Sport and Physical Education: The Key Concepts offers an up-to-date companion to the changing face of sport science. This accessible and fully cross-referenced A-Z guide, written specifically for students of Sport Studies and Physical Education, introduces basic terms and concepts as well as offering excellent suggestions for further reading. Entries cover such diverse subjects as coaching, drug testing, hooliganism, cultural imperialism, economics, gay games, amateurism, extreme sports, exercise physiology and olympism. A complete guide to the disciplines, themes, topics and concerns current in contemporary sport, this book is an invaluable resource for students at every level studying Sport and Physical Education.