LibGuides: Sport &amp; Recreation Management Guide: Books

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Subject Headings

Sports
Field sports
Pastimes
Recreations
Recreation
Aquatic sports
Ball games
Charity sports events
Discrimination in sports
Endurance sports
Exhibition games
Extreme sports
Fantasy sports
Feminism in sports
Gender identity in sports
Gymnastics
Hiking
Horse sports
Individual sports
Mass media and sportsOlympics
Professional sports
Racing
Racket games
School sports
Sports rivalries
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in sports
Team sports
Teamwork (Sports)
Winter sports
Athletics
Outdoor life
Physical education and training
Recreation

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Government Documents

Government publications include brochures from all national parks and monuments. These can usually be found online or in paper by using the Catalog of Government Publication.

Catalog of Government Publications (CGP)

Agencies with related documents and important individual documents:

National Center for Health Statistics
National Institutes of Health
National Parks Service
Recreation.gov
U.S. Department of Education
South Dakota Department of Education
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
U.S. Code Find the ADA, Title IX, and other laws that regulate sports and other recreation activities.
GovInfo.com Find many online documents by searching by keywords. This is the official storage space for online government documents.
Data.gov Provides data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations.