The Role of Anatomy in Physical Education

"Knowledge of anatomy plays a vital part in physical education. To be able to prescribe exercise for the growth and maturation of the human body, it is necessary to understand the relationship between bone, legament, muscle etc, and their important role in the cultivation and maintenance of correct body balance. It has been rightly said that the student and teacher of physical education is essentially a scientist.

Objective of this books is the selection of the essays on the subject written by competent and highly qualified scholars. The selection is also aimed at providing the students and teachers some of the rare material on the subject." (jacket)