Encyclopaedia of Women Sports

Contents: 1. Sports and women- an overview. 2. Contributions of women in sports. 3. Class management and organisation. 4. Some individual sports and women\'s participants: i. Badminton. ii. Gymnastics. iii. Golf. iv. Tennis. v. Track and field. 5. Some team sports and women\'s participants: i. Basketball. ii. Hockey. iii. Soccer. iv. Volleyball. 6. Body composition and characteristics of women sports person. 7. Women in sports. 8. Sociological aspects of women athletes.

"The present book entitled Encyclopaedia of Women Sports is the outcome of all the discussions, issues pertaining the women\'s sports. All the essential informations, issues etc., are being arranged in a critical manner and being written in simple colloquial English.

The present study is not exclusively about differences or similarities between women and men. It is a book on women living and playing in the sports environment, women sports psychology etc. This book will not give solutions to all problems, but it will identify them and endeavor to provide a better insight in the athletic potential of all women.

Hopefully, the present book will be very useful for the physical educators, coaches, female athletes, students and teachers of physical education and sports." (jacket)