Introduction

The full text area below is designed to assist students to locate information on the history, design and technology of sports clothing and equipment. The organisations section provides information on companies in the sporting goods industry.

Links 

Equipment

• Principles of aeronautics: aerodynamics of sport covers a range of sports equipment including tennis, golf, baseball, javelin, discus, frisbee, boomerangs, cycling, yachting, swimming and yachting.
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute website.
• Science of cycling.
• Sport science covers baseball, cycling, ice hockey and skateboarding. 
• AIS/RMIT Olympic superbike
  

Clothing and Shoes 

• Asics includes a technical section that covers the design features of running shoes.
• Swimming bodysuits

Organisations

• Australian Sporting Goods Association
• World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (SGI)
• National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA)

Did you know?

Australia is one of only two nations to have competed in every modern Summer Olympic Games.

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