Coaching and Care of Athletes

COACHING AND CARE OF ATHLETES Association, London; The Story of the Olympic Games, by John Kieran (Stokes Company, New York); Fifty rears of Athletics, issued by the Scottish A.A.A.; and Fifty rears of Progress, issued by the English A.A.A. There is also that comprehensive work Athletik, by Dr Carl Krummel (Lehmanns Verlag, Munchen, Germany). We now come to the more technical works dealing with matters of major importance to the athlete and his coach. First and foremost for this purpose I would recommend Living Machinery, by Professor A. V. Hill (Bell). This book, more per– haps than any other, will intrigue the student and whet his appetite for further knowledge. I like too Basic Physical Training, by Miss Margaret Morris (Heinemann). There is, of course, a wide range of books dealing with anatomy, physiology, psychology, diet, and so on which the good coach should study. A good list of general books, all published by A. S. Barnes and Company, New York (London agents, the Library Press), is Active Games and Contests, by B. D. Mason and E. D. Mitchell; An Athletic Programme for Elementary Schools, by Leonora Andersen; Play Activities for Elementary Schools, by Dorothy LaSalle; Individual and Mass Athletics and Games, Contests, and Relays, both by S. C. Staley; Elementary Human Anatomy, by Kath;;_trine Sibley; and The Game Way to Sports, by H. A. Reynolds. Messrs Barnes publish also a most valuable library of five vol– umes under the generic title of Interpretations of Physical Education. These books form part of the "New York University School of Education" series, and are edited by Jay B. Nash, Chairman of the Department of Physical Education at the University. Vol. i is entitled Mind-body Relationships, vol. ii The Nature and Scope of Examinations, vol. iii Character Education through Physical_ Education, vol. iv Physiological Health, and vol. v Professional Preparation. The price of each volume is two dollars, and the set of five should prove of inestimable value. Three books which no coach who vyants to judge the merits of his pupils can afford to be without are The Finnish Scoring Tables, which can be obtained from the Hon. Sec. A.A.A., I 18 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.2, for one shilling; Physical Education Achieve– ment Scales, by F. W. Cozens, M. H . Trieb, and N. P. Neilson; and The Measurement of Athletic Power, by C. H . McCloy, both published by Barnes. The Finnish Scoring Tables and McCloy's book will enable a 62