Competitive Sports

Fitness: K-12 TLC Guide Health and Physical Education: K-12 TLC Guide Human Growth Hormone: K-12 TLC Guide Performance Enhancing Drugs: K-12 TLC Guide

Olympic Games: K-12 TLC Guide

American Sports Figures: K-12 TLC Guide Title IX: K-12 TLC Guide Women in Sports: K-12 TLC Guide

Kids in Sports
Broadcasters and Journalists, News
Sports Medicine

Games and Hobbies

Alpine Skiing
Archery
Auto Racing
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Biathlon
Bobsledding
Bowling
Boxing
Canoeing/Kayaking
Cheerleading
Chess
Cricket
Cross-Country Skiing
Curling
Cycling
Distance Running

Dog sledding
Fencing
Field Hockey
Figure Skating
Football
Freestyle Skiing
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Horse Racing
Ice Hockey
Luge
Martial Arts
Motorcycle Racing
Nordic Combined
Rodeo
Roller Skating
Rowing

Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Skiing
Snowboarding
Snowshoe Racing
Soccer
Softball
Speed Skating
Speedboat Racing
Surfing
Swimming & Diving
Table Tennis
Tennis
Track & Field
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling

Study Aids

Competitive Sports

Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles.
BallParks.com.
Black Hoosiers' Sports Heritage, The Indiana Humanities Council.
BLS Career Information, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CollegeTermPapers.com.
Deutsche Welle:
- East Germany's Doping Program Casts Long Shadow Over Victims.
- Germany's Elite Schools Nurture Sports Stars in the Making.
Drugs and Athletes: K-12 TLC Guide.

How Stuff Works:
- Lawn Striping: Creating Patterns on Athletic Fields.
- Retractable Stadium Roofs.
Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Jetlag Affects the Performance of Your Favorite Teams, A Moment of Science.
MathLand Archives, Mathematical Association of America:
- Cracking the Myth of Ball Control.
- Toward a Fairer Expansion Draft.
Milwaukee Turnerbund: K-12 TLC Guide.

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
My Hero.
National Association of Secondary School Principals:
- Logo Larceny.
The National Institute for Fitness and Sport:

Home Page.
White River State Park.

National Public Radio:
- The 20th Century in Sports (audio: 4:19).
- ACL Knee Operation (audio: 4:00).
- Adidas, Puma Break From Rivalry for a Day.
- Ancient Mongolian Competition Ties Past To Present.
- Artificial Turf (audio: 4:00).
- And the Crowd Goes Wild (audio: 7:20).
- The Decline of Sportsmanship (audio: 5:30).
- Do Random Tests Keep Teen Athletes Off Steroids?
- East German Athlete Doping Trial (audio: 3:31).
- Ethnic Objections to Sports Logos (audio: 6:43).
- Ex-College Stars Seek a Piece of the NCAA's Billions.
- High Altitude Training (audio: 5:15).
- Jock Jams: Defining the Soundtrack for Sports.
- Knee Surgery Looks No Better Than Therapy for Torn ACL.
- More Sleep Could Improve Athletics, Academics.
- New Style Coaching/Management (audio: 2:42).
- Old-Time Biathlon (audio: 4:00).
- Pickle Juice for Athletes (audio: 2:45).
- Sports Agents (audio: 4:00).
- Sports Tickets (audio: 4:00).
- Tony Hawk: From Skateboard Misfit to CEO.
- Unionizing College Athletes (audio: 3:45).
- Video Games and Their Evolution into a New Breed of Spectator Sport.
- Wheelchair Athletes (audio: 3:30).
- Women's Professional Sports (audio: 3:30).
NCAA.
On-This-Day:
- 09/07/1979: ESPN Debuts on Cable.
Science of Sports, PBS.
Sports in Japan, Schauwecker's Guide to Japan.
Sports Illustrated for Kids.
Sports Media.
Sports News, Scores and Statistics:
- CBS.
- CNN/SI.
- ESPN.
- MSNBC.
- NCAA.
- The New York Times.
- The Sporting News.
- Sportsnetwork.com.
- USA Today.
- Yahoo.
Spalding, Albert Goodwill: K-12 TLC Guide.
Sports and Recreation, Suite 101.
Sports and Recreation Images, The Stock Solution.
Sportscience.
Sportsman of the Year, Sports Illustrated.
United States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association.
United States Sports Academy.
- American Sport Art Museum and Archives.
WireImage.

Competitive Sports

Kids in Sports

National Centers for Disease Control:
- Better Health for Young People through Sports.
National Public Radio (audio):

Competitive Sports

Sports Media

Enberg, Dick: K-12 TLC Guide.

Rice, Grantland: K-12 TLC Guide.

Competitive Sports

News

BBC Online.
CBS.
CNN/SI.
ESPN.
NCAA.
The Sporting News.
USA TODAY.
AP Sports Service, The Associated Press.
Yahoo.

Competitive Sports

Sports Medicine

Concussion: K-12 TLC Guide.
Football Safety & Injury: K-12 TLC Guide.
Health Care: K-12 TLC Guide.
Psychology: K-12 TLC Guide.

Ankle Sprains.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:

How Athletes Deal with Injuries.

National Public Radio:

Competitive Sports

Archery

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

National Public Radio (audio):
- Wunderle, Victor: 2/18/00 (3:30).

Competitive Sports

Badminton

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Badminton World Federation (BWF).

USA Badminton.

Competitive Sports

Basketball

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Hoops for Heart: K-12 TLC Guide.

01/18/1896: Chicago Defeats Iowa 15-12 in First Intercollegiate Basketball Game, Library of Congress.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:

Canada's 1st Basketball Court.

FIBA.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Naismith's Original 13 Rules of Basketball, NCAA.
National Basketball Association.
National Public Radio:
- Almost-NBA Players Take Home Paltry Salaries.
- Camping Out for a Front Row Seat (audio: 4:15).
- H.S. Girls' Basketball and Academics (audio: 4:12).
- Harlem Globetrotters at 75 (audio: 4:30).
- The Harlem Renaissance, On and Off the Court.
- Is Your Office Pool Legal?
- Kenny Sailors: Father of Basketball's Jump Shot.
- Loyola Marymount (audio: 6:00).
- Magic and Bird: A Rivalry Gives Way to Friendship.
- March Madness Network Deal (audio: 3:40).
- Mary Garber in Basketball HOF (audio: 4:00).
- The NBA without Michael Jordan (audio: 4:28).
- New Style Coaching/ Management (audio: 2:42).
- Perry Reese - Ohio H.S. Coach (audio: 3:34).
- Sudanese Basketball Dynasty.
- Too Young? 10-Year-Old Hoops Star Catches Eyes.
- Traveling Tournaments (audio: 7:35).
USA Basketball.
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Bird, Larry: K-12 TLC Guide.

Carter, Vince, National Public Radio: 3/1/00 (4:30).
Chamberlain, Wilt: K-12 TLC Guide.
Erving, Julius: K-12 TLC Guide.

Garnett, Kevin, National Public Radio: 12/31/99 (5:34).
Griffith, Yolanda: K-12 TLC Guide.
Hardaway, Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, My Hero.

James, LeBron: K-12 TLC Guide.

Johnson, Ervin (Magic): K-12 TLC Guide.

Jordan, Michael: K-12 TLC Guide.
Knight, Bobby:
- National Public Radio (audio):
Krzyzewski, Mike: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lew, Harry ("Bucky") Haskell: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lobo, Rebecca: K-12 TLC Guide.

Maravich, Pete: K-12 TLC Guide.

McGuire, Al:

CNN (audio):

01/26/01: Obituary.
Mourning, Alonzo: K-12 TLC Guide.

Naismith, James: K-12 TLC Guide.

Robinson, Glen: K-12 TLC Guide.

Russell, Bill: K-12 TLC Guide.
Stiles, Jackie: K-12 TLC Guide
Still, Valerie: K-12 TLC Guide
Stringer, C. Vivian: K-12 TLC Guide.

Summitt, Pat: K-12 TLC Guide.

Wilkins, Dominique: K-12 TLC Guide.

Wooden, John: K-12 TLC Guide.

Word Turtle Word Search Game, FunBrain.com.

For the Love of the Game: Michael Jordan & Me, Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator).
The Last Amateurs, Playing for Honor and Glory..., John Feinstein.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

03/30/1986: Texas 97 USC 81: NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.

11/06/1861: Birth Date of James Naismith - Inventor of Basketball.

Competitive Sports

Biathlon

2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Biathlon Canada.
Biathlon World.

Competitive Sports

Bobsledding

Competitive Sports

Bowling

National Public Radio:

1971
Aug 20	CA 12-year-old Matt Throne Youngest to Bowl Sanctioned 300 Game

Competitive Sports

Boxing

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

06/29/1899: A Prize Fight in Parkersburg, West Virginia Leads to the Death of One of the Participants, West Virginia State Archive.

Fact Monster.
HBO.
International Boxing Federation (AIBA).
International Boxing Hall of Fame.
National Public Radio:

Boxing Corruption: 11/13/99 (audio: 5:55).
The Fight of the Century: Ali vs. Frazier.
The Fight of the Century: Louis vs. Schmeling.
Fighters' Institute for Support: 11/18/99 (audio: 8:38).
Jack Johnson and the Great White Hope.

Carter, Rubin "Hurricane":

Frazier, Joe:
- 08/26/00: Ali and Frazier (17:00).
Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s: 10/16/99.

Public Radio International:
- Chessboxing.
Ali, Muhammad: K-12 TLC Guide.
Braddock, James J.: K-12 TLC Guide.
Flowers, Theodore "Tiger": K-12 TLC Guide:

Foreman, George: K-12 TLC Guide.

Frazier, Joe: K-12 TLC Guide.

King, Don: K-12 TLC Guide.
Lewis, Lennox: K-12 TLC Guide.

Louis, Joe: K-12 TLC Guide.

Marciano, Rocky: K-12 TLC Guide.

Patterson, Floyd: K-12 TLC Guide.

Rickard, George "Tex": K-12 TLC Guide.

Robinson, Sugar Ray: K-12 TLC Guide:

Schmeling, Max: K-12 TLC Guide.

Sullivan, John L.: K-12 TLC Guide.
Torres, Jos�: K-12 TLC Guide.

Tuney, Gene, Smithsonian Magazine.

Competitive Sports

Cheerleading

National Public Radio:
- Competitive Cheerleading Fights for Official Status.

Competitive Sports

Cricket

CricInfo: Home of Cricket on the Internet.
Cricket Archive.
National Public Radio:
- Cricket Match Fixing: 4/26/00 (4:15).
- Cricket Memories: 3/19/00 (3:30).
Constantine, Learie: K-12 TLC Guide.

Competitive Sports

Curling

2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

National Public Radio:
- Discovering the Michael Jordan of Curling.

Competitive Sports

Distance Running

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide:
- Marathon.
- Modern Pentathlon.
- Track & Field.
Boston Marathon: K-12 TLC Guide:
Recreational Running: K-12 TLC Guide.
Track & Field: K-12 TLC Guide.

Canadian Broadcasting Corpration:
- 100-year-old Completes a Marathon.
Club Kokomo Roadrunners.

Union International de Pentathlon Moderne.

USA Pentathlon.

Competitive Sports

Fencing

K-12 TLC Guide to the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics:
- Fencing.
- Modern Pentathlon.
K-12 TLC Guide to the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics:
- Fencing.
- Modern Pentathlon.
K-12 TLC Guide to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics:
- Fencing.
- Modern Pentathlon.
F�d�ration Internationale d'Escrime.

USA Fencing.

Union International de Pentathlon Moderne.

USA Pentathlon.

Competitive Sports

Field Hockey

International Hockey Federation.

Competitive Sports

Figure Skating

2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

02/15/1961: Belgian Jet Crashes Killing U.S. Figure Skating Team and 39 Others, BBC.

01/06/1994: Olympic Hopeful Nancy Kerrigan Is Attacked, History Channel.

National Public Radio:

Figure Skating Fashion through the Years.

On-This-Day:
- 01/08/1994: Tonya Harding Wins U.S. Figure Skating Championship.
U.S. Figure Skating.
Wikipedia.
World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame.

Competitive Sports

Football

11/16/1912: Knee Injury Ends Dwight Eisenhower's College Football Career at Army, USA Today.

2010: American Needle v. The National Football League:

Supreme Court Weighs NFL Merchandising Deal.

Supreme Court Rules Against NFL in Antitrust Case.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:

Canadian Professional Football Coaches' Wives.

College Football Hall of Fame.
Grantland Rice's "The Four Horsemen", University of Notre Dame.
The Heisman Memorial Trophy:
How Stuff Works:
- Generating First Down Lines on Television.
John's Word Search Puzzles.
National Football Foundation.
National Football League.
National Public Radio:

Friday Night Lives.

Arena Football: 1/14/00 (4:00).
Army vs. Navy: 12/3/99 (4:27).
Bottom of the NFL: 12/10/99 (3:12).
Charlotte, North Carolina School Tackles Football Concussions.
College Football Rivalries: 11/19/99 (4:00).
The Decline of Sportsmanship: 10/01/00 (5:30).
DNA IDs Super Bowl Footballs: 01/26/01 (4:00).
Football and Thanksgiving: 11/23/00 (4:25).
Football Recruits, Families Face Fierce Rush.
Football's Oldest Marching Band
Halftime Is a Warm-Up Act for Marching Bands.
Heisman's First Winner Said No To The Pros.
High School Pre-Game Prayers: 12/10/99 (7:36).
High School Football: A Game of Guts and Ritual.
The Integration of the Washington Redskins.
In Massillon, High School Football Is 'Who We Are'.
The Nation's Only Female High School Football Coach.
Prep Football Players Grit Through 'Basic Training'.
Professional Football in Baltimore: 01/25/01 (3:00).
The Road to Recovery for Michael Vick's Dogs.
Safety and Injury:

A Brain Battered By Football.
Doctors Throw Flags on High School Concussions.
Football and Concussions.
Football & Head Injuries (audio: 5:30).
Football Uniforms Turn Up the Heat.
House Hears Testimony on Football, Head Injuries.

Soldier Field: 11/18/00 (3:00).
Swarthemore Discontinues Football: 12/09/00 (2:50).
Touchdowns and Triumphs for Military Students.
Vince Quits Football: 11/16/99 (essay: 3:30).
Women's Professional Football: 11/24/00 (4:54).
Wyoming School Fields a 6-Man Football Team.

NFL in Mexico:

Mexico: K-12 TLC Guide.

On-This-Day:
- 11/29/1890: Navy Defeats Army 24-0.
- 09/05/1906: First Legal Forward Pass in a College Game.
- 12/05/1908: Numerals First Used on Uniforms.
- 08/27/1921: The Green Bay Packers Are Established.
- 10/22/1939: First Televised Professional Game.
- 08/28/1941: FB Writers Assoc. of America Organized.
- 11/14/1943: Ernie Nevers First Pro to Score 6 TDs in a Game.
- 11/05/1959: The American Football League Is Formed.
- 09/07/1963: Pro Football Hall of Fame Dedicated.
- 09/21/1970: Monday Night Football First Airs on ABC.
- 11/16/1982: NFL Players Strike Settled on 57th Day.
- 09/10/1992: Court Strikes Down Limited Free Agency.
Pine Village Football, The Indiana Humanities Council.
Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Smithsonian Magazine:
- The American Football League Succeeded Where Others Failed.
- The Early History of Football's Forward Pass.
- Football Tech to Protect Players.
- The Game That Put the NFL's Reputation on the Line.
- The Science of Football.
Southern California Public Radio:

Early Stage Degenerative Brain Disease Found in High School Football Players.

The Super Bowl, InfoPlease.

Driscoll, John (Paddy): K-12 TLC Guide.

Gonzalez, Tony: K-12 TLC Guide.

Hayes, Bob: K-12 TLC Guide.
Heisman, John: K-12 TLC Guide.

Holtz, Lou: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lombardi, Vince: K-12 TLC Guide.
Manning, Peyton: K-12 TLC Guide.
Matthews, Bruce-NFL Ironman, National Public Radio: 12/21/99 (audio: 4:00).
Mu�oz, Anthony: K-12 TLC Guide

Noll, Chuck: K-12 TLC Guide.

Payton, Walter: K-12 TLC Guide.
Robeson, Paul: K-12 TLC Guide.

Rockne, Knute: K-12 TLC Guide.

Shell, Art: K-12 TLC Guide.

Shula, Don: K-12 TLC Guide.
Starr, Bart: K-12 TLC Guide.

Stram, Hank: K-12 TLC Guide.

Thorpe, Jim: K-12 TLC Guide.

Family Huddle, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Archie Manning; Jim Madsen (Illustrator):

National Public Radio.

Amazon.com.

Something for Joey, Richard Peck.

Competitive Sports

Golf

PGA of America.
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
Professional Golf Association (PGA).

12/07/1955: Greensboro Six Attempt to Integrate NC Course: K-12 TLC Guide.
Course Guide.
John's Word Search Puzzles.
The Masters:
- Home Page.
- National Public Radio:
  - 2000 Masters: 4/5/00 (3:01).
National Public Radio:
- Alaskan Golf: 11/20/99 (5:00).
- Payne Stewart Crash Investigation: 4/5/00 (3:01).
- Supreme Court to Rule on PGA Case: 10/2/00 (8:45).
On-This-Day:
- 10/04/1895: First U.S. Open Golf Tournament.
- 08/28/1922: First Walker Cup Match.
- 09/13/1949: LPGA Is Formed.
US ProMiniGolf Association.
World Golf Hall of Fame.

Crenshaw, Ben: K-12 TLC Guide.

Nicklaus, Jack: K-12 TLC Guide.

Wie, Michelle: K-12 TLC Guide.

Woods, Tiger: K-12 TLC Guide.
Zaharias, Mildred "Babe" Didrikson: K-12 TLC Guide.

Competitive Sports

Gymnastics

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide:

2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide:

Gymnastics.
Trampoline.

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide:

Gymnastics.
Trampoline.

Comaneci, Nadia: K-12 TLC Guide.
Miller, Shannon: K-12 TLC Guide.

Rigby, Cathy: K-12 TLC Guide.

Federation International of Gymnastics (FIG).

National Public Radio (audio):
- 11/28/00: Dominique Dawes (7:28).
USA Gymnastics.
- 1996 Olympics - Atlanta.

Competitive Sports

Handball

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

International Handball Federation.

USA Team Handball.

Competitive Sports

Ice Hockey

02/22/1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Upsets the Soviets 4-3: K-12 TLC Guide.
2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:

Head Injuries a Blow to NHL Bravado.

Hockey Hall of Fame.
United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

International Ice Hockey Federation (IHF).

John's Word Search Puzzles.

Hull, Bobby: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lindros, Eric: K-12 TLC Guide.

National Public Radio:
- Canadian Hockey Memories: 4/29/00 (audio: 6:30).
- Economic Problems in the NHL (audio: 3:23).
- Game Misconduct (audio: 7:30).
- Hockey Fights (audio: 6:00).
- .
- The "Miracle on Ice" (audio: 4:50).
- Youth Hockey:
- Zamboni Fantasy Camp (audio: 4:10).
- Mario Lemieux: 12/8/00 (audio: 3:39).
  - Lemieux Out of Retirement: 12/28/00 (audio: 3:55).
- Maurice Richard (audio: 4:00).
- NHL Player on Trial for Assault (audio: 3:20).
- NHL's First Black Player on Integrating the Ice.
On-This-Day:
Team Canada.

Washington Post.

Competitive Sports

Luge

Canadian Luge Association.

Competitive Sports

Martial Arts
Judo

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide:
- Judo.
- Taekwando.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide:
- Judo.
- Taekwando.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide:
- Judo.
- Taekwando.
International Judo Federation.
USA Judo.

Judo Information Site.

The World Taekwondo Federation.
U.S. Taekwondo.

Competitive Sports

Motorcycle Racing

Indiana Motorcycling On-line: AMA District 15, Cycle USA.

Competitive Sports

Shooting

K-12 TLC Guide to the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics:
- Shooting.
- Modern Pentathlon.
K-12 TLC Guide to the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics:
- Shooting.
- Modern Pentathlon.
K-12 TLC Guide to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics:
- Shooting.
- Modern Pentathlon.
Eley.

International Shooting Sport Federation.
USA Shooting.

Union International de Pentathlon Moderne.
USA Pentathlon.

Competitive Sports

Skiing

Recreational Skiing: K-12 TLC Guide.

British Ski and Snowboard Federation.
International Ski Federation.

Alpine Skiing:
- 2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Alpine Canada.
- British Ski and Snowboard Federation.
- International Ski Federation.
- Ski History Quarterly.
Cross-country Skiing:
- 2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- British Ski and Snowboard Federation.
- International Ski Federation.
- World of Cross-country Skiing.
Freestyle Skiing:
- 2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- British Ski and Snowboard Federation.
- International Ski Federation.
- U.S. Ski Federation.
Nordic Combined:
- 2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- International Ski Federation.
- National Public Radio:
Ski Cross:
- 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- National Public Radio:
  - Ski Cross Brings Excitement, Danger to Olympics.
Ski Jumping:
- 2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
- International Ski Federation.
- Kiat.net.

Competitive Sports

Snowboarding

2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

British Ski and Snowboard Federation.
International Ski Federation.

Smithsonian Magazine:

Top Ten Important Moments in Snowboarding History.

Competitive Sports

Snowshoe Racing

Smithsonian Magazine:

The History of Snowshoe Racing.

Competitive Sports

Soccer

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

2010 World Cup: K-12 TLC Guide.

F�d�ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

U.S. Soccer.

BBC:

Too Many Headers Can Damage the Brain.

Deutsche Welle:

Union of European Football Associations Ban Vuvuzelas.

History Channel:
- 11/11/1973: Soviet Union Refuses to Play Chile in World Cup Soccer.
- 06/02/1985: English Football (Soccer) Clubs Are Banned From Competing Due to 39 Deaths Caused By English Football Hooligans.
Indiana Youth Soccer Association.
National Public Radio:
- ACL Knee Operation (audio: 4:00).
- Doctors Throw Flags on High School Concussions.
- Racist Soccer Fans in Italy (audio: 4:18).
- Brazilian Soccer Corruption (audio: 4:43).
- Soccer Nominated for Peace Prize (audio: 3:23).
- U.S. Women's Soccer Salaries Dispute (audio: 4:45).
- What Physics Says About Smooth Balls.
Soccer America.
The Soccer Bookstore.
Soccer Times.
SoccerAge.
United States Soccer Federation.
U.S. College Soccer, Fact Monster.
Women's Soccer World.

Cantor, Andr�s: K-12 TLC Guide.

Hamm, Mia: K-12 TLC Guide.
Pel�: K-12 TLC Guide:

Ramos, Tab: K-12 TLC Guide.

Competitive Sports Softball

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

International Softball Federation.

USA Softball.

Competitive Sports

Speed Skating

2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

International Speed Skating Union.
National Public Radio:

Speedskater Shani Davis: 'Progress Is Being Made'.

National Speed Skating Museum and Hall of Fame.
Speed Skating Canada.

Short Track Speed Skating:

2006 Torino Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Kiat.net.

Competitive Sports

Speedboat Racing

Campbell, Donald: K-12 TLC Guide.

Competitive Sports

Surfing

National Public Radio:
Radio France International:
- Stand Up Paddle Surfing (SUP).

Competitive Sports

Rodeo

Pickett, Bill: K-12 TLC Guide.
09/13/1923: First Annual Rodeo Is Held in Ellensburg, Washington, HistoryLink.
Ellensburg Rodeo.
National Public Radio:

Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy,
Andrea D. Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator).

Competitive Sports

Roller Skating

National Public Radio:
- Roller Derby (audio: 6:42).
- Roller Skating Women Get 'Down And Derby'.

Competitive Sports

Rugby

BBC:

11/22/2003: England Defeats Australia for Rugby World Cup.

Competitive Sports

Swimming
&
Diving

K-12 TLC Guide to the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics:
- Diving.
- Swimming.
- Modern Pentathlon.
- Synchronized Swimming & Diving.
- Triathlon: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Water Polo.
K-12 TLC Guide to the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics:
- Diving.
- Swimming.
- Modern Pentathlon.
- Synchronized Swimming & Diving.
- Triathlon: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Water Polo.
K-12 TLC Guide to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics:
- Diving.
- Swimming.
- Modern Pentathlon.
- Synchronized Swimming & Diving.
- Triathlon: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Water Polo.
F�d�ration Internationale de Natation (FINA).

United States Masters Swimming.

USA Swimming.

USA Synchro.

USA Waterpolo.

Union International de Pentathlon Moderne.

USA Pentathlon.

Caulkins, Tracy: K-12 TLC Guide.

Ederle, Gertrude: K-12 TLC Guide:

Evans, Janet: K-12 TLC Guide.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Longest Standing Swimming Record: 5/20/00 (5:30).
- The Science of the Full Body Swimsuit: 9/9/00 (2:30).
Kahanamoku, Duke: K-12 TLC Guide.
Spitz, Mark: K_12 TLC Guide.

National Public Radio:

U.S. Swimmer Dies During International Race.

On-This-Day:
- 08/28/1972 Mark Spitz Swims to 1st of 7 Gold Medals.
- 09/04/1972 Mark Spitz Swims to 7th of 7 Gold Medals.

Competitive Sports

Table Tennis

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

The International Table Tennis Federation.

USA Table Tennis.

04/10/1972: U.S. Table Tennis Team Begins Tour of Communist China, History Channel.

National Public Radio (audio):
- 09/20/00: Chicago Ping Pong 2000 (3:30).
Pulse of the Planet:
- The Speed of the Game.
- An Innovation That Made Table Tennis Faster.

Competitive Sports

Tennis

2000 Sydney Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

International Tennis Federation.

United States Tennis Association.
USA Tennis.

09/08/1957: Althea Gibson First African-American Woman U.S. Singles Champion, History Channel.
09/08/2001: Venus Williams Defeats Serena Williams in 1st All-Black U.S. Open Final, African American Registry.
Australian Open.

The Davis Cup.

Getting Slammed in Tennis, The Mathematical Association of America.
International Tennis Hall of Fame.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Bunny Austin: 8/28/00 (2:30).
- Don Budge & Baron Von Cramm: 4/9/00 (8:30)
- Federation Considers Rule Changes: 8/18/00 (2:30).
- Wooden Racquets: 2/5/00 (2:45).
On-This-Day:
- 09/24/1938: Don Budge, First to Win All 4 Major Titles.
- 08/22/1951: Althea Gibson - First Black in US Open.
- 09/06/1975: Martina Navratilova Requests Asylum.
- 09/05/1989: Chris Evert Retires.
K-12 TLC Guide to Recreational Tennis.
U.S. Open.
Wimbledon.

Garrison, Zina: K-12 TLC.

McEnroe, John: K-12 TLC Guide.
Moody Roark, Helen Wills: K-12 TLC Guide.
Navratilova, Martina: K-12 TLC Guide.

Sampras, Pete: K-12 TLC Guide.

Williams, Serena: K-12 TLC Guide.
Williams, Venus: K-12 TLC Guide.

Competitive Sports

Track
&
Field/

Distance Running

K-12 TLC Guide to the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics:
- Track & Field.
- Modern Pentathlon.
- Triathlon: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics:
- Track & Field.
- Modern Pentathlon.
- Triathlon: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics:
- Track & Field.
- Modern Pentathlon.
- Triathlon: K-12 TLC Guide.
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

USA Track & Field.

K-12 TLC Guide to Distance Running.
K-12 TLC Guide to Recreational Running.

BBC:
- 08/26/1985: South African, Zola Budd, Smashes World Record for 5000m.
National Public Radio:
- Human Speed Limit? We're Nowhere Near It.
On-This-Date:
- 1963 (08/24): John Pennel Pole Vaults 17 Feet.
World-Wide Track & Field Statistics On-Line.
World's Fastest Man, Mathematical Association of America.

Bannister, Roger: K-12 TLC Guide.
Beamon, Bob: K-12 TLC Guide.
Clark, Chris, National Public Radio: 8/16/00 (5:22).

Budd, Zola: K-12 TLC Guide.

Cheeseborough, Chandra: K-12 TLC Guide.

Greene, Maurice: K-12 TLC Guide
Higdon, Hal: Marathon Guru:
- Official Website.
- National Public Radio: 10/21/00 (audio: 11:00).
Jacobs, Regina, National Public Radio: 5/12/00 (audio: 9:30).
Jerome, Harry: K-12 T:C Guide.

Johnson, Rafer (Lewis): K-12 TLC Guide.

Joyner, Florence Griffith: K-12 TLC Guide.
Kersee, Jackie Joyner: K-12 TLC Guide.

Longboat, Tom: K-12 TLC Guide.

Toomey, Bill: K-12 TLC Guide.

Tyus, Wyomia: K-12 TLC Guide.
Zaharias, Mildred "Babe" Didrikson: K-12 TLC Guide.

Competitive Sports

Triathlon

K-12 TLC Guide to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
2004 Athens Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

International Triathlon Union.

USA Triathlon.

National Public Radio (audio):
- 6/6/00: Judy Flannery: (7:30).
- 8/27/00: Giving Up a Job to Train (3:00).

Competitive Sports

Volleyball

02/09/1895: Volleyball Is Invented at the Holyoke, Massachusetts YMCA, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities.

Competitive Sports

Weightlifting

K-12 TLC Guide to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
2004 Athens Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

International Weightlifting Federation.

USA Weightlifting.

Competitive Sports

Wrestling

2000 Sydney Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2004 Athens Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.
2008 Beijing Olympics: K-12 TLC Guide.

International Weightlifting Federation (FILA).

USA Wrestling.

National Public Radio:
- Girls Make History in the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament.
- 'Win Win': Sad Situations with Comedy Attendant.
SalemOregon.com.

Austin, "Stone Cold" Steve: K-12 TLC Guide.
Sumo Wrestling: K-12 TLC Guide.

Competitive Sports

Study Aids

CollegeTermPapers.com.

Competitive Sports

Baseball: K-12 TLC Guide.

Boston Public Library:
- Game Time: Sports Stories for Children.
- Great Stories for Sports Fans.
Rice, Grantland: K-12 TLC Guide.
Soccer.
Sports Novels for Ages 8-12, Logan Library, UT.
Sports Stories:
- St. Charles Public Library, IL.
Primary:
- Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy, Andrea D. Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator).
- Family Huddle, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Archie Manning; Jim Madsen (Illustrator):
- For the Love of the Game: Michael Jordan and Me, Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator).
Young Adult:
- Hughes, Dean: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Lipsyte, Robert: K-12 TLC Guide.
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, Bette Bao Lord.
Adult:

Competitive Sports

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

02/13/1920: The Negro National Baseball League Is Formed in Kansas City.

05/15/1941: Joe DiMaggio Begins His 56-Game Hit Streak.

11/06/1861: Birth Date of James Naismith - Inventor of Basketball.


Aaron, Henry Abbott, Jim Armstrong, Lance Ashe, Arthur Camp, Walter Cepeda, Orlando Clemente, Roberto Erving, Julius Foster, Andrew "Rube" Garciaparra, Nomar Grey, Zane Hamm, Mia Jordan, Michael Kersee, Jackie Joyner King, Billie Jean Kwan, Michelle Manning, Peyton Mu�oz, Anthony Naismith, James Nelson, Byron Olajuwon, Hakeem O'Neal, Shaquille Owens, Jesse Parra, Derek Payton, Walter Pel� Robeson, Paul Robinson, Jackie Ruth, George Herman "Babe" Sosa, Sammy Thorpe, Jim Williams, Serena Williams, Venus Woods, Tiger Yamaguchi, Kristi Zaharias, Mildred "Babe" Didriksen

Grades K-6:
- Calories in Sports, Amateur Athletic Foundation.
Grades K-12:
- FunBrain.com:
  - Math Baseball.
  - Power Football.
Grades 4-5:
- Sports Scores, Rita Hulvershorn
  School #91, Indianapolis Public Schools.
Grades 4-12:
- All-Star Math, Rebecca Diane Williams,
  Benjamin Franklin Elementary,
  Vigo County School Corporation.
Grades 8:
- Probability and Sports,
  The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.
The Many Faces of Paul Robeson,
The National Archives and Records Administration.

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This guide last edited 02/03/2012
This guide last revised 03/18/2009