Author : Nathan Aaseng
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781560069607
Examines the origin of track and field, traces the evolution of the rules, strategy, philosophy of the game, and the people who participate.
Author : Ellery Harding Clark
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 15,71 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Athletics
ISBN :
Author : Gerald Lawson
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780880116794
A complete account of the sport's all-time fastest, highest, and strongest performances
Author : Joseph L. Rogers
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 35,34 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780880116046
Variant title : USA Track and Field. From USA Track & Field, Inc.
Author : Gerald A. Carr
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,73 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780736000086
Each event includes safety suggestions, teaching steps and drills, common errors and corrections, assessment and suggested performance standards.
Author : Joseph M. Turrini
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0252077075
Combining social and institutional history and incorporating the recollections of the athletes and meet directors on the front lines, The End of Amateurism in Track and Field shows how the athletes thoroughly transformed their sport to end the amateur system in the early 1990s---changes that allowed the athletes to market their potential, drastically increase their earning possibilities, and improve their quality of life. --
Author : American Sport Education Program
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,83 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780736069144
Written by the American Sport Education Program in conjunction with Matt Lydum and other experts from Hersheys Track & Field Games and USA Track & Field, Coaching Youth Track & Field is the only resource available today aimed at coaches of athletes ages 14 and under. Coaching Youth Track & Field includes activities specifically designed for young track and field athletes and fundamentals of all of the events in track and field (USATF and Hersheys Track and Field Games). Coaching Youth Track & Fields 73 activities and 32 age-specific coaching tips are sure to jump-start your planning and practices and help you overcome any hurdle encountered during the season. Plus, sequenced and specific chapters help you learn, retain, and reference in a flash. Endorsed by USATF and named the official handbook of Hersheys Track & Field Games, this book a must-read as you prepare to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of coaching young athletes.
Author : Roberto L. Quercetani
Publisher : Sep Editrice Srl
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 14,17 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9788887110340
Track and Field Athletics is the most universally known and practised of all sports. Its modern forms first emerged for the most part around 1860 in Great Britain and USA. Its coming of age was accelerated with the revival of the Olympic Games (Athens 1896) and the foundation of the IAAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation) in Berlin, 1913. The latter is the governing body of the sport with over 200 affiliated countries, still with the same letterhead which now stands for International Association of Athletics Federations. Long distance running has always been a very important section of the sport. This book recounts the history of the two longest distances on the track programme - 5000 and 10000 metres. Each chapter covers a given period and brings back to life the outstanding figures in their multiform human, competitive and technical aspects. Women's long distance running has a relatively short history which is also related in detail. As in most of RLQ's works, throughout the book one finds interesting asides devoted to sundry episodes emanating from the myriad of aspects of this most varied of sports.
Author : Peter Matthews
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,63 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0810867818
While the earliest evidence of organized running can be traced back to Egypt in 3800 BCE, the modern sport of track and field evolved from rural games and church and folk festivals, and rules were drawn up in the final quarter of the 19th century in those advanced societies where enough people had the leisure time to indulge their fancies. Today, in addition to the running events, track and field includes such events as the high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, javelin, hammer, and decathlon. The Historical Dictionary of Track and Field covers the history of this sport through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on key figures, places, competitions, and governing bodies within the sport. This book is an excellent access point for researchers, students, and anyone wanting to know more about the history of track and field.
Author : Daniel Bell
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1476615276
The Olympic Games, revived in 1896, are the most well known international multisport gathering--but since 1896, hundreds of other competitions based on the Olympic Games model have been established whose histories have not been well documented. The Encyclopedia of International Games captures (in one alphabetical sequence) the histories of these games, many of them for the first time. The work includes major regional events such as the African, Asian, Arab, South Pacific, and Pan American Games; competitions such as the Indian Ocean Island Games, Arctic Winter Games, Island Games, and Games of the Small Countries of Europe; specific populations or professions such as the North American Indigenous Games, Maccabiah Games, World Military Games, World Police and Fire Games, and World Medical and Health Games; and Special Olympics, the Paralympics, games for the blind, and other regional games. Eight appendices, notes, bibliography, index.
