Publisher's Synopsis
With the popularity of the World Cup soccer team and the Olympic hockey team, girls now have their own women sports heroes and are looking to get involved. This book shows them how. More and more women are going to college on athletic scholarships. This book gives the information they need to make it happen. It also offers nutrition and exercise tips for athletes, career ideas for girls who love sports, and interviews with famous women on how sports changed their life, including: * Lisa Leske, of the WNBA * Brandy Chastain, of the World Cup soccer team * Cammie Granato, of Olympic hockey team * Donna Lopiano, Executive Director of the Women's Sports Foundation * Leslie Visser, first woman broadcaster of the NFL * Lauren Hill, Grammy-winning singer * Lisa Kudrow, actress on "Friends" Written for girls, with advice from real girls, THROW LIKE A GIRL covers: * nutrition and exercise for the athlete, not the beauty queen * quizzes on discovering your sports profile - are you a team or solo player? * resources for scholarships for girls in sports
