Contains essays concerning various sports or sports topics, from acrobatics to yachting, giving both American and international coverage
"Covers the whole world of sport, from major professional sports and sporting events to community and youth sport, as well as the business of sports and key social issues"--Provided by publisher.
The third edition brings the study of sports into the 21st century by integrating Berkshire's past work on women's sports and extreme sports intoa complete sporting library.
More than 3,000 historical, regional, traditional and international sports.
Encyclopedia of World Sports
Contains knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement studies, sport history, and sport sociology synthesised in 450 comprehensive illustrated articles.
This individual difference will affect both physiological and psychological responses to athletic performance. ... Further reading Hardy, L., Jones, G. and Gould, D. (1996) Understanding Psychological Preparation For Sport, ch.
Formatted with a ribbon bookmark and lightly padded cover, My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sports features everything from obscure rules and strange equipment, to moments of triumph and sporting events like the World Cup, Super Bowl, ...
Bringing together preeminent international researchers, emerging scholars and practitioners, Paul M. Pedersen presents the comprehensive Encyclopedia of Sport Management, offering detailed entries for the critical concepts and topics in the ...
More than 3000 historical, regional, traditional and international sports.
Text and more than 150 photos profile more than eighty-five international sports in alphabetical order, describing their equipment, events, and history.