This guidebook provides the 1979-1980 updated rules and regulations for officiating women's basketball competition. Specifications regarding equipment construction, duties of officials, scoring and timing procedures, definition of playing terms, and player eligibility are provided. Step-by-step instruction for facilitating smooth and…

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)

This guide is part of a series published by the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. It contains eight articles written on various aspects of the sport of basketball, and includes such topics as (1) team defense, (2) individual offensive moves, and (3) point of aim free-throw shooting. It also includes official basketball playing…

This book is designed as a guide to coaches of girls' teams in basketball and volleyball. It offers suggestions on preparing teams, conditioning athletes, game strategies, and means for developing skills in the sports. A bibliography on each sport is included. (JD)

This study was undertaken to determine which attitudes were central to the motivation of women involved in championship basketball competition. Seventy-five women members of teams represented in national basketball championships served as subjects for this experiment. In addition, a control group of 212 women was randomly selected from physical…

The role of college presidents with regard to athletics programs, particularly intercollegiate programs, is explored, and factors that influence presidents' ability to control, such as financial concerns, alumni interest, background, and competition levels, are discussed. The roles of athletics directors, coaches, and athletes themselves are also…