Download or read book Girls and Sports written by Laura K. Egendorf and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This must-have book explores issues related to girls and sports through a collection of personal accounts and factual articles. Using a variety of sources, this book explores whether or not sports are good for girls' health, and how girls are coached differently than boys. Readers will evaluate the impact of Title IX, and the effect of sex segregation in boys and girls sports. Essay sources include the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators, Women's Sports Foundation, Margaret C. Duncan, Michael Sokolove, and Sarah Gibbard Cook.