Research revealed that a four-month basketball training program did not significantly alter serum iron, total iron binding capacity, hemoglobin, and percent saturation levels in female basketball athletes. (JD)

It would appear that certain body types may be advantageous for championship performance in womens gymnastics. These body types are those with relative fat approaching that of the male, higher than average mesomorphy, and lower than average endomorphy. (MJB)

Within the scope of this study, the velocity or power per unit body weight exhibited by the subjects on two tests of leg power were not related to each other. (MB)

This study examines the influence of elite athletic clubs, and the individuals representing them, in establishing policies and affecting the conduct of the National Association of Amateur Athletes of America (NAAAA) and its successor, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). (MB)

The results of this study generated only limited support for the notion that members of a losing basketball team would maintain positive self-evaluations of their individual attributes while simultaneously forming negative evaluations of those same elements in regard to the team as a whole. (MM)

In evaluating performance of women's volleyball teams it was found that the quality of physical size as represented by body composition and strength was more important than the combination of height and lean weight. (JD)

The results of this investigation support the hypothesis that the position in which female gymnasts appear in their within-team order of performance affects the scores they receive from nationally and regionally certified gymnastics officials. (MM)

In this study, it was found that women athletes had higher scores than women nonathletes on measures of psychological well-being and body image. (JS)

A study of college women in beginning tennis classes indicated that students instructed by the volley method of teaching tennis improved significantly over those instructed by the ground stroke method, particularly in their forehand drives. (JD)

Female athletes participating in sports traditionally considered the domain of male athletes experienced greater role conflict than those participating in sports socially approved for women. (MM)

Research supports previous findings in which situation-specific anxiety trait instruments have been shown to be better predictors of behavior than general anxiety trait instruments or coaches' subjective ratings, and it support the predictive and construct validity of the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT). (MB)

The average female can expect relative improvement in aerobic power similar to that of a male following a period of systematic training. (Author/MJB)

The results of this survey show that the most common injuries to women, as to men, are sprains to the ankle and knee and that the sport of basketball has one of the highest injury rates. (JD)

The complex attitudinal impact on women athletes of receiving or not receiving a scholarship is examined. (JD)

The findings of this investigation suggest that anxiety does not influence physical work capacity. (MM)