Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal articles from September 2001

Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal archives from September 2001

Preface
September 22, 2001... It is with a bit of sadness that I write to inform you that I am resigning as editor of WSPAJ after almost two years of service. I have thoroughly enjoyed this time as editor, and I truly appreciate the time and effort that you all have given as...

Self and Product Image Congruency among Male and Female Minor League Ice Hockey Spectators: Implications for Women's Consumption of Professional Men's Sports
September 22, 2001... Abstract Women's increased interest in and consumption of professional men's sports have made women a viable target market for men's sports (Shank, 1999). However, since males comprise the majority of the consumer base for men's sports, the...

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in British Basketball
September 22, 2001... Abstract The main purpose of this study was to investigate the ethnic and racial composition of male and female basketball players in the First Division of the English National Basketball League during the 1996/97 season. The secondary...

Moving on? Elite Hong Kong Female Athletes and Retirement from Competitive Sport
September 22, 2001... Abstract The purpose of the research was to study the transitional experiences of elite female athletes who are going through the process of athletic retirement. Using a life history approach, six former and six current athletes in Hong Kong...

The Effect of Four Different Warm-Ups on the Maximum Vertical Jump Test Scores for Female College Athletes
September 22, 2001... Abstract The effectiveness of two specific and two non-specific warm-ups on the vertical jump test for female athletes was the focus of this research. The four warm-up procedures were: (a) weighted jumping (WT), (b) submaximal vertical...

Physical Activity: A Treatment Option for Binge Eating Disorder?
September 22, 2001... Abstract Binge eating disorder (BED) is a relatively new eating disorder that involves recurrent binge eating without compensatory purging behaviors such as using laxatives, excessive physical activity, and/or dietary restraint. Individuals...

Towards a Richer Understanding of Girls' Sport Experiences
September 22, 2001... I want to see children given as much opportunity as possible to construct their own outdoor play equipment.... Let children work out their games too,... when this is done, playgrounds will look less like puppet shows than they sometimes do now,...

Morphological, Functional, and Fitness-Related Characteristics of Young Female Field Hockey Players
September 22, 2001... Abstract Morphological parameters (stature, weight, segment lengths, diameters, circumferences, body composition), functional characteristics (work capacity, respiratory performance, static strength of hand) and aspects of health-and...

What Can We Learn from Highly Productive Women Scholars in Exercise Science?
September 22, 2001... Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine factors related to success in academic publishing for women in exercise science. Two trained investigators conducted hand searches of 7 prominent exercise science journals to ascertain the...

Errata.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
September 22, 2001... The following errors occurred in the book review of Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics and Activism by Helen Lenskyj, in Volume 10, No. 1 on Page 154. Rather than a transactional corporation, line 24 should read: ".....the...

Higher Goals: Women's Ice Hockey and the Politics of Gender. (Book Review).
September 22, 2001... Theberge, Nancy. (2000). Higher Goals: Women's Ice Hockey and the Politics of Gender. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 182 pages. The book Higher Goals, Women's ice Hockey and the Politics of Gender, by Nancy Theberge, is...

The Girls Of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team And How It Changed The World. (Book Review).
September 22, 2001... Longman, Jere. (2001). The Girls Of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team And How It Changed The World. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers Inc. 327 pages. The Girls Of Summer, by Jere Longman, is a book about the United States...

Women in sport: Issues and controversies. (Book Review).
September 22, 2001... Cohen, G.L. (Ed.) (2001). Women in sport: Issues and controversies. (2nd ed.). Oxon Hill, MD: AAHPERD Publications. 472 pages. $25. Women in Sport: Issues and Controversies is written primarily as a textbook, with each chapter containing...

Sports Her Way: Motivating Girls to Start and Stay With Sports. (Book Review).
September 22, 2001... Wilson, S.M. (2000). Sports Her Way: Motivating Girls to Start and Stay With Sports. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Publishers. 224 pages. $12.00 When girls have negative sporting experiences, their self-esteem may suffer and they may...

Athletic Woman's Survival Guide. (Book Review).
September 22, 2001... Carol L. Otis and Roger Goldingay. Athletic Woman's Survival Guide. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2000, 263 pages. The Athletic Woman's Survival Guide is intended to inform girls, women, coaches, parents, and others about the...

International Encyclopedia of Women & Sport. (Book Review).
September 22, 2001... Christensen, K.A., Guttmann, A., & Pfister, G. (Eds.) (2001). International Encyclopedia of Women & Sport. Farmington Hills, MI: The Gale Group. ISBN 0-02-864954-0 (Set). $350. This encyclopedia set provides a comprehensive and...

Game Face: What does a female athlete look like? (Book Review).
September 22, 2001... Gottesman, Jane, Game Face: What does a female athlete look like? New York: Random House, (2001). $35.00. Edited by Geoffrey Biddle. Foreword by Penny Marshall With support from Mass Mutual Financial Group and its subsidiary Oppenheimer...

Breakin' the Glass: History of the ABL. (Video Review).
September 22, 2001... Breakin' the Glass: History of the ABL (1996-98) (28 minutes). National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. $29.95. (VIDEO REVIEW) In response to the "Friday Afternoon Slump" that sometimes occurs during graduate school, we decided...

Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP). (Conference Review)
September 22, 2001... Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) 2001 Conference: Diversity Rejoiced The AAASP 2001 conference was held October 3-6 in Orlando, Florida. Instead of joyously chattering about side trips to Disney, the AAASP...