This comprehensive text offers fundamental information on forty-two different sports and recreational activities. Up-to-date material includes an overview of all aspects of the sport, including history, equipment, rules, fundamental skills, techniques, etiquette, strategy, teaching considerations, leadup games, and reference materials, including videos. This textbook can be used effectively by participants, instructors, and instructors-to-be.

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Offers complete coverage of all major sports, a year-end summary of each sport, articles on and profiles of the year's outstanding moments and personalities, a list of records and awards, and dramatic photographs. Original.

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An annual publication for discerning sports fans, this volume includes a detailed chronology and year-end summary for seventeen major sports, complete statistics for each team or player, a complete list of awards, and more than 140 photographs. Original. (view table of contents)

An outstandingcollection of sports writing by a distinguished sports journalist presents a variety of pieces--first published in GQ, The National, and Esquire--including profiles of such famous personalities as Tiger Woods and Magic Johnson, portraits of lesser known sports figures, and anecdotes and accounts from the world of sports. Original. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Providing a complete review of the year in sports, this authoritative reference provides statistical reports, photographs, histories, previews, and special features on the world's major sports

Providing a complete review of the year in sports, this authoritative reference provides statistical reports, photographs, histories, previews, and special features on the world's major sports

Providing a complete review of the year in sports, this authoritative reference provides statistical reports, photographs, histories, previews, and special features on the world's major sports (view table of contents)

This text integrates the traditional presentation of history and philosophy with the expanding career opportunities now available within this dynamic field. The text covers the nature, scope, philosophy, history, and scientific foundations of physical education and sport. Preparation for a diversity of careers in the field is emphasized, including areas such as teaching, coaching, exercise leadership, athletic training, sport management, and sport media. Issues, challenges, and the future of physical education and sport are also addressed.

Covering more than twenty major sports with stats, records, and probing essays from the nation's top sports writers, this fan's guide to the wide world of sports offers player photographs and profiles, hard facts, normalization tables, trivia, cross-era player analysis, anecdotes, quotes, and and a complete update of the year's key sporting events. Original. 100,000 first printing.

Some of America's leading celebrities, politicians, and businesspeople offer personal accounts of how a love of sports and their participation in a variety of sports shaped and influenced their lives, in an inspirational collection that features reminiscences by Henry Kissinger, Gerald Ford, John Kerry, Robin Williams, Jack Welch, and others. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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Product Description: Sports is a comprehensive reference to 125 amateur and professional sports, featuring classic Olympic athletic events (track and field, aquatics, gymnastics, combat sports, and equestrian events), as well as team, individual and motor sports (boxing, hockey, tennis, skiing, soccer, basketball, and Formula 1)...read more

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