Playing Like a Girl : Transforming Our Lives Through Team Sports
by By Betancourt, Marian and Lieberman-Cline, Nancy (FRW)
Category: Sports & Recreation , General

"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.