Play Like a Girl : Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports

by Betancourt, Marian; Lieberman-Cline, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780809298136
• ISBN10: 0809298139
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: MCG (Manual)

Summary

"Provides compelling evidence for the power of team sports in the development of strong and successful women."--Jo A. Hannafin, M.D., Ph.D., Orthopedic Director and Founder, Women's Sports Medicine Center, Hospital for Special Surgery Playing Like a Girl conveys the joy and fierce competition experienced by women's teams and explores the consequences of the explosion of female participation in sports, such as the effects on women in the workplace, the long-term effects of Title IX, and the phenomenon of men coaching women.

Author Biography

Marian Betancourt specializes in writing about women's issues.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Nancy Lieberman-Cline
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
PART I THE JOY OF TEAMING UP
Getting into the Game	3	(14)
Souls on Ice	17	(16)
The New Soccer Moms	33	(10)
Rollin' on the River	43	(8)
At the Hoop: Who Says Grandmas Can't Jump?	51	(18)
The Girls of Summer	69	(14)
PART II SEXUAL POLITICS: MEN VS. WOMEN WITH BALLS
Daddy's Girls	83	(10)
The Cutting Edge of Coaching	93	(18)
Title IX Revisited: Miles to Go Before We Sleep	111	(16)
PART III TRANSFORMING OUR LIVES
From Sex Objects to Action Figures	127	(24)
Who Needs Testosterone?	151	(10)
Being Strong	161	(12)
Real Men Marry Athletes	173	(8)
The Changing Business Arena	181	(10)
Celebrating a New Community	191	(8)
Resources	199	(14)
Index	213