This comprehensive text offers fundamental information on forty-two different sports and recreational activities. Up-to-date material includes an overview of all aspects of the sport, including history, equipment, rules, fundamental skills, techniques, etiquette, strategy, teaching considerations, leadup games, and reference materials, including videos. This textbook can be used effectively by participants, instructors, and instructors-to-be.

New Features

• The chapter on mountaineering has been completely rewritten, and the chapter on rugby includes significant changes.
• All of the chapters have been updated to include the latest rules and regulations, new terminology, equipment, references, photos, and websites for each sport; current Olympic information has also been added.
• Chapter 2, "Health-Related Physical Fitness," now includes a new section on the measurement of physical activity.

1 Introduction
2 Health-Related Physical Fitness
3 Aerobic Dance (Group Exercise)
4 Archery
5 Backpacking
6 Badminton
7 Basketball
8 Bicycling
9 Bowling
10 Dance: Concert and Recreational Forms
11 Disc Sports: Ultimate and Disc Golf
12 Fencing
13 Field Hockey
14 Golf
15 Gymnastics and Tumbling
16 In-Line Skating
17 Jogging and Walking
18 Karate
19 Kayaking and Canoeing
20 Lacrosse
21 Mountaineering
22 Orienteering
23 Pickle-ball
24 Racquetball, Paddleball, and Handball
25 Rugby
26 Self-Defense
27 Skiing: Alpine
28 Skiing: Cross-Country
29 Skin and Scuba Diving'
30 Soccer
31 Softball (Slow Pitch)
32 Speedball
33 Springboard and Platform Diving
34 Swimming
35 Table Tennis
36 Team Handball
37 Tennis
38 Touch Football and Flag Football
39 Track and Field
40 Volleyball
41 Water Polo
42 Weight Training
43 Wrestling
Appendix A: Miscellaneous Field and Court Dimensions
Appendix B: Metric and English Equivalents
Appendix C: Video Sources