Author: Pamela Grundy
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469626012
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Reaching back over a century of struggle, liberation, and gutsy play, Shattering the Glass is a sweeping chronicle of women's basketball in the United States. Offering vivid portraits of forgotten heroes and contemporary stars, Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford provide a broad perspective on the history of the sport, exploring its close relationship to concepts of womanhood, race, and sexuality, and to efforts to expand women's rights. Extensively illustrated and drawing on original interviews with players, coaches, administrators, and broadcasters, Shattering the Glass presents a moving, gritty view of the game on and off the court. It is both an insightful history and an empowering story of the generations of women who have shaped women's basketball.
Shattering the Glass
When Women Rule the Court
Author: Nicole Willms
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813584183
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
For nearly one hundred years, basketball has been an important part of Japanese American life. Women’s basketball holds a special place in the contemporary scene of highly organized and expansive Japanese American leagues in California, in part because these leagues have produced numerous talented female players. Using data from interviews and observations, Nicole Willms explores the interplay of social forces and community dynamics that have shaped this unique context of female athletic empowerment. As Japanese American women have excelled in mainstream basketball, they have emerged as local stars who have passed on the torch by becoming role models and building networks for others.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813584183
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
For nearly one hundred years, basketball has been an important part of Japanese American life. Women’s basketball holds a special place in the contemporary scene of highly organized and expansive Japanese American leagues in California, in part because these leagues have produced numerous talented female players. Using data from interviews and observations, Nicole Willms explores the interplay of social forces and community dynamics that have shaped this unique context of female athletic empowerment. As Japanese American women have excelled in mainstream basketball, they have emerged as local stars who have passed on the torch by becoming role models and building networks for others.
Women in Basketball
Author: A.W. Buckey
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 1644932962
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Introduces readers to the development of women’s basketball, as well as the sport’s star players from past to present. Colorful spreads, fascinating sidebars, and athlete bios make this a thrilling read for young sports fans.
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 1644932962
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Introduces readers to the development of women’s basketball, as well as the sport’s star players from past to present. Colorful spreads, fascinating sidebars, and athlete bios make this a thrilling read for young sports fans.
Why She Plays
Author: Christine A. Baker
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803216335
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
An exploration of women in basketball.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803216335
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
An exploration of women in basketball.
Girls' Basketball
Author: Lori Coleman
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736868211
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Get ready to slam-dunk your way to basketball success. From rules, to positions, to skills, you'll learn what it takes to compete at the next level. Girls' Basketball will prepare you to be part of this fast-paced game.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736868211
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Get ready to slam-dunk your way to basketball success. From rules, to positions, to skills, you'll learn what it takes to compete at the next level. Girls' Basketball will prepare you to be part of this fast-paced game.
Just for Fun
Author: Robert W. Ikard
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557288895
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The previously untold story of women’s basketball’s beginnings "Ikard (a basketball aficionado and amateur historian) offers a meticulous history of women’s basketball in the US--from the first game played at Smith College in 1892 to the 1970s--but he focuses on the AAU in the first half of the 20th century. . . . This period of women’s basketball is rarely discussed, so Ikard’s book will be valuable to sports historians. . . . Highly recommended.”-Choice
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557288895
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The previously untold story of women’s basketball’s beginnings "Ikard (a basketball aficionado and amateur historian) offers a meticulous history of women’s basketball in the US--from the first game played at Smith College in 1892 to the 1970s--but he focuses on the AAU in the first half of the 20th century. . . . This period of women’s basketball is rarely discussed, so Ikard’s book will be valuable to sports historians. . . . Highly recommended.”-Choice
Women's Basketball
Author: Anne Donovan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781930546462
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A team's post play can help to win or lose ball games. Anne Donovan, one of the greats of post play and WNBA coach, enables coaches to maximise their players' skills.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781930546462
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A team's post play can help to win or lose ball games. Anne Donovan, one of the greats of post play and WNBA coach, enables coaches to maximise their players' skills.
G.O.A.T. Women's Basketball Teams
Author: Matt Doeden
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 172842593X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
From the Minnesota Lynx to the Phoenix Mercury, which women's basketball team is the greatest? Follow along in this fun and informational ranking to see which team is number one.
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 172842593X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
From the Minnesota Lynx to the Phoenix Mercury, which women's basketball team is the greatest? Follow along in this fun and informational ranking to see which team is number one.
Legends of Women’s Basketball
Author: Emma Huddleston
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 163494335X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
From the pioneers of the early days of the sport to the superstars of today, Legends of Women's Basketball tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both on and off the basketball court.
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 163494335X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
From the pioneers of the early days of the sport to the superstars of today, Legends of Women's Basketball tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both on and off the basketball court.
Inaugural Ballers
Author: Andrew Maraniss
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593351266
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women’s Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women’s basketball on the map. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown. A League of Their Own meets Miracle in the inspirational true story of the first US Women’s Olympic Basketball team and their unlikely rise to the top. Twenty years before women’s soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the ’76 US women’s basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women’s sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the ’76 Olympics, the American team included a roster of players who would go on to become some of the most legendary figures in the history of basketball. From Pat Head, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, Lusia Harris, coach Billie Moore, and beyond—these women took on the world and proved everyone wrong. Packed with black-and-white photos and thoroughly researched details about the beginnings of US women’s basketball, Inaugural Ballers is the fascinating story of the women who paved the way for girls everywhere.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593351266
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women’s Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women’s basketball on the map. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown. A League of Their Own meets Miracle in the inspirational true story of the first US Women’s Olympic Basketball team and their unlikely rise to the top. Twenty years before women’s soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the ’76 US women’s basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women’s sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the ’76 Olympics, the American team included a roster of players who would go on to become some of the most legendary figures in the history of basketball. From Pat Head, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, Lusia Harris, coach Billie Moore, and beyond—these women took on the world and proved everyone wrong. Packed with black-and-white photos and thoroughly researched details about the beginnings of US women’s basketball, Inaugural Ballers is the fascinating story of the women who paved the way for girls everywhere.