Why she plays : the world of women's basketball /

Baker sets the stage with a quick look at current statistics and trends in women's basketball nationwide, noting the profound changes in the last thirty-five years. A series of exclusive interviews then takes us into the heart and soul of the sport. Her subjects are players and coaches, from ne...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, Christine A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Basketball for women > United States > History.
Women basketball players > United States > Biography.
Basketball players > United States > Biography.
Basketball for women > History.
Basket-ball féminin > États-Unis > Histoire.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Sports & Recreation > Basketball.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Basketball for women
Basketball players
Women basketball players
United States
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why She Plays; Part one: Youth Basketball; 1. Heck Yeah, I'm a Tomboy!; 2. The Fun Factor; Part two: High-School Basketball; 3. You Can't Measure Heart; 4. The Crème of the Crop; Part three: College Basketball; 5. Three Divisions, One Association; 6. Conradt, Goestenkors, and the Pursuit of Perfection; 7. The Approach of a Coach; 8. A Dance Is Still a Dance; Part four: The WNBA; 9. Over Ten Years and Going Strong in the wnba; 10. The Superstars and the "Special" Treatment; Part five: USA Basketball
  • 11. The United States versus the Rest of the World12. The Best in the World; Part six: Media Coverage and Women's Basketball; 13. The Slippery Slope of Gender Politics; 14. Unique but Alike; 15. Her Place of Peace; Epilogue: Building the Perfect Player; Appendix A: High School Participation by State; Appendix B: The Structure of USA Basketball; Notes; Suggested Reading

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