Sports
Definition/Scope Note:
Sports are part of every culture past and present, but each culture has its own definition of sports. The most useful definitions are those that clarify the relationship of sports to play, games, and contests.
Related Terms:
- Recreation
- Games
- Contest
- Basketball
- Badminton
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Tennis
Website/Online Sources:
Journal Articles:
- Developing Sport Psychology in a Girls' Sport Academy Curriculum / Lewis, Andrew
- Views of Students in the Department of Recreation and Sport Management on Distance Education / Herguner, Gulten
- The Importance of Physical Literacy for Physical Education and Recreation / Basoglu, Umut Davut
- E-Learning in Sports Education Institutions in Turkey / Aras, Emine; Karakaya, Yunus Emre
- The game insight group: A model for academic-industry partnerships for sports statistics innovation./ Kovalchik, Stephanie ; Reid, Machar ()
eBooks:
- Sport and Society : History, Power and Culture / Scambler, Graham
- Sports: The Ultimate Teen Guide / Gail Faye
- Sports Photography / HAMILTON, JOHN
- Sports Analytics : A Guide for Coaches, Managers, and Other Decision Makers / Benjamin C. Alamar http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&AN=607491&site=ehost-live
- Sports and Society / Witmer, Scott
Odilo:
- Science behind Soccer, Volleyball, Cycling, and other Popular Sports/ Stephanie Watson
- Antifascism, Sports, Sobriety, forging a Militant Working Class Culture/ Juluis Duetch
- Parenting your Superstar how to help your child balance Achievement and Happiness/ Dr. Bob Rotella
- The Science Behind Swimming, Diving, and other Water Sports/ Amanda Lanser
- https://delasalleph.odilo.us/info/science-behind-swimming-diving-and-other-water-sports-the-00330327
- Parenting your superstar how to help your child Balance Achievement and Balances/ Dr. Bob Rotella
Proquest:
- Extreme Sports: Board Sports/Celebrity Secrets: Extreme Sports People/Board Sports/ Chris Brown
- A History of Boxing in Mexico: Masculinity, Modernity, and Nationalism/ Kathleen M . McIntyre
- The relationship of sport participation to provision of sports facilities and socioeconomic status: a geographical analysis/ Rochelle M. Eime
- Olympic Sports: Combat Sports/Olympic Sports: Gymnastics/ Chris Brown
- Comparative Assessment the of Effectiveness of Sports Development in the Russian Regions on the Basis of DEA Method/ Yu A. Zelenkov