided me with many outlets in the industry. I would definately reccomend this book to any student wanting to explor a sports or engineering career.

I'm an odd person to be writing this review, being that this is essentially a book about careers in sports. I mean, I have a high school varsity letter...in math. This being said, here is where I think that this book is an important read for many students. Everybody knows the old quote about doing what you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your whole life, right? I work with, jeez, it could be a thousand students a year, and many of the students I work with do not come from what many would call priviledged backgrounds, but so many have their hearts set on being sports stars -- hot shots. I would never want to shatter that dream, but by reading this book, they begin to get a glimpse that there are more ways to be in the sports world than as a pro level athlete. I mean, I lOVE climbing things and always have, and I am very happy that climbing is a major component of my work. Her example of the baseball bat designer who spends hours a day in batting cages, or the young woman scaling buildings, or the woman bicyclist who designs specialty womens' bikes -- perfect examples that can really broaden a kid's vision while not exploding their dream. Books like this one -- buy it not only for you, but make sure it is in your schools and libraries. This book could be a turning point in a student's life.