Sports

Activities governed by rules or customs, often undertaken competitively, usually involving physical exertion and skill.

Sub-headings:

Aerial Sports

Animal Sports

Auto Racing & Road Sports

Baseball & Softball

Basketball

Combat Sports

Martial arts, etc.

Court & Racquet Sports

Cycling

Field Sports

Football (American) & Rugby

Games that involve kicking and throwing an oblong ball so as to cause it to touch the ground at the far end of the playing area.

Golf

Hockey

Olympic Games

Other Sports

Shooting Sports

Soccer

"Association football," known as "football" in many parts of the world; the game that involves kicking a black-and-white round ball and attempting to send it into a goal defended by an opponent.

Sports Blogs

Coverage of big-name and college sports teams as well as journals written by coaches and managers. Includes blogs by sports fans as well as athletes.

Sports News

Throwing Sports

Track & Field

Water Sports

Winter Sports

Resources in this category:

Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
http://www.la84foundation.org/

"The Amateur Athletic Foundation (AAF) is a private non-profit institution endowed with Southern California's share of the surplus funds generated by 1984 Olympic Games. The AAF was established to manage that endowment for the benefit of youth sports throughout Southern California. Located in the historic Britt House since 1985, the AAF has committed more than $60 million in behalf of its mission." This site provides links to information regarding grants, programs, collections, membership, a newsletter and research efforts.

America WALKs
http://www.americawalks.org/

"America WALKs is a national coalition of walking advocacy groups dedicated to promoting livable communities where people walk because it's a realchoice. Our mission is to foster the development of community-based walking advocacy groups, and to educate and inform the public about the benefits of walking, in order to improve conditions for walking. "

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
http://www.aahperd.org/

"For more than 100 years, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD) has promoted quality education programs to improve Americans' total health and fitness. Specifically, AAHPERD, through its six national and six district associations along with the Research Consortium, promotes and supports creative and health-enhancing lifestyles to ensure quality programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance, and sport, and to provide members with professional development opportunities to enhance their knowledge, skills, and professional practices." Find out about AAHPERD programs at this site, the national convention, publications and products, or visit web pages for its national associations.

American Running Association
http://www.americanrunning.org/

"The American Running Association is a non-profit, educational association of runners and medical professionals dedicated to promoting running nationwide. For over 30 years, the American Running Association and its professional division, the American Medical Athletic Association, have provided information and support to runners nationwide. All proceeds support the association?s mission." The site has information about membership, association programs, and books and brochures. There is also a collection of online articles available on running and general health issues.

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
http://www.cces.ca/

"Strives for a fair and ethical sport system by promoting drug-free sport, equity, fair play, safety and non-violence." Site contains information on the organization and its programs, in English and French.

Fifty-Plus Fitness Association
http://www.50plus.org/

"Fifty-Plus is an international organization devoted to information about, motivation toward, and participation in exercise and fitness while aging." You can find news, a calendar of events, links to health and senior sites, and the results of health studies.

Melpomene Institute
http://www.melpomene.org/

The Melpomene Institute is a "nonprofit research organization in the United States devoted to women's health and physical activity." This site provides links to information regarding events, research, resources, products and membership. It sponsors seminars on girls, athletics and self-esteem, menopause, exercise and pregnancy.

National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
http://nacda.cstv.com/

"NACDA, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, is the professional association for more than 5,100 college athletics directors, assistants and conference administrators at more than 1,500 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. It provides educational opportunities and serves as a vehicle for networking and the exhange of information to others in the college sports profession."

The National Athletic Trainers' Association
http://www.nata.org/

"The NATA is the professional association of athletic trainers. Athletic Training is an allied health profession, recognized by the American Medical Association. Athletic Trainers are primarily involved in the domains of Prevention, Evaluation, Recognition, Management, and Rehabilitation of athletic injuries and conditions. This site gives basic information about the NATA, Athletic Training, and links for topics of interest in the athletic training/sports medicine field."

National Collegiate Athletic Association
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal

Official web site of the NCAA. Contains an explanation of the NCAA and its role in supervising college athletics in the United States, an e-mail directory of NCAA personnel by topic, and news and results from NCAA sanctioned competitions in numerous sports.

National High School Athletic Coaches Association
http://www.hscoaches.org/

"For over 30 years, we have focused on educating, recognizing, and supporting high school coaches, and best of all, we are governed by people like you - the front-line high school coach." Information about association membership and the annual convention are available here. You can also view selected newsletter clips.