Sports Recreation Fads

Author : Frank Hoffmann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135894744
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sports & Recreation Fads written by Frank Hoffmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True to the spirit of the all-American athlete and our society's seemingly endless pursuit of and passion for leisure activities is Sports & Recreation Fads. This readable and fascinating reference book highlights some of the most notable as well as some long-forgotten pastimes and personalities. Sporting and recreation events have thrived in the United States for more than two centuries. Just about every sport and recreation embraced from Colonial America to the present has had its faddish aspects. The fascinating introduction provides a basic understanding of the importance of fads in the development of sports and recreation. No book on sports fads would be complete without several chapters on baseball, and this exciting volume is no different--Hank Aaron's 715th home run, baseball card collecting, Mark “the Bird” Fidrych's shining season with the Detroit Tigers, Bo Jackson's double career, Jackie Robinson's success in breaking the color barrier, and Pete Rose's gambling troubles--a true slice of Americana, the best and the worst of our favorite pastime! From the controversial people and events in professional athletics--Mohammed Ali, Joe Namath, Mike Tyson, the “battle of the sexes” between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, the “Black Sox Scandal,” and the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, to the heroes--Charles Atlas, Joe Louis, and Babe Ruth, Hoffmann and Bailey illustrate the often fickle and sometimes enduring interest that Americans have for sports figures and their games. This informative and entertaining book also examines our personal quest for fitness, our devotion to automobiling, and our love of games, including bridge, charades, crossword puzzles, Monopoly, Dungeons & Dragons, Scrabble, and Trivial Pursuit. Sports &Recreation Fads is a handy guide to our favorite leisure activities of the last 200 years.

Author : Jesse Frederick Steiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Americans at Play written by Jesse Frederick Steiner and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lamartine Pereira da Costa
Publisher : Meyer & Meyer Verlag
ISBN 13 : 1841260851
Total Pages : 793 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worldwide Experiences and Trends in Sport for All written by Lamartine Pereira da Costa and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2002 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collective volume contributes to a growing debate concerning the extent to which we are now living in a global society shaped by sport in addition to economy, technology and so on. It covers 36 countries from five continents, analyzed by 87 contributors, so it offers a large comparative study. It is also a data bank of national information resources for students, researchers, policy-makers, sports leaders and managers. By means of a standard framework used in all chapters, the collected data from national cases on history, management and culture of sport provide interpretations of marketing, sponsorship, finance, target groups, settings for activities, strategy of promotion and social changes as related to Sport for All. This cross-national approach seeks to offer adequate meaning to the practices of each country, stimulating further research on specific themes of physical activities for health and leisure, either in affluent or poor social conditions. The concluding chapter lays the groundwork of Sport for All.

Author : United States. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Outdoor Recreation Trends written by United States. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel D. McLean
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 9780763749590
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society written by Daniel D. McLean and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2008 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eighth Edition Of This Classic Textbook Continues To Provide A Detailed Overview Of The History, Developments, And Current Trends In Leisure Studies. It Has Been Heavily Revised To Reflect Recent Societal Changes And The Challenges That Face The Leisure-Services Industry In The 21St Century. Students Will Learn How Trends Such As Dramatic Shifts In Population Make-Up, The Impact Of Technology, And Marketing Affect Leisure-Service Systems And The Recreation And Park Professions. To Reflect These Trends, The Text Focuses On Ten Different Types Of Organizations, Ranging From Nonprofit Community Organizations Or Armed Forces Recreation To Sports Management And Travel And Tourism Sponsors.

Author : Human Kinetics (Organization)
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1450424171
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Recreation and Leisure written by Human Kinetics (Organization) and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2013 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, Second Edition, is a textbook designed for an initial undergraduate course in a recreation and leisure program. With its 21st-century views of recreation and leisure services, it incorporates indicators for future directions in the field and presents international perspectives as well as career opportunities in recreation and leisure. A new web resource is included.

Author : Paul de Knop
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780873227292
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worldwide Trends in Youth Sport written by Paul de Knop and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Worldwide Trends in Youth Sport, you'll find international perspectives on the structures, initiatives, trends, and dynamics of youth sport for ages 6 through 18." "Written and edited by noted researchers from around the globe, this reference is a collaborative effort of the Sport and Leisure Committee of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education. The book explores and compares youth sport in 20 countries with very different histories, socioeconomic contexts, political structures, and stages of development." "For each country, you'll learn about the organizational network of youth sport, the level of youth participation, dropout issues, problems in youth sport, youth sport promotional campaigns, and the future of youth sport."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the National Outdoor Recreation Trends Symposium II written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 1980 National Outdoor Recreation Trends Symposium written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Beth Allen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313068577
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sports, Exercise, and Fitness written by Mary Beth Allen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-03-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For reference librarians and researchers seeking information on sports and fitness, this guide is an important first stop. For collection development specialists, it is an invaluable selection guide. Allen describes and evaluates over 1,000 information sources on the complete spectrum of sports: from basketball, football, and hockey to figure skating, table tennis, and weight training. Focusing on English-language works published between 1990 and the present, the guide thoroughly covers traditional reference sources, such as encyclopedias and bibliographies, along with instructional sources in print formats, online databases, and Web sites. To enable users in search of information on specific sports or fitness activities, chapters are organized thematically, according to broad- type aquatic sports, nautical sports, precision and accuracy, racket sports, ice and snow sports, ball sports, cycling, and so on, with subcategories for such individual sports as soccer, golf, and yoga. Within these categories, works are further organized by type: reference, instructional, and Web sites.