Unit 1 Sport History and Sport Sociology

Getting Ready

Text A Recreation and Leisure—the Current Scene

Text B A Brief History of the Ancient Olympic Games

Extended Reading Sports as Arts

Unit 2 Sport Coaching and Sport Science

Getting Ready

Text A History and Development of Sports Psychology

Text B TheValues of a Coaching Philosophy

Extended Reading Sports Power

Unit 3 Soccer

Getting Ready

Text A The Basics of Soccer

Text B Sportsmanship in Soccer

Extended Reading The Origins of Soccer

Unit 4 Basketball

Getting Ready

Text A The Game of Basketball

Text B History of Basketball

Extended Reading Michael Jordan

Unit 5 Volleyball

Getting Ready

Text A Fundamental Volleyball

Text B History of Volleyball

Extended Reading Volleyball:How High Can It Rise?

Unit 6 Tennis,Badminton and Table-Tennis

Getting Ready

Text A Learning from the Pros

Text B What is Badminton?

Extended Reading The Sport of Table-Tennis

Unit 7 Swimming and Diving

Getting Ready

Text A Swimming Rules

Text B Benefits of Swimming

Extended Reading The Origins of Diving

Unit 8 Gymnastics,Equestrian and Fencing

Getting Ready

Text A History and Values of Gymnastics

Text B The Origins of Fencing

Extended Reading Horse Files:Equestrian Vaulting

Unit 9 Baseball and American Football

Getting Ready

Text A American Football——Players,Touchdown,Field and Equipment

Text B Rules in Baseball

Extended Reading A Great Accident:The Birth of American Football

Unit 10 Winter Sports,Archery and Shooting

Getting Ready

Text A Archery—Basics and Equipment

Text B Outdoor Winter Sports

Extended Reading Championships of ISSF

Unit 11 Track and Field,Extreme Sports

Getting Ready

Text A Running Events

Text B Fundamentals of Discus Throw

Extended Reading BMX Riding

Unit 12 Sport and Literature

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