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Fourth Edition T h e SPORTS RULES Book Human Kinetics with Myles Schrag Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Human Kinetics (Organization) | Schrag, Myles, author. Title: The sports rules book / Human Kinetics with Myles Schrag. Description: Fourth edition. | Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2018025433 (print) | LCCN 2018037848 (ebook) | ISBN 9781492567608 (ebook) | ISBN 9781492567592 (print) Subjects: LCSH: Sports--Rules. Classification: LCC GV731 (ebook) | LCC GV731 .H85 2019 (print) | DDC 796--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018025433 ISBN: 978-1-4925-6759-2 (print) Copyright © 2019, 2009, 2004, 1997 by Human Kinetics, Inc. All rights reserved. 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For information about Human Kinetics’ coverage in other areas of the world, please visit our website: www.HumanKinetics.com E7317 Fourth Edition T h e SPORTS RULES Book Contents Contributors vii ◾ Introduction ix ◾ Measurement Conversions xi 1 18 Adventure Racing . . . . . . . 1 Cross Country . . . . . . . . 107 2 19 Alpine Skiing . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cross-Country Skiing . . . 112 3 20 Archery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Curling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 4 21 Australian Football . . . . . 17 Cycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 5 22 Badminton . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Equestrian . . . . . . . . . . . 127 6 23 Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Fencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 7 24 Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Field Hockey . . . . . . . . . 137 8 25 BMX Racing . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Figure Skating . . . . . . . . 142 9 26 Bocce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 10 27 Bowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 11 28 Boxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Gymnastics . . . . . . . . . . 163 12 29 Canoeing and Kayaking . . 70 Handball . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 13 30 Cheerleading . . . . . . . . . . 75 Horseshoe Pitching . . . . 175 14 31 Climbing (Sport) . . . . . . . . 80 Ice Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . 179 15 32 Cornhole . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Judo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 16 33 Cricket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Ju-Jitsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 17 34 Croquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Karate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 iv 35 50 Kung Fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Surfing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 36 51 Lacrosse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Swimming and Diving . . . . 293 37 52 Netball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Synchronized Swimming . . 301 38 53 Pickleball . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Table Tennis . . . . . . . . . . 305 39 54 Racquetball . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Taekwondo . . . . . . . . . . . 309 40 55 Rowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Team Handball . . . . . . . . . 314 41 56 Rugby Union . . . . . . . . . . 237 Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 42 57 Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Track and Field (Athletics) 326 43 58 Skateboarding . . . . . . . . . 249 Triathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . .335 44 59 Snowboarding . . . . . . . . . 254 Ultimate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 45 60 Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 46 61 Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Water Polo . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 47 62 Speed Skating . . . . . . . . . 275 Water Skiing . . . . . . . . . . 361 48 63 Squash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Weightlifting . . . . . . . . . . 367 49 64 Stand Up Paddle Boarding 284 Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 References 381 ◾ About the Authors 385 v This page intentionally left blank Contributors Adventure Racing Field Hockey Craig Bycroft Steve Horgan Adventure Racing World Series USA Field Hockey Alpine Skiing Figure Skating Chip Knight and Paul Van Slyke Mimi McKinnis US Ski and Snowboard Association U.S. Figure Skating Archery Golf Guy Kruger Joe Foley USA Archery US. Golf Association Australian Football Handball Steve Teakle Vern Roberts Australian Football League United States Handball Association Badminton Ice Hockey Martin Andrew Matt Leaf Badminton World Federation USA Hockey Basketball Ju-Jitsu Ryan Goodson Patrick Hickey Bowling Director, USA Sport Ju-Jitsu Alliance Terry Bigham Karate United States Bowling Congress Patrick Hickey Canoeing and Kayaking President, USA Karate Federation Morgan House Kung Fu American Canoe Association Patrick Hickey Cheerleading Director, International Kwanmukan Billie Ann Caya Lacrosse National Federation Rules Interpreter Brian Logue Climbing (Sport) U.S. Lacrosse Alex Fritz Netball USA Climbing National Team Coach Lainie Houston Cornhole Netball Australia Frank Geers American Pickleball Cornhole Organization Justin Maloof Cricket USA Pickleball Association Jonny Singer Racquetball Marylebone Cricket Club Otto E. Dietrich Cross Country USA Racquetball John Lofranco, Serge Thibaudeau Rowing Athletics Canada Dr. Volker Nolte Cycling Western University Shawn Farrell Rugby Union Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado Nathan Abdelnour Equestrian Rugby Canada Sarah Gilbert United States Equestrian Federation vii viii ◾ Contributors Shooting Tennis Launi Meili Karl Davies NCAA Rifle Coach and Olympic Gold Medalist Unites States Tennis Association Skateboarding Track and Field (Athletics) Don Bostick John Lofranco, Serge Thibaudeau, Les Gramantik, USA Skateboarding Richard Parkinson Snowboarding Athletics Canada Alfredo Villar-Sbaffi Mike Mallon St. Laurent Select USA Snowboard and Freeski Association James Holden Soccer Ottawa Lions Erika True Triathlon Say Soccer Deb Wilson Softball USA Triathlon Kurt Gibson Ultimate Illinois High School Association Josh Murphy Speed Skating USA Ultimate Guy Thibault Volleyball U.S. Speedskating Paul Albright Squash USA Volleyball Harry Smith Water Polo US Squash Levon Dermendjian Swimming and Diving USA Water Polo Ben Balkwill Water Skiing Synchronized Swimming Scott N. Atkinson Shari Darst USA Water Ski and Wake Sports USA Synchro Weightlifting Table Tennis Suzy Sanchez Jörg Bitzigeio USA Weightlifting USA Table Tennis Wrestling Taekwondo Mike Clayton May Spence USA Wrestling USA Taekwondo Team Handball Christian Latulippe Women’s National Team Head Coach, USA Team Handball Introduction Whether you binge-watch the Olympics, take part in organized activities at your local fitness center, or make up your own games with your kids on a camping trip, you surely have marveled at the seemingly infinite number of sports and physical activities, new and old, that continue to evolve. It can be intimidating to try new sports, but The Sports Rules Book, Fourth Edition, gives you a one-stop reference source for sports that are familiar as well as those that have been a mystery to you. The Sports Rules Book, Fourth Edition, is designed for sport administrators, coaches, physical education teachers, play- ers, and fans who want to know a sport’s basic rules and procedures, penalties, scoring system, playing area dimensions, and officials’ signals—providing a concise yet clear overview of how a sport is played. The reader-friendly format helps you understand the fundamental rules without getting bogged down in every minute detail. Inside you’ll find overviews and rule descriptions of 64 sports popular in the United States and around the world. In addition to the 54 sports from the third edition, we have added 10 new chapters in the fourth. The additions are an acknowledgment that sports participation is as popular as ever and even more varied. The newcomers include sports that will debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (surfing and speed climbing); casual backyard games (cornhole, bocce, cro- quet, and horseshoes); sports that have been gradually gaining in popularity for some time in recreation settings (pickleball), in the water (stand up paddle board racing), and in the remote outdoors (adventure racing); and yet another martial art (kung fu), the fifth in our collection. You’ll find historical descriptions of how each of the 64 sports was started and inter- esting statistics about the popularity of the sport worldwide. For accuracy, each sport’s terminology and the field dimensions (metric versus English measurements) specific to the sport are maintained. You will also find a conversion chart to help you convert between metric and English measurements. Here’s what you’ll find in most chapters of The Sports Rules Book, Fourth Edition: ◾ A brief introduction that touches on the sport’s origin and provides an overview of the sport’s main features, such as number of players, length of game, scoring, and how the game is played (When noteworthy, recent data regarding the participation in or popularity of a sport is included in the introduction.) ◾ A diagram and description of the playing area, when appropriate ◾ Useful terms that will help you understand the sport ◾ Descriptions of the sport’s equipment ◾ Rules that pertain to the players and to the various aspects of the sport (e.g., pitch- ing, batting, and base running in baseball) ◾ Information on the sport’s officials, occasionally including drawings of their signals ◾ For a handful of the sports, rule modifications to help teachers and sport admin- istrators adapt the sport to make it more appropriate for younger and less-skilled players ◾ Organizations to contact for more in-depth rules ix

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