Physical Education Reference Books

REF GV 341 .P49 Physical Education Index 1978-date. Subject index to domestic and foreign periodicals in “dance, health, physical education, physical therapy, recreation, sports, and sports medicine.” Issued quarterly with an annual cumulation, this index includes a book review section in the back of each index.

REF GV 567 .E56 1996 Levinson, David and Karen Christenson, editors. Encyclopedia of World Sport: from Ancient Times to the Present. This multi-volume guide covers approximately 300 sports from Chariot Racing to Football, American. Entries are divided into sections including a brief description of the sport, origins, events and competitions.
V. 1 - Acrobatics to Gymnastics
V. 2 - Handball to Rugby Union
V. 3 - Sailboarding to Yachting

REF GV 697.A1 B494 Porter, David L. Biographical Dictionary of American Sports. This set, comprehensive in the mainstream sports such as baseball, football and basketball, has tremendous holes in the lesser-followed sports such as horse racing or bowling. Multiple appendices, including: alphabetical by name, by sport, by birthplace, and also a cross-reference for maiden names of women athletes.
1988 - Outdoor Sports
1989 - Basketball and Other Indoor Sports
1992 - 1989-1992 Supplement for Baseball, Football, Basketball and Other Sports
1993 - Cumulative Index (prior volumes only)
1995 - 1992-1995 Supplement for Baseball, Football, Basketball and Other Sports

REF GV 721 .O53 v.1-24 The Olympic Century: the official history of the modern Olympic movement. Includes information on specific Olympic games. There is historical background and some biographical information.
Vol. 8 - Paris, 1924; St. Moritz, 1928
Vol. 11-13 - Berlin, 1936; The Cancelled Games of World War II; St. Moritz, 1948
Vol. 24 - Atlanta 1996; Nagano 1998.

REF GV 583 .S653 2002 Sports Business Directory Current info on: Leagues & associations; Teams; Media; Facilities; Events; etc.

REF GV 709 .I58 2000 v.1-3 International Encyclopedia of Women and Sport Includes; biographies, countries & regions, events, issues, medicine & health, sports & organizations.