The Young Track and Field Athlete: A Young Enthusiast's Guide to Track and Field Athletics (Young Enthusiast Series) - Softcover

Colin Jackson

9780789404749: The Young Track and Field Athlete: A Young Enthusiast's Guide to Track and Field Athletics (Young Enthusiast Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789404745 ISBN 13: 9780789404749

Publisher: Dk Pub, 1996

Provides an overview of track-and-field events, along with step-by-step photographic sequences that demonstrate key techniques and skills

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From Booklist:

Gr. 4^-7. Children who wish to become track-and-field athletes will find this book, written by a hurdler, invaluable. Focusing on the sequenced photographs of young boys and girls as they execute each event, the text clearly and concisely explicates the correct, essential technique for every move. Especially noteworthy are the necessary conditioning exercises that will help children improve their stamina and strength and avoid injury. In addition, since almost all the photographs are of average elementary-school-age boys and girls and one even highlights the paralympic games, children themselves will realize that the sport is attainable by almost everyone. The book also covers a brief history of track-and-field sports, as well as information on equipment and competition rules. The final two-page spread combines all the individual events to describe the decathlon and the heptathlon, an especially nice finale in this, the year of the Atlanta Olympics. Frances Bradburn

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6?Jackson combines excellent-quality full-color photographs and a supportive text to outline the preparation for and execution of a number of track-and-field events. The descriptions are clear and accurate with step-by-step diagrams of youngsters performing the skills. Some pages seem busy, but beginners will benefit from the detail. World record holders are shown competing in heptathlon and decathlon events. Vocabulary terms are defined within the text. This attractive, oversized title can be enjoyed for the pictures or for the information.?Janice C. Hayes, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreeboro
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