Title: Rules of the game : the complete illustrated encyclopedia of all the sports of the world /
Authors: Diagram Group.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Sports Rules
Abstract: American Football Basketball Baseball Ice Hockey Volleyball Soccer Team Handball Softball Rounders Cricket Lacrosse Hurling Shinty Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Surfing Diving Rowing Yacht Racing Speed Skating Figure Skating Alpine Skiing Downhill Racing Tobogganing Greyhound Racing Horse Racing Polo Roller Skating Cycle Racing Motorcycling Stock Car Racing Hang Gliding Steeplechase Javelin Shot Put Discus High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Modern Pentathlon Triathlon Gymnastics Trampolining Weightlifting Boxing Wrestling Judo Karate Aikido Fencing Jiu Jitsu Horseshoe Pitching Darts Crossbow Archery Rifle Shooting Pistol Shooting English Billiards Snooker Pool Skittles Tenpin Bowling Curling Croquet Golf Court Handball Squash Paddleball Badminton Lawn Tennis Table Tennis Jai'alai.
Contents: 1. Athletics. Athletics arena ; Olympic events -- Running events ; Relay events -- Steeplechase ; Hurdle events ; Marathon -- Walking events -- Javelin -- Shot put -- Discus -- Hammer -- High jump -- Pole vault -- Long jump -- Triple jump ; Decathlon and heptathlon -- Cross-country running ; Mountain running-- Orienteering -- Modern pentathlon -- Triathlon -- 2. Gymnastics. Equipment -- Women's artistic, women's vault -- Women's asymmetric bars ; Beam -- Women's floor exercises -- Men's artistic, men's floor exercises -- Men's rings -- Men's vault -- Men's pommel horse -- Men's parallel bars -- Men's horizontal bar -- Thythmic gumnastics -- Sports acrobatics -- Trampolining -- Weightlifting -- 3. Combat. Boxing -- Wrestling -- Judo -- Karate -- Kendo -- Aikido -- Jiu jitsu -- Fencing -- 4. Target. Horseshoe pitching -- Darts -- Target archery -- Field archery -- Crossbow archery -- Rifle shooting -- Running game target shooting -- Rapid fire pistol shooting -- Free pistol shooting -- Clay pigeon shooting : Olympic trench -- Clay pigeon shooting : skeet -- Clay pigeon shooting : down-the-line -- 5. Target ball. English billiards -- Carom billiards -- Snooker -- Pool -- Skittles -- Tenpin bowling -- Canadian 5 pin bowling -- Flat green bowls -- Crown green bowls -- Boules (Boccie) -- Curling -- Croquet -- Golf -- 6. Court. Court handball -- Rugby fives -- Jai alai (Pelota) -- Squash -- Paddleball -- Badminton -- Lawn tennis -- Table tennis -- 7. Team. Volleyball -- Basketball -- Netball -- Korfball -- Team handball -- Speedball -- Gaelic football -- Australian rules football -- American football -- Comparison of college and professional American football -- Canadian football -- Comparison of American and Canadian football -- Rugby union ; Rugby league -- Soccer (Association football).