Chapter 6. New Players: The Recruitment and Admission of Women Athletes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. List of Tables xiii
5. Preface to the Paperback Edition xv
6. Prelude: Four Snapshots xxiii
7. Preface xxxiii
8. Chapter 1. The Institutionalization and Regulation of College Sports in Historical Perspective 1
9. Chapter 2. The Admissions Game: Recruiting Male Athletes and the Implications of Selection 29
10. Chapter 3. The College Game: Academic Outcomes for Men 59
11. Chapter 4. Men’s Lives after College: Advanced Study, Jobs, Earnings 87
12. Chapter 5. The Development of Women’s Athletic Programs 113
13. Chapter 6. New Players: The Recruitment and Admission of Women Athletes 126
14. Chapter 7. Women Athletes in College 141
15. Chapter 8. Women’s Lives after College: Advanced Study, Family, Jobs, Earnings 157
16. Chapter 9. Leadership 182
17. Chapter 10. Giving Back 205
18. Chapter 11. The Financial Equation: Expenditures and Revenues 227
19. Chapter 12. Key Empirical Findings 258
20. Chapter 13. Taking Stock 268
21. Chapter 14. Thinking Ahead: Impediments to Change and Proposed Directions 289
22. Appendix A: Scorecards 311
23. Appendix B: Supplementary Data 355
24. Notes 375
25. References 423
26. Index 431