BEYOND BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM

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DIVThough it burst into public consciousness only with the 1999 World Cup womens soccer has been around almost as long as its male counterpart flourishing in England during and after World War I. From the rise of womens soccer following Title IX legislation in the early seventies to the watershed 1999 World Cup performance that turned the American team into instant celebrities soccer is now the most popular sport for girls and women with participation growing exponentially worldwide. IBeyond Bend It Like BeckhamŁ/I presents the first indepth global analysis of the womens gameboth where it has come from and where it is headed. With commentary from key players coaches and administrators Timothy F. Grainey follows the sports reach into the unlikeliest places today even countries where women were banned from playing soccer just a few short years ago./DIVBRDIVThough women in the United States and Canada still fight for equal treatment and funding their situations differs markedly from the hostility abuse and even outright bans that some women still encounter in trying to pursue an activity they love. Through the prism of soccer this book explores the struggle for womens rights abroad in countries as diverse as Sweden Russia South Africa Pakistan Australia and Iran./DIVList of IllustrationsBRForewordBRAcknowledgmentsBRIntroductionBRPart One: Rapid Growth in the United StatesBR1. Title IX Soccer Moms and Pioneering PlayersBR2. U.S. National Team 1996'EN'1999: Welcome to Our PartyBR3. Professional Womens Soccer and the 'SC'wusa'/SC': The Best Three Years of My LifeBR4. Womens Professional SoccerBRPart Two: Challenges in the Middle East Africa and Latin AmericaBR5. The State of the Game in the Middle EastBR6. Challenges and Successes in AfricaBR7. Latin America: Fighting Machismo AttitudesBR8. Women Athletes: Objects versus Wholesome Role ModelsBRPart Three: Building Leagues and National Team ProgramsBR9. Ancestral Roots: Leveraging the Diaspora to Build the Game AbroadBR10. National Leagues around the WorldBR11. Overcoming a FiftyYear Ban in EnglandBR12. Canadas Youthful Road to SuccessBRConclusion: The Future of Football Is FeminineBRAfterword: 2011 Womens World CupBRAppendix of TablesBRSelected BibliographyBRDIV&ldquo:IBeyond &lsquo:Bend It Like Beckham&rsquo:/I serves as a great history lesson for a sport where persistent struggle has led to remarkable growth. It is a wonderfully insightful look at the development of the sport in the United States and abroad. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it to any women&rsquo:s soccer enthusiast.&rdquo:&mdash:Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak Olympic gold medalist World Cup Champion and cohead coach of women&rsquo:s soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University/DIVDIVThe fascinating history of womens soccer around the world is a story that transcends sports. . . . This

Data Publikacji: 2012-05-01
Wymiary: 229 mm 152 mm