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An inspiring yet revealing tome about women and sportsWomen'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. Playing Like a Girl 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.
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Playing Like a Girl turns the idea of "playing like a girl" on its head and conveys the joy and fierce competition experienced by women's teams today. The growing participation of women and girls of all ages in team sports is influencing all aspects of women's lives - and men's lives too. This book explores the ramifications of this transformation. Are women feeling stronger and braver? Are they achieving better jobs and better pay? Will their daughters follow in their footsteps? How are male-female relationships changing now that women are staking a claim on the territory men have always seen as their own? What are the effects of Title IX and the phenomenon of men coaching women?Discussions of these issues are interwoven with stories of real women finding triumph and challenge - from grandmothers playing basketball to women playing softball in record numbers to girls finding fulfillment in the sport of soccer.
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