Winning Track and Field for Girls

The events of track and field have been a mainstay of athletics since the time of the ancient Greeks and the original Olympic games.

Today track and field draws nearly half a million high school girls to competition and ranks second only to basketball in popularity with young female athletes.

Winning Track and Field for Girls provides a history of how track and field developed over time, with all the information young athletes of today need to begin training for specific events.

The book covers the basics of all the major events in which girls compete - sprinting, hurdling, middle distance running, relay races, high jump, shot put, discus, javelin, pentathlon, and many others.

It also contains entertaining sidebars that spotlight legendary women athletes such as Marion Jones (world record holder for 200-meter dash), Wilma Rudolph (1960 three-time gold medalist), and Jiang Bo (world record holder for 5,000 meter race).

Nutrition, fitness, and conditioning are discussed as important elements of success, and additional resources are presented in appendixes.