Introduction to
Physical Education and Sport Science Robert C. France, MS, RSMT, CSMT
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Contents Preface
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Acknowledgments Reviewers
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Physical Education and Exercise Science History and Development of Physical Education and Exercise Science ............................................................ 3 Physical Education and Sport Science 4 Sport in the Ancient World 6 Associating Physical Inactivity with Disease 15 America and the Physical Education Movement 16 Early Fitness Testing 17 The Emergence of the Scienc