May 17th, 2006
May 10th, 2006
The Gay Athletes’ Struggle
In The Game, 796.086 A546i 2005, by Eric Anderson discusses how gay athletes navigate the masculinity of the locker room. Anderson interviewed gay athletes from high school to professional team sports and takes a very close look at homophobia in sports.
May 3rd, 2006
The American Soccer Craze
Soccerhead,796.334 H237s 2006, by Jim Haner, is the story of a father’s journey into the world of children’s soccer leagues. Haner was an average suburban parent, with no knowledge of the sport ,when his son caught the soccer bug and pulled his father along for the ride. This book explains how one father and the rest of America got caught up in the soccer craze.