Full Court Press: Season Life Winning Basketball Team Women Who Made It Happen

Full Court Press: Season Life Winning Basketball Team Women Who Made It Happen
ISBN-10
0452274877
ISBN-13
9780452274877
Series
Full Court Press
Category
Women basketball players
Language
English
Published
1998-08
Publisher
Plume Books
Author
Lauren Kessler

Description

The first look inside a women's college basketball team that captures the passion of the game and the power of sports in the lives of young womenJudy Runge, a young and ambitious basketball coach, arrived at the University of Oregon in 1993 and discovered a team -- the Oregon Ducks -- demoralized by its worst season in almost two decades and ignored and underfunded in a male-dominated athletic department.Fighting a legal battle with the administration for equal funding and support, Runge taught the players the importance of self-esteem and commitment, instilling in them a thirst for winning. In the course of a year, she changed university policy, raised the team's motivation and morale, and exceeded all expectations but her own by leading the Ducks to a victorious season.Full Court Press is a poignant, entertaining, exuberant look at a sport that is capturing the American imagination and a moving profile of women who have learned to shatter barriers and win against the odds. -- Praise from Barbara Ehrenreich, Mary Pipher, Donna Lopiano, and excellent media reviews. -- The popularity of women's basketball has exploded, especially after the American women's Gold sweep at the 1996 Olympics. -- Publishing coincides with the WNBA championships.

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