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Information
of Interest to Students
ESPN.com
ESPN is one of the sports industry's powerhouses, and its website is
correspondingly comprehensive, packed with news as soon as it happens.
Major and college sports are well represented here; the NFL, NBA, NHL,
golf, major league baseball, auto racing, college football and basketball,
soccer and tennis, to name just a few. Less visible sports are covered
too: minor league baseball and hockey, extreme sports and Canadian football,
for example. There are standings, statistics, features, columns, special
sections, broadcast listings, and much more.
http://espn.go.com/
Information
of Interest to Teachers
AAHPERD
Site for the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance.
http://www.aahperd.org/
NetSweat.com
This fitness portal features a comprehensive set of links, in categories
ranging from academic sites to endurance training to outdoor sports
to nutrition and weight loss. There is also a section devoted to sites
that can help you with a fitness plan, and areas that focus on fitness
message boards, health and fitness news, sporting goods, men's health
and more.
http://www.netsweat.com/
Human
Kinetics
This clearinghouse for physical education information is geared toward
educators and professionals. Visit academic/professional gateways in
fields such as athletic training and sports rehabilitation, coaching
or strength training; within each area you'll find news, career information,
related journals and information on conferences and associations. There's
an event calendar, sports and fitness resources in the form of books,
videos and other products, and more. You also can visit related sites
such as the American Sport Education Program, the American Fitness Alliance
and the American Master Teacher Program.
http://www.humankinetics.com/
The
Physician and Sportsmedicine Online
Physician and Sportsmedicine is a clinical sports medicine journal,
and you can get the current issue's cover story at this site, as well
as access to past issues dating from 1996. There's an index for all
issues, as well as a search feature. Elsewhere on the site are personal
health articles for a variety of topics (allergies, nutrition, women's
health) as well as directories and links to other Web resources.
http://www.physsportsmed.com/
Coaching
Science Abstracts
The site's creator, a professor at San Diego State, writes, "These
abstracts interpret research articles for practicing coaches and others
interested in applied sport science." Get the current issue, or
browse a list of back issues to read about subjects such as altitude
training, fuel and ergogenic aids, psychological activity in sport,
the female athlete and more. Also available at the site is the Swimming
Science Journal.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/coachsci/index.htm
PELINKS4U
This is an invaluable source of physical education materials. Consisting
mostly of original content, this site provides information in several
categories including, elementary PE, coaching and sports, fitness health
and nutrition, olympics and olympism, and women and sports. The site
also features current PE news, a discussion forum, and PE related books.
http://www.pelinks4u.org/
PE
Central
This site contains information for the Physical Education professional
including lesson ideas, assessment methods, links to other quality sites,
a job board, and a store for purchasing books, music, and other PE related
tools. Informative articles discuss adapted physical education, creating
a positive learning environment, and other issues helpful to PE instructors.
http://www.pecentral.org/
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