PEP 294: Web-Based Labs

Lab #1: Internet Resources

Info Sources
Functional Anatomy
Coaching Science
National Organizations
International Sports Governing Bodies & Organizations
National Sports Governing Bodies & Organizations
Intercollegiate Athletic Conferences
Professional Leagues
Events
News & Broadcasting Companies
Others

Info Sources

PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
Sportscience: http://www.sportsci.org/
Biomch-L: http://isb.ri.ccf.org/biomch-l/

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Functional Anatomy

Comprehensive Human Animation Resource Model:

http://ligwww.epfl.ch/~maurel/CHARM/Home_Page/

International Shoulder Group: http://www.wbmt.tudelft.nl/mms/dsg/intersg/isg.html

Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory Projects page:

http://www.biomech.jhu.edu/Projects/projects.html

Laser Professor of Clear Lake, Inc.: http://www.laserprofessor.com/

Primal Pictures: http://www.primalpictures.com

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Coaching Science

Coaches' Information Service: http://www.sportscoach-sci.com/

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National Organizations

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD): www.aahperd.org
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM): www.acsm.org
American Dietetic Association (ADA): www.eatright.org
American Heart Association (AHA): www.americanheart.org
American Physical Therapy Association: http://www.apta.org
American Society for Nutritional Sciences: http://www.faseb.org/ain/
American Yoga Association: http://americanyogaassociation.org
Canadian Athletic Therapists Association: http://www.athletictherapy.org/
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity: http://ncppa.org/
National Strength & Conditioning Association: http://www.nsca-lift.org/
The National Association for Health and Fitness (NAHF): www.physicalfitness.org
The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA): http://www.nata.org/
The National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS): http://www.nfhs.org/
The National Institute for Fitness and Sport (NIFS): http://www.nifs.org/

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International Sports Governing Bodies & Organizations

European Field Hockey Federation (EHF): http://www.ifhockey.it/ehf/
Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA): http://www.fina.org/
FIFA Online: http://www.fifa.com/
General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF): http://www.worldsport.com/
International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF): http://www.iaaf.org/
International Olympic Committe (IOC): http://www.olympic.org/
International Paralympic Committee (IPC): http://195.243.67.82/
International Skating Union (ISU): http://www.isu.org/
Special Olympics International: http://www.specialolympics.org/
The International Rowing Federation (FISA): http://www.fisa.org/

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National Sports Governing Bodies

Amateur Softball Association of America: http://www.softball.org/
Australian Sport WWW: http://www.ausport.gov.au/
Australian Swimming Coaches & Teachers Association (ASCTA): http://www.ascta.com/
Canadian Fencing Federation (CFF): http://www.fencing.ca/
Disabled Sports USA: http://www.nas.com/dsusa/
English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA): http://www.eiha.co.uk/
Indian Field Hockey Home: http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/
National Bicycling League: http://www.nbl.org/
Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC): http://www.oceania-olympic.org/
Sport Canada: http://www.pch.gc.ca/sportcanada/
The South African Hockey Association: http://www.icon.co.za/~sahockey/
The US Golf Association (USGA): http://www.usga.org/
The US Figure Skating Association (USFSA): http://www.usfsa.org/
The US Tennis Association (USTA): http://www.usta.com/
USA Boxing: http://www.usaboxing.org/
USA Cycling: http://www.usacycling.org/
USA Gymnastics Federation (USGF): http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/
USA Roller Skating: http://www.usacrs.com/
USA Softball: http://www.usasoftball.com/
USA Swimming: http://www.usswim.org/
USA Table Tennis (USATT): http://www.usatt.org/
USA Team Handball: http://www.usateamhandball.org/
USA Track & Field (USATF): http://www.usatf.org/
USA Triathlon: http://www.usatriathlon.org/
USA Volleyball (USAV): http://www.usavolleyball.org/
US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation: http://www.usabobsled.org/
US Diving: http://www.usdiving.org/
US Fencing Association (USFA): http://www.usfa.org/
US Field Hockey Association: http://www.usfieldhockey.com/
US Judo: http://www.usjudo.org/
US Lacrosse: http://www.lacrosse.org/
US Olympic Committee (USOC): http://www.usoc.org/
US Racquetball Association (USRA): http://www.racquetball.org/
US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA): http://www.ussa.org/
US Soccer Federation (USSF): http://www.us-soccer.com/
US Taekwondo Union (USTU): http://www.ustu.com/
US Water Polo Online: http://www.uswp.org/
US Women's Lacrosse Association: http://www.uswla.org/

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Intercollegiate Athletic Conferences

Atlantic Coast Conference: http://www.theacc.com/
Atlantic 10 Conference: http://www.atlantic10.org/
Big East Conference: http://www.bigeast.org/
Big Ten Conference: http://www.bigten.org/
Conference USA (C-USA): http://www.c-usa.org/
Mid-American Conference (MAC): http://www.midamconf.com/
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA): http://www.naia.org/
NCAA Online: http://www.ncaa.org/
PAC-10 Conference: http://www.pac-10.org/
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC): http://www.swac.org/

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Professional Leagues

ATP Tour Official Site: http://www.atptour.com/
Major League Baseball: http://www.majorleaguebaseball.com/
NASCAR Online: http://www.nascar.com/
NBA: http://www.nba.com/
NHL: http://www.nhl.com/
NFL: http://www.nfl.com/
WNBA: http://www.wnba.com/

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Events

Austrailian Open: http://www.ausopen.org/

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News & Broadcasting

ABC Sports: http://abcsports.com/
CBS SportsLine: http://sportsline.com/
CNN Sports Illustrated: http://cnnsi.com/
ESPN: http://espn.com/
Excite Sports: http://sports.excite.com/
FOX Sports: http://www.foxsports.com/
GolfWeb: http://www.askannika@golfweb.com/
MSNBC Sports: http://www.msnbc.com/
Reuters SportsWeb: http://www.sportsweb.com/
Soccernet: http://www.soccernet.com/
Sports.com: www.sports.com
SportsNetwork.com: www.sportsnetwork.com/
Sportserver: http://www.sportserver.com/
The SportingNews: http://www.sportingnews.com/
USA Today Sports: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sfront.htm
Yahoo! Sports: http://sports.yahoo.com

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Others

Amateur Athletic Union (AAU): http://www.aausports.org/
Amateur Hockey World: http://www.amateurhockey.com/
Amateur Sports Net: http://www.asnsports.com/
BASKETBALL.COM: http://www.basketball.com/
Calorie Control Council: http://www.caloriecontrol.org/
Eurosport Fabled Soccer Traders: http://www.soccer.com/
FOOTBALL.COM: http://www.football.com/
Indiana High School Athletic Association: http://www.ihsaa.org/
Kinesiology Network: http://www.kinesiology.net/
Mr Horse - The World Equestrian Site: http://www.mrhorse.com/
Nutrition (Sports and Fitness): http://www.nutrition.com/
PT Central: http://www.ptcentral.com
Road Runners Club of America (RRCA): http://www.rrca.org/
Snowboarding Online: http://www.solsnowboarding.com/
Strength Coach: http://www.strengthcoach.com/
The Adventure Racing Association: http://www.adventureracing.org/
The Sports Network (TSN.CA): http://www.tsn.ca/
Track & Field Online: http://www.trackonline.com/
Volleyball World Wide: http://www.volleyball.org/
US Masters Diving: http://www.n2.net/diving/
Waterski.com: http://www.waterski.com/
www.fieldhockey.com: http://www.fieldhockey.com/
Your Spine: http://www.yourspine.com/

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Assignments (15 pts.)

1. Briefly explain the following terms:

World wide web
Internet browser
Homepage
E-mail

2. What are the addresses of the following websites?

Ball State University
Bracken Library
School of PE
Biomechanics Lab
PEP 294
Ball State Athletics

3. Find a mailing list (also known as internet discussion forum, newsgroup or e-group) related to sports or exercise & sport science but not listed above. Briefly describe the nature of the mailing list you chose and include the address of the list and the current statistics such as number of members, etc.

Note: Read the general instructions for the PEP 294 web-based labs and follow the instructions for report writing.