A jogging trail with exercise stations (parcours) in the forty acres next to an elementary school is used for physical fitness and leisurely walks. (MJB)

Tips are given by an experienced leader on how to plan an evening of square dancing. (MJB)

This article contains an overview of the indoor racquet club as a construction trend, describes the playing opportunities of an average city, and examines closely a successful multipurpose racquet club. (MJB)

Year-round aquatic facilities are contained in the El Paso, Texas, indoor swimming pool described by the author; three more are proposed for the city. (MJB)

The Parks and Recreation Department of Montgomery, Alabama, has developed a five-field softball complex as part of a growing community park with facilities for camping, golf, aquatics, tennis, and picnicking. (MJB)

The Richmond Volleyball Association is an example of a meaningful sports program offered to urban school children and developed as a result of individual physical education student interest. (MJB)

If a recreation program is to serve all the children in a community, creative alternatives must be provided for the children interested in both people and activity, yet disinterested in competitive sports. (MM)

Several Nebraska communities have recently completed innovative recreation complexes, using a variety of funding sources. (MJB)

A collection of eight articles explains that swimming is but one of the many aquatic sports that can take place in a swimming pool and that aquatic education is becoming an integral part of physical education programs. (MM)

New Zealanders place equal emphasis on work and leisure time activities and hobbies. (JD)

Cultural change is reflected in the decreasing use and funding of municipal recreation parks and the growing popularity of "Theme Parks" such as Disneyland. (JD)

Specific suggestions which could be made by a community education office for cooperative arrangements between the local school district and the parks and recreation departments include: (1) providing space; (2) sharing staff and equipment; and (3) coordinating the local school district's organized sports program. (JN)

Competency in athletic coaching has been a professional concern for many years. In the future, the coach in training will be held accountable for demonstrating a measure of proficiency in performing essential competencies. Athletics may be restructured to achieve more cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning. (JN)

Several aspects for the evaluation of leisure programs are addressed: theoretical frameworks for evaluation; practical rationales for instituting the evaluation process; information about evaluation for persons with varying abilities and needs; and processes for the evaluation of outdoor recreation programs and public leisure sports. (CJ)