The highly regarded text continues to be the foremost guide for effective planning, organizing, and managing every facet of programs in physical education and athletics. The Fourth Edition features an abundance of up-to-date information for the twenty-first century. The authors stress the importance of determining one own personal management philosophy. They emphasize the increasing importance of computers and other technology in program planning and evaluation, budgeting, scheduling, public relations, office management, intramurals, and other applications. The book provides expanded and updated treatments of human- resource management, policies and procedures, eligibility issues and drug testing, events planning, fitness testing, and instruction for disabled students. Helpful Web sites appear at the end of each chapter to facilitate further research and study. The appendices provide a comprehensive list of professional organizations and periodicals, a detailed facility-planning checklist, physical education curriculum evaluation criteria, the AAHPER code of ethics, and the Society of State Directors of AAHPER position statements on extra-class programs and interscholastic athletics.