They Teach Each Other, Donna Lopiano
A playground dynamo is seconds away from being issued her first bonafide baseball uniform when, instead, she gets a rude awakening to the “no-girls-allowed” rule in the ‘50s. Given a break by a reluctant scout, she tries out for a world championship softball team.

What Can Be the Harm?, Andra Douglas
“Toadie” tags along with her dad during hunting season and has the time of her life waking up early, stalking prey, eating their catch. But dad’s hunting club members call a meeting, the outcome of which seems assured: Toadie won’t be allowed to come anymore because she’s a girl.

To the Real Contenders, Meredith Rainey Valmon
What goes on in the mind and body of an 800-meter champion in those moments before a major race? The story of the best start of a great athlete’s career.

This Little Spark That Made Her Want to Conquer Something,
Alison Carlson
Diane, 35, has never done anything athletic in her life. She wants to take tennis lessons but is told not to bother by four tennis pros. Then, the right teacher comes along.

The Varsity Coach Smiled, Lakia Washington
Why does dad go into another zone when a football game is on TV? One girl put herself on the line, literally, to understand men’s passion for the gridiron and in doing so changes the way her peers and family understand her.

You Should Have Been a Boy, Renee Cox
Able to run with the best of ‘em in the city parks but not allowed to tryout for her school’s basketball team, one street-smart thirteen year old takes her “thing” to the press.

Portable Cribs and Bags Filled with Toys, Carla Overbeck
Baby’s on the way and mom-to-be watches as hungry and talented young players challenge her resolve to return to international competition. Seven weeks after Jackson is born, Carla Overbeck shrugs off the taboos, takes to the field, and proves she’s still got it – and Jackson, too.

But I Watched Her, Ernestine Bayer
The untamable tomboy daughter of a true Victorian lady makes waves in the all-male rowing world when she founds the Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club in 1938.

Some Traditions, Pam Gill-Fisher
Progress for collegiate women athletes comes one baby step at a time.

I Can’t Sell Something Called Jock Bra, Hinda Miller
Imagine wrapping your breasts with an ace bandage to suit up for a jog. It wasn’t so long ago. An athletic costume designer finds her creative and entrepreneurial niche and transforms the way women work out.

You Just Hope and Pray, Carole Yamaguchi
Still puzzled by the origins of her daughter’s drive to be the world’s greatest figure skater, Carole Yamaguchi describes what it’s like to be a prodigy’s proud parent.

Groupies, Sue Macy
A young woman’s search for the meaning of life tagging along with the fledgling women’s tennis tour in the ’70s.

All My Tears Went in the Water, Susan Casey
Mom had her pegged as the family pianist but she followed a different drummer. A swimmer’s story of desire, disappointment and destiny in healing waters.

All That Intensity, Jamila Wideman
Basketball isn’t something Jamila Wideman does; it’s who she is.

I Could No Longer Feel My Feet, and I Was Fine, Elizabeth Glazner
Surfing is the ultimate self-actualized position and “the stoke” is addictive. So what if you’re thirty, female, and have been scared of waves all your life.