Contains signed 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.
Contains knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement studies, sport history, and sport sociology synthesised in 450 comprehensive illustrated articles.
More than 3,000 historical, regional, traditional and international sports.
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, ...
Contains knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement studies, sport history, and sport sociology synthesised in 450 comprehensive illustrated articles.
More than 3000 historical, regional, traditional and international sports.
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 ...
Provides an encyclopedic look at world sports, including equipment used, how each sport is played, and the history of each sport.
From personal factors to situational factors influencing performance to specific psychological techniques for enhancing performance, this work provides comprehensive coverage of the field via approximately 350 to 400 signed entries.
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.