Encyclopaedia of Track and Field
Contents: 1. Track and field--an introduction. 2. Track events. 3. Field events. 4. Physical conditioning evaluation for athletics. 5. Nutritional needs of the athletes.
Track and Field of Athletics is considered to be the integral part of the Great Olympic Games started in the year 1896 in Athens (Greece). Athletics contains two major events viz., Track and Field. The sport of track and field athletics, in the form we recognise it today, dates back little more than a today, dates back little more than a century. But the roots of athletics history go back thousands of years. The equivalent of track and field events originated almost with the beginning of man. In order to survive, man had to be both a gymnast and a athlete; he should make his body more flexible and movable in order to earn his livelihood.
The present book entitled Encyclopaedia of Track and Field discusses all the aspects of Track and Field in detail with illustrations.
Hopefully, the present book of immensely useful for the professionals athletes, prospective coaches and students of Physical Education and Sports. (jacket)
Track and Field of Athletics is considered to be the integral part of the Great Olympic Games started in the year 1896 in Athens (Greece). Athletics contains two major events viz., Track and Field. The sport of track and field athletics, in the form we recognise it today, dates back little more than a today, dates back little more than a century. But the roots of athletics history go back thousands of years. The equivalent of track and field events originated almost with the beginning of man. In order to survive, man had to be both a gymnast and a athlete; he should make his body more flexible and movable in order to earn his livelihood.
The present book entitled Encyclopaedia of Track and Field discusses all the aspects of Track and Field in detail with illustrations.
Hopefully, the present book of immensely useful for the professionals athletes, prospective coaches and students of Physical Education and Sports. (jacket)
