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Playing Like A Girl : Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports
Playing Like A Girl Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports
Author: Marian Betancourt
An inspiring yet revealing tome about women and sports — Women's participation in team sports is exploding--from grandmothers playing basketball to women finding fulfillment in ice hockey. Turning the idea of "playing like a girl" on its head, this fascinating book conveys the joy and fierce competition experienced by women's teams. Pla...  more »also explores the consequences of this transformation, such as the effects of Title IX, fathers' influence on daughters, and the phenomenon of men coaching women. Includes a foreword by Nancy Lieberman-Cline, president of The Women's Sports Foundation and coach of the the Detroit Shock.
ISBN-13: 9780809298129
ISBN-10: 0809298120
Publication Date: 6/5/2001
Pages: 272
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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