Unit 1 Sport History and Sport Sociology 1
Getting Ready 1
Text A Recreation and Leisure—the Current Scene 3
Text B A Brief History of the Ancient Olympic Games 11
Extended Reading Sports as Arts 14
Unit 2 Sport Coaching and Sport Science 17
Getting Ready 17
Text A History and Development of Sports Psychology 19
Text B TheValues of a Coaching Philosophy 28
Extended Reading Sports Power 32
Unit 3 Soccer 35
Getting Ready 37
Text A The Basics of Soccer 45
Text B Sportsmanship in Soccer 45
Extended Reading The Origins of Soccer 49
Unit 4 Basketball 55
Getting Ready 55
Text A The Game of Basketball 57
Text B History of Basketball 66
Extended Reading Michael Jordan 70
Unit 5 Volleyball 73
Getting Ready 73
Text A Fundamental Volleyball 76
Text B History of Volleyball 88
Extended Reading Volleyball:How High Can It Rise? 91
Unit 6 Tennis,Badminton and Table-Tennis 95
Getting Ready 95
Text A Learning from the Pros 97
Text B What is Badminton? 105
Extended Reading The Sport of Table-Tennis 109
Unit 7 Swimming and Diving 115
Getting Ready 115
Text A Swimming Rules 117
Text B Benefits of Swimming 125
Extended Reading The Origins of Diving 130
Unit 8 Gymnastics,Equestrian and Fencing 133
Getting Ready 133
Text A History and Values of Gymnastics 135
Text B The Origins of Fencing 143
Extended Reading Horse Files:Equestrian Vaulting 147
Unit 9 Baseball and American Football 151
Getting Ready 151
Text A American Football——Players,Touchdown,Field and Equipment 153
Text B Rules in Baseball 164
Extended Reading A Great Accident:The Birth of American Football 168
Unit 10 Winter Sports,Archery and Shooting 173
Getting Ready 173
Text A Archery—Basics and Equipment 176
Text B Outdoor Winter Sports 185
Extended Reading Championships of ISSF 189
Unit 11 Track and Field,Extreme Sports 195
Getting Ready 195
Text A Running Events 197
Text B Fundamentals of Discus Throw 205
Extended Reading BMX Riding 209
Unit 12 Sport and Literature 213
References 223