A Complete Guide to the Vocabulary of the World's Leading Sports
With coverage of more than 150 sports and games, including every accredited Olympic sport and many national and regional specialities, 'The Dictionary of Sport' provides the answers to a plethora of sporting queries. Each sport is allocated a separate entry, and the sports are grouped under the following main categories: stadium team sports, court games, target ball games, athletics, gymnastics, combat sports, target sports, motor sports, water sports, winter sports, activity and adventure sports and animal sports. Within the entry for each sport, the key words and phrases are arranged alphabetically. The argot of each sport is comprehensively explained, from descriptive terms for playing positions, techniques and equipment to local jargon and slang expressions.
Essential reference for all the terms of every game you are ever likely to see or play or watch on television.
- Coverage of 150 sports and games
- Definitions of 6,000 key words and phrases
- 200,000 words of text
- Fully indexed and cross-referenced
- Illustrated with 100 black-and-white photographs
