Coaching and Teaching Athletics

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
  http://www.aahperd.org/
  The Web site of the primary professional physical education organization.
• PE Central--VTU - http://www.pecentral.org/
  Arranged by grade level and topic, this site contains good lesson plans and assessment ideas.
• PE Links4U - http://www.pelinks4u.org/
  This site will never win any awards for outstanding design, but it does contain a great deal of useful information, particularly a list of links covering all aspects of PE.
• PE Zone - http://reach.ucf.edu/~pezone/
  Good suggestions for PE teachers, particularly at the elementary level.
• Scholarly Sports Sites - http://www.ucalgary.ca/lib-old/ssportsite/
  A compilation of links to reliable Web sites on sports research, associations, issues such as doping etc.
• Sports Media - http://www.sports-media.org/
  This site is designed for PE teachers and contains lesson plans and helpful links.
• Sports Psychology - http://www.mindtools.com/page11.html
  This page covers motivation, concentration, goal setting etc.

Nutrition

• Blonz Guide to Nutrition - http://blonz.com/
  An excellent and well arranged list of links to reliable Web sites.
• Dietsite - http://www.dietsite.com/dt/corpindex.asp?Aff=DEF
  Requires free registration. This site, created by a nutritionist, helps you create a healthy diet.
• In Need of Nutrition Information? - http://cc.ysu.edu/exsci-alumni/nutrition.htm
  A good list of nutrition links.
• Martindale's Nutrition Calculators - http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators1B_4_Nut.html
  Lists and describes many nutrition calculators on the Web.
• Mayo Clinic Food and Nutrition Center -
  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/NU99999
  A comprehensive site on nutrition.
• Nutrition Analysis Tools and System - http://nat.crgq.com/
  This Web page allows you to analyze the food you eat for fat, protein, etc.
• USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference -
  http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500
  Provides a search tool to look up the nutrient content of over 6,200 different foods.

General Information on Health and Diseases

• Healthfinder - http://www.healthfinder.gov/
  A "gateway" site to health information from the U.S. Government.
• Healthline.com - http://www.healthline.com/
  This search engine covers reliable Web sites.
• Medline Plus - http://medlineplus.gov/
  This Web site, produced by the National Library of Medicine, provides reliable information on general health information and diseases.
• Merck Manual Home Edition - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
  An important medical encyclopedia which does not employ medical jargon.
• Web MD - http://www.webmd.com/
  Another reliable site for general health information and diseases.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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