Women in sports / Amelia S. Halloway, editor.

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WOMEN IN SPORTS; WOMEN IN SPORTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 AN INTER-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO EXAMINING ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE WOMEN COACHES; ABSTRACT; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; Individual; Structural; Values; METHODOLOGY; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; Coach Development Opportunities; Discussion; Coach as a Person; Discussion; Connections: Key Organizational Personnel; Discussion; Connections between Coaches; Discussion; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 THERAPIES FOR CARTILAGE INJURIES OF WOMEN IN SPORTS: THE WAY TO CITIUS, ALTIUS, AND FORTIUS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION

2. PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF CARTILAGE2.1. Cartilage Biology; 2.2. Cartilage Injury; 3. CURRENT METHODS FOR CARTILAGE REPAIR; 3.1. Debridement; 3.2. Microfracture; 3.3. Osteoarticular Transfer; 4. CELL-BASED THERAPY FOR CARTILAGE REPAIR; 4.1. Chondrocyte Implantation; 4.2. Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) for Cartilage Repair; 4.3. Embryonic Stem Cells (ESCs) for Cartilage Repair; 4.4. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) for Cartilage Repair; 5. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 WOMAN'S ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES IN RELATION TO MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ABSTRACT; Background; Study Design

Evidence AcquisitionResults; Clinical Relevance; INTRODUCTION; The Menstrual Cycle; Menstrual Cycle Phase and ACL Injury; Underlying Factors Affected by the Menstrual Rhythm; ACL tissue metabolism; ACL laxity; Neuromuscular factors; Premenstrual symptoms; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 TESTIMONY OF MARCIA D. GREENBERGER, CO-PRESIDENT, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR ON BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF 35 YEARS OF TITLE IX

I. WOMEN AND GIRLS STILL FACE PERSISTENT DISCRIMINATION IN ATHLETICSII. OCR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS HAVE FALLEN SHORT; III. PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF TITLE IX RIGHTS; IV. MORE MUST BE DONE TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS, PARENTS, COACHES AND ADVOCATES HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO ENFORCE THE LAW; VI. CONGRESS MUST DO MORE TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE PROTECTION FROM SEX DISCRIMINATION; CONCLUSION

Chapter 5 TESTIMONY OF JACK MOWATT, COMMISSIONER, MARYLAND-DC AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR ON BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF 35 YEARS OF TITLE IXChapter 6 FITNESS AND BONE HEALTH FOR WOMEN: THE SKELETAL RISK OF OVERTRAINING; WHY IS MISSING MY PERIOD SUCH A BIG DEAL?; WHO IS AT RISK FOR THESE PROBLEMS?; HOW CAN I TELL IF SOMEONE I KNOW, TRAIN WITH, OR COACH MAY BE AT RISK FOR BONE LOSS, FRACTURE, AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS?

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