Sports: The Complete Visual Reference

by François Fortin (Editor)

Sports is a comprehensive reference to 125 amateur and professional sports, featuring classic Olympic athletic events (track and field, aquatics, gymnastics, combat sports, and equestrian events), as well as team, individual and motor sports (boxing, hockey, tennis, skiing, soccer, basketball, and Formula 1). With one thousand annotated illustrations and four hundred color photographs, this book explains the games' history, rules, strategies, facilities and equipment. In addition, there are highlights of the greatest players from the past and present, analyses of changes in technology and comparisons of performance over the years. The presentation of the information is fascinating for browsers and fans. How big is a soccer pitch? What are the four types of tennis court surface? How do you throw the hammer? It is all here, plus three indices (terms, symbols and illustrations). Athlete profiles that list physical and mental requirements for each sport are invaluable guides for young athletes choosing a sport. For a full table of contents and sample page spreads, fireflybooks.com/books/sports.html

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction, Reference

380 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2000

Reviews

[Azmi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almost every sports, including many you may never heard of (did you know curling which was featured regularly in Pingu is a real sport?) are compiled in this piece. It contains introduction of each sports including:
- history
- techniques
- rules and law
- court/field/track explanation and variants
- equipments
- athlete's physical requirements
- successful sportsmen (women)

One particular good thing about this book is its glorious illustrations, which are delectable to stare.

Some types of sports featured are:
- track and field
- racquet sports
- ball sports
- combat sports
- motor sports
- weightlifting
- body building
- accuracy sports
- equestrian
- water sports
- cycling

The contents are interesting and in-depth for people looking just for introduction. Not sure who will need this, but whoever it is, (s)he better get this.