This dissertation qualitatively examined former (18) and current (2) college players' experiences within their athletic department ecology--experiences with teammates, coaches and administrators, team doctors and health professionals, and experiences with various mechanisms of discipline, punishment, and surveillance. Using antiblackness and…

There is currently considerable sociological research on women's experiences in sport, the social construction of gender in women's sport and inequalities between women and men. However, research is yet to examine how inequalities and gender construction occur in and through the hierarchies "within" women's sports. Track and Field, with…

The purpose of this study was to examine the history and analyze the influence of the women's track and field team at the historically black college, Tennessee State University located in Nashville, Tennessee. The study was divided into three major sections. The first part examined the founding, early development and growth of the TSU women's…

Methods are given for the conditioning of female shot-put and discus throwers during the off season, and training programs for competitive season are suggested. (LH)

Strategy and proper selection of personnel are key factors in the success of a women's 440-relay team. (LH)

A positive attitude and good physical conditioning are essential to the successful cross-country runner. Sample workout schedules are given. (LH)

In 1928, Mary Washburn Conklin was one of 19 young women representing the United States in the year women's track and field became an Olympic sport. Her career in competition is reviewed. (MT)

The official rules and regulations for competition and officiating established by the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport governing track and field are outlined. (JD)

A gold-medal winner in the 1960 Olympics 100-meter relay describes what the experience meant to her. (MT)

This book is divided into six parts: (a) introduction, including discussions on the participation of girls and women in track and field, principles of conditioning and training, and ideas for beginning a track and field program; (b) running, with sections on sprints, relays, running the 440, running the 880, and distance running; (c) hurdling; (d)…

Differences in achievement motivation and sex-role orientation between female athletes and nonathletes were assessed using Mehrabian's Scale of Achieving Tendency and the Bem Sex-Role Inventory. Athletes exhibited higher achievement motivation. Also, high achievement motivation was related to androgynous and masculine sex roles. (Author/CM)

This study provides the most accurate and comprehensive examination of participation trends to date. We analyze data from almost every higher education institution in the country and utilize data and methods that are free of the shortcomings present in previous research on this subject. A 10-year NCAA sample containing 738 NCAA colleges and…

While there would seem to be a predisposition of body type that would influence the individual's ability to perform in an event, it may also be that the training procedures for those specific events are common to both men and women athletes.

This volume is divided into seven parts; an introductory section (which includes a discussion of girls and women in track and field as well as principles of conditioning and training) and sections on running, hurdling, jumping, throwinq, pentathlon, beginning a track and field program, and managing and planning aspects. In each section, where…

A research study compared the relationship of nutrition knowledge to eating practices and attitudes of female high school and college runners. Results showed that runners with greater nutrition knowledge made better food choices and ate more healthfully. This article looks at the runners' misconceptions and makes recommendations for nutrition…