Throw Like a Girl: Discovering the Body, Mind, and Spirit of the Athlete in You! [Paperback]

Shelley Frost (Author), Ann Troussieux (Author)

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With the popularity of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), the World Cup soccer team, and the Olympic hockey team, girls now have their own women sports heroes, and many girls want to get involved. This book gives them information about sports and inspiration to help them toward their goals. It offers nutrition and exercise tips, quizzes for determining a sports profile, career ideas, and resources for scholarships. The book also includes writings by girl athletes and interviews with famous women on how sports have changed their lives, including: Sheryl Swoopes of the WNBA; Cammi Granato of the Olympic hockey team; Donna Lopiano, executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation; and Lesley Visser, first woman broadcaster of the NFL.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing; illustrated edition edition (September 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582700281
• ISBN-13: 978-1582700281
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,588,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where's Cheerleading???, January 2, 2003

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This review is from: Throw Like a Girl: Discovering the Body, Mind, and Spirit of the Athlete in You! (School & Library Binding)

I was just sitting down to write this review when I saw another review just like mine! I was also curious as to where the cheerleading section was. Cheerleading is SO a SPORT. Wheather people want to believe it or not. I am a cheerleader and I have cheered for about 6 years. I put in more work to cheerleading in those 6 years, then my older sister put into basketball, which she has been playing for 7 or 8 years. If this book considers BOWLING a sport, the made a huge mistake leaving out cheerleading!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, Bad Opinions, July 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Throw Like a Girl: Discovering the Body, Mind, and Spirit of the Athlete in You! (School & Library Binding)

I read this book yesterday and I really liked it! I only found one flaw. Under the part where it tells you the pros and cons of solo and team sports, I was dissapointed when cheerleading wasn't listed. I am a cheerleader and believe me, cheerleading IS a sport. We go ALL YEAR not just a season. Now, I am used to people overlooking the fact that cheerleaders are athleats but what really ticked me off was that they stated that pool (you know with the stick and the balls and the green table) was a solo sport. If cheerleading isn't a sport then POOL is DEFINATLY NOT A SPORT TOO!!!!

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Can Throw Like A Girl, August 19, 2000

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jennifer (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Throw Like a Girl: Discovering the Body, Mind, and Spirit of the Athlete in You! (Paperback)

I found out about this book a year ago in one of my magazines. It was going to be about girl athletes and they were looking for some young authors. I had a winning essay and it is in the book. I got to have an early copy of the book and I am very proud to have added to it. It talks all about female athletes and their struggles, hard work, and triumphs. It also has great ideas to help you if you're a female athlete. This book includes interviews with some really cool woman sports stars as well. This is a really awesome book and girls of all ages, athletes or not, would enjoy it.