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Book SynopsisSisterhood 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 their male counterparts. Female strengths are grounded in both mind and body, and they take these strengths onto the court, field, and track. There are now dozens of studies showing how the female brain and hormones operate quite differently than those of men. This book reveals the ways in which these differences confirm that intense emotions about relationships are part of the sporting life for female competitors. Joan Steidinger uses real stories to show that women and girls
Trade Review[Sisterhood in Sports] is an easy read and an interesting book. Steidinger includes a plethora of stories from her clients and her athletic career that make it interesting. * Sport in American History *
Table of ContentsAuthor’s Notes Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Sisterhood in Sports: Talking, Relationships, and the Unique Qualities of Female Athletes 2: Best Friends Forever: Teenage Trials and Building Long Lasting Friendships 3: The Family that Plays Together Stays Together 4: Athletic Moms Challenges 5: Romantic Relationships 6: Body Image of Female Athletes 7: Team Spirit: Practicing Collaboration and Camaraderie 8: Coaches are Cornerstone 9: Pioneering Female Athletes Laid the Foundation 10: Female Collaborative Competition: Girls Just Wanna’ Have Fun Bibliography Contributors
