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Exercise and Sports Science Subject Guide

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Some subject headings used for this discipline are listed below. For additional headings, refer to the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes located behind the Reference Desk.

  • Coaching
  • Exercise--Physiological aspects
  • Physical education and training
  • Physical fitness

Internet Sites

Sports & Fitness
CNN/Sports Illustrated Online  
The Coaching Corner Contains information and resources on the basics of 4 different sports (baseball, soccer, basketball, and football), skills & drills, team strategies and bulletin boards as well as tips from experts and other youth team coaches.
ESPN Check out the latest on your favorite sport. Whether it's soccer or football, golf or basketball, this site will keep you up to date.
The Fitness Partner Connection Jumpsite!  

Intute: Health & Life Sciences

Is a website dedicated to provide resources for research and education in any of the health and life sciences including medicine, allied health, and veterinary medicine.

National Standards for Physical Education

From The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
NCAA This is the official Web site of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Official Site of the Olympic Movement Includes information on sports, athletes, news, and historical and future Olympic Games.
Scholarly Sports Sites Was compiled by Gretchen Ghent from the University of Calgary. It includes links to various professional associations, conferernces, databases, and online periodicals.
Sports-Reference.com Provides historical and up-to-date information and statistics on individual team players, teams and leagues. Baseball, football and basketball are covered from their inception to present.
TAHPERD Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (TAHPERD) is a not-for-profit professional association. This Texas-based association includes professional and students members serving education from kindergarten through college.

Yahoo - Fitness

 
Yahoo - Sports  
Health
American College of Sports Medicine: Health and Physical Activity Reference Database This site focuses on providing free access to materials about the relationship between health and excercise. You will find citations to books, book chapters, and articles.

Alternative Health News Online

 
Healthfinder Developed for consumers by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies. Provides links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.
HealthWeb  
JAMA & Archives From the American Medical Association
Mayo Clinic Search for information about specific diseases or conditions, recommended treatments, drugs, and healthy living. Includes links to health-related calculators.

National Center for Health Statistics

 
National Institutes of Health  
National Institute for Mental Health  
Oncolink An execellent general site on cancer and related information.
PubMed Search the National Library of Medicine's database to obtain citations to articles in medical journals.

WebMD Health

Provides objective, trustworthy, and timely health information

About the Department

Exercise and Sport Science Department (ESS)

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