PLT ETT ETL RO Pen How to lay out and equip indoor and outdoor fields for modern athletic contests i A practical manual to aid physical directors, coaches, and camp and playground directors in the problems of planning and providing facilities | for all types of indoor and outdoor sports. The book gives plans and instruc- tions: for laying out and marking a wide variety of fields and courts, and includes complete instructions, specifications, list of materials, etc., by which many items of equipment may be economically constructed in school shops. Suggestions on care of equipment, efficient conduct of sports events, and other topics round out a handy manual. THE ATHLETIC PLANT Layout, Equipment and (are By EMIL LAMAR Teacher of Physical Education and Track Coach, Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California WHITTLESEY HOUSE SPORT SERIES 302 pages, 6 x 9, 90 illustrations, $3.00 uIs book explains how to lay out athletic fields and construct the neces- sary equipment used in conducting athletic contests. It also incorporates ideas for high schools and colleges for preparing indoor facilities for con- ducting physical education activities and indoor games. Completely dimen- sioned diagrams and views show fields and courts for practically every type of game followed in this country. How to mark and maintain surfaces is also covered. Many suggestions are given for taking care of playing equipment and implements. Practical suggestions are given for considering all the important factors in such larger projects as field house, swimming pool and bleacher construction. The author’s combined experience in teaching shop work and physical education has been drawn on to make a manual of unusually wide scope and usefulness. Io. Il. Chapter Headings . Football Field and Equipment . Winter Sports and Paraphernalia . Spring Sports and Paraphernalia . A Model Athletic Field and Plant . Leisure Time Activities . Upkeep and Care of Athletic Equip- . ment . Suggestions for Illumination of Athletic Fields for Night Play . Ideas and Suggestions for Bleacher Construction . Scoreboards and Field Markers Sound Installations and Their Uses Modern Efficiency in Handling Athletic Contests Practical shop instructions An outstanding feature of the book is the material on constructing standards, score- boards, playing implements, backstops, and other equipment, by methods readily appli- cable in the average school shop. A variety of detail drawings and assembly drawings are given, which together with lists of materials and textual instructions provide all the mate- rial necessary for taking up these projects. This feature alone is worth the price of the book, yet its pages contain considerably more of practical value. Throughout the author has kept in mind the controlling factor of purpose for which the athletic plant is used and in connection with this gives scores of helpful suggestions and pointers for the smooth and efficient conduct of athletic contests. Field and court layouts for Football Basketball Soccer Footbal! Girls’ Soccer Football Girls’ Hockey Ice-hockey Running Events Jumping Events Baseball Tennis Softball Handball Volleyball Horseshoe Pitching Badminton © Hurdles and others How to construct Goal posts Tackling-dummy Machines Charging Machine Basketball Backstops Hockey Walls Hockey Goal Cage Broad Jump Take-off Field Equipment Box Batting Cage Baseball Backstop Players’ Bench Swimming Springboard Bows, Arrows, and Targets Tennis Table Thetherball Unit Scoreboards and Markers Bleachers and others Facts and sugges- tions on Running Tracks Swimming Pools Field Houses Night Lighting Physical Education Games, etc.