OFFSIDE: - A Memoir - Challenges Faced by Women in Hockey

OFFSIDE: - A Memoir - Challenges Faced by Women in Hockey

OFFSIDE: - A Memoir - Challenges Faced by Women in Hockey

OFFSIDE: - A Memoir - Challenges Faced by Women in Hockey

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Overview

Rhonda was one of the founders of organized women’s hockey in Canada in the 1980s. As the first salaried female employee working for the OWHA, Rhonda sat as chairwoman of the inaugural Women’s National Hockey Championships, directed the first Female Council (the main voice for girls’ hockey today), and was the first woman to ever sit on the CAHA (Hockey Canada) Board of Directors. 

OFFSIDE details the numerous trials that women like Rhonda had to overcome to make hockey a socially acceptable sport for women in Canada. Her story combines colourful and thought-provoking anecdotes to bring to light the important history that paved the way for women to enjoy the game today. The book is a must-read for hockey fans and aspiring female athletes across the continent. 

 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781999232306
Publisher: Rhonda Leeman Taylor
Publication date: 10/05/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 200
Sales rank: 567,405
File size: 4 MB

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • A Short History of Women's Hockey in Canada
  • Growing Up in Sports in the '60s and '70s
  • The Era of the Kingston Red Barons
  • Playing with the Queen's Golden Gals
  • Battling Stereotypes
  • The Formation of the Ontario Women's Hockey Association
  • Working for the Hockey Ontario Development Comittee
  • Organising a National Women's Tournament
  • Sweet Victory at the World's First National Championship
  • The Female Council
  • 1982 -- A Woman in the CAHA
  • Me Too
  • Cutting Out the Contact
  • Women's Hockey in the International Arena
  • Injury and Lawsuit
  • Reflections on the Past & Thoughts for the Future
  • Acknowledgements 
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography

 

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