Punch!: Why Women Participate in Violent SportsThrough interviews and questionnaires with athletes, coaches and observers as well as trained mental health professionals, the reasons why women participate in contact sports and what they get out of them are examined in this book. |
Contents
Why Now? | 1 |
How Women Get Involved | 23 |
Why Women Stay Involved | 37 |
What Kind of Women Are They? | 55 |
Why People Disapprove | 89 |
What Should Be Done? | 109 |
Title IX | 123 |
Our Ice Rink | 137 |
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