The sports book : the sports, the rules, the tactics, the techniques/

STUBBS Ray

The sports book : the sports, the rules, the tactics, the techniques/ Ray Stubbs - London : Dorling Kindersley, 2007 - 448 p. : col. ill.

As the title implies this book covers a very wide range of sports (including for example Sepak Takraw, snowmobiling, free diving, white water rafting). Sports are arranged by categories: athletics, gymnastics, team sports, water sports etc. For each sport there is an overview, rules and scoring, guide to special clothing or equipment, methods of play, tactics and techniques, plus some statistics. All entries have full colour illustrations. At the front of the book is a short section on all of the Olympic Games from Athens 1896 to the winter Olympics at Turin 2006, also briefly mentions the Paralympics.

1405317787 (hbk) : 20.00 GBP


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