Playing ball with the boys : the rise of women in the world of men's sports / Betsy M. Ross ; foreword by Phyllis George.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Betsy M.

Contributor:

George, Phyllis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports for women--United States.

Sports for women.

Women athletes--United States.

Women athletes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cincinnati, Ohio : Clerisy Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The use of female sideline reporters is the fastest-growing new aspect of televised broadcasts of professional and college football. Names like Suzy Kolber, Erin Andrews, and Andrea Kremer are now as well known as any of the men in the booth. In recent years women have been sports columnists and reporters, talk-show hosts, even coaches and team administrators. And yet there has never been a book about this phenomenon. Former ESPN news anchor Betsy Ross fills this void with Playing Ball with the Boys, a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the emerging role that women play in spo

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 ""This Is SportsCenter""; Chapter 2 It All Started on a Tennis Court; Chapter 3 From Radio to TV, Women Change Sportscasting; Chapter 4 Women in the Booth; Chapter 5 Women Sports Reporters; Chapter 6 A League of Their Own; Chapter 7 The Business of Sports; Chapter 8 Following Your Passion; Chapter 9 They Call Her Coach; Chapter 10 Driving Forces; Chapter 11 Playing Ball With the Boys: The Next Generation; Afterword; Sources; Photo Credits; About the Author

Notes:

First printing.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-99082-9

9786612990823

1-57860-461-3

OCLC:

699475194