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Resources for Adults
Gender Equity Through
Physical Education, Tips for Teachers, Girls in Action
Resources and workshops designed to raise awareness of gender
issues in physical activity and physical education. Includes
ideas for teachers, students, administrators, trustees and
parents.
Contact: Canadian
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance
info@cahperd.ca ;
www.cahperd.ca
Girls and Boys in Elementary Physical
Education: Issues & Action
By Sandy Gibbons, Joanne Susut and Jennifer
Fenton
A series of frequently asked questions and perceptions shared
by teachers and students regarding girls' participation in
elementary physical education. Real life scenarios are included
with each question, followed by theoretical to practical actions
for teachers and students to implement.
Contact: Canadian
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance
info@cahperd.ca ;
www.cahperd.ca
Just For Girls
By Sandy Friedman
A program to help girls
safely navigate the rocky road through adolescence and avoid
pitfalls such as eating disorders and the preoccupation
with food and weight.
Contact:
Promotion Plus
Promotion.plus@telus.org;
www.promotionplus.org
Straight Talk About Children and Sport:
Advice for Parents, Coaches, and Teachers
Offers comprehensive yet
straightforward responses to 72 of the most pressing questions
around children's involvement in sport. The resource features
experts in medicine, nutrition, physical education, sport
psychology, physiotherapy and coaching.
Contact:
Coaching Association of Canada
coach@coach.ca; www.coach.ca
When Girls Feel Fat
By Sandy Friedman
A newly revised book offering
parents, teachers, and professionals clear and proven strategies
to deal with conflict and to recognize the "worries
about weight" that can lead to serious eating disorders.
Contact:
Promotion Plus
Promotion.plus@telus.org;
www.promotionplus.org
On The Move Handbook
The ON THE MOVE Handbook
is a user-friendly resource designed as a practical guide
for programmers, teachers, coaches, volunteers, and parents
or guardians interested in creating a female-only program
or in need of information about how to create positive and
inclusive environments.
Contact:
Canadian Assoc. for the Advancement of Women and Sport and
Physical Activity
caaws@caaws.ca ; www.caaws.ca
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GREAT
GIRLS- Profiles of Awesome Canadian
Athletes
Laura
Robinson & Maija Robinson
Profiling
both superstar Canadian female athletes and up-and-coming
athletes, Great Girls celebrates athletes and encourages
young readers to do their best in whatever sport they
love. In the past few years, women athletes have made
front-page news. Made
up of 17 profiles, Great Girls is a series of profiles
of great Canadian female athletes, from age eleven to
age eighty-four. The book focuses on Canadian athletes
– from superstars such as Hayley Wickenheiser
and Clara Hughes to up-and-coming young athletes such
as 11-year-old Sekwan Trottier and her younger sister
Takawikin – two of the fastest Nordic skiers (in
their age category) in Saskatchewan – to “retired”
athlete Nora Young, who still rides a racing bike at
age 84!
Purchases can be made through Pages on Kensington in
Calgary, 403 283 6655 Order directly from the website:
www.pages.ab.ca
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CAAWS'
new photo CD
Are you looking for images of girls and women participating
in sport and physical activity? CAAWS' new photo CD
offers 55 colour images suitable for non-commercial
use in brochures, flyers or newsletters.
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M.
Ann Hall, The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's
Sport in Canada
The Girl and the Game traces the history of women's
organized sport in Canada from its early, informal roots
in the late-nineteenth century through to today's tendency
to market women athletes as both athletic and sexual.
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WHO'S
WHO IN CANADIAN SPORT by Bob Ferguson
This book is a collection of almost 4,500 biographies
of athletes, builders, coaches and officials, be they
Canadian-born or otherwise, amateur or professional,
past or present, who have had an impact on the Canadian
sports scene. December 11, 2001 |
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"The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Women in Sports" by Randi
Druzin
Today, women are active at every level of competition
in dozens of sports. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Women
in Sports traces opposition to women in sports throughout
the ages and catalogues women's trials and triumphs,
sport by sport. - October 4, 2001 |
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A
new book by Ann Hall
Honoring the Legacy,
by M. Ann Hall and Gertrud Pfister, is the story of
the past fifty years, and the many remarkable women
who have contributed to the International Association
of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women
(IAPESGW). - September 10 |
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First
anthology of women’s writings about sport
Whatever It Takes: Women
on Women's Sport, the first
anthology of women’s personal essays on their experiences
in competitive sport, will be released in August.
Fifty-three female writers break the news about what
women seek and find in athletic competition. Contributors
to Whatever It Takes include three Pulitzer Prize
winners, an Olympian, several unrepentant tomboys, and
a winner of the Lavan Poetry Prize. - July 23 |
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National Film Board of Canada |
THE WINNING SPIRIT
PACKAGE
Three action-packed videos that celebrate women's successes
in hockey, baseball and basketball from the National
Film Board of Canada.. Videos also available for
$39.95 each
3-Video Set only $110.95 THE
GAME OF HER LIFE (cut down version)
Follow Canada's first-ever women's Olympic hockey
team, from the excitement of the 1997 World Championships
to Olympic Training in Calgary and on to Nagano for
the Olympics. With their commitment to excellence
and hardwork, these women are tremendous role models.
"An up-close and personal look at the trials,
triumphs and tears of women who pursue their dreams
through hockey. The players are inspiring role
models for all girls in Canada," says Marg McGregor,
Executive Director of CAAWS
50 minutes
BASEBALL GIRLS
(abridged version)
This zany and affectionate documentary uses animation,
archival stills, and live-action footage to detail
the history of women's participation in the largely
male-dominated world of baseball and softball.
48 minutes
SHOOTING STARS
The Edmonton Grads women's basketball team was formed
on a whim. During it's existence form 1915
to 1940, the team had a phenomenal record of 502 wins
and 20 losses - a winning streak unrivalled by any
Canadian team in any sport
50 minutes
For more information, view the NFB web
site at www.nfb.ca
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Stacy
Wilson Hockey Cards
CAAWS and the Harassment and Abuse in Sport Collective
created a hockey card featuring Stacy Wilson and promoting
the CAAWS and Harassment web sites for the Canda Games.
It was distributed widely through the CAAWS booth at
Canda House and many were signed by Stacy herself.
- March 25 1999 |
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A Media Guide for Athletes and their Coaches |
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Girls
and Physical Activity Related Publications |
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Gender
Equity Publications |
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