Do you know . . .
- the new distance of the NBA 3-point line?
- if a soccer goalkeeper can handle a ball deliberately kicked by a teammate?
- the only sport in which the object is to score zero?
- what the strike zone is for softball?
- how many points are scored for a "leaner" in horseshoes?
- the meaning of the blue line and the red line in hockey?
- if the white border around a football field is inbounds?
- what kind of racing has always been limited to American-made automobiles?
- if the volleyball net is the same height for men and women?
- if the badminton serve is made overhand or underhand?
Find the answers to these and other questions in this authoritative guide to the official rules of 50 sports! The most complete and up-to-date book of its kind! Covers archery, auto racing, badminton, baseball, basketball, billiards bocce, bowling, boxing, cricket, croquet, cycling, darts, diving, field hockey, figure skating, flag football, football, golf, gymnastics, handball, harness racing, horseshoes, ice hockey, in-line roller hockey, lacrosse, paddleball, paddle tennis, platform tennis, quoits, racquetball, rodeo, rugby, sailing, shuffleboard, skiing, soccer, softball, speed skating, squash, swimming, table tennis, tee ball, tennis, thoroughbred racing, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.
Provides the rules of play, officials' signals, and other essential information for fifty individual, team, and family games.