“What a nice description of the progression of women’s basketball in the 1970s! Bill Haltom and Amanda Swanson paint a very accurate picture of the environment in women’s athletics at that time in this new book.”-from the Foreword The courtroom scene comes to a climactic finish with the testimony of a young Coach Pat Head Summitt, beginning her long career as an advocate of fairness for all.” -Jenny Moshak, author of Ice ’n’ Go: Score in Sports and Life It’s a fast-paced story of a determined female high school basketball player who fought to change rules so that girls could play the same game as boys. “Full Court Press speaks to everyone engaged in sports in the post-Title IX era. Cornelius, author of The Final Season: The Perseverance of Pat Summitt With a lawyer’s eye for detail and a storyteller’s wit, this book weaves the story of two women-and two fathers-who ultimately would change the sport of basketball for girls in the state of Tennessee.” -Maria M. “This book is a three-point shot of basketball, law, and women’s history. “ Full Court Press is an essential read in which American sports, history, and law converge with the transformational nature of Pat Summitt, who impacted all of the above.” -Sally Jenkins, author of Sum it Up and Reach for the Summit, with Pat Summitt
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