Human Kinetics (APA)

Anatomy and Physiology

Author(s): J. Gordon Betts (Tyler Junior College), Peter DeSaix (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), and Eddie Johnson (Central Oregon Community College) (OpenStax)

Year: 2013

Licence: CC BY 4.0

Description: Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the yearlong Human Anatomy and Physiology course taught at most two- and four-year colleges and universities to students majoring in nursing and allied health. A&P is 29 chapters of pedagogically effective learning content, organized by body system, and written at an audience-appropriate level. The lucid text, strategically constructed art, inspiring career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course.

Formats: Online and PDF; online LibreTexts version

Includes: Key terms, review questions, and critical thinking questions

Reviews: Open Textbook Library – eCampusOntario Open Library – BCcampus

The Ball is in Y(Our) Court: Social Change Through and Beyond Sport

Author(s): Students of KNPE 473 at Queen’s University 

Year: 2020

Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0

Description: This book was created by upper-year kinesiology students in a Fall 2020 seminar class entitled “Sport and Culture” at Queen’s University. KNPE 473 focused on looking at big social issues through a sport lens and then funneling out beyond sport to look at these issues from a broader sociological perspective.

Format: Pressbooks webbook

Biomechanics of Human Movement

Author: Karine Hamm (Douglas College)

Year: 2019

Licence: CC BY 4.0

Description: This is a custom textbook catered to the needs of kinesiology students enrolled in a first-year biomechanics course. It has been modified from OpenStax College Physics and Anatomy and Physiology.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook and PDF

Includes: Chapter and section summaries, examples, problems and exercises, glossary, and solutions

Body Physics: Motion to Metabolism

Author: Lawrence Davis (Umpqua Community College) (OpenOregon)

Year: 2018

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Description: Body Physics sticks to the basic functioning of the human body, from motion to metabolism, as a common theme through which fundamental physics topics are introduced. This text covers introductory biophysics concepts, including body forces, body heat, and body composition measurement. 

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI

Includes: Summaries, interactive reinforcement exercises, and laboratory activities

Reviews: Open Textbook Library

Boundless Anatomy and Physiology

Author: Lumen Learning

Year: 2017 (updated version on LibreTexts)

Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Description: This is a comprehensive text covering topics ranging from the human body organ systems, immunology, human development, reproduction, nutrition, metabolism, disorders and ageing of organ systems.

Formats: Online and EPUB

Includes: Quiz files, flowcharts, and lecture slides

Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook

Edited by: Zachary Zenko (California State University) and Leighton Jones (Sheffield Hallam University)

Year: 2021

Licence: CC BY 4.0

Description: This text represents the collaboration of more than 70 authors from multiple countries. Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook brings this diverse set of experts together to provide a free, open, accessible textbook for students studying exercise and sport psychology. Primarily directed at undergraduate students, this well-referenced book is also appropriate for graduate students.

Format: PDF

Reviews: Open Textbook Library

Exercise Science 335: Kinesiology & Biomechanics

Author: Melissa Thompson (Fort Lewis College)

Year: 2020

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Description: The OER content in this course shell was originally intended for a 300-level Kinesiology & Biomechanics course. The course is described as providing “an in-depth study of the basic body movements, osteology, applied myology, spatial relations of muscles and joints, aggregate muscle action, kinesiologic constructs of summation of internal forces, aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, techniques for cinematographical and noncinematographical analysis of sport skills. The study of methods, mechanics and analysis of movement as applied to the structure and function of the human organism will also be discussed”.

Format: Online (course material can be downloaded)

Includes: Readings, assignments, and labs

Good Governance in Sports: Critical Reflections

Edited by: Arnout Geeraert and Frank van Eekeren (Utrecht University) 

Year: 2021 

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Note: assigning sections is permitted, but adaptations are not allowed without permission)

Description: This book fills an important gap in the sport governance literature by engaging in critical reflection on the concept of ‘good governance’. It examines the theoretical perspectives that lead to different conceptualisations of governance and, therefore, to different standards for institutional quality. It explores the different practical strategies that have been employed to achieve the implementation of good governance principles. The first part of the book aims to shed light on the complexity and nuances of good governance by examining theoretical perspectives including leadership, value, feminism, culture and systems. The second part of the book has a practical focus, concentrating on reform strategies, from compliance policies and codes of ethics to external reporting and integrity systems. Together, these studies shed important new light on how we define and understand governance, and on the limits and capabilities of different methods of inducing good governance. With higher ethical standards demanded in sport business and management than ever before, this book is important reading for all advanced students and researchers with an interest in sport governance and sport policy, and for all sport industry professionals looking to improve their professional practice. (Description from Taylor & Francis / Routledge)

Format: PDF

A Guide to Physical Activity

Author: Eydie Kramer (University of Minnesota)

Year: 2020

Licence: CC BY 4.0 

Description: A breakdown of key topics in the field of physical activity. Quiz questions that accompany the text are available for faculty and instructors by request. 

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI

Health and Fitness for Life

Author(s): Dawn Markell and Diane Peterson (Mt. Hood Community College) 

Year: 2019 

Licence: CC BY 4.0

Description: This OER textbook explores components of a healthy lifestyle and methods for incorporating these components into daily life. Fitness assessment, exercise program development, nutrition, weight management, goal setting, and stress management are discussed. 

Formats: Pressbooks webbook and PDF

Safe Sport: Critical Issues and Practices

Edited by: Julie Stevens (Brock University)

Year: 2022

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Description: Combining research and practice with regard to safe sport, this book offers current and insightful commentary that addresses athlete voices, governance, human rights, legal issues, coaching, and officiating perspectives. Comprised of 18 chapters from 21 contributors across academic and professional realms, it offers comprehensive and open-access safe sport information for individuals and organizations within all levels of the sport system. 

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, and more

Sport Policy in Canada

Edited by: Lucie Thibault (Brock University) and Jean Harvey (University of Ottawa) 

Year: 2013

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Description: Sport Policy in Canada provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of the new Canadian Sport Policy adopted in 2012. In light of this new policy, the authors, top scholars in the field, provide detailed accounts of the most salient sport policies and programs, while also discussing issues and challenges facing policy makers. In Canada and around the world, the last decades have known a sharp increase in state intervention and public funding in pursuit of medals on the international stage and in support of a more active lifestyle. Governments at all levels have made substantial investments in hope of hosting major sporting events to benefit from the economic impact and gain international prestige. The study of sport policies, often neglected in the past, is becoming an increasingly important research topic. Sport Policy in Canada seeks to fill this void by offering the most comprehensive analysis of sport policy since Macintosh, Bedecki, and Franks’ Sport Policy in Canada (1987). (Description from UO Press)

Format: PDF

Writing the Body in Motion: A Critical Anthology on Canadian Sport Literature

Edited by: Angie Abdou (Athabasca University) and Jamie Dopp (University of Victoria) 

Year: 2018

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Note: assigning sections is permitted, but adaptations are not allowed without permission)

Description: Sport literature is never just about sport. The genre’s potential to explore the human condition, including aspects of violence, gender, and the body, has sparked the interest of writers, readers, and scholars. Over the last decade, a proliferation of sport literature courses across the continent is evidence of the sophisticated and evolving body of work developing in this area. Writing the Body in Motion offers introductory essays on the most commonly taught Canadian sport literature texts. The contributions sketch the state of current scholarship, highlight recurring themes and patterns, and offer close readings of key works. Organized chronologically by source text, ranging from Shoeless Joe (1982) to Indian Horse (2012), the essays offer a variety of ways to read, consider, teach, and write about sport literature. (Description from AUPress)

Formats: Online (Manifold) and PDF

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