This textbook on track and field organization and administration is directed toward the college physical education student and the track coach interested in technical, in-depth material. Each event is discussed under appropriate areas of physical categorization, with analysis of basic, biomechanical aspects of the activity. Line drawings and…

Designed as a guide to aid the National Collegiate Athletic Association membership and others who must relate measurement of distances, weights, and volumes to athletic activity, this document presents diagrams of performance areas with measurements delineated in both imperial and metric terms. Illustrations are given for baseball, basketball,…

Long distance running competition for visually handicapped or blind children provides them with physical exercise as well as confidence, and is a sport they can continue into adulthood. (JD)

Differences in achievement motivation and sex-role orientation between female athletes and nonathletes were assessed using Mehrabian's Scale of Achieving Tendency and the Bem Sex-Role Inventory. Athletes exhibited higher achievement motivation. Also, high achievement motivation was related to androgynous and masculine sex roles. (Author/CM)

The utilization of a portable minicomputer for the administration of scoring a decathlon competition has proved to be accurate and effective. (JD)

Describes a training program based on number crunching that helps runners improve their performance. Includes a student activity sheet. (YDS)

Presents an activity that led to the discovery of the role of ratios and percentages in discussions about triple-jump performances, and a range of tasks that provide important information about students' understanding of key mathematical concepts. (ASK)

Adventure racing is a multidisciplinary endurance test completed in teams. There seem to be many benefits in using an adventure race as part of a physical education curriculum. The races can also be linked to many national physical education standards. Adventure Racing C.O.R.E. uses the basic ideas of adventure racing and can be done at any school…

Track and field coaching is considered an art embodying three sciences--physiology, psychology, and dynamics. It is the area of dynamics, the branch of physics that deals with the action of force on bodies, that is central to this book. Although the book does not cover the entire realm of dynamics, the laws and principles that relate directly to…

An Olympic coach shares training strategies for the 440 yard relay. (MJB)

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate procedures to teach four moderately and severely mentally retarded students the standing long jump and the 50-yard dash, using task analysis and a training package of prompts and response consequences. Results showed acquisition and maintenance of the two athletic skills. (Author/CL)

A conceptual framework for developing track and field programs in public schools is related. The framework consists of three phases of experiences: a fundamental movement phase, an athletic form phase which emphasizes action possibilities based on personal striving, and a final phase with a dual focus (health and sport skills/strategies). (IAH)

This article discusses the problems encountered in translating athletic terminology, and deals specifically with the French and English vocabulary for track and field. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

The prevention of injuries and control of hazards in individual and dual sports is outlined. A separate chapter is devoted to each of twelve sports: archery, bowling, equitation, golf, gymnastics, marksmanship, track and field, weight training and weight lifting, fencing, racquet sports, judo, and wrestling. (MM)

Track and field activities involve the basic skills of running, jumping, and throwing. With the exception of the relays, all of the events are individual and self-testing in nature, and demand ample opportunity for practice. Track and field is often considered a team sport, since the individuals involved belong to a team and their wins are…