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Author : Steven Allen Demmin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (189 download)
Download or read book Attitudes of Female Little League Softball Players and Their Parents written by Steven Allen Demmin and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frederick J. Cromartie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Parental attitudes towards' competition in Dixie League girls' youth softball written by Frederick J. Cromartie and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Beth Brykman
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615928987
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)
Download or read book The Wall Between Women written by Beth Brykman and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women today struggle to make difficult choices involving their children and their careers - so why do they simultaneously criticize, undermine, and point fingers at one another? Beth Brykman taps her personal experience as well as her professional marketing skills in crafting this well-researched look at the life-transforming issue that American mothers face. Having been both a full-time employed mother and a stay-at-home mom, Brykman interviewed more than one hundred mothers. She lets these women speak for themselves about the reality of their lives, their views of the "other" mother, and how they balance the pros and cons of motherhood.Separate chapters examine the factors that create the wall between women, stereotypes of mothers on both sides of the wall, the lives and attitudes of full-time employed mothers versus mothers who choose to stay at home, working part-time, the reality of daycare, how different women determined what was right for them and their families, coparenting and suggestions for modifying marriages, and letting go of the emotional baggage of success and guilt, including suggestions for broad cultural change.An appendix details her research methods, including questions she posed to each mother, and a useful bibliography that points readers to other resources.Filled with revealing quotations and stories from mothers themselves, this insightful discussion of contemporary motherhood reveals the many challenges facing women and offers creative solutions for overcoming those challenges.
Author : Jennifer Ring
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803269943
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book A Game of Their Own written by Jennifer Ring and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2010 twenty American women were selected to represent Team USA in the fourth Women's Baseball World Cup in Caracas, Venezuela; most Americans, however, had no idea such a team even existed. A Game of Their Own chronicles the largely invisible history of women in baseball and offers an account of the 2010 Women's World Cup tournament. Jennifer Ring includes oral histories of eleven members of the U.S. Women's National Team, from the moment each player picked up a bat and ball as a young girl to her selection for Team USA. Each story is unique, but they share common themes that will resonate with young female players and fans alike: facing skepticism and taunts from players and parents when taking the batter's box or the pitcher's mound, self-doubt, the unceasing pressure to switch to softball, and eventual acceptance by their baseball teammates as they prove themselves as ballplayers. These racially, culturally, and economically diverse players from across the country have ignored the message that their love of the national pastime is "wrong." Their stories come alive as they recount their battles and most memorable moments playing baseball--the joys of exceeding expectations and the pleasure of honing baseball skills and talent despite the lack of support. With exclusive interviews with players, coaches, and administrators, A Game of Their Own celebrates the U.S. Women's National Team and the excellence of its remarkable players. In response to the jeer "No girls allowed!" these are powerful stories of optimism, feistiness, and staying true to oneself.
Author : Helge Hebestreit
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470695501
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)
Download or read book The Young Athlete written by Helge Hebestreit and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, provides a thorough overview of the unique physiologic characteristics, responsiveness to training, and possible health hazards involved in the training, coaching, and medical care of young athletes. Intense involvement in competitive sports often begins during childhood. During adolescence, many athletes reach their peak performance and some may participate in World Championships and Olympic Games at a relatively young age. The Young Athlete presents the available information relevant to exercise and training in youth, reviewed and summarized by authors who are recognized as leaders in their respective fields. The Young Athlete is subdivided into seven parts covering: the physiologic bases of physical performance in view of growth and development; trainability and the consequences of a high level of physical activity during childhood and adolescence for future health; the epidemiology of injuries, their prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation; non-orthopedic health concerns including the pre-participation examination; psychosocial issues relevant to young athletes; diseases relevant to child and adolescent athletes; the methodology relevant to the assessment of young athletes. This valuable reference summarizes a large database of information from thousands of studies and is especially relevant to sports physicians, pediatricians, general practitioners, physical therapists, dietitians, coaches, students, and researchers in the exercise sciences.
Author : Laura La Bella
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 144888408X
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (488 download)
Download or read book Women and Sports written by Laura La Bella and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the passage of Title IX legislation in the 1970s, women and girls have encountered fewer barriers to their participation in sports at all levelscommunity, high school, college, and professional. Some women have successfully lobbied to play traditionally male sportssuch as football, ice hockey, and boxing. Women athletes still face discrimination and double-standards, and their teams and programs suffer from underfunding and lack of exposure. Women athletes also face unique challenges, such as rigid gender expectations, eating disorders, and body image problems. Readers are offered a thorough and ultimately inspiring survey of the complex history of female athletes, the current lay of the land, and the hopeful but by no means assured future of women's participation in sports. Most important, readers may be inspired to further the ongoing fight for women's full access and right to participation in sports at every level.
Author : Mark Allister
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476635862
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Women's College Softball on the Rise written by Mark Allister and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sidestepping the inflated egos and scandal that have infiltrated many men’s sports, college female softball players exhibit power and grace on the field as well as camaraderie, high achievement and vulnerability off the field. This balance not only makes the game compelling to watch, but it also elevates women’s softball as an aspirational model for other sports. Focusing on the 2018 season, this book explores gender performance and sexuality in softball, how the influx of money from the sport’s growth has reshaped expectations of success, and traditional media coverage of women’s sports.
Author : Hu Cheng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (925 download)
Download or read book A Comparison of Players' and Coaches' Attitudes Toward Little League Baseball in the States of Oregon and Washington and Taiwan, Republic of China written by Hu Cheng and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigated the attitudes toward Little League Baseball of Little League Baseball players and coaches in the States of Oregon and Washington and in Taiwan, Republic of China. An instrument consisting of the semantic differential assessment questionnaire measuring attitudes toward Little League Baseball and a supplemental questionnaire for a secondary aspect were used for the study. Simon's instrument of CATPA (Children's Attitude Toward Physical Activity), which is based on Kenyon's conceptual model for characterizing physical activity with a semantic differential scale, was modified for use in assessing the attitudes of American and Chinese Little League Baseball players and coaches toward Little League Baseball. Additional questions were asked in order to obtain general information on such subjects as the goal of competition and the length of the baseball season. The questionnaires were distributed to ten randomly selected Little League Baseball teams from both the United States and Taiwan, Republic of China. The United States teams were located in the states of Oregon and Washington, west of the Cascade Mountains. The Chinese teams were located throughout the island. The sample consisted of 139 American players, 138 Chinese players, 19 American coaches, and 17 Chinese coaches. All subjects participated in the 1981 Little League Baseball season. Fourteen hypotheses were created. The "t" test was used to test these hypotheses, and the Chi-Square test was used to test supplemental information involving nominal data. The two-tailed test was employed, and all hypotheses were tested at the .05 level of significance. This study found that American Little League Baseball players and coaches have a more positive attitude than do Chinese players and coaches toward Little League Baseball as a social experience. Chinese Little League Baseball players and coaches have a more positive attitude than do American players and coaches toward little League Baseball's contribution toward health and fitness and toward Little League Baseball as a thrill involving some risk, as a form of beauty in human movement, as a release of tension, as long and hard training, and as the pursuit of victory.
Author : Jean Hastings Ardell
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809326273
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Breaking Into Baseball written by Jean Hastings Ardell and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2005-03-03 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While baseball is traditionally perceived as a game to be played, enjoyed, and reported from a masculine perspective, it has long been beloved among women—more so than any other spectator sport. Breaking into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime upends baseball’s accepted history to at last reveal just how involved women are, and have always been, in the American game. Through provocative interviews and deft research, Jean Hastings Ardell devotes a detailed chapter to each of the seven ways women participate in the game—from the stands as fans, on the field as professionals or as amateur players, behind the plate as umpires, in the front office as executives, in the press box as sportswriters and reporters, or in the shadows as Baseball Annies. From these revelatory vantage points, Ardell invites overdue appreciation for the affinity and talent women bring to baseball at all levels and shows us our national game anew. From its ancient origins in spring fertility rituals through contemporary marketing efforts geared toward an ever-increasing female fan base, baseball has always had a feminine side, and generations of women have sought—and been sought after—to participate in the sport, even when doing so meant challenging the cultural mores of their era. In that regard, women have been breaking into baseball from the very beginning. But recent decades have witnessed great strides in legitimizing women’s roles on the diamond as players and umpires as well as in vital management and media roles. In her thoughtfully organized and engagingly written survey, Ardell offers a chance for sports enthusiasts and historians of both genders to better appreciate the storied and complex relationship women have so long shared with the game and to glimpse the future of women in baseball. Breaking into Baseball is augmented by twenty-four illustrations and a foreword from Ila Borders, the first woman to play more than three seasons of men’s professional baseball.
Author : Dr. Bob Stouffer
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557986206
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (579 download)
Download or read book Light or Darkness: Reclaiming the Light in Sports written by Dr. Bob Stouffer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christine Brennan
Publisher : Japanime Co. Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 4910659064
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Best Seat in the House: A Father, a Daughter, a Journey Through Sports written by Christine Brennan and published by Japanime Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2022-06-17 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the best-known and most widely read woman sports columnist in the United States comes a remarkable memoir of a father and a daughter, the story of a girl who would turn her love for sports into a trailblazing career. Christine Brennan grew up in Toledo, Ohio, spending her summers playing with the boys on her block, memorizing baseball statistics, accompanying her dad to countless baseball and football games, and falling in love with everything about sports. While other girls were playing with Barbie dolls, Chris was collecting baseball cards and listening to the radio for the play-by-play accounts of her favorite teams. The eldest of four children, Chris was her father's daughter from the beginning. For a girl growing up in the 1960s and '70s, in the days before Title IX changed the playing fields of America, there were few opportunities to play organized sports. But Jim Brennan encouraged his daughter to believe she could play anything she wanted to, and when she couldn't be on the field, he was by her side in the stands -- she always thought the seat next to her father was the best seat in the house -- usually cheering for the underdog, and making sure Chris knew there was a place for her in the world of sports. In her warm and inspiring memoir, the first of its kind by a female sports journalist, Brennan takes readers from her neighborhood ball fields to the press boxes and locker rooms of stadiums around the world. Guided by her father's unfailing sense of loyalty, honor, and fairness, at the age of twenty-two she became the first female sportswriter for The Miami Herald, and in 1985 was the first woman to cover the Washington Redskins as a staff writer for The Washington Post. Over the past quarter century, Brennan has reported on many of the biggest stories in sports, and led the coverage of both the 1994 Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan saga and the pairs figure-skating scandal at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. Her USA Today column on Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters, triggered a nationwide debate about the club's lack of female members. Told in the spirited, friendly voice that readers of her column have come to love, Best Seat in the House is the heartwarming chronicle of a girl who came of age as women's sports were coming of age, encouraged every step of the way by her beloved father.
Author : Rosalyn Hoffman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101608056
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Smart Mamas' Guide to After-School Activities written by Rosalyn Hoffman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You want the best for your kids, but resources are limited and you’re overloaded with information. From the moment your kids are born, the kiddie-perfecting complex is pushing you to buy-buy-buy. And playtime is no different. You feel pressured to sign the kids up for an ever-escalating array of classes and clinics, send them to the right sleep-away or math enrichment camp, soccer clinic, ballet, art, and music classes—or else they’re doomed to fail. Right? Not so fast. Lifestyle guru Rosalyn Hoffman knows that kids need balance: time to be bored and find their own inner resources, time to ride their bikes and shoot hoops, time to experience the joy of free play. And when it’s time to sign them up for organized activities, Hoffman offers sane guidance for navigating the world of lessons and programs, explaining how to get them in everything from art classes to music lessons to sports to camp—without breaking the bank.
Author : George Harvey Sage
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197622712
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)
Download or read book Sociology of Sport written by George Harvey Sage and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-10 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Now in its twelfth edition, Sociology of Sport offers a compact yet comprehensive and integrated perspective on sport in North American society. Bringing a unique viewpoint to the subject, George H. Sage, D. Stanley Eitzen, Becky Beal, and Matthew Atencio analyze and, in turn, demythologize sport. This method promotes an understanding of how a sociological perspective differs from commonsense perceptions about sport and society, helping students to understand sport in a new way"--
Download or read book Working Mother written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magazine that helps career moms balance their personal and professional lives.
Author : Ann P. Turnbull
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Families, Professionals, and Exceptionality written by Ann P. Turnbull and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2001 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide for parents and professionals on how to collaborate and to advocate for children with special needs. This current edition includes a multicutural approach and vignettes of over a dozen families to provide an understanding of how empowerment can help.
Author : Amie A. Doughty
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443898015
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture written by Amie A. Doughty and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays explores a wealth of topics in children’s and young adult literature and culture. Contributions about picture-books include analyses of variants of the folktale “The Little Red Hen” and bullying. Race and gender are explored in essays about picture-books featuring children as consumable objects, about books focused on African American female athletes, and about young adult dystopian fiction. Gender itself is further explored in articles about Monster High, Joyce Carol Oates’s Beasts, and The Hunger Games and Divergent. Essays about fantasy literature include an exploration of environmentalism in Rick Riordan’s The Heroes of Olympus, a discussion of Severus Snape as a Judas figure, an explication of Chapter 5 of The Hobbit, and an analysis of ghosts and nationalism in Eva Ibbotson’s The Haunting of Granite Falls. An essay about Horrible Histories explores television, genre, and the way history is coded. Other contributions explore how teaching literature to reluctant readers can be effective through multimodal texts and how Harry Potter has played a role in the popularity of young adult literature for adult readers.
Author : Robert S. Gotlin
Publisher : DiaMedica Publications
ISBN 13 : 0979356431
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (793 download)
Download or read book Dr. Rob's Guide to Raising Fit Kids written by Robert S. Gotlin and published by DiaMedica Publications. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for parents concerned about their children's overall fitness, Dr. Rob's Fitness Guide for Kids addresses the importance of both food and physical activity in keeping children healthy. Gotlin sees sports, with its emphasis on playing by the rules, being a good teammate, winning and losing with grace, and working toward a common goal, as an essential route to physical, psychological, and social health. This book helps parents choose a sport or activity in which their child can find comfort and confidence. In addition to outlining the benefits of various team and individual sports, Gotlin provides detailed information about the equipment needed, safety issues, and how to create a supportive environment for young athletes. Also included are exercises developed specifically for children, age-appropriate fitness and calorie guidelines, and delicious, dietician-developed meal plans and sport-specific menus that instill a lifetime of good eating habits.
