This handbook presents the up-dated rules and regulations for women's basketball as determined by the National Assocation for Girls and Women in Sport. (JD)

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…

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)

Coed sports competition in high school can be made more meaningful by modifying traditional rules that tend to allow males to dominate the game. (MB)

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)

A two-year behavior-modeling training program focusing on attention processes, retention processes, motor reproduction, and motivation processes was implemented to increase the accuracy of free throw shooting for a varsity intercollegiate women's basketball team. The training included specific learning keys, progressive relaxation, mental…

In the late 19th century and the early 20th century, an era of narrowly circumscribed female roles, basketball created tension by expanding women's opportunities for competitive athletic activity. The characteristics which made it popular with women--spontaneity, freedom of movement, and vigorous team play--contradicted prevailing ideals of…