From Six-on-Six to Full Court Press: A Century of Iowa Girls' Basketball

From Six-on-Six to Full Court Press: A Century of Iowa Girls' Basketball

by Janice A. Beran
From Six-on-Six to Full Court Press: A Century of Iowa Girls' Basketball

From Six-on-Six to Full Court Press: A Century of Iowa Girls' Basketball

by Janice A. Beran

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Overview

From Six-on-Six to Full Court Press is the first complete history of Iowa girls' basketball. The product of exhaustive research, this work is based on many sources, including hundreds of interviews with players and their parents, coaches and officials, media personalities, and school administrators.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781587296253
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Publication date: 02/01/2008
Edition description: 1
Pages: 244
Sales rank: 521,208
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Bloomers and Basketball, 1893-1919
2. The First Tournaments, the First Champions, 1920-1934
3. Small Town Teams Win Big-time Support, 1935-1949
4. From Prime Time TV to Title IX, 1950-1972
5. Divided Court to Full Court Play, 1973-1993
6. State Tournament
7. Women's Basketball: College Ball, Business and Industry Teams, AAU Ball, and International Competition
8. Cheers to Girls' Basketball
9. More than Money: The Significance of Girls' Basketball for Players and Community
10. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union: A Million Dollar Operation
Appendixes
A. Golden Placque of Distinction to the Superlative Iowa Coach
B. Iowa Girls' Basketball Hall of Fame Members
C. Season Scoring Records: Six-Player
D. Season Scoring Records: Five-Player
E. Career Scoring Records: Six-Player
F. Career Scoring Records: Five-Player
G. State Tournament Single Game High Scorers: Six-Player
H. State Tournament: Single Game High Scorers: Five-Player
I. Iowans Selected to 1935-1993 AAU and Kodak All-American Teams
Notes
Index

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