Sport Science

Football -Last updated May 13, 1997
Books
Articles Blanding, Sharon, and John Monteleone. "Football: Flying Pigskin." [Chapter 9 of:] What Makes a Boomerang Come Back: How Things in Sports Work . Ann Arbor : Borders Press, 1992, pp. 105-119.
Kaiser, Jocelyn. "Cheering on Science." Science , December 15, 1995.
"Long Pass: Pigskin in Wobbly Flight." Science News , v148, n26-27, December 23 and 30, 1995.
Rapoport, Roger. "Artifical Turf: Is the Grass Greener?" Newton at the Bat: The Science in Sports . Ed. by Allman, William F., and Eric W. Schrier. Ann Arbor: Books on Demand, 1994, pp. 63-66.
Video / Film
Lesson Plans & Experiments SportsScience. Better Football Through Science: Learn How to Shoot the Game Point and Other Skills by Using Scientific Principles . [9 Activities / Experiments] Science Media Inc. P.O. Box 9171, Cambridge, MA 02139 .
Computer Media
Internet Resources
Organizations
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