Sisterhood in sports : how female athletes collaborate and compete /
Steidinger, Joan.
Sisterhood in sports : how female athletes collaborate and compete / Joan Steidinger. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 191 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sisterhood in sports: talking, relationships, and the unique qualities of female athletes -- Best friends forever: teenage trials and building long-lasting friendships -- The family that plays together stays together -- Athletic moms' challenges -- Romantic relationships -- Body image of female athletes -- Team spirit: practicing collaboration and camaraderie -- Coaches are cornerstones -- Pioneering female athletes laid the foundation -- Female collaborative competition: girls just wanna have fun.
"Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete tells the stories of all kinds of female athletes in a variety of sports. Their natural tendency to use talking as a primary form of communication is essential to their experiences and successes in sports. Women and girls tend to have BFFs, collaborate during periods of stress, express empathy for one another, worry about themselves and others, and desire to have fun in sports, which makes their experiences of sports and competition different from those of their male counterparts. Female strengths are grounded in both mind and body, and they take these strengths onto the court, field, and track."--Back cover.
English.
9781442230347 ebook 1442230347 cloth : alk. paper electronic 1442275863 9781442275867
1BC3732A-908F-49F5-9801-5A8021BB1F5E OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2021676813
Sports for women.
Women athletes.
Women athletes--Psychology.
Sports féminins.
Sportives.
Sportives--Psychologie.
GAMES--Gambling--Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION--History.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Reference.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Sports.
Sports for women.
Women athletes.
Women athletes--Psychology.
Sportlerin
Frauensport
Wettbewerbsverhalten
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GV709
796.082
Sisterhood in sports : how female athletes collaborate and compete / Joan Steidinger. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 191 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sisterhood in sports: talking, relationships, and the unique qualities of female athletes -- Best friends forever: teenage trials and building long-lasting friendships -- The family that plays together stays together -- Athletic moms' challenges -- Romantic relationships -- Body image of female athletes -- Team spirit: practicing collaboration and camaraderie -- Coaches are cornerstones -- Pioneering female athletes laid the foundation -- Female collaborative competition: girls just wanna have fun.
"Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete tells the stories of all kinds of female athletes in a variety of sports. Their natural tendency to use talking as a primary form of communication is essential to their experiences and successes in sports. Women and girls tend to have BFFs, collaborate during periods of stress, express empathy for one another, worry about themselves and others, and desire to have fun in sports, which makes their experiences of sports and competition different from those of their male counterparts. Female strengths are grounded in both mind and body, and they take these strengths onto the court, field, and track."--Back cover.
English.
9781442230347 ebook 1442230347 cloth : alk. paper electronic 1442275863 9781442275867
1BC3732A-908F-49F5-9801-5A8021BB1F5E OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2021676813
Sports for women.
Women athletes.
Women athletes--Psychology.
Sports féminins.
Sportives.
Sportives--Psychologie.
GAMES--Gambling--Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION--History.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Reference.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Sports.
Sports for women.
Women athletes.
Women athletes--Psychology.
Sportlerin
Frauensport
Wettbewerbsverhalten
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GV709
796.082