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 Majority of the sport books
are in A-Z order at 795 Indoor and 796 Outdoor, e.g. Athletics at
796 ATH.
For books on the Human Body, see 612s e.g. Muscles & movement at
612.7
For general Health related issues, see 613s e.g. exercise 613.7,
drug abuse in sports 613.84
For sports people see 920s and their sport. |
BBC
Sport
All the action as it happens! |
BBC
Sports Academy
covers all the main sports. Plus, it has useful Learning
Centre pages, e.g. GCSE PE, where they highlight particularly useful sections
of the site. [NB A minor irritant: if it reverts to the BBC News pages, just
click on the back arrow and try again.] |
British Olympic Association
good for background information and the history of the Olympics. |
Department for culture, media and sport
has a very useful contacts & links section. |
Fact Monster - Sports
American focus but still useful useful. Clear, easy to understand
and packed with facts. |
Fitness
Partner Connection Jumpsite
Motivation for exercise and a variety of ways to get active are on
this American site. Keep an eye out for the activity calorie calculator
that works out how many calories you have worked off! |
Guardian Unlimited Sport
good, comprehensive newscoverage. |
S-Cool: GCSE PE
Help with your GCSE PE revision is available here - test yourself
on sample questions and print out the revision summary. Topics include
exercise and the body, sport organisations, sports psychology and
health and fitness. |
| Factors
affecting individual performance is part ofGCSE
PE from the Education Forum - useful lesson activities |
Sport England
Sports Council Site - useful. |
Sports
Coach UK
Sports coaching advice for professionals and students. The site has
a bulletin board and there is useful information for GCSE and A level
sports studies projects |
SportFocus
concentrates on UK based sport. It gives useful links to sports associations
etc The homepage is temporarily unavailable. |
TeachPe
is very useful for staff and students. It covers all aspects from
fun to 'A' Level. Try the interactive quizzes. |
UK Sport
is very useful, especially its
Links pages. |
The Virtual Library of Sport
Blocked by 'Bess', this is basically a HUGE portal site - truly excellent. You can access
almost any sport by Category
or by A to
Z and news, reviews etc |
The Virtual Library of Sport: UK Region
Blocked by 'Bess'but it does gives excellent UK sports coverage. |
Women's
Sports Foundation
"the only organisation in the UK that is
solely committed to improving and promoting opportunities for women
and girls in sport at every level". |
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BBC
Health
Health, fitness and nutrition information and advice. |
Fact
Monster - Body
Very useful. Clear, easy to understand and packed with facts. |
Gondar
Design: Biology
Excellent - comprehensive and informative. In particular:
• Aerobic
respiration
• Blood
• Heart
• Muscles |
Human
body - BBC Science
Descriptions of the human body with interactive diagrams. |
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